247CM Fotografia | Christina Stiehl
247CM Fotografia | Christina Stiehl
Un dels majors avantatges de ser un editor de fitnes a la ciutat de Nova York, a part de totes les proteïnes en pols i els aperitius baixos en carbohidrats, és l'oportunitat de consultar noves classes de fitness abans que s'ampliïn. En aquest cas, he de provar la nova finestra emergent de de Barry anomenat Barry's Ride que actualment només està disponible a LA i 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 i les classes tradicionals de Barry, però el ciclisme indoor és la meva forma preferida de cardio. Així que quan Barry's va anunciar que llançava Barry's Ride, no vaig poder esperar per comprovar-ho. Diguem que hi aniré tan sovint com pugui mentre encara sigui a Nova York.
Què és 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.
Com és una classe de Barry's Ride?
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.
El ciclisme em va recordar molt a SoulCycle: la llista de reproducció és divertida, vas al ritme de la música i hi ha una mica de coreografia (sí, incloent-hi els taps posteriors). Però em va agradar més que Soul perquè les bicicletes tenen una pantalla que fa un seguiment de les teves RPM i el teu instructor t'ofereix un abast per mantenir-te dins. També té un canvi de velocitat a més del botó de resistència, de manera que realment podeu augmentar molt la resistència. I com les classes de cinta de córrer de Barry, hi ha opcions per a diferents nivells d'habilitat: dues voltes al botó de resistència per a principiants, tres per a intermedi, quatre per a avançat, etc.
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 pressions de pit amb manuelles , 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.
Què he de portar a 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.
Si teniu les vostres sabates de ciclisme, les podeu portar; les bicicletes amb suport de Barry només són clips SPD (no Delta). Només assegureu-vos de portar unes sabatilles d'entrenament per portar a terra que us ajudaran durant un entrenament a terra. Tens uns dos minuts en la transició per canviar-te les sabates. Barry's Ride ofereix sabates Shimano de lloguer que tenen un tac encastat i una sola de goma, de manera que es poden utilitzar tant per a la bicicleta com per a la part del terra. El lloguer de sabates és de 3 dòlars.
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.
On puc portar Barry's Ride?
Ara mateix, Barry's Ride només està disponible com a finestra emergent a dues ubicacions: una a LA i una altra a Nova York. A Nova York, es troba al costat de la ubicació de Chelsea Barry (135 W. 20th St.); només cal que aneu a l'entrada principal i us dirigiran a l'estudi de la planta baixa. A LA, es troba al costat de l'estudi de Venècia existent (1440 Lincoln Blvd., Venècia). Les classes estan obertes ara fins al 20 de març; comproveu el Horari de Venècia aquí i el Horari del Chelsea aquí . Pel que fa a si s'estendrà o no més enllà de març, un portaveu de Barry's em va dir: Estem emocionats d'escoltar com respon la comunitat i a partir d'aquí mesurarem els propers passos. Creuant els dits per viure una experiència de viatge durant tot l'any!
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.
Quant costa Barry's Ride?
de Barry 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.
