Do something that scares you – we did it!
I had promised Amy I would take her skydiving for our 25th anniversary. Last week the clouds were too low, preventing our jump. Today was completely clear - although a bit cold at 41°, which added to the crispness of the activity. If you've had the itch to jump out of...
Don’t Touch My Drivetrain!
Over the last few weeks, I’ve noticed a number of riders in my classes that were setup incorrectly on their bikes. I found this odd only because these riders had been positioned correctly on their bikes a few weeks earlier. What happened? I talked to 3 of the...
Favorite Track of the Week
For those of you that don’t know me already, I’m an indoor cycling instructor, a music enthusiast, and I blog about my cycling music finds and profiles over at Chrispins. I’ve been teaching cycling (and blogging) for over 7 years and I love sharing music and...
Free Music Friday 7/18
Have you been enjoying the plethora of music from last week? Please reach out to Peter and thank him when you have a moment :). Today brings us to a 63 bpm 5:25 driving climb full of surprises from this American rock band from Tennessee. Extra measures build at the...
Meet New ICI/Pro Contributor Jay Duplessie
My name is Jay Duplessie and I am a proud Indoor Cycling instructor of almost 20 years. In the spirit of full disclosure, I will tell you that I am not an outdoor cyclist…….but not for lack of trying. You see something I learned early on was that although I’m...
Indoor Cycling Endurance Learning Class
Does you club offer a Indoor Cycling Movie Night? Mine does as a way to get people in for long rides minus the boredom 🙂 Working on that concept would this work? Have an "Indoor Cycling Endurance Learning Class" where you play instructional DVDs on different topics....
ICI/PRO Podcast 339 Understanding the floors and ceilings of training with power
I prefer to limit the mathematical computations many Instructors typically ask of their classes. For example you'd never hear me say; "now I want everyone at 85% of their FTP" or... "this next interval is 30 seconds in Zone 5B which is 103 to 106% of your LT/AT heart...
ICI/PRO Podcast #153 – Climbing Strength Intervals Audio PROfile
Master Instructor Tom Scotto delivers our latest Audio PROfile Climbing Strength Intervals. PROFILE OVERVIEW This profile is called Climbing Strength Intervals. It is a simple profile that focuses on four 3- minute climbing intervals designed to test and develop...
ICI/PRO Membership
- This is very exciting, we have ICI/PRO members from around the world - on every continent, except Antarctica. Not sure if there is even a club there... if you know of one please send me an email. - Scroll down to get your membership started today! Here is an FAQ...
Tech Tuesday – Spotify Now On Your iPad = Bigger Numbers
I don't own an iPad (my birthday is soon Amy - in case you need an idea) but if I did I would want to use it in my class now that Spotify has an official iPad App! The biggest reason I would prefer it, over my iPhone, is the font size. The "Time Remaining" is nearly...