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RIP, Ric Ocasek of The Cars
Well, this is upsetting. Two tribute posts in two days, and both from the same era. We’ve lost another rock legend, this time Ric Ocasek. If you don’t know the name, you for sure know his music—The Cars, one of the most essential new wave rock bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s.Read more…
Why Do They Come to Class if They Don’t Want to Work?
Do instructors need to chill? Izabela asks that question after recognizing that some of her riders have very different reasons for coming to her class, ones that she personally may never have considered. At first, acknowledging this went against her instincts as an instructor, but it made her wonder if she had it all wrong. This realization made her much more empathetic to her riders. Read more…
RIP, Eddie Money
Eddie Money had a series of big hits in the late 1970s to 1980s. Throw a few of these tracks in your playlist this week as a tribute to this rocker. Read more…
Quick Profile: Progressive Dueling Intervals Redux—Pop vs. Rock
One of the foundational profiles in the ICA archives is Jennifer’s Progressive Dueling Intervals. Bill Pierce has taken this profile and added one more “dueling” element to it—pop versus rock songs. Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Get Your Freak On!
Missy Elliot isn’t the only one that likes to sing about freaks or getting freaky. I’ve collected over 100 songs around this theme of freaks and geeks, from Superfreak to Freakshow so you can have some freakin’ fun! Read more…
Profile: Red Pill, Blue Pill—Intervals from The Matrix
In this profile you will set the stage with four intervals that reach into the VO2 max range. The final three intervals will be selected through audience interaction and a cruel twist of fate, what I call the “Matrix choice.” Be ready to ask your riders to make the choice of remaining in the blissful ignorance of illusion or embracing the painful truth of reality.Read more…
Quick Profile: Descending Track Intervals
This ride is patterned after a running workout on a track. It illustrates to the riders how duration and intensity are inversely related and shows how the body is able to produce more energy over a shorter period of time. Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Be a Warrior!
Here’s a short playlist of songs pertaining to war, warriors, and bravery. Feel free to pair it with our Never Give Up playlist for a ride that will propel riders to the top!Read more…
Quick Profile: Loop de Loop
This is a fun profile that has always been a big hit whenever I’ve used it. It is predominantly aerobic but brings riders to threshold on the second loop and briefly over threshold on the final loop.Read more…
Ask the Expert: How Much Time Should You Spend in the Red Zone?
Bill Pierce’s challenging profile “Strong Start or Fast Finish” is a series of intervals that either start off “very hard” and slightly back off to “hard,” or start off “hard” and build to “very hard.” We got a great question asking whether this was too much time spent in Zone 5. This article should clarify how much time a rider should be able to spend above threshold. Hint: The answer is it depends!Read more…