Keep it Real - one of our very own - woot woot!

One of our members, Funhog, alerted us to the fact that she was producing an ebook on Spinning - aka Indoor Cycling Classes.....

see http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...t=22416&page=2
Post #6 and following...

Well, this from Road Bike Rider's 12/18/08 Newsletter

Just wanted to say congrats Funhog and thanks for your contributions to cycling!! Woot Woot!

"Keep it Real - In Your Indoor Cycling Classes!"

We're closing 2008 with a unique new eBook available today: Keep it Real -- In Your Indoor Cycling Classes! The author is Jennifer Sage, an exercise science expert and certified Spinning Master Instructor.

Jennifer is on a mission!

She has a big beef with indoor cycling instructors and programs that don't "Keep it Real" by developing the fitness and skills necessary for road cycling improvement. For roadies, there are too many inappropriate classes out there, she contends, and that's the central issue of her enlightening eBook

Who's it written for? You, if you are attending indoor cycling classes this winter or are thinking about enrolling. It's also for instructors, especially those who don't have a road cycling background (a common deficiency Jennifer has found during her years in the indoor cycling industry).

When an instructor and program are on target, Jennifer argues that you can get much more benefit from each hour in a class than you can by pedaling a trainer alone at home. She makes a compelling case why this is so. It can happen if the class "keeps it real" by directly connecting what you do inside on a spinning bike to riding a road bike outside.

A key part of this eBook is Jennifer's description of 13 indoor cycling techniques that should be avoided. Even though they're popular in many classes, they either won't make you a better road rider or they can set you back with injuries. She goes on to detail the exercises, drills and workouts that actually will boost your ability on the road.

Keep it Real is remarkably comprehensive -- the most complete, up-to-date and hard-hitting publication on indoor cycling classes on the market. Don't join a class till you read it. If you're already in a class, use it to make sure you are getting the most for your money and effort.

Keep it Real has 177 pages, 18 color photos and a file size of 1.7 MB. See the extensive table of contents and read an excerpt by clicking http://www.roadbikerider.com/kir_page.htm As with all 39 RBR eBooks and eArticles, you can do the download instantly as soon as your order has been completed.

Thanks so much Flyby! It's been a long time coming (it's always waaaaay more work than you think it's going to be when you start out on a project like this)!

My primary market is cyclists who want to get more out of indoor cycling classes, because if you don't understand how that weighted flywheel affects your cadence and pedal stroke, you won't get as much neural adaptation. But when you really do understand how to select resistance and cadence (based on specificity of exercise) you can optimize your time in indoor cycling (IDC) classes. When using these tips, you can improve your pedal stroke, you can increase your preferred cadence outdoors, you can get rid of bad habits, and transfer all this to your outdoor riding experience. But I've noticed so many people, even cyclists, who do not realize these things, and therefore who aren't getting the benefit out of IDC classes. Also, there's a lot of "fluff", and even unsafe moves, that are very popular in indoor cycling, so I've listed which of these moves that cyclists should sit out (and explained why), to avoid injury and again, to maximize the cycling specific training benefits.

The secondary market is indoor cycling instructors who want to know how to meet the needs of cyclists in their classes. So if your instructor sometimes does things that you know won't help you out on the road (you know, like those really fast jumps, squats, hovers, pushups, or constant distractions)....maybe you can send him or her the link! As Ed Pavelka said in roadbikerider.com, I really am on a mission to clean up indoor cycling and "Spinning" and to inspire more instructors to Keep it Real!

It's all explained on my blog. http://funhogspins.blogspot.com/2008...l-in-your.html