Nani and Beth delivered a killer performance with ease on Saturday. This is no surprise since they are two of the IC’s most dedicated trainees.
Archive for June, 2008
Showing-up to Train
Sunday, June 29th, 2008Mars Made It
Friday, June 27th, 2008
We are happy to report that 6 a.m. veteran Mars Stone made it through surgery with flying colors yesterday. Great news: everything that could have went wrong, didn’t; everything that could have went right, did! Bye-bye tumor. She is awake, smiling, and luckily visiting another dimension…
While this is not quite the After photo she was anticipating, we hope she feels dang proud of herself anyway. Mars has had a challenging year and yet, she never let her training fall by the wayside. In fact, she continued to lose weight (nearly 25 pounds) and train consistently up until two weeks ago. No doubt, Mars will be back in action very soon!
Jojo’s Back
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Jojo came home with another title this year: NCAA 2008 National Rowing Champion! True to form, she immediately took to bellin’. Check out that rack position she picked up in less than a week. It’s great to have you back Jojo!
Happy 21st Birthday!
Can’t Stop Progress
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
These three individuