Help me design my peloton-based workout routine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are on facebook you should join HardCORE on the Floor, do a search. They have a calendar that includes strength and various cardio options, from 20 minute rides to HIIT Cardio classes.

I do love Power Zone classes and would aim to do one of each type of ride (Endurance, Power Zone, and Max), make the Endurance a longer class. I dropped the power zone pack challenges, not a fan of how they are run. They lead to over training, the last 3-4 weeks are far too much PZ and Max classes. The overall PZP challenge is pretty unbalanced and the Admin are way too controlling, as in they spy on pages not started by PZP and message people who post something mildly negative of PZP.

NP. OMG hardCORE on the floor is awesome. Thank you for posting!! I love it.

[Anonymous]

I agree with the advice to add strength training. I have a Peloton, but I use FITBOD app and adjustable dumbbells for strength training a few times a week. FITBOD is great if you need to adjust your workouts (for example, I have bad knees so I avoid lunges). It also takes the guesswork out of what you need to do each day - as it automatically adjusts your workouts based on your last workout.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Check out the Peloton Hard Core on the Floor facebook page. The admins offer a free monthly calendar of curated strength, yoga, & stretch classes offered by Peloton and it's really well done.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1298368960295466/

YES! I love Hardcore on the Floor's calendar. I loved doing strength back in the day and lost my motivation and now with this plus the bike and/or running I'm back at it. I follow the Instagram page for Hard Core because I find the calendar annoying to deal with. The Insta makes it so easy to follow (maybe I'm just a visual person). I do 20-30 on the bike and then the calendar workouts, except on days when it's yoga or stretching. I choose my own workouts on those days. I love all the Core workouts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I keep thinking that someone could make a lot of money putting together personalized Peloton-based workout plans for people. They could complete a questionnaire about their goals and music and instructor preferences. I’d pay for that, and I’ve had my Peloton for three years. I always have big plans about doing a certain number of HIIT, strength, PowerZone, etc classes each week and then end up taking 6 Cody classes in a row because he’s my favorite. 😂

Agreed

There is a new group, the Melanated Soul Crew that is running a PZ challenge with three different levels. Their schedule includes voluntary strength, yoga, and low impact cardio as well as the PZ rides. But someone could make a killing putting together individual plans for people.

[Anonymous]

I only do bike Bootcamps and strength training and mix it up. I agree that the instructor is important - I want to at least semi enjoy the workout and work hard and for that reason I only do Bootcamps with Cody and I’ll do strength with any of the instructors.

[Anonymous]

Oh... in addition to the ideas above, HIIT classes in addition to Bootcamp, strength, etc are good for a quick workout thats proven to be beneficial. I read a study that you basically only need 11 minutes of HIIT a day to have results and better health.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Start with total strength if you haven’t done strength training yet. Andy is kind of a bro but I got really great results in four weeks. When I started, I couldn’t do much of a push-up but by the end of it I am doing 10-15 in a row.

Here’s the blog post: https://blog.onepeloton.com/andy-speer-total-strength/

It’s under the featured section of the app. On days off, I usually did tabata or hill rides. But am a sucker for the New Wave rides when they come out!

Totally agree. I've done the Total Strength program twice through now, and I've gotten far more results body-wise and fit-wise than I had from just the Peloton alone for months before. Am thinking I might do it a third time. I keep track of the weights I use, and just keep trying to inch up over the weeks.

[Anonymous]

I just alternate cardio (cycling or running) with strength (weights or bodyweight) every other day.