by Dennis Mellon | Aug 10, 2017 | Dennis Mellon, Video
Here's the video to go along with DJ Joe Talbert's 16 minute mix.
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by Christine Hawthorne | Aug 5, 2017 | Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music
Here's an fun and educational drill to try with your riders and three killer songs to kick it up a notch! It's important that your riders get a feel for what different rpm's feel like and that they have some time to play with the resistance at each rpm, especially if you are using bikes with no readout. Here's a drill that I use often in my classes: We ride three consecutive songs and each song has a different bpm/rpm. This time, it was 80, 90 and 100. You could also begin with 100 and go down-whatever works for you and your current profile. Each of these are in the saddle efforts, but feel free to give your riders time in between each song to stand and stretch their legs out if they feel like they need it. Here are three songs to get you started with this drill, but any songs that fit the rpm range would do, so change it up when you can!
Raise Hell by Dorothy iTunes Link (80 RPM))
Too Loud by Icon For Hire iTunes link (90 RPM)
Worth It by Fifth Harmony, Kid Ink iTunes link (100 RPM)
by Christine Hawthorne | Jul 28, 2017 | Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music
Here's a simple yet effective 4-minute drill you can use in your class today. Sprints, surges, accelerations: whatever you like to call them-you're going to be doing four of them. This song is perfect for 30 second work efforts followed by 30 seconds of recovery. It's the newest single from the rock band X-Ambassadors (also try Unsteady, Renegades and Jungle) and it's going to rock your next profile!
*TIP* Save this one for your Halloween themed playlist!
The Devil You Know by X Ambassadors iTunes link
by Christine Hawthorne | Jul 21, 2017 | Instructor Training, Music
Movie soundtracks are great places to find fresh new tunes for your cycling classes. If you want to incorporate this type of music into your classes but you're not sure where to start, Hans Zimmer is your guy. He has composed music for over 150 films and he's one of my favorites when I'm searching for a serious climb or a chase sequence with a fast flat road. No lyrics paired with the orchestral sound allows your riders to focus on the ride and really work on form and function. His newest work is from the motion picture everyone is talking about, Dunkirk. Clocking in at around 8 minutes, Supermarine is one of my favorite tracks. (Also check out Impulse and Home.)
Starting on a flat road, bring it up to a climb (alternating seated/standing) at around the 2:00 mark, adding gear every minute. Things get serious in the final two minutes. Push with heavy gear all the way to the finish!
Supermarine by Hans Zimmer from Dunkirk (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) iTunes link
by Christine Hawthorne | Jul 16, 2017 | Instructor Training, Music
Use this classic song when you're keeping the work in the saddle to take your riders from a hill, to a flat road to an all-out sprint! Just like the lyrics suggest, “….we never ever do nothing nice and easy. We always do it nice and rough. ” That's right, we're taking it way back to 1970 when Ike and Tina Turner made Proud Mary a hit. Here's how we rode to this one:
:00-2:36 seated climb
2:36-seated flat road
final :30-Sprint!
Proud Mary by Tina Turner iTunes link
by Christine Hawthorne | Jul 7, 2017 | Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music
Today I'm taking you way back with some covers of classic songs that will feel new again in your next class. Well….almost new-even the covers go quite a few years back but they're definitely worth revisiting. Both of these songs work well as faster flat roads.
Ring of Fire by Social Distortion (91 rpm) iTunes link
I Want You To Want Me by Chris Isaak (102 rpm) iTunes link
Do you have a favorite cover song that you're using in your classes? Please share in the comment section.
