The Power of 3 – Three Song Harmonically Mixed Indoor Cycling Set – “More Rest = More Work”

by Dennis Mellon | Feb 11, 2015 | Audio PROfiles, Big Box Instructor, Dennis Mellon, Harmonic Mixing, Instructor Training, Music, Video, Video PROfiles

  In many of my "The Power of 3" posts I have written about the importance of "anchoring" time and effort.   In it's most basic terms this means that the shorter the interval the higher the effort.  If you instruct on bikes with power, then a higher effort should...

Tomorrow’s Cycle Sculpt Class

by John | Feb 7, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Engage Your Students, KEEPING IT FUN, Master Instructor Blog, Music

I'm pretty excited. I'm subbing a Cycle Sculpt class tomorrow! Cycle Sculpt is a branded class format at Life Time Fitness, designed to attract the crowd who would be interested in a SoulCycle like class. This won't be my first time teaching this format - a little...

Free Music Friday – Is this your best effort?

by John | Feb 6, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Music, Spotify, Training With Power

I love hearing comments like; "I'm giving it everything I've got!" when I'm off the bike, working the room. I asked for their Best Effort and they are delivering. The only thing left is handing out their ribbons 🙂 So what makes for a great Best Effort track? My...

Free Music Friday 1/30

by Amy Macgowan | Jan 29, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, Music

One of the new initiatives at the Big Box where John and I teach is inserting 'resets' in between 'challenges' or work sets. 'Resets' are to be FUN!!!!! and a mental/physical break back to lower thresholds before working up to AT again. They are meant to build...

The Power of 3 – Three Song Harmonically Mixed Indoor Cycling Set – “Find the Flow”

by Dennis Mellon | Jan 17, 2015 | Audio PROfiles, Big Box Instructor, Dennis Mellon, Harmonic Mixing, Instructor Training, Music, PRO/Playlists, Video, Video PROfiles

  Before I was an ICI/Pro Contributor, or Master Educator, before I spent every weekend coaching whatever sport my kids were playing at the time, back in what feels like a different life I was and Ironman triathlete.  I spent close to 10 years in pursuit of that...

Free Music Friday 1/16

by Amy Macgowan | Jan 17, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music

Do you ever have a week where you're a 'day off'? That was me this week- I was a day behind- many apologies for this week's Free Music Friday showing up on Saturday! Never being a good vinyl, 8 track, cassette or CD music buyer because I tire of music so quickly,...