The Inquisition

Have you taken a Damian Vella class yet?  This young man, Young Atlas, has virtually skyrocketed in popularity since his inception just a few months ago. Thursday’s class was clearly one that convinced me that he has developed into a HD spin instructor.  He has launched his own ship and though he displays elements of those that mentored him, his unique style part results master, part man with the boyish charm, inspires effort beyond what we think we are capable of.

It felt a little like what the inquisition might have felt like if it was a spin class. We went on a 12-minute climb that seemed to go on and on. As we ratcheted up the resistance wheel to a level 10 and the pedal stroke slowed to a snail like crawl, Young Atlas kept urging us not to give up. That was never an option in my mind because I can do anything for 12 minutes. 

We had a great compliment of riders in what would have been The Blue Sapphire’s time slot, and for a Thursday night spin we got more than our moneys worth even if parts of it felt like torture. I was watching with particular attention to Young Atlas’s pedal stroke at high speed.  I don’t think I have seen anyone move with that kind of lightning like quickness. I had to look away for the time being because those days just might be behind me.  

This young man is moving up the charts with a bullet.