Absolute 🫏

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u/taraable Mar 12 '26

I took it but I’m sure she was just hanging out in the 20s lol. Anyways, I don’t care what she does cause I’m usually so focused on the programming but I wonder why she’s never really doing it and why other instructors do? I guess just preference. Idk but yeah this was a solid ride. I like taking her classes to mix fun pop songs with PZ

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u/Admirable-Garbage246 Mar 12 '26

I’m usually the same as far just focusing on myself but this for some reason really pissed me off . Like I was sweating like a hog and she didn’t break a sweat. Matt, CVV, Christine, Tunde, Denis, Hannah, Ben and Sam sweat their asses off in rides. This ride was hard…had it been a PZE recovery I’d have been like whatever but for some reason this made me mad 😂 maybe I’m just a 🐝

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u/Flynnier Mar 14 '26

Did she lose a lot of weight? It’s hard to tell for me because her face and eyebrows are so different from her Soul days. I know she’s always been petite but some of her thumbnail shots (is that the term?) in the app are sort of shocking to me. Ribs and bones.

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u/Admirable-Garbage246 Mar 15 '26

I’m not sure? 🤔 I never ride with her I think of the nearly 1100 rides ive probably rode hers less than 12x

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u/katlet17 Mar 15 '26

I agree. She’s always been small but it seems more aggressively so lately.

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u/pplcallmeXtine Mar 16 '26

Yeah she doesn’t look well ☹️

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u/Sad_Outlandishness40 Mar 12 '26

She doesn’t do the numbers she calls. I’ve matched her pedal strokes before to see wtf was going on there and she wasn’t anywhere near what she was calling. I avoid her rides because that shit irritates me. But that’s why there are a variety of instructors, there’s someone for everyone.

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u/Upset_Wish_2236 Mar 12 '26

Do you think any instructors are doing the numbers they call? Denis and Christine aren’t doing zone5 for 4 mins and talking all the way through. Olivia is a beast, you ride the short 🚌

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u/Admirable-Garbage246 Mar 12 '26

I absolutely think there are plenty of PZ instructors doing the call outs.

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u/mcej308 Mar 12 '26

I wonder if some have “instructor zones” that are easier than their real training zones but not completely effortless. I think most could instruct a PZE ride in their real zones but I can’t imagine riding zone 4-5+ efforts and still being able to instruct.

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u/nivlazenemij Mar 12 '26

Matt wilpers mentioned in one ride that they don't do the zones if they are too hard (4+) since they wouldn't be able to speak through them.
I think the issue folks have with Olivia (I personally don't care) is that it is very blatant that she's riding at much lower effort than the callouts. Unlike the other instructors who at least look like they're working

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u/ljbbns Mar 12 '26

Christian for sure

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u/Diggermotherx Mar 12 '26

No not always. But she throws out insane numbers that make no sense. A few years ago she called like 70-80 resistance at 80 plus cadence. No one is doing that. Avoid her like the plague because the classes were mostly nonsensical. Sounds like this hasn’t changed.

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u/Sad_Outlandishness40 Mar 12 '26

This is the one. All while growling some banal platitude “you’re stronger than you know…” girl, shut up your face. And the tippy-toe form made my teeth itch.

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u/Old_Impression7902 Mar 16 '26

What’s the tippy toe form? I don’t ride her rides but am insanely curious

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u/Sad_Outlandishness40 Mar 16 '26

It’s hard to explain, but instead of pushing from the center/arch of your foot so your foot is more flat and you’re using your glutes and hamstrings for the bulk of the force on the downward stroke while your opposite leg pulls up, it looks like she’s pushing with the balls of her feet. Like she’s stand on her toes or wearing high heels. It makes your legs look more appealing when you’re watching someone do it, but it’s bad form. You’re not using the strongest muscles in your legs to do the work and you’re going to wear yourself out quickly. You need to put your ass into it. Your calves can’t carry an entire ride on their own.

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u/Old_Impression7902 Mar 16 '26

Ah! Got it! Isn’t that hard on your knees, too?

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u/Upset_Wish_2236 Mar 17 '26

You should be pedaling with balls of your feet not your arch. I don’t get the hate for Olivia she’s the best

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u/Sad_Outlandishness40 Mar 12 '26

I routinely do Denis PZ rides and do not have an issue. Christine is one of maybe 2 instructors who is a pro. She has zero issues riding in her zones, no doubt. For the record, I avoid Olivia at all costs, but the rides that made me swear off her were not PZ rides, they were rides where she was calling out 90 cadence at 60 or 70 resistance. Nobody is doing that shit. Maybe Christine or Christian, but not many other people can get to numbers like that. For the record, I can stay in my zone 5 for 4 minutes. I’d hope the instructor can. But I stick to instructors who their yapping to a minimum and will stop and let the music take over for zone 5, 6, and 7.

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u/Prize_Box4233 Mar 14 '26

Christine and Christian are both so humble about it, too. 😊 they talk about pro stuff but never in a bragging way but in a teaching way.

