Training with Power
Heart Zones® Training Rocks!
Tomorrow we officially hit the half way point of our 16 week Winter Training program at the Global Ride Training Center. We”™ve employed the Keiser M3 power indoor bikes and Cycling Fusion principals to maximize our use of the indoor environment. However, the...
Controlling the Sugar/Fat Seesaw
By ICG® Master Trainer Joan Kent Some of your students may be severely limiting the amount of fat they eat — both good and bad — to lose weight. That”™s likely to increase their consumption of carbohydrates — both good and bad. Because “bad carbs” can bring on some...
Free Music Friday – 3/16
An intense, moving climb at 64 rpm”™s and 4:21, is this week”™s FF. It is great to use at the end of the ride, before cool down, for intense focus. The music also phrases well to allow us as instructors to cue our students to remember to breathe efficiently. You...
Moving Beyond Base
A number of instructors (and riders) have asked me how one should approach the next training phase and how to know their class is ready. These instructors are usually believers and followers of a periodized format for delivering the focus of their indoor classes. So...
Stay connected with your class this summer
I'm not sure about where you live [wlm_firstname], but we are having a glorious spring here in Minneapolis... and suffering the consequences 🙁 Last Sunday, of my typical 40 indoor participants, 25 or so decided they would rather enjoy the sunshine and ride outside. I...
Master Instructors on Spotify
Slowly but surely, Spotify is catching on within the Master Instructor community. And with good reason. There isn't any better way to share music playlists. I'm sure I'm not alone in asking for a playlist at the end of a training - which I'm sure can be a lot of extra...
Taking the Indoors Outside – Part Two
In October I wrote about our plans to take participants from my classes to the 183 mile Cabot Trail for the ride of their lives. Link to Map My Ride Profile. In the new year that adventure was dubbed Take the Trail and we began serious planning. My riding partner is...
Free Music Friday 3/9
I absolutely have to thank one of my dearest friends, co-instructor and ICI member, Jana, for this week”™s Friday Favorite. We both love Jamaica, and a little “Reggae” jive. We were together this week and discussing music. She has been using this fabulous tune from...
The diversity of cycling
Why are there so many different types of bicycles? I realize that this is a bit rhetorical, but I'm asking it anyway so you answer the question for yourself . Now you may have thought; Because there are so many different types of people... or maybe because people have...
Tech Tuesday – Spotify Update
PRO member Marc Schlosberg alerted me to a new feature in Spotify; Gapless playback and adjustable Crossfading for when you play music directly from your computer. No, this doesn't work on your iPhone 🙁 Update - 6/25/2012 crossfade is now an option on your iPhone...
Friday Favorite
I received a note from Keith Burnage from Cadence Revolution asking that I share this with you. Hi John, I thought you might be interested in the following and if possible help to spread the word to promote this song about Rob Wein. Rob is one of the Kanata 5, one of...