While Performance Enhancement Specialist Dennis Mellon and I were getting warmed up to record his Audio Class PROfile Mashup – HIIT vs. Party on the Bike, we spent a few minutes discussing his thoughts and observations on coaching with power. Were his participants seeing any improvement after a full winter training indoors with power? If so, how are they comparing their performance year to year? Has Star Trac been able
My Last Ride on The Spinner Blade Ion
Today I ended a turbulent 3 year relationship with the Spinner Blade Ion. A courtship that began with high aspirations for a long, happy and powerful future has deteriorated into one complication after another and I no longer have the energy to keep the blue light burning. About 3 years ago management announce that we were going to be the first club in the United States to receive the
Spivi adds FTP (Functional Threshold Power) Tests
Hey – I just got an email explaining that Spivi has added a FTP (Functional Threshold Power) Test to their display training system. I can’t begin to tell you how beneficial these short threshold/best efforts are for engaging participants in your power based classes. That’s why I describe these as a Best Practice for anyone teaching with power. Like PIQ, Spivi offers the option for riders to manually add their FTP
Can an indoor cycle reservation system improve your studio?
Two articles, about two different Indoor Cycling Studios, came across my desk today! The fun part for me was how they both featured ICI/PRO members who’ve hung out their shingle and pursued their dreams of a fitness business! The first article features Jeffery Beane and his new studio Rev Up Cycling in Greenville, SC. And Rev Up also takes advantage of technology to help people keep up with their workouts and
Personal Spinning® Threshold (PST) Assessment
At WSSC I had the opportunity to complete a PST (Personal Spinning® Threshold) test – which is (their words) the key to Spinpower success. I couldn’t agree more as knowing your maximum sustainable power or Heart Rate, and then building training zones around a known metric BPM/Watts is crucial to effective training. Here’s some notes on this session and the discovery process MI Janet Toussaint lead us through to determine our
Mr. Macgowan… you have a reserved seat on bike #18!
How cool is this? I hadn’t experienced an Indoor Cycling studio that offered reserved seats before. It had me feeling like a VIP when Amy and I visited CB Cyclebarn, Karen Casler’s studio last month. The website system she uses integrates her Mindbody account with the class rider data collected by Performance IQ. I thought you might like to see the string of conformation and followup emails the system creates automatically. First let’s reserve