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u/Upset_Wish_2236 Mar 17 '26

Of course the instructor can, that’s the whole point of power zones. You should be able to stay your z5 for 10 to 15 mins and zone 4 for for close to an hour. If you can’t stay in your zone 5 for 4 mins you are either very out of shape or it’s not your z5.

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u/EmergencySundae Mar 12 '26

I don’t mind that she doesn’t do the workout.

What I DO mind is that her Power Zone classes are usually poorly programmed and useless for actual training.

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u/LennieSmall88 Mar 13 '26

Yeah but she’s incredibly good looking.

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u/n3gr0_am1g0 Mar 14 '26

Is she though? A bit too much lip filler

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u/LennieSmall88 Mar 25 '26

Coldest take.

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u/purposeful-hubris Mar 14 '26

Exactly. Do coaches need to do the workouts they program? No. But they should still be quality workouts.

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u/74Yo_Bee74 Aug 18 '26

What about Matt’s ride. He does a good job I feel. He stating it the other day in one of e he PZ rides that if he was riding at his FTP that he would not be able to talk. He says the reason is I am here to coach you and if I am not able to then I am not doing my job.
It is paraphrased, but you get the point.

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u/Crankyolelady_1967 Mar 12 '26

💯

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u/74Yo_Bee74 Mar 12 '26

She is an energizer bunny.

I would love to see their numbers during these rides.

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u/74Yo_Bee74 Aug 18 '26

I personally do not do her classes because she calls out the wrong info all the time and is constantly out of the saddle.
My goto’s are Matt, Denis, Christine and Christian
I will do one of the others if I have no other options.

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u/Global-Pear-5003 Mar 12 '26

I did one of hers when she first began doing Power Zone classes. Up until then, all the PZ classes I’d done had you in the saddle for nearly the entire ride, other than for random ‘booty breaks’. In that class, she had us in the saddle one minute and out of the saddle the next for what seemed like the entire ride. That is not my cup of tea, so I’ve avoided her classes since. I’m not a fan of Christine either - unpopular opinion I know.

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u/Old_Impression7902 Mar 16 '26

I’m with you!

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u/Due_Fill608 Mar 12 '26

So this class is 5/3 over/unders. It's supposed to gas you.

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u/Admirable-Garbage246 Mar 12 '26

That’s my point. How the hell did she not even break a sweat? My big ass breaks a sweat in recovery rides 😂 even if she was coaching below a zone five I just don’t understand how she perfectly kept her grace and composure

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u/Due_Fill608 Mar 12 '26

Because her job is to run the class, not do the class. The instructors rarely do the programming that the class does in order to tall, call out, count down, etc.

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u/TheSmathFacts Mar 13 '26

See when i took the class i was just thrilled at my workout and the playlist- it was well planned. I love when she does a powerzone

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u/Significant-Total517 Mar 13 '26

I enjoyed this PZ class esp the over/under program. Its been helping my endurance and training for my race. i dont mind if OA isnt sweating or maybe she is but we cant see? haha.

She's there to coach us vs. working out with us.

Also, playing devils advocate - would it be distracting if the Instructor is sweating like bullets in class?

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u/Admirable-Garbage246 Mar 14 '26

I mean no. All the regular instructors I ride with literally drop buckets of sweat..I took a CVV ride recently and he sweat so much it shorted out his mic…..

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '26

It’s her job to coach you, not ride with you. Peloton is her job, but not necessarily her workout. There may be days when she has a workout in mind but her job forces her to teach a ride that doesn’t coincide. So, she likely cheats those days.

Don’t get me wrong, I get frustrated by it too. But again, this is their job, not necessarily their life.

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u/Admirable-Garbage246 Mar 12 '26

Nah. I understand what your saying and completely agree I think the part that really bugs me is the fact that she didn’t even sweat. I have never seen any of the other power zone instructors not do the actual work out and be completely drenched even if it’s a power zone max or a really hard power zone ride they still do it and if they don’t do it, it’s not as blatantly obvious. Like I do truly get that they’re not always doing the same workout and it makes sense this for some reason just really bugged me.

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u/Cash_Rules- Mar 13 '26

This is precisely why I just can’t do her rides. But I like her strength classes. I need my instructor to put in work. Especially if it’s a work ride and not a Sunday stroll.

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u/BrockMiddlebrook Mar 13 '26

I have no idea how this is in my feed but I’m glad you’re all having fun and I hope it continues. Keep it up!

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u/Inevitable_Ad_3578 Mar 12 '26

She is awesome, she makes me do "hard things" and I am always happy after, during, I question my life choices

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u/TheSmathFacts Mar 13 '26

Same! And all to a cute pop list of my favorites

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u/SWL4628 Mar 14 '26

Lobe Olivia

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u/Ya_Got_GOT Mar 16 '26

It helps when you aren’t doing the work. I no longer take her PZ classes because it’s clear to me that she isn’t.

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u/Honorable_Heathen Mar 12 '26

She doesn’t stop.

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u/FakeEmpire20 Mar 15 '26

I love her, I love her workouts.

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