Are You Doing the Hard? Is Your Club?
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Chuck Cali In the movie A League of Their Own, the coach, played by Tom Hanks, confronts player Geena Davis as she quits just before the World Series because, “It just got too hard.” The coach’s reply is a memorable rant that ends with,...
Last Free Music Friday
[Important Note for ICI/PRO Members: As the world is scheduled to end sometime today, this (unfortunately) will be our last Free Music Friday. John][Update - the world didn't end so you can look forward to Free Music Friday's for years to come.] Hard to believe the...
Power, Part 3: Control and Power
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Using power/watts conventionally in indoor cycling improves students’ fitness. But it’s the tip of the iceberg, a small projection of the immense power below the surface. Consider, instead, introducing the concept of...
Google Maps are back for your iPhone!
I know that we have thousands of visitors from around the world who access the site using an iPhone or iPad. So if you don't own either device this will be of no interest. On the other hand, if you do own an Apple device and use it to help navigate through life, this...
Myth #4 Addendum
Comment from Myth #4 Indoor Cycles require a lot of Fore/Aft Saddle adjustment to accommodate the range of cyclists coming into your class. Well… the difference between real bikes and an IC bikes is that real bikes come in many frame sizes/geometries. They don’t...
Free Music Friday – 12/14
At a 120 bpm this is one of those 5 min tracks that you can toss into a profile when you get stuck as it fits a variety of applications. Will you use Off My Mind by Rogue Vogue for a recovery, climbing or flat? If I'm using this in a climb this is one of those tracks...
Myth #4 of Indoor Cycle Rider Setup / Bike Fit
Myth: Indoor Cycles require a lot of Fore/Aft Saddle adjustment to accommodate the range of cyclists coming into your class. Real bicycles only provide about 2" of total saddle adjustment (through the saddle frame rails) to properly fit the owner with their knee over...
The Art of Finding New Music In Spotify
When I first upgraded to Spotify Premium back in August, I was excited to try something new, but a little disappointed and apprehensive because it wasn’t as easy as I thought it was going to be. Change is never easy. But I kept at it and now I think I’m able to...
Tech Tuesday – Can you hear me OK?
One of the beauties of taking another Instructors class is that you can observe the problems and/or issues they have during class and make a note to ensure the same doesn't happen to you. Case in point... I was taking the class of an un-named Instructor last week....
One Final Look, One Conversation Starter
One study down, a few hundred more to follow. As a bit of “post-mortum” on our little EBC project, I asked all those participating in the study to share their own personal thoughts or observations with me. So as any experienced researcher will tell you, the actual...