by John | Apr 5, 2012 | Big Box Instructor, PRO Podcasts
Functional Threshold Power, better known as FTP, is the basis for establishing individual training zones using power/watts. Now that I'm teaching power based classes I've developed some questions about FTP and asked STAGES Indoor Cycling's Cameron Chinatti to answer...
by John | Jul 12, 2011 | Latest News, Zone based Heart Rate Training
In a typical fitness conference "sponsorship", Company A pays Event Promoter B a bunch of money to to be part of the event. That sounds good, but if you have been following us for any length of time you know that we don't always do what's "typical" here at...
by John | Jul 4, 2011 | Best Practices, PRO Podcasts
I asked Master Instructor Tom Scotto for his thoughts on Part 1 - Part 2 and Part3 of Is a 20 Minute Threshold Field Test realistic for your class? Specifically I wanted to discuss the third article where I introduced the Two Threshold / Three Zone (2T/3Z) Heart Rate...
by John | Jun 25, 2011 | Best Practices, Zone based Heart Rate Training
In Part 1 and Part 2 of Is a 20 Minute Threshold Field Test realistic for your class? I was trying to make the point that although completely appropriate for Endurance Athletes, these 20 minute assessments aren't really appropriate for the typical students in our...
by John | Jun 21, 2011 | Zone based Heart Rate Training
Who's really in your class? Do you look up at a room full of smiling, fit, self-directed, endurance athletes? Or does your class more closely resemble the population where you live? In Part 1 I shared survey results that showed that a 20 Minute Threshold Field Test...