Sometimes (i.e. this week) I run short on blogging topics. PJK was nice enough to offer some inspiration of his own. Last week we were watching TV and I was blathering on about one thing or another when PJK casually said: “you should blog about that, you talk about it enough.” What topic do I apparently talk about with such frequency that others are starting to take notice? Um, that would be Jonah Hill’s hands. I know, I wish it was something like the US foreign policy or healthcare reform. But it’s not, it’s Jonah Hill. Well, his hands specifically…and how small they are.
Have you ever noticed? They are super duper tiny compared to the rest of his body, but no one ever mentions it. I mean, TMZ did a whole story on Megan Fox’s “wonky toe thumbs” but I don’t see any tabloid stories on Jonah’s baby hands. His hands aren’t as small Junice’s…but they are petite! I tired to find photos to represent my contention, but they don’t look as miniature as they do on film. Maybe they aren’t as small as I think they are…but then I really wouldn’t have anything to blog about…so just go with me on this, he has very disproportionately small hands.
Anyway, back to PJK’s suggestion. My argument against writing about Jonah’s tiny hands was that there wasn’t a way to tie it into spinning. Oh, but there is, he promised….you can just speculate about whether his child-like hands are even large enough to wrap around the spinning bike handle bars. So, there it is…could Jonah Hill participate in one of my spinning classes, or would he be too hindered by his wee little hands? Discuss amongst yourselves…..
Find Saturday’s playlist on iTunes iMixes at Spinning Spincycles 7.25.09
Gimme Sympathy—Metric (3:54) Warm up seated flat. Lots and lots of intervals today…it’s interval insanity!!!!
Young Folks—Peter Bjorn and John (4:39) Easy seated climb. Let’s start to bring our heart rate up before we really get into all of our intervals. Increase resistance ¼ turn every 30 seconds. Speed surge 1:30-2. Another speed surge 2:55-3:30
Cross My Heart—Marianas Trench (3:12) Drop resistance so it feel like you are using a moderate effort in the saddle. Let’s keep our heart rate up! Seated flat 0-0:30. Standing run 0:30-0:55. Increase ¼ turn. Seated flat 0:55-1:30. Standing run 1:30-1:45. Jumps 1:45-2:20. Increase ¼ turn. Sit 2:20-2:50. Finish in standing run
Breathe, Stretch, Shake –Mase & P.Diddy (3:18) 30 second easy flat in saddle. 30 second medium standing climb. Add 1 FULL TURN & keep climbing x 30 seconds. Drop 1 TURN and keep climbing x 30 seconds. Add 1 FULL TURN…keep climbing x 30 seconds. Drop 1 TURN and finish the song
Rock & Roll Queen—The Subways (2:52) Light Resistance (but don’t bounce in the saddle). Seated recovery….work it fast on the chorus…then recover
Daftendirekt—Daft Punk (2:45) Recover x 45 seconds. Fast seated flat x 30 seconds…alternating with fast standing run (keep your head still when you run, don’t cheat, let your legs do the work). Advanced riders—add ¼ or ½ turn after each interval…otherwise keep it at a light to moderate resistance
It’s Time to Party—Andrew W.K. (1:30) Light resistance (but enough to have control and not bounce in the saddle) Fast…75% effort with race speed for entire song…it’s only a minute and a half
Pickin’It Up—Hot Hot Heat (2:34) Light resistance in the saddle to recover….Add 1 or 2 turns and stand and climb with speed surges on chorus. Alternate
Right Here, Right Now—Fatboy Slim (3:56) We are going to stay out of the saddle the whole song. Medium resistance standing and jog. Speed surge 0:55-2:05, Increase ½ turn & jog to recover. Speed surge 3:12-3:56.
You Can’t Always Get What You Want (Re-Mixed and Re-Edited by Soulwax)—The Rolling Stones (6:07) It’s our second to last song :o) 1 minute to add resistance in the saddle to start the climb. Then come out, add another ¼ turn and stand to climb. Sit on the chorus to burn it out……
Bang Bang (feat. Adam Levine)—K’naan (3:06) Drop to medium resistance and standing flat, increase the pace when you hear Adam sing, sit & sprint on chorus. Add ½ turn if you are advanced and repeat twice (last repeat starts at 2:15 with jog)
Snow (Hey Oh)—Red Hot Chili Peppers (5:35) Seated Flat Recovery
Sleep—Azure Ray (5:00) Stretch it out, the insanity has ended
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