This was the first theme ride posted on ICA back in 2011. We’ve added many, many more since then, but this one is still a fun theme ride. It’s a Halloween Party in the Hills ride! For a fun, dark song, you’ll want to include the following song in atRead more…
As you may have noticed, I love theme rides – and the music is the most fun part. Some of you may have downloaded my Halloween songlist in the past…well I’ve added 60 new songs to that list, some of them are really fun! It’s now up to 220 songs.Read more…
This very fun profile is a game that you’ll play with your students. You’ll ask them a series of questions, and depending on how bad they were as kids when trick or treating or the antics they played at college costume parties, you’ll tell them to “pay some penance”! It has the potential of being quite challenging, unless your students were all angels growing up. Have fun with this one! Read more…
This is Part 2 of the article from Clair Cafaro of C.O.R.E. Cycling. There is some incredible advice in these suggestions – I hope you share this with every coach you know. Here’s to being the best indoor cycling coach you can be!Adapted from coach Andy Higgin’s “Best Coaches BestRead more…
Since it is part of our credo at ICA to help instructors transform their coaching from ordinary to extraordinary, the moment I saw this article on the C.O.R.E. Cycling website, I knew I had to share it with my readers. Clair Cafaro graciously agreed to let me post it forRead more…
This profile may end up being the most versatile profile in your playbook. I present it here with the highest intensity right at lactate threshold, but there are so many possible variations; in intensity, terrain, and how you combine the terrain and the cadence. Included in your transcript are 44Read more…
An instructor asked “One of my students asked me why he burns more calories when he rides outdoors than in Spin class”. This is an important question, and may not be the answer you expected! In fact, this might have each and every one of you paying a little closer attention to your indoor cycling workout… . . .Read more…
This is a profile that was popular when I was presenting at WSSC and other conferences. It is a ride of discovery for your students. You will guide them to become the Master of their Intensity, using both their heart rate and perceived exertion. It is deceiving in its simplicity and harder than it appears at first glance. Read more…
Team Time Trials are fun to teach. I decided to take this audio Master Class which I recorded for last year’s Vuelta, and republish it here for you all to use. On the transcript PDF that you can download below, I’ve added an addendum with a small change to accommodateRead more…
One of my favorite Indie groups released a new album the end of April and it’s as entreating as their first. Here are two songs: my favorite from their first album, the emotional song that gripped me the first moment I heard it, the one I refer to in my classes as “Suffering in Solidarity”. Also, a new song from the recent album, great for a fast climb. Read more…