The Interval Game

This has probably already been done before, so I'm not claiming ownership or anything. I am however claiming all rights to resulting Fun . Preferred Royalties format is cake, but is negotiable.


So this is the Musical Intervals game. Essentially, you take two enjoyable past times (interval training and listening to music) and mash em together. Genius format or what. The basic concept is:

1. Get turbo trainer.
2. Set music playing device to shuffle.
3. 'Work' for one song, 'rest' for next song and repeat.

Simple enough? I have come up with some ways to spice it up a little....

1. Choose a Heavy Metal playlist and on the 'on' song try and match your cadence to the beat. Top gear maximum resistance mandatory.
2. Choose a 70's Prog Rock playlist...and, well, all I can say to that is good luck.
3. Choose a more modern Pop playlist and sprint for 30 seconds every time you hear the word 'baby'.
4. Choose a Death Metal playlist and sprint for 45 seconds every time you can't understand what they're saying. 
5. Choose an S Club 7 playlist and sprint for 1000000 seconds every time you feel the need to vomit.

See, it's like a drinking game for cyclists!

Couple of other points; 

• You start with 3 'skips'. Use them wisely, once you use one you have to them wait another 3 on/off cycles before you can use your next 'skip'. Penalties for overusage of skips include, but are not limited to; 5 minute power sprints, saddle removal for remainder of session and the ultimate sanction-switching from music to a full 200Km Tour de France stage with commentary by Phil L and Paul S (1 minute power sprint every time you hear 'sport of professional cycling' or reference to Lance)
• If you are unlucky enough to get a song longer than 7 minutes for your 'on' interval, then you may-at your own discretion-choose to do the next 'on' interval in the small ring. If you're chicken that is.
• If 'We Are The Champions' comes up, it is mandatory to practice victory celebrations for the duration no matter whether you are in the gym, at home, or on the road...or how ridiculous you look.
• If a ballad comes up....just stop. Do you think Jens listens to ballads? ' I even had a black shirt with a Metallica print and ripped off arms, total hardcore fan, but my kids told me not to wear it anymore...' exactly.

I'm fairly sure we (yes we) could come up with a scoring system for 'The Interval Game' based loosely on badassery of songs and interval length....contributions welcome.

There would have to be serious penalties for Michael Bublé. Just saying.