Putting Heart Rate Monitors to Work, Part 2

The Tao of Training, Part 1

by | Jun 1, 2017 | Master Instructor Blog

  By Team ICG® Master Trainers Jim Karanas and Joan Kent Over 12 years ago, Jim developed an athletic training program that eventually earned the tagline “Stop exercising.  Start training.”  At ICG®, we think there”™s a difference between the two, one that people...
Putting Heart Rate Monitors to Work, Part 2

Messaging

by | May 26, 2017 | Engage Your Students, Master Instructor Blog

By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas I”™ll switch gears from my recent posts on using public speaking techniques to enhance our teaching to talk about what we say.  In The Art of Cueing, I discussed the use of cues to bring depth to the class and make it more than...
Putting Heart Rate Monitors to Work, Part 2

Cardio Pyramids for Indoor Cycling

by | May 4, 2017 | Master Instructor Blog

This is the last of our re-publishing of of past articles from Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas. Pyramid training is a method typically used by strength athletes and body builders.  A session starts with high reps and low weight and incrementally adds weight while...