As more and more Sufferlandrians ‘discover’ the GCN videos in the app, they’re realising that there are some seriously good workouts in there. Have you given them a go? My personal favourite is the Equalizer workout. No surprise, really, as the workout is designed by Sir @Coach.Neal.H – but I also really enjoy the break from the regular SUF format and being ‘part’ of the class.
I find that the Escalator session is as mentally tough as Defender for me (hate sustained efforts. really. I do.) The Muscular Endurance Interval session is also pretty brutal!
I agree. I think they are hidden gems. And can be nicely brutal! I took a break from the regular SUF format earlier this year and found myself repeating a few of them like GCN Endurance Ride, and GCN Strength Endurance when I was short on time! I’m glad they are part of the mix.
Let us know how you get on. Igniter is too much but this feels like the ‘right’ warm up.
I use it for FF, NH, even things like Power Station and such like. Then I wait 5 minutes or maybe longer, Grab a little fuel and go. Prob now my most ridden workout already !!
Wow, so much love for these vids. I think I have to try a few of them. I’m interested now.
So far they just never came up in my calendar (I use triathlon plans).
Well, once - I did GCN Stength Endurance but didn’t give it much thought or attention.
I rode GCN Ready, Steady, Go before doing a harder session and that really, really worked well. Think I’ll incorporate that from now on when I’ve got the time.
I did GCN Strength Endurance today. Doubt I’ll be doing that one again, didn’t feel it required much of either strength or endurance (of the physical kind anyway). The Ready Steady Go, Equalizer and Escalator workouts are all worthy of the full SUF A/V experience if you ask me. Any chance of that happening or are they lost to the GCN format forever?
Looks like there are seven that I still haven’t done. Maybe I’ll knock those out as part of a random “GCNhood”, get them all done in a day (checks stats => not even that, less than a third of a day)
Quick update to my SUFpickr “app” to allow a playlist of 11 (slightly broke the UI but hey ho) and repeated clicking of the randomize button until Ready, Steady, Go came in at #1 and, well, there’s a thing.
I find the GCN videos OK, I prefer SUF, but GCN ones definitely add a little something. I find they’re pretty good to add after other SUF sessions if you want a longer session. I know some seem to say they’re pointless but I think they’re just another addition to the overall SUF package.
I often do more than 1 SUF session so I too would be interested in being able to make a playlist where it just does it automatically, but it’s not the end of the world if I can’t have that feature.
some of the workouts as such are pretty cool, but the videos… omg! two riders sitting on their bikes literally chewing your ears off. only way I can bear them is with a YouTube video and some music from my favourite playlist
well ok, those numbers have been reduced a bit, but I still like it a lot.
(checks stats => not even that, less than a third of a day)
(sorry, off topic…)