Posts by Karen Glooch

Three challenges in one song. Riders have three movement, speed or resistance efforts within each song. Intensity can start with easy, moderate or sort-of-hard for the first efforts (it will vary as the ride progresses), but the second effort is always at threshold and the third is above threshold. For example, for Song 2, Shivers,…

To be able to go longer, stronger you have to train lighter, longer. This week’s profile is Lighter, Longer: two 8:00 seated flat road Zone 2 intervals (moderate intensity) 90-95 RPM with 4:00 Zone 1 (light intensity) recoveries followed by a 7:00/8:00 seated flat Zone 3 (tempo) intervals (sort of hard intensity) 90-100 RPM with…

Five blocks of Roaring 20s! Twenty second accelerations (A) off a steady state (SS) effort. Toward the end of the warm-up, have your riders find and hold a sustainable, moderate effort below threshold (steady state). During the ride, they will come back to that steady state for the longer intervals (2:00, 1:30, 1:00). For the…

Four 8:00 loops ending with a strong, fast straightaway to finish. I chose fast flats, jumps and out of the saddle in hand position 3 for the movements; between 1-2:00 for duration with refuels between each loop. This simple structure enables a lot of flexibility. It’s easy to select your own movements and durations. With…

Spring into Spring with this high energy mix of hills and speed with some friendly competition during the Lemonheads version of Mrs. Robinson. For the competition, use the first 30 seconds of the song to create two teams – you can do front rows/back rows or right side/left side; whichever makes sense for your class…

Here’s your chance to give each indoor cycling movement the spotlight! Each song begins with a flat road for prep, then spotlights one movement – except for the last song where you bring it home using five movements. Challenging, coachable and dynamic! I use a seven second crossfade so the exact timing will differ depending on…

Four 8:00-9:00 loops, three parts: speed, strength, jumps. Finish with a 3:00 progressive speed challenge. Intensity for the first and fourth loops range from moderate to hard; the second and third- easy to hard. Manage/modify intensity for your group. Quick intensity cue refresher: Easy – Walking with a purpose to light jog, working recovery; Moderate…

Keeping it simple with this sampler! Start off with a taste of short fast flats and climbs, then move to the main course – double the portion of each. A “palate cleanser” for 3:30, then mixing it back up with flats and climbs to finish fast, steady, and strong! This is a great ride to…