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11-08-2003, 02:21 PM

In article <MKZqb.1788$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].pas.earthlink.n et>, f-o-u-
r-n-i-k-s-@-e-a-r-t-h-l-i-n-k.n-e-t says...
> "Phil" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> news:6821ae8c.0311071245.1a2c2b93@posting.google.c om...
> > "FeDude" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> news:<4Qrqb.10630$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com>.. .
> > > This must be a common question to this group, but now that it's getting
> > > colder in the northeast US, more people would be retiring to their
> indoor
> > > trainer. I find this very tough, but music helps me pass the time.
> > >
> > > This year I want to spend a lot of time training for hills, and hence be
> > > out-of-the-saddle even on my trainer. Any good suggestions for hill
> > > climbing songs?
> > >
> > > How about warm-up and cool-down songs?
> >
> Warm up - Rush 2112

Good choice!

> Cool Down - ELO or Ben Folds

I'm not a big ELO fan at all...

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11-08-2003, 03:06 PM

Zippy the Pinhead" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 15:59:04 GMT, TomP <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote:
>
> > Zippy, you mean "My City Was Gone", From the
> >album "Learning to Crawl"
> >by Chrissy Hinds and the Pretenders?
>
> Yes, that's the tune, but I was only having fun.
>
> I'll take Bruce Hornsby and the Range. Any album except "Here Come
> The Noisemakers".
>
Zippy:

Bruce Hornsby and the Range?

While indoor training?

My stool is getting soft thinking about it.

Kerry

11-08-2003, 08:34 PM

On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 23:06:39 GMT, "Kerry Nikolaisen"
<f-o-u-r-n-i-k-s-@-e-a-r-t-h-l-i-n-k.n-e-t> wrote:

>Zippy:
>
>Bruce Hornsby and the Range?
>
>While indoor training?
>
>My stool is getting soft thinking about it.

Thanks for sharing. That may be more than we all want to know. Are
you using FiberCon while you're thinking about it?

Yeah. Brucie and the Range. Scenes from the Southside. The Way it
Is.

One person's floor is another person's ceiling.

11-09-2003, 06:45 AM

"Zippy the Pinhead" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 23:06:39 GMT, "Kerry Nikolaisen"
> <f-o-u-r-n-i-k-s-@-e-a-r-t-h-l-i-n-k.n-e-t> wrote:
>
>
> >Zippy:
> >
> >Bruce Hornsby and the Range?
> >
> >While indoor training?
> >
> >My stool is getting soft thinking about it.
>
> Thanks for sharing. That may be more than we all want to know. Are
> you using FiberCon while you're thinking about it?
>
> Yeah. Brucie and the Range. Scenes from the Southside. The Way it
> Is.
>
> One person's floor is another person's ceiling.

You're right - just injecting a little humor (sick) into the conversation.
I do like BH&R, but I see it as a light spinning workout soundtrack.

Kerry

11-09-2003, 05:10 PM

Phil wrote:
>
> "FeDude" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> >
> > This must be a common question to this group, but now that it's getting
> > colder in the northeast US, more people would be retiring to their indoor
> > trainer. I find this very tough, but music helps me pass the time.
> >
> > This year I want to spend a lot of time training for hills, and hence be
> > out-of-the-saddle even on my trainer. Any good suggestions for hill
> > climbing songs?
> >
> > How about warm-up and cool-down songs?
>
> The Rocky soundtrack works well. Most of it, anyway. Once in a while.

Carmina Burana (loud)
Ride of the Valkyries (loud)
Cooldown: Vivaldi's Four Seasons

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11-09-2003, 07:55 PM

FeDude wrote:

> This must be a common question to this group, but now that it's getting
> colder in the northeast US, more people would be retiring to their indoor
> trainer. I find this very tough, but music helps me pass the time.
>
> This year I want to spend a lot of time training for hills, and hence be
> out-of-the-saddle even on my trainer. Any good suggestions for hill
> climbing songs?
>
> How about warm-up and cool-down songs?

Look into satellite radio. Sirius (which I have) or XM. 100 station
and just flick from genre to genra as you like. I've got 400+ CD's and
generally don't listen to them anymore as I've grown tired of almost
every one.

11-10-2003, 07:13 PM

FeDude wrote:

> How about warm-up and cool-down songs?

Blue danube waltz. Helps improve your cadance.

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11-11-2003, 12:34 PM

In article <HtYrb.60535$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Pete Hickey) writes:
> FeDude wrote:
>
>> How about warm-up and cool-down songs?
>
> Blue danube waltz. Helps improve your cadance.

Unless yer still using BioPace. So in that case,
maybe some calypso/pan would be called for.

Howz 'bout some zydeco dance tunes to warm up;
torch songs for cool down?

cheers,
Tom

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11-11-2003, 04:08 PM

Hmmm, it seems that everyone who responds assumes you mean songs to
listen to. But perhaps you mean inspirational songs you can sing
while cycling?

Or maybe not. :-)

"FeDude" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<4Qrqb.10630$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com>.. .
> This must be a common question to this group, but now that it's getting
> colder in the northeast US, more people would be retiring to their indoor
> trainer. I find this very tough, but music helps me pass the time.
>
> This year I want to spend a lot of time training for hills, and hence be
> out-of-the-saddle even on my trainer. Any good suggestions for hill
> climbing songs?
>
> How about warm-up and cool-down songs?

11-12-2003, 12:06 AM

Songs? Music? When I work out on an indoor machine, it's either a
Schwinn AirDyne, a
Concept II rowing ergometer or an arm-cranker. I set a time and a pace
that is harder each time than ever before. Usually I succeed, but if
not, I take it as a message that I need a few days of rest.

There's no place for music or any other distraction for me in this
type of workout. If I noticed anything outside of my singular point of
focus, I wouldn't be driving myself hard enough. I can't push myself to
this level outside on the road, as there's constant disruptions of the
pace and a need to be aware of everything around me, for safety. This
is an advantage of indoor machines and something is lost if these
workouts aren't carried out at an intensity that is beyond any need for
music.

One time, in the middle of my AirDyne session, there was a fire in
the fitness club. I didn't hear the alarms or notice the other people
running outside. Someone had to come over and drag me off the machine.

Steve McDonald