Power, Part 1: What About the Watt?
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas - The Watt. Ten Newton Meters. Ten times the force necessary to raise 1 kg 1 meter vertical in 1 second. Clean. Absolute. The cyclist’s preferred training statistic. Whether it’s power-to-heart rate ratio, sustainable watts...
ICI Podcast 239 – Schwinn Master Training Jay Blahnik on introducing Power into your classes Part 1
So you've got a room full of brand new indoor cycles with Power. Now what? How do you effectively introduce the concept of adding measurement (Power/Speed/Distance) to a class that has been taught without metrics for 15+ years? And do so in a way that doesn't...
Free Music Friday 11/30
It was dumb luck. That's the only reason this playlist worked so well with the Epic Wine Country DVD I played last night in my class. I mean, Amy even liked it and for her to approve of my music is a pretty big deal. I hadn't even intended to use that video last night...
Myth #2 of Indoor Cycle Rider Setup / Bike Fit
I actually got myself in a little trouble exposing Myth #2 You (the Instructor) can set yourself up correctly. It was at the end of an Instructor evaluation, where I was a pretend participant. The Dept Head asked us if we had any comments or suggestions for the...
Where is iTunes 11? & Device Home Sharing is Worthless
What's with Apple these days? Back in September Apple was talking about a complete redesign of iTunes for version 11, with a promised release in October 2012 - which is obviously passed. I had made a note to myself to look into this so I could understand any changes...
ElliptiGO – could this be the next Big Indoor Cycling Thing?
Gary Hawkins from Ride Fit contacted me last week about a new virtual cycling training video he had produced. Except this video doesn't feature typical cyclists - it's designed for people who train indoors on an ElliptiGO. If you've never heard of an ElliptiGO you can...
ICI Podcast 238 Meet Nerd Fitness Creator Steve Kamb
If you watched the free screening of the documentary; I'm Fine, Thanks, you met Steve Kamb. Steve's journey really spoke to me. He went from thinking; my dad's in sales, my mom's in sales, so I should go into sales... to I hate sales. I'm going to do something I'm...
Free Music Friday – 11/23
Nothing like flipping the tables on a punishing climb with Crystal Castles goth influenced remake of 'Not In Love' clocking in at just under 4 minutes with a bpm 136 for an RPM of around 70. It's heavy thumping beat helps to mirror your riders exertion and I've always...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Amy and I want to wish you and your families a Happy Thanksgiving! We were spoiled today with what started as a reasonably nice day. Our buddy Randy (far left) convinced us to try one more ride outside before hanging up "The Bus" in the garage rafters for the season....
Free Music Friday – Shazaming from the front row addition 11/16
So there I was, sitting in the front row at OMpower Studio in San Francisco on Monday, taking a MyRide+ virtual ride with ICG Master Trainer Jim Karanas. Jim was leading us up a long climb somewhere in Italy when this song came on to motivate us to the top. "This is...