Magic Coaching Minute Video: What to Do With Elbows
Gene Nacey of Cycling Fusion and I came up with a great way to teach your students how to place their hands on the handlebars, and as a result, their elbows should fall into the most natural and...
View ArticleMagic Coaching Minute: The Warm-Up
Welcome to our new segment at ICA. We are going to provide a Magic Coaching Minute every month on various topics to further educate and demonstrate coaching and the technical aspects of form and...
View ArticleMagic Coaching Minute: Knees Tracking Outward
As instructors it is important that we monitor the form our those in our class. It is not uncommon to notice riders pedaling with their knees too far apart or tracking outward. This video addresses...
View ArticleMagic Coaching Minute: How to Use Toe Cages
We have been asked by a number of instructors for the proper way to use the toe cages and straps on an indoor bike. This Magic Coaching Minute video demonstrates the proper use, safety concerns, and...
View ArticleMagic Coaching Minute: Excessive Upper-Body Movement
Jennifer and Tom discuss some of the excessive upper-body movements found when standing during indoor cycling classes and how to coach your riders to proper form.
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Magic Coaching Minute: Cheek to Cheek
Many of us see riders who struggle to stand. They come out of the saddle but try to resist the natural side-to-side movement. This video demonstrates “Cheek to Cheek,” a fun drill you can use to help...
View ArticleMagic Coaching Minute: Too Much Resistance
Regardless of the reason, using too much resistance on an indoor cycling bike is not good for the muscles, joints, or an effective workout.
View ArticleMagic Coaching Minute: Standing for Beginners
One of our goals for 2018 here at ICA is to produce new training videos for instructors. That will take a little time to film and produce, so in the meantime, I will be reposting some of our best Magic...
View ArticleMagic Coaching Minute: Standing Flats
Watch as Jennifer provides great coaching tips for standing on a “flat” road (i.e. above 80 rpm). After this video was first published in 2014, I saw a discussion on one of the online forums discussing...
View ArticleMagic Coaching Minute: Bouncing in the Saddle
How can you help riders quiet their form and eliminate bouncing? Jennifer Sage and Tom Scotto discuss why this happens and provide a few solutions.
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