In the second profile of the Back to School series, Jen Lynn has created a very engaging profile that pairs students into teams and asks them to challenge each other, choosing between two different drills.Read more…
It’s Back to School time! Have you ever played games in your classes? Fall is a great time to engage students in this manner as they begin to come back to class after their summer off. Created by guest contributor Jennifer Lynn, this profile is the first installment of a series of profiles employing games.Read more…
The second installment of the British Invasion series profiles, this one utilizes British music from the 1990s to the present day, with primarily electronic and alternative music, as well as a little Adele to serenade us in the warm-up and cool-down. With two monster climbs that get aggressive at times, your students will remember this one for a long time to come! Read more…
Get ready to rock your bikes and roll your legs! The music of this British Invasion theme ride will appeal to a very wide range of students and have them nodding their heads and tapping their fingers on their handlebars. It will also challenge them as you alternate flats withRead more…
You think the Prologue of the Tour de France is too short, too “wimpy”? Think again! This ride will have your students seeing double, and will get them excited about the TDF stage profiles to come. This profile is for all ICA members and is a little taste of whatRead more…
When it’s time to go hard, you might as well learn how to do it the right way. This is more than just a profile, though. Tom teaches you how to perform explosive power efforts and lactate tolerance efforts for any class. We discuss when a class this hard is appropriate and when it is not, and provide suggestions on how to give options to students not ready. Therefore, this audio master class is a MUST for those who like to HIT IT hard!Read more…
This mountain bike profile has proven to be one of the most exhilarating rides I think I’ve ever done! Hidden beneath the twisty-turny-uppy-downy terrain are unstructured intervals. This is the kind of “real” ride that your interval training prepares you for. So get ready to show your students what solid interval training can do for them!Read more…
Now that you know about the physiological adaptations of VO2 Max intervals, here are five different profiles for introducing VO2 max intervals. Each one is progressively harder. Also provided are some modifications for your students who are still not ready to go to this intensity for very long. This isRead more…
This is one of my most favorite profiles and one of the most effective training sessions you will have in your quiver of profiles. In this profile, I give you several options for mixing it up. This profile was originally inspired by a Chris Carmichael workout from his book The TimeRead more…
This may be one of the most valuable downloads so far at the Indoor Cycling Association. In this template for creating intervals at lactate threshold (LT) or functional threshold power (FTP), you can mix and match the variables provided to create well over 50 different profiles! Yes, you read that correctly. Over 50 profiles!Read more…