Hello, Soreness

So I took the plunge and took the spinning class on Monday night.  Wow, it was intense.  It was 60 minutes of hardcore cycling and I was in pain for the majority of it.  Not pain like I couldn't continue, just mainly pain from that damn bicycle seat.  Those seats are not made for a girl with an ass like me.  I have a booty and I just could not get comfortable on that little teeny seat.   It was interesting to say the least though.  We did flat ground work with no reistsance, climbing with high resistance, sprints, and jumps.  Oh man, those jumps killed me.  We did jumps for one whole song and my thighs and calves were burning!  BTW, jumps are not actual jumps, obviously.  The "jumps" in this class were us cycling for two strides while sitting down, then cycling for two strides standing up.  Up, down, up, down, up down.  You get the point.  15 minutes into the class I wanted to quit.  The bike pedals were hurting my feet, my ass was hurting from the seat, and I was already sweating.  But I tried to stay focused and I did manage to finish out the entire class, which was my ultimate goal.  There were times when I had to tone down the intensity of a set so that I could keep up, but I finished and that's what is important for me.

My overall thoughts on the spinning class are still undecided.  I didn't hate it, but I did think it was above my stamina level.  I don't think I will rule it out completely but I do think I will give it a few more weeks before trying it again.  Oh, and one thing nobody told me about spinning is how sore your hoohah is for days afterwards.  Yes, I am serious.  That damn bike seat.