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Why would you is a better question. What is the goal of doing such? How does that benefit the "workout"? Is there really any benefit for the upper body or are you just preventing boredom?
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I steer clear from push ups on the bike, I just don't see the benefit and it does not make sense to me. There are lots of other ways to be creative on the bike without doing something that is potentially risky & that doesn't have much benefit. If people want some upper body work with their ride, you might consider a shorter ride and some arm work on the floor post-ride. Lately, I have been doing a cycle circuit class where we do some interval training on the bike and some intervals on the floor (squats, push ups, ab work etc.) and people really enjoy that format. Some people miss the hour-long straight riding class, but you can't please everyone :)
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When my club first started Spin, we did push-ups on the bike, that was about 12 years ago. I have not seen anyone do them recently. I teach and take classes.
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Why??? I'm not sure that I understand why you would have someone do this. From a performance and safety perspective I'd say that the RISK far outweigh any reward (if there is any).
LaRue, CSCS
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Thank you for your input. Just to clarify I have never once performed a push-up on the spin bike as I dislike this from a safety and biomechanical standpoint. I just see it done so often with other instructors so was wondering if there was any certification out there that favored this move. Thank you all.
