glossary

Glossary of Terms and Acronyms


BSC
Boston Sports Club

CAC
Cambridge Athletic Club

DTX
Downtown Crossing, location in central Boston.

jumps
The act of moving between positions 1, 2, and 3

intervals
A series of sprints (or jumps)

positions (standard)
#1: sitting on the saddle of bike
#2: standing upright; center of gravity about the saddle; light touch on the handlebars
#3: hands stretched out to the end of the groups of the handlebar; center of gravity just in front of the saddle (i.e. not too far forward).  There should not be too much pressure exerted on the handlebars.

positions (RPM)
Ride Easy: sitting in the saddle (standard position #1) with low resistance
Racing In the Saddle: hands move out to the side of the handlebar, quicker pace.  This can also be done while shifting your butt to the front of the saddle for a shorter pedal stroke and thus even quicker pace.
Climb: see standard position #3

RPM
a style of spinning from Les Mills.  See the intro post here.

sprints
Short bursts (< 1 minute typically) of rapid pedaling


Tobatta
The term for a series of intervals consisting of 8 sprints of 20 seconds each, separated by 10 second breaks.  Used primarily (only?) by Megan.