We are jumping a little bit out of order with the Power Training ebook chapters, due to an excellent question posed after Chapter 4. So today you will learn about what power-to-weight ratio is, and tomorrow, we’ll post the chapter on training zones. It’s just like a CED workshop on power training, right here on ICA!Read more…
There is a silly division between those who train with heart monitors and those who use power meters, as if people either fall into one camp or the other. Because power meters are the latest technology, there is often an attitude that heart rate training is the old way andRead more…
Knowing what power is, the question becomes: how do we measure it? This chapter explains the origin of power meters on bicycles, how strain gauges work and where they are placed on the bikes and how the indoor cycling industry has been able to get into the market as technology changed and costs came down.Read more…
Chapter 3 of Gene Nacey of Cycling Fusion’s e-book Power Training. This chapter discusses your limiters. A limiter is a physiological, mechanical, environmental or other circumstance that constrains or ‘limits’ performance. Put in terms of power, we would say that there are a variety of factors that can limit how much power we can produce. Read more…
Chapter 1 of Gene Nacey’s Power Training e-Book. What IS Power?
For the purposes of this book, we will focus on how power relates to the world of indoor cycling or Spinning® with the equipment used in most fitness facilities: stationary bikes.Read more…
When you read this inspiring story, ask yourself, is it possible that you have met this student in your class? You never know the impact you may have on one of your students, or potential students. Kathy Erlich-Sheffer shares her journey from an obese, timid student who fell off the bike in her first Spinning class and didn’t venture back for several years, to becoming an instructor herself. It was a nurturing instructor who changed everything for Kathy.Read more…
One of the beauties of indoor cycling is that it inspires many instructors to become cyclists, and some instructors even inspire their students to ride outside (one of my favorite things). But sometimes the world of cycling can be a little intimidating. At ICA, we want to help you discover the world of outdoor riding and help you answer your students’ questions about outdoor riding as well as indoor! Read more…
Class numbers are not always what we would like them to be, especially in the summer when participants tend to spend more time outdoors. Read Dr. Haley’s three quick tips to energize your instructing when class size is low so that it is more enjoyable for both you and your students! . . .Read more…