by Dennis Mellon | Jul 21, 2015 | Dennis Mellon, Harmonic Mixing, Instructor Training, Music
I'm a big fan of controlling the energy of a class or set through music. I often look for high energy fast beats per minute songs to help push my riders to higher and higher intensities, but sometimes I like to use lower energy, yet powerful, slower beats per...
by John | Jul 17, 2015 | Instructor Training, iTunes, KEEPING IT FUN, Spotify
I've been a Cars fan forever - they were the soundtrack of my senior year in highschool. Yes I know that dates me, but these we cassettes - not 8 tracks 🙁 Turns out I have a bunch of Cars fans in my Thursday class (we're all of similar vintage) so I thought it would...
by Dennis Mellon | Jul 15, 2015 | Audio PROfiles, Dennis Mellon, Instructor Training, Music, PRO/Playlists
Below you'll find Week 2 of July's Keep it Simple and Progress indoor cycling profile. In order to keep it simple and progress I have kept the same series of intervals as last week but reduced the rest to just 45 seconds. Due to the reduced rest there's extra time,...
by Dennis Mellon | Jul 9, 2015 | Dennis Mellon, Harmonic Mixing, Music
On July 3rd my family and I were lucky enough to see the very first concert at Coors Field in Denver Colorado. The headliner was the Zac Brown Band and the warmup band was a Big Head Todd and the Monsters. Big Head Todd and the Monsters is a local band and have a...
by Dennis Mellon | Jul 4, 2015 | Audio PROfiles, Best Practices, Dennis Mellon, Harmonic Mixing, Master Instructor Blog, Music, PRO/Playlists
Last month I started this "Keep it Simple and Progress" profile post. In my classes this has been a huge success! Many riders have excitedly shared with me their wattage and/or resistance improvements. It's so rewarding to see and hear how we, as instructors, are...