by John | Feb 3, 2025 | Big Box Instructor, Free Podcasts
Master Trainer Jim Karanas from Team ICG® joins me on this episode to discuss both Jim's and my concerns that those of you who are heading outdoors this summer, do so safely! Although it was hard for him to talk about, Jim's wife (and long time riding/training and...
by Chuck Cali | Sep 3, 2024 | Big Box Instructor, Engage Your Students, Master Instructor Blog
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Chuck Cali “Indoor cycling instructors!! As you 'teach' your class this week ask yourself- am I using this time to effectively TRAIN these people or am I using every trick in the book to just be an 'entertaining distraction'?? And yes,...
by John | Jun 17, 2024 | Big Box Instructor, Certification, Instructor Training
I get the "Where can I get certified as a "Spin®","Schwinn®" or simply an Indoor Cycling Instructor?" question a lot. While trying to be helpful, more often than not my response is "I'm sorry, but you are asking the wrong person." "The person you want to ask is the...
by John | May 30, 2024 | Best Practices, Big Box Instructor, PRO Podcasts, Training With Power, Zone based Heart Rate Training
I prefer to limit the mathematical computations many Instructors typically ask of their classes. For example you'd never hear me say; "now I want everyone at 85% of their FTP" or... "this next interval is 30 seconds in Zone 5B which is 103 to 106% of your LT/AT heart...
by John | May 21, 2024 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Tech Help, Master Instructor Blog
PRO member Kay asked a very good question about ANT+ ... I'm also wondering about Heart Rate. If the bikes are ANT+, will they only pick up ANT+ Heart Rate Monitors? I noticed that the new Schwinn did not pick up my Polar HRM Thank you for your comments! Kay...
by John | Jan 19, 2024 | Big Box Instructor, Master Instructor Blog, Member Spotlight
Larry "Link" Russell will be representing ICI/PRO and presenting at SCW's Boston MANIA on Saturday 11/10 and Sunday 11/11. I need to thank Sara Kooperman with SCW Fitness for extending this opportunity for ICI/PRO to partner with her MANIA conventions. She recognises...