Spinervals 29.0 Dropping the Hammer DVD

Good training for indoor cycling for a motivated athlete who prepares for a race and weather or schedule are not allowing frequent bike rides. I rate myself an intermediate biker ( first time clipping on a road bike was in August 2011). I feel that Spinervals DVD helped me a lot for my bike race for triathlons and I will continue to use those DVD as part of my training program. The music is not fabulous- the few comments that I have read in others reviews are pertinent - but the newest DVD's in this series have the menu option to turn the music off. I listen to my one music during the training as I can follow the work up on the screen. I love this bike program.

This is a good approximately 60 minute workout in a classic high intensity interval set format. If completed correctly, you will definitely feel it afterwards. In general the interval sets increase in intensity and in reps while the reps decrease in time. As with all Spinerval videos you need to closely mind Troy's recommended cadence, gearing, perceived effort, and heart rate zone for each set to get the most out of the workout. The setting and music are acceptable but not great. This is a good Spinervals video to play the people watching game. For example, try to find the one person besides Troy not really doing the workout in the video. I'd like to see the dashboard include a simple number of reps completed to total reps for the set. That would be useful for a number of the Spinervals videos. Four stars.

I enjoyed this workout. It's quite challenging and keeps me engaged. Jackobson mixes up the intervals so the workout moves along and the time goes by quickly. Riding the trainer aimlessly indoors can be mind numbing but this one is anything but. It leaves my legs shaking at the end of the hour. If you're going to ride you might as well make it as productive and interesting as possible. I recommend it!

Awesome ass kicker video. 4 stars not five because the sound. There was a squeaky bike in the back ground that was quite annoying. With surround sound I actually stop the video to lube my chain because I thought my bike was squeaking

At just over 1 hour this is a great workout.

awesome for indoor training

I'm a big fan of all the Spinerval and Runerval DVDs (or at least the ones I've seen). They are great at helping reduce the boredom of training indoors. Plus I find that interval training has improved my biking and running tremendously.

Great workout!