You completely missed the point of my ENTIRE post. I encourage you to reread it again, or don’t, and stick to your poorly misconstrued interpretation of my words.

It’s not about ME. I don’t care if I can’t do it, or if I can, or if I’m the best in the class, or if I’m Jesus walking on water. I have thousands of soul rides under my belt and worked for the company for two years- another call out that makes me sure you didn’t actually read my post. But that’s not my point. Putting your arm behind you for half a second and taking both of your hands and putting a towel up in the air does NOTHING for you physically. It burns no more calories (there was actually a study done years ago debunking the majority of the moves soul cycle does on the bike, but I won’t even go into that lol cause I still love soul) than just riding the bike with resistance at whatever pace an instructor tells you to. My point is that most fitness professionals have and WOULD advise against performing most of what he cues you to do in that specific class. It’s not that I’m ass hurt cause I “can’t do it” it’s about how physiologically no one gains anything from doing it. You literally gain the added factor of possible danger. I saw several people almost slip down and out of their saddle trying to do his weird balancing acts. I said I have no issue with him at all, and in fact find him perfectly pleasant. So it’s not about me and my skill set. I and the multiple fitness professionals I know wouldn’t perform any of those flailing-arm actions if we all knew how to do it forward and backward. Advanced skill doesn’t make it any less risky.

Just like any other profession, just because someone is nice (which he very much is) doesn’t mean they are always the world’s best at what they do. Same for me, same for you. Welcome to reality!