Jennifer used ICI/PRO Podcast #105 — Explosive Power Audio PROfile with Tom Scotto from Stage 5 Cycling in her class last week.
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Tom Scotto joins us to explain how to coach Explosive Power efforts (sprints) in your Indoor Cycling class.
Sprinting is one of the most poorly taught and misconstrued movements in indoor cycling. I'm sure you have all seen it – instructors cueing sprints with little to no coaching or form instruction; riders with their legs whirring around like a weed-wacker at 140+rpm with little to no resistance, bodies flailing, faces beet red, and all their joints (neck, back, hips, knees) placed at great risk from the lack of stability and lack of resistance. Yet if you were to measure the power-output that these students could produce in this manner, you (and they) would see that it is a futile attempt with little work actually produced (i.e. very low watts). In other words, if they were on a real bike riding like that, they wouldn't go anywhere – a child on a tricycle would probably pass them by. They would LOSE the sprint.
You want your students to not only win the sprint, but to actually gain explosive power and become a better rider (indoors and out)? Then listen to Tom's audio PROfile again and again. Create one class out of the various sprints he describes (as in his profile), or after teaching your students how to sprint properly, simply take pieces of it and sprinkle it into other profiles. You have that perfect opportunity coming up with the Tour de France next week!
I have no doubt in my mind that there is not an indoor cycling instructor out there who won't learn a LOT from this audio PROfile. Enjoy (and get ready to work HARD)!
Click here to download the complete Explosive Power Audio PROfile pdf.
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You need to ask, Is it worth the risk?
With the increase popularity of indoor cycle classes comes new participants. These club members have been eyeing your class and have been asking other members about their experiences. As much as they would like to try out your cycle class, there are a few distracting, “what if” thoughts they can’t seem to eliminate: What if I can’t keep up with the rest of the class? What if I get injured? What if I don’t like indoor cycle? What if I’m uncomfortable on the bike? What if I can’t grasp the technique?
No matter what the “what if” thought, you can ask the individual this follow-up question: Is it worth the risk?
To achieve optimal health and fitness, it takes 100% focus and commitment to your performance. Your ‘soon-to-be’ participant’s desire to get results must outweigh his/her desire not to fail. In other words, during your indoor cycle class, his/her focus must be on exerting effort and not on predicting unfortunate outcomes.
To have an unwavering focus on effort and achievement, your participant has to be prepared to make the necessary sacrifices in order to progress. In an indoor cycle class, those sacrifices include: (1) spending 45-60 minutes learning that you do not enjoy this type of class, (2) spending 45-60 minutes out of your comfort zone to improve your health and fitness, and (3) feeling sore the next day. These ‘sacrifices’ have to be worth the risk in order to achieve his/her fitness goals.
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As soon as a participant has a “what if” thought, ask him/her if it’s worth the risk? You may think this approach is a bit harsh. It’s also very effective. First, you are prompting the individual to think differently about his/her fears. Second, as the conversation continues, you will help that individual to understand that his/her “what if” thoughts are not justified. As a result, you will help him/her counter the thought with a more effective focus: putting forth effort and experiencing something new and exciting!
Believe and Achieve,
Haley Perlus, Ph.D.
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We're doing it!
The very first Indoor Cycle Instructor PRO conference is happening on October 8th – 10th in Boston MA!
Jennifer and are very excited (and a bit frightened) at the prospect of hosting a conference that will include a maximum of 250 of our fellow PROfessional Indoor Cycling Instructors.
This year's theme is Be Ready! And we intend to help you be exactly that 🙂
Listen to the Podcast first and then here is a page with the initial details – much, much more coming soon:
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I love hard working entrepreneurs! ICI/PRO team member Barbara Hoots has launched IndoorCycleDesign.com her Spinning® Indoor Cycling Studio design service.
Barbara recently designed the Spinning® Studio for the very exclusive Half Moon Bay Resort in Jamaica – click here > then click Travel Spots for info about teaching opportunities at Half Moon Bay Resort.
ICI/PRO Member Ron Benedict supplies this weeks Audio PROfile.
The PROfile description printout is here.
The majority of Ron's songs were not available in Spotify, so no playlist for this one, sorry 🙁
Listen to this Audio PROfile below
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