Spinning Routine - BATTLEGROUND

Love the fighting movies, Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, 300, I love the warrior movies, and I grew on on the Beastmaster with Marc Singer, was great at the time. Anyway another class was born, Battleground, fun to teach definitely a high threshold ride, with people working the high end of the continuum. Love this ride! But be ready for it

Gladiator 3:40 (Techno Mix)

Warm up prepare for battle, you are about to be immersing yourself into a fight to the death, it is you and only you. You will start out as a group but it is every man for himself, NO ONE will wait for you, you need to move or get killed. Now I want you to picture your battle gear, your weapons and your time period... You can be fighting org es, goblins, men, zombies, wild dogs, amazons women ( usually gets a few laughs) Feel the tension, grow the sweat. It is up to you to take control of your day, accept the challenge, OWN IT. Flat road then add tension, work the legs, move and breathe!

Menothis 3:56 E.S. Posthumus

Stand up, strong legs, you are headed into the battle, army crawl of the the ranks, strong, steady, legs...fight for room, do or die! Still warming up, use the energy and power of the song, Breathe! I don't care what comes at you, what you mind can visualize to get your worst nightmare, you can't hide, you have to fight or die on the field, fast sitting, add some gear,

Sadness 4:43 Nine Inch Nails & Enigmna

Song starts say "Say your prayers!" as the chanting is going on, then a nice big yell, when the yell is on. Four minute climb out of the saddle moving foxhole to foxhole, fighting your way to the next one, pull and work, push the body upright, butt is hitting the saddle, if it hurts your back TOO BAD (no just kidding sit down and release tension)

Lose Yourself 5:22 Emimen

5 minute climb Breathe, move and breath, get the heart rate up into 70-80% and MOVE, Strong, dodging arrows, sun in your eyes, sweat running down your back, having to move up and over people, bodies, monster,etc. Use the visualization, think of your movie, but don't talk too much, let them fill the silence, let them fight their own war!

Head Like A Hole 6:26 Nine Inch Nails

Six minute climb, add some more gear if you want, you can alternate sitting and standing here, but make a challenge, make the sweat, you are nearing the edge of the field with the last fox hole for awhile, you need to breathe and work, keep moving, every man for himself, NO ONE is waiting for you, last 26 seconds say that this is the last fox hole and if you don't move out, you will be bumped out, or run over!! The next two songs I used together for one set, tell them the music will die out and they better not stop to look around, just pure sweat!

Gear Box 2:11 the sounds of Nascar Todd Haberman & Gunfight Music 4:01Propellerheads from the Matrix
11 seconds, remove gear, one minute race pace to get to the next fox hole, DODGE people, Move!!!! 1-2 minute race pace, 2-3 rest, made it to the first fox hole, rest and breathe, farther now to the grove of trees, 3-4:15 race pace, down for the first two minutes of the next song YA YA from Molin Rogue 3:30 minute 2-3:30 you got it race pace, strong, fast legs, still with tension, NO bouncing, dodge those bullets, jump over the losers who fell, you are on your own, keep crossing that battlefield, it is getting darker out you are getting to a base of a hill, and you will need to get up it!! Hold on! Grenade, or Lightning strike, or Mountain TROLL!!

Fighter 4:06 Christina Aguilera

Base of the hill, add tension 4 minute climb, stand or sit, no breaks, keep going, on the strong make it to the end, ARe you a strong one? It is darker now, you are in the shadow of the mountain, war behind you and in front of you! Follow your General or push them out of the WAY! GRRRRR!!!

Stronger 5:12 Kanye West

5 minute climb seated, make it up this hill, work harder then the next person, or you will be left behind, how strong are you?

Sabatoge 2:58 Beastie Boys

Add more tension keep climbing, pure chaos, focus through it, breathe!!

We will be Strong 4:00(Alternative Mix) DJ Antoine

Add more tension, keep up the visualization, pure power push for the last two songs, stand up every 30 seconds or so, or every minute, your choice

Unstoppable 3:05 E.S. Posthmus

Great song! You can see the top of the mountain, and there is your way home be it your choice, helicopter, Gandolf the White, Teleport, just see it and GET THERE

Now we are Free 4:14 Enya-Gladiator Theme

You made it your are on your way home, alive, but a mess, congrats! Now if you can do that, you can do anything today! Monsters, Zombies, Trolls, what can get in your way?
Breathe, stretch! I know this is not enough time to cool down, so hopefully people will take it outside and move around talk, stretch together. Have a great ride!