Video PROfiles
Explosive Power pt 1 – Video PROfile with Tom Scotto from Stage 5 Cycling
In this Video Profile Tom Scotto takes us through a progression of drills for teaching Explosive Power Sprints. Because the total time on this would be > 30 minutes I have broken it into 3 parts. Part 1 focuses on coaching proper and safe form in what Tom calls...Form Sprints. Listen very carefully to Tom's intro where he describes; "You are responsible and accountable as the Instructor to know this well, to teach it well and cue it well." Part 2 coming next week is building Form Sprints into Explosive Power Sprints Part 3 brings both of these together into the big finish of a bike race; Criterium Sprints NOTE: This series of four highly educational video profiles for ICI/PRO members only are filling in for the audio PROfiles for the end of July and mid-August. Your next audio PROfile...
ICI/PRO Podcast #113 Explosive Power pt 3 – Video PROfile with Tom Scotto from Stage 5 Cycling
In the last Video PROfile in this series Tom Scotto shows you how to bring all of this together and coach Criterium Sprints. If you would like more information about this very unique form of bicycle racing here. The Cyclists in your class will enjoy these more if you...
ICI/PRO Podcast #206 – It's not easy staying green Pt 1 Video PROfile from Cameron Chinatti
Sometimes audio just isn't enough! Staying on the cutting edge of Indoor Cycling 2.0 is very exciting... and very demanding! The ICI/PRO Team is continually searching for new and innovative ways to educate our ICI/PRO members about the latest developments in fitness...
The Power of 3 – Three Song Harmonically Mixed Music Sets, Let's Go Country!
I'm not embarrassed to say that I like country music. Country is a genre that many indoor cycling instructor avoid, but I embrace it. I get more complements about playing country music than any other genre. Country music IS popular and has a HUGE following. I live...
ICI/PRO Podcast #110 — RPMx Video PROfile with Tom Scotto from Stage 5 Cycling
Here's the second Video PROfile from Stage 5 Cycling's Tom Scotto, that I recorded during the Indoor Cycling Certification training we took earlier this month. You may want to review ICI/PRO Podcast #95 — RPMx Audio PROfile with Tom Scotto from Stage 5 Cycling var...
The Power of 3 (Video) – The Triple Crown
After 37 years of waiting we finally have another Triple Crown Winner. I love horse racing, the beauty, the grace and the power of these animals is intoxicating. Over the last 37 years there have been many horses that have won 2 of the 3 Triple Crown races, but they...
ICI/PRO Podcast #209 – It Isn't Easy Staying Green Pt 2 Video PROfile from Cameron Chinatti
Here's part two of It Isn't Staying Green from Master Instructor Cameron Chinatti with STAGES Indoor Cycling. In case you missed Pt1 you can find it and the music playlist here and you can also find the video in the iTunes feed....
Shrink the Change of Teaching with Video
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas At the Indoor Cycling Group, we believe that teaching with video will be the next wave to influence Indoor Cycling, differentiate in the eyes of customers, and keep instructors from being seen as a commodity by the big-box...
Falling in Love with the Golden Zone – Zoning Video Profile featuring Tia Kilpatrick
I love the simplicity of the Zoning Heart Rate program. Three zones (Easy-Blue/Moderate-Yellow/Hard-Red) that are created using two thresholds; T1 Aerobic Threshold & T2 Anaerobic Threshold - AKA: AT or LT. Simple to communicate and easy for anyone to understand -...
Indoor Cycling Teamwork Class Video Profile with Stages Indoor Cycling
Hey John, As the Olympics have started - I wondered if you could remind me of some of the class profiles that ICI/Pro has published that involve participation from the class as a group ; ie. friendly competition? I am pretty sure there was at least one post like that...
Simple and Progress Profile for Week 2 – 3, 2, 1 Blast Off!!
Here's the week 2 profile for the month of March 2016. 3, 2, 1 Blast off!!!! As the intervals get shorter the intensity gets HOTTER and more POWERFUL!!!! But you'll need to cruise into orbit in the middle. Right Click to download a recording of me...
