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I sure enjoyed talking with everyone who participated in Sunday's training 🙂
I'll be scheduling the next Spotify LIVE training soon – click here to get on the early notification list.
A number of you were interested in the little Tap to the Beat BPM counter I used when I sample music. Right Click the image to download. This is a very simple tool, tap your Space Bar or Enter Key in time with the music. Click the reset button to clear and start over. It doesn't do anything beyond display the average BPM you are tapping – it won't add the results to the song.
One of the best parts of conducting these live interactions is that I learn more about what is confusing to you – so I can help!
One PRO member asked the question; “when I click the link to one of the PRO Playlists for an Audio PROfile I see it in the main screen of Spotify, but it isn't added to my list of Playlists.
I see now that this is confusing, so here's what you need to do to save a PRO Playlist or a Playlist that was shared with you from another Spotify user.
1) Click the Spotify link included in each Audio PROfile.
2) The link will open a new browser window showing something similar to this;
Clicking the gray button will open the Playlist in Spotify:
Next you will see the new Playlist added to your list 🙂
Alternatively, if someone shares a Playlist directly with you, it will show in your Spotify Inbox
What would happen if tomorrow you showed up for your Indoor Cycling class wearing street clothes, carrying a stopwatch and clipboard, then simply coached the class?
I know a lot of us (including me) have reservations about teaching off the bike.
The note on my cue sheet at 23:30 says – get off the bike and walk around for two minutes.
What will I do?
What will I say?
Will my actions seem contrived?
Many of us battle the constant stress of being entertaining during our classes. We're tempted to get off the bike, but feel safe up on our podium, or at least comforted by the separation/distance we have between us and our students. What would happen if you decided to forget about playing the actor on stage and occasionally played the part of a coach, complete with clipboard and stopwatch?
What will I do?
What will I say?
Will my class accept me as a coach?
I can't answer the third question, but I have found a resource that I'm hoping to use to learn what to do and say; coached training videos. Videos from coach Troy Jacobson of Spinervals fame are hugely popular with cyclists training in their basements. No music, no scenic videos, just coach Troy walking around with his stopwatch and clipboard, coaching the group through a structured workout.
Part of the fun of posting here is that my enthusiasm for using structured cycling videos in my classes isn't a secret. Through the power of Google search, the producers of cycle training dvds find my posts and then contact me to review their videos. There is a new series of training videos that feature World Champion Mark Cavendish and his “mates” from the Manx cycling team from the Isle of Mann. They're produced by Three Legs cycling – 3lc.tv – and feature Professional Cycling Coach Peter Kennaugh Snr, his son – Professional Cyclist Peter Jr (Team Sky) and other riders on the Manx team.
The focus of these training videos is cadence, not heart rate or power, so I feel the profile coach Kennaugh uses will apply well to one of our classes.
Why do we have two versions? It's actually my fault 🙁
Jim Karanas is very passionate about endurance cycling and teaching endurance classes. My job as the producer is to keep the Talent (in this case Jim) focused and on track. Except while we were recording this Audio PROfile, Jim's enthusiasm kicked in and he started to stray from his prepared copy. I wasn't going to stop him while he was on a roll… so I let him continue until he was finished.
Then we recorded the shorter version.
Either way I hope you find this as helpful as I have. 6 classes so far following this PROfile and nothing but positive comments. I even used it during a lunch-time class where the participants are used to a HIT type interval profile.
It's with great pleasure (and a bit of pride) that I get to announce ICI/PRO member and frequent contributor Doug Rusho has joined the Stages Indoor Cycling team as a Master Instructor!
ICI/PRO members have enjoyed a number of Doug's Audio PROfiles and he did a great job presenting at our last conference.
Doug's first official duties will be to assist his new boss, Cameron Chinatti on Saturday January 14th, for an Instructor Essentials Training.
Cameron, Doug and I have an interview scheduled for next week to discuss all of this 🙂
The location for this training is InMotion Cycling Studio in Sayville, NY. PRO member Nancy Bachety opened her new studio last month with her husband Frank. They both had met Cameron at the conference and this training is designed to get her Instructors up to speed with the FreeMotion S11.9 Indoor Cycles that Nancy and Frank first rode this past fall in Boston.
Open to all Instructors. Here is the information:
Host Location – InMotion Cycling Studio
1/14/20012 8:00 am — 4:30 pm
63 Railroad Ave
Sayville, NY 11782
Contact: Nancy Bachety
Phone: 631-256-5256 InMotionInfo@yahoo.com
Let's kick off a fabulous 2012 indoor season with ZENDURANCE – our latest Audio PROfile from Master Instructor Jim Karanas!
The difference between “just riding” and training is that, when training, you recognize that every workout has a purpose. This is easy to forget when coaching an endurance class. Many riders and fitness enthusiasts look forward to this time of year as a time when we can enjoy lower intensity — more relaxed workouts without the stress of high intensity. However, there is much more to an endurance class than “just riding”. Like any other workout, an endurance ride can serve a specific purpose but, if done incorrectly, will be of little training value.
Jim and I recorded two versions of this Audio PROfile. This one is the shorter/condensed version that we kept to 20 minutes. Look for the expanded version later this week where Jim goes into more detail about how you can bring a more “Zen like” experience to your class.
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