The Power of 3 – Keep it Simple and Progress – Profile Week 3 Above Threshold

by Dennis Mellon | Sep 21, 2025 | Audio PROfiles, Dennis Mellon, Instructor Training

Below you'll find Week 3 of September's @ or Above Threshold Keep it Simple and Progress indoor cycling profile. Enjoy! Detailed Profile to Print Workout Basics: 5 minute warmup 5 minute benchmark ride to find "Maximum Sustainable Wattage" 45 second recovery 3  minute...

Simple and Progress Profile for Week 3

by Dennis Mellon | Sep 9, 2025 | Audio PROfiles, Dennis Mellon

  Here's the week 3 profile progression for the month of January 2016 Below I'll post recordings of me teaching this profile in my various classes.  Check back because I'll be adding more recordings throughout the week: Right Click to download a recording of me...

Keep it Simple and Progress – Profile Week 2 At or Above Threshold

by Dennis Mellon | Aug 25, 2025 | Audio PROfiles, Class Work-Sets, Dennis Mellon

  Below you'll find Week 2 of November's @ or Above Threshold Keep it Simple and Progress indoor cycling profile. Workout Basics: 5 minute warmup 9 minute benchmark ride to find "Maximum Sustainable Wattage" 1 minute recovery 3 x 4 minute interval w/1 min...

Thoughts from the Instructor Bike…Post #6 – If you don’t do it outside…

by Dennis Mellon | Apr 7, 2025 | Dennis Mellon, Thoughts from the Instructor Bike

  I'm getting so tired of hearing indoor cycling instructors say "If you don't do it on a bike outside you shouldn't do it on a bike inside".   This statement is repeated over and over again on social media.  In Facebook groups like Indoor Cycling Instructors...

Thoughts from the Instructor Bike…Post #5 “I Ride Outside!”

by Dennis Mellon | Apr 4, 2025 | Dennis Mellon, Instructor Training, Thoughts from the Instructor Bike

  Have you every had someone come to your class, all kitted out in their cycling team's matching outfit (all the way down to gloves and sox), not follow anything you say the entire class then approach you after class and want to discuss their "training program"?...

Sneaky Little Tricks to Blow Up the Size of Your Class

by Barbara | Mar 29, 2025 | Barbara Hoots, Best Practices, Instructor Tips and Tricks

by Barbara Hoots Do you dream of teaching a kick-ass class in a packed studio with unstoppable energy? Follow my FIVE BEST TRICKS ON THE PLANET and I guarantee your dream will become a reality. 1. Volunteer to Be a Guest Speaker. Last week I spoke to a local civic...