Recovery is one of those interesting words that can be used to describe two completely opposite things. We’re often discussing recovery as a well deserved period of rest, like some easy pedaling after after a hard effort or simply a fun day that follows a week of focused training. But recovery can also be hard work 🙁 Like recovering from a near disaster from when your trusty Dell computer abruptly reaches the end of
Very Sneaky – These Hackers
In this previous post I encouraged you to change your email password. Many of you must have followed my suggestion as I’m getting far fewer emails from hacked accounts. I continue to get them, but not the normal; “I’ve hacked your account and now I’ll send a SPAM email to everyone in your contact list – which alerts your email provider. No. Now the bastards are getting sneaky… Many of us use
ICI/PRO Podcast 0011 – 071618 Increasing Tension Ride Delivered
This ride is from Joey!! – “This was a fun ride to create. This is one of my favorite types of classes. I love the increasing tension class because it builds endurance, builds strength, and teaches the riders how to manage their tension Short version of the ride PDF is available HERE. You can get all of the ride details as part of our new era of The Weekly
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Are you Tracking Your Metrics?
The following post is Adapted from the June 20, 2019 article by Joe Hamilton on TrainingPeaks As a previously coached athlete (and that is what we are as instructors) and a coach myself, the nebulous “listen to your body” mandate once perplexed me. What exactly does listening to your body mean? And does everybody listen to their body the same way? As I have trained and coached, I have gained
Are numb hands a problem?
How to Keep Your Hands From Going Numb on the Bike By Michael Nystrom Adapted from: Active.com You know the sensation: A bit into class you start feeling some tingling in your hands and up into your fingers. You shake them out, hoping to relieve the dull ache, but it doesn’t seem to make a difference. What do you do? Many cyclists, both indoor and out, from novice to pro, experience hand
Power Meters
The information below is from my upcoming book Ride Inside which will be published by VeloPress and Available on shelves in late November 2019 The Power Meter When looking at the intensity of exercise, especially in the world of cycling, power is the ultimate metric. As we will explain later in Chapter 9, there are times where heart rate is a better metric to use, but overall all, cyclists
ICI Podcast 25 Spinning Instructor Jesse Piersol on how to tell a good story
This Podcast is was originally published on December 10, 2018, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey Jesse Piersol is a frequent contributor to the Spinning News and also an Adjunct Professor at West Chester University. There she teaches Public Speaking as well as Business and Professional Speech Communications. We discuss an article she wrote
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Silent indoor cycling classes?
Do you have noise problems / complaints from neighboring businesses? Have you changed class times or cancelled classes to keep the peace with another class in your club? This maybe a solution… Message from Facebook this morning: Hi there! My name is Naomi and I have a summer internship at N2Shape My boss has recently given me a project to implement headset use in all spinning classes as there have
Movement On An Indoor Bike
While it may seem redundant to say, most indoor bikes do not move. Please, stop and think about that for a moment. We are not talking about forward motion or distance, of course an indoor bike does not move forward. But what about the other motions that are involved in cycling. When a rider is out of the saddle, most riders sway the bike from side to side a bit.
Exercises to Boost Hip Strength
Exercises to Boost Hip Strength Originally By Dan Kehlenbach – Active.com When discussing muscles involved in the pedaling motion of cycling, most people think of quadriceps and hamstrings. While these muscles certainly play an important role, the many muscles of the hip also deserve attention, and the weight room is the perfect place to keep them functioning properly. Before discussing different strength and mobility exercises, we should first look at
Are You Using Periodization In Your Schedule?
Periodization is the backbone of an instructor’s success, and it can quickly become the key to your popularity as an instructor and it will become the foundation for your students to reach their goals. Periodization is the process of structuring training into progressive phases or blocks of time that are organized into Macro, Meso and Micro cycles. The outdoor cycling community uses periodization as a method to increase their strength
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