ICI/PRO Member Bonni Barocas has asked for our help securing a $20,000 grant for this charity she is involved with. It doesn't cost you anything other than a minute of your time. Watch the video and then click the banner to vote for Ironman for Kids.
IRONMAN FOR KIDS passionately seeks to raise awareness for Trisomy, a chromosomal disorder. Through various sporting events and programs, we strive to educate those that have never heard of trisomy, while also being a support group for families living with the disorder, helping to give them a vibrant voice in society. A chromosomal disorder is not a death sentence but a rewarding challenge to embrace compassion, love, and hope for a unique little life.
Tom Scotto joins us to explain how to coach Explosive Power efforts (sprints) in your Indoor Cycling class.
Sprinting is one of the most poorly taught and misconstrued movements in indoor cycling. I'm sure you have all seen it – instructors cueing sprints with little to no coaching or form instruction; riders with their legs whirring around like a weed-wacker at 140+rpm with little to no resistance, bodies flailing, faces beet red, and all their joints (neck, back, hips, knees) placed at great risk from the lack of stability and lack of resistance. Yet if you were to measure the power-output that these students could produce in this manner, you (and they) would see that it is a futile attempt with little work actually produced (i.e. very low watts). In other words, if they were on a real bike riding like that, they wouldn't go anywhere – a child on a tricycle would probably pass them by. They would LOSE the sprint.
You want your students to not only win the sprint, but to actually gain explosive power and become a better rider (indoors and out)? Then listen to Tom's audio PROfile again and again. Create one class out of the various sprints he describes (as in his profile), or after teaching your students how to sprint properly, simply take pieces of it and sprinkle it into other profiles. You have that perfect opportunity coming up with the Tour de France next week!
I have no doubt in my mind that there is not an indoor cycling instructor out there who won't learn a LOT from this audio PROfile. Enjoy (and get ready to work HARD)!
Click here to download the complete Explosive Power Audio PROfile pdf.
Here's your Spotify PRO/Playlist!Deezer. We have made every attempt to replicate the original playlist. In some instances the tracks specified were unavailable in Spotify. When necessary we have substituted individual songs of similar length and tried to maintain the Instructor's intent.
6/17 7:32 CST Update – We have a huge storm here. Before my Internet fails I thought I should post the links! Jennifer and I are excited to meet everyone!
The veryfirstIndoor Cycle Instructor PRO conference is happening on October 8th – 10th in Boston MA!
Jennifer and are very excited (and a bit frightened) at the prospect of hosting a conference that will include a maximum of 250 of our fellow PROfessional Indoor Cycling Instructors.
This year's theme is Be Ready! And we intend to help you be exactly that 🙂
ICI/PRO Member Bonni Barocas has asked for our help securing a $20,000 grant for this charity she is involved with. It doesn't cost you anything other than a minute of your time. Watch the video and then click the banner to vote for Ironman for Kids.
