247CM fotografering | Christina Stiehl
247CM fotografering | Christina Stiehl
En av de største fordelene med å være treningsredaktør i New York City - bortsett fra alt proteinpulveret og lavkarbo-snacks - er muligheten til å sjekke ut nye treningstimer før de går mainstream. I dette tilfellet fikk jeg prøve den nye pop-upen fra Barrys kalt Barry's Ride som for øyeblikket bare er tilgjengelig i LA og NY.
A traditional Barry's class mixes HIIT-style cardio on a treadmill in the form of jogging, running, and sprinting intervals with strength training on the floor, and usually includes four 15-minute blocks. For Barry's Ride, the cardio portion is performed on a stationary indoor cycling bike, not a treadmill, and each block is about 30 minutes. I already enjoy doing mixed-format treadmill classes, such as Orangetheory Fitness og tradisjonelle Barry's-timer, men innendørssykling er min favorittform for cardio. Så da Barry's annonserte at de lanserte Barry's Ride, kunne jeg ikke vente med å sjekke det ut. La oss bare si at jeg kommer til å reise så ofte jeg kan mens det fortsatt er i New York.
Hva er Barry's Ride?
The 50- to 60-minute workout class is a mix of high-intensity indoor cycling and traditional floor work that Barry's is known for (heavy weights, resistance bands, bodyweight work, etc.). Essentially, Barry's replaced the treadmills with indoor cycling bikes. Barry's Ride is for people who like the HIIT-style cardio traditional Barry's classes offer, but want to do something more low-impact than running.
Unlike traditional Barry's classes, in which the two different groups (the floor group and the treadmill group) are working out simultaneously while the instructor goes back and forth between the two, everyone is working in the same section in unison during Barry's Ride. You start out on the bikes for about 25-30 minutes, then move to the floor for the remaining 25-30 minutes. Since there's only one transition in the class, you can keep all your stuff in one place, like under your bench (no one will be there in the meantime!); the number you've been assigned on the bike corresponds with the bench you will move to to do floor work. You also get two minutes during the transition, which gives you time to swap your cycling shoes for your training sneakers.
Hvordan er en Barry's Ride Class?
I was already excited to take this class because it pairs my two favorite workouts: indoor cycling and strength training with weights. When Barry's invited me to try it out, I immediately signed up for Crys of Piadab's class. Keoni is not only my favorite Barry's instructor at my home studio on the UES — I love his motivating, yet no-nonsense approach — he also has experience as a SoulCycle instructor years ago, so I knew the cycling portion would be legit.
Since you don't share benches with other members at Barry's Ride, we were instructed to grab the weights for the workout and leave them on our benches for when we move to the floor portion (this ended up making the transition between the bikes and floor much smoother and quicker). The whole class started on the bikes, and as someone who regularly takes hard 45- to 60-minute indoor cycling classes, I thought 25 minutes would be a piece of cake. Wrong: it was chock-full of nonstop resistance and speed intervals, so you definitely got the most bang for your buck (and Keoni knows how to keep it challenging!). The instructor rode with us on the bikes the whole time, which I liked; it made it feel like we were all in this together. Keoni told me after class that he's better able to gauge what's physically possible for people on the bikes if he's riding with us.
Syklingen minnet meg mye om SoulCycle: spillelisten er morsom, du sykler i takt med musikken, og det er litt koreografi (ja, inkludert tap-backs). Men jeg likte det mer enn Soul fordi syklene har en skjerm som sporer turtallet dine, og instruktøren din gir deg en rekkevidde du kan holde deg innenfor. Den har også en sprintskifter i tillegg til motstandsknappen, slik at du virkelig kan ta opp motstanden mye. Og i likhet med Barrys tredemølleklasser, er det alternativer for forskjellige ferdighetsnivåer: to omdreininger på motstandsknappen for nybegynnere, tre for middels, fire for viderekomne, osv.
So yes, I was sweaty and exhausted after the first 25 minutes, but I was still energized to take on the floor portion. I took a Chest, Back, and Abs class, and we did a lot of nonstop reps with one heavy weight: single-arm dumbbell brystpresser , overhead triceps extensions , and renegade rows , to name a few. I was dripping sweat the entire time, and with so many planks and plank variations (and holds!), Keoni definitely tested my patience. But like he said in class, he wants to make sure people don't waste their money.
Since I fell off a treadmill at Barry's nearly two years ago and haven't fully emotionally recovered (I'm still scared to run above a 7.5 on any treadmill), the Barry's Ride class format is perfect for me. I am counting down the days until I can come back.
Hva bør jeg ha på meg på Barry's Ride?
You should definitely wear something you can comfortably sweat in for an hour, and like you would wear to any indoor cycling class . Think: supportive sports bra, sweat-wicking tops, and fitted leggings; if you wear long, flowy pants or capris, it might interfere with the mechanics of the bike. This outfit will also work for the floor, but you might want to make sure your sports bra is supportive enough to handle plyos — burpees aren't out of the question.
Har du egne sykkelsko kan du ta med dem; syklene hos Barry støtter kun SPD-klipp (ikke Delta). Bare sørg for at du har med deg treningssko å ha på gulvet som vil støtte deg under en gulvtrening. Du har omtrent to minutter på overgangen til å skifte sko. Barry's Ride tilbyr utleie av Shimano-sko som har innfelt kloss og gummisåle, slik at de kan brukes til både sykkel- og gulvdelen. Skoutleie er $3.
Bring a water bottle (trust me, you'll need it), and Barry's has free towels to mop up all the sweat you'll inevitably collect on your face and arms. We got a nice little surprise at the end with cold eucalyptus towels after class.
Hvor kan jeg ta Barry's Ride?
Akkurat nå er Barry's Ride kun tilgjengelig som pop-up to steder: en i LA og en i NY. I New York ligger det ved siden av Chelsea Barry's location (135 W. 20th St.); bare gå i hovedinngangen og de vil lede deg til studioet nede. I LA ligger det ved siden av det eksisterende Venice-studioet (1440 Lincoln Blvd., Venezia). Klassene er åpne nå frem til 20. mars; sjekk Venezia tidsplan her og den Chelsea-program her . Når det gjelder om det vil strekke seg utover mars eller ikke, sa en talsperson fra Barry's til meg at vi er spente på å høre hvordan samfunnet reagerer, og vi vil måle de neste trinnene derfra. Krysser fingrene for en helårsopplevelse!
Each class has 24 bikes and corresponding floor spots. But since the whole class does the same workout at the same time, there are only 24 spots in each class. With so few slots, Barry's Ride will book up a lot quicker than the traditional Barry's classes, which have up to 50 (or more) spots.
Hvor mye koster Barry's Ride?
Barrys Ride costs the same amount as a traditional Barry's class : $30 a class in LA and $38 a class in NY with packages available. If you previously bought a Barry's class package, those classes are still good for booking a Ride class. Yes, a Barry's Ride class is an investment, but if you like high-intensity cardio with challenging strength training, this is the class for you. And if you really want to test your limits, take Keoni's class: he'll make sure you get every penny's worth.
