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Training with power is the best way to set benchmarks, determine workout intensities, and measure improvement. When you are ready to start leading 20-minute FTP tests, we’ve got everything you need in this Coaching Play by Play. It contains information on how to prepare your riders for FTP tests, what elements you should control during the test so it is reliably repeatable, the protocol to follow, and minute-by-minute motivational cues to coach your riders through this challenging event. Read more…

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Today we lost Ed King, the guitarist for the iconic southern rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd. He’s the one whose voice can be heard counting down at the very beginning of their most famous hit, “Sweet Home Alabama.” Here are a few tracks you can sprinkle into your playlists as a tribute to one of the more recognizable southern rock groups in the country.Read more…

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If you are teaching with power and either regularly conduct 20-minute FTP tests, or want to be able to bring your riders to the point of participating in a field test, it’s essential that you train them to tolerate longer intervals. Shorter HIT intervals are great, but longer intervals should also be a pillar of your training program. This “cruise” interval profile (i.e., longer aerobic intervals) is the perfect template for creating your own intervals of this nature. Read more…

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Want to help your riders really feel their effort? The Ultimate HIIT profile teaches them to recognize intensity through perceived exertion (RPE), so they can pace themselves, push strategically, and understand what each interval should feel like. With carefully designed intervals, extensive cueing, and built-in recovery, this is a tough—but incredibly rewarding—class your riders will love to hate.Read more…

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Covers are songs performed by an artist other than the one who recorded the original version. This allows instructors to provide music that is familiar yet different. Some renditions are true to the original, some take a totally new approach. Some cross genres. Using covers allows you to expand your own musical tastes where you might not have gone before. Read more…

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Not sure how to coach riders with power—or what wattage they should hit in their intervals? The Ultimate HIIT takes out the guesswork. This tough-but-rewarding profile helps estimate FTP, explores key interval durations, and gives you the cueing you need to connect power with perceived exertion. It’s one of those classes your riders will love to hate!Read more…