No Expectations

March 13th, 2010

jaredpr

Jared hits a new PR on the bench press today!

The First Time

March 13th, 2010

julieb

Congrats Julie B, on your first 10 min Long Cycle set!

Roll Call Time

March 11th, 2010

How well do you know your neighbors?  Can you name at least two people from each picture?

team0600

"Give me some love!"

10am

"It's Amy, Jen, Lisa, Jill, and..."

lism

Mommy-sitting

team0700

Sayaka: "It's too early to be barking orders Steve!"

team1000

"One-hundred-twen-ty-five..."

earlymorning

"Can you move a little faster pleeeeez?"

team0900

"Newton, Eduardo, Nina, and..."

mystery

Mystery person from Team 1000

Sara & Surya earn Master of Sport

March 9th, 2010
Surya claims her Master of Sport victory after her last rep...

Surya claims her Master of Sport victory after her last rep...

Congratulations to ICKB Girls Sara & Surya for earning their Master of Sport rank in the Long Cycle this past weekend at the 2010 Arnold Sports Festival!

Sara feeling rock solid at the top of the jerk

Sara at the top of the Long Cycle Clean & Jerk

“Leading up to the moment, Sara was nervous and nauseous, but she fired off her set with classic well-trained speed strength and I didn’t see an ounce of doubt after rep one….”

Read full report here.

Super Foes

March 9th, 2010

teampullsled

Superfriends

March 6th, 2010

sea1

A simple and effective back strengthener.  Also, an early morning wake-up call.

Travel Lite

March 3rd, 2010
travellite

Picking the right sandbag can save you lots of heartache.  Prateek and Lina may look dazed [pictured left], but they’re secretly plotting for the next phase…  Meanwhile, Jen C. is not so sure Chris B. has her best interest at heart.  Here, strategy is key!

Kettlebell Juggling by Oksana Nikifor

March 2nd, 2010
Kettlebell Juggling by Oksana Nikifor

We are constantly inspired by women breaking barriers!  Take a look at the world’s best, Russian Champion Oksana Nikifor in action…

Power Snatch Progression

March 2nd, 2010
snatchhighpull

Jumping up

snatchpullunder

Pulling under

Surviving Mommyhood

February 28th, 2010

Mother of four, Rebekah V., with Team 0600

Rebekah joined the IC to lose her post-baby weight and to just get in shape after a significant hiatus from exercise… well, do four children really count as a hiatus?  Coming from someone who loves watching Star Wars as much as she loves reading Pride and Prejudice, is it any surprise that Rebekah fits right in around here?

Immediately following her first intro session, Jessica made a quick prediction about Rebekah… Jess said, “She has the right attitude to reach all of her fitness goals and then some.  I think she’ll be very successful.”  Now that Rebekah has proven Jessica right by losing close to 10 pounds, Rebekah’s got more big goals to think about this month in hopes of winning the latest IC Challenge.  In the meantime, please feel free to give her a High 5 next time you see her walking back to her car with an endorphin glow!

Thank you for the inspiration Rebekah!