The Power of 3 – Three Song Harmonically Mixed Indoor Cycling Sets

by Dennis Mellon | Oct 7, 2014 | Dennis Mellon, Master Instructor Blog, Music, Training With Power

  Here's your new "Power of 3" set: "Without You" by Shawn Mullins "My Body" by Young the Giant "Love Me Again" by John Newman Not only do I think there's  something special about 3 song mixes I also think there is something powerful about 3 interval sets.  One...

Free Music Friday 10/3

by Amy Macgowan | Oct 2, 2014 | Instructor Training, Music

  Over the next three weeks, I'll be sharing three great flat road mash up tracks. I've been using them consecutively, this first one as the intro of class, next week's second and the following week's third, building to a leg speed of 104 and bringing on a good...

Free Music Friday 9/26

by Amy Macgowan | Sep 26, 2014 | Instructor Training, Music

There are some very talented DJ's on SoundCloud! My classes have especially been enjoying the mash ups I've been using lately. It blows my mind how these guys can hear how two or more songs can possibly blend together so well! This week brings us a 66 bpm, 3:35 climb,...

Free Music Friday – Best Effort Tracks

by John | Sep 19, 2014 | Music, Training With Power

I'm a huge believer in the concept of including a "Best Effort" in every class I teach. "Best Effort" as in; what is your sustainable power over 3-4 minutes? The reason is simple - I want every participant, in every class I teach, to have an understanding of their...

How do I get the new U2 album’s tracks into a Spotify or Deezer playlist?

by John | Sep 17, 2014 | Deezer, Instructor Training, Spotify

The music wars are starting to heat up between Apple/iTunes and Spotify. Last week Apple added (without your permission) the new album Songs of Innocence to every iTunes account in the world. Some people weren't happy with either the free music... or the part about...

Free Music Friday 9/5

by Amy Macgowan | Sep 5, 2014 | Music

A cadence build climb, broken into three parts is included in my latest profile.  The first four minute portion of the cadence build is at 62 rpms's. It's here that everyone sets their load to a challenging, but doable load. The next four minutes is at a cadence of...