A New Spin on Indoor Cycling Videos
I've been using video in my indoor cycling classes for years, recently I started added my Trainer Road profiles to the display so riders know the exact length of every interval. I'm a firm believer in sharing the entire profile with my riders. By projecting the...
Club Industry 2015 – My Video “Show Me” Indoor Cycling Class
I'm on my way to Chicago for Club Industry 2015 to show off the new Stages SC3 Indoor Cycling bike. Cameron Chinatti and I will be leading a bunch of free training session, if you're in the area please stop by and ride with us. Here are class descriptions and...
The Power of 3 – Three Song Harmonically Mixed Indoor Cycling Set – Benchmark Testing
Benchmark Testing The gold standard of benchmark testing in indoor cycling is the FTP (Functional Threshold Power) test. I'm a huge fan of this test and perform it with my classes on a monthly basis. In a perfect world every rider would know their power and/or heart...
The Power of 3 – Three Song Harmonically Mixed Indoor Cycling Set – “More Rest = More Work”
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...
The Power of 3 – Three Song Harmonically Mixed Indoor Cycling Set – “Find the Flow”
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...
The Power of 3 – Three Song Harmonically Mixed Indoor Cycling Set – “Around, Below and Above”
The Power of 3 - "Around, Below and Above" "Congregation" by The Foo Fighters "The Hanging Tree" by Peter G RewerRK "In the Clear" by Foo Fighters Over the past few weeks I have been fascinated with the HBO series "Sonic Highways", which features one of my favorite...
The Power of 3 – Three Song Harmonically Mixed Indoor Cycling Set – “Like Warren Miller Only Better”
The Power of 3 - "Like Warren Miller Only Better" "Outside" by The Foo Fighters "Bone Thugs-N-Chili Peppers" by The Melker Project "Vertigo (Redanka Power Mix" by Peter G ReWerk As many of you know, I live in Colorado and skiing is one of my family's favorite winter...
FTP Mix – Harmonically Mixed Set for Functional Threshold Power Test
FTP Mix "Where the Streets Have No Name" by U2 "Wake Me Up" by Avicii "Real Gone" by Sheryl Crow "Danny, Dakota and the Wishing Well" by A Silent Film "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis "Vertigo" by U2 Last week I wrote about the "Threshold Check" or...
The Power of 3 – Three Song Harmonically Mixed Indoor Cycling Set – “Stairway to Heaven”
The Power of 3 - "Stairway To Heaven" "Rhiannon" by Stevie Nicks "Come On Eileen" by Dexie's Midnight Runners "Stairway To Heaven" by Heart For years I had been patiently waiting for the facilities I instruct in to upgrade their bikes to use power. When these...
Class Video Updates
I've been bugging Gene Nacey at Cycling Fusion to send me some video clips of the classes they have been filming. He's finally caught up enough to begin providing them for you to watch. There will be two versions avalible; In the right hand side bar - scroll down to...
ICI/PRO Podcast #112 Explosive Power pt 2 – Video PROfile with Tom Scotto from Stage 5 Cycling
Proper Sprinting is an art and you'll be able to effectively introduce this into your class after watching this video. http://icipromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/Explosive_Power_Drills_pt_2.mp4
ICI/PRO Podcast #111 — Explosive Power pt 1 Video PROfile with Tom Scotto from Stage 5 Cycling
In this Video PROfile, Tom Scotto demonstrates how to introduce and cue sprints in your Indoor Cycling class. Be sure to watch it in it's entirety as Tom walks you through each part. http://icipromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/Form_sprints.mp4
ICI/PRO Podcast #108 – Strength Intervals Video PROfile
I know, it's about time we had a "Video PROfile" so here it is. While I was at Breathe Denver for the Stage 5 Cycling certification training with Tom Scotto, I shot some footage of Tom's presentation (with his permission) on teaching Strength Intervals. Here is that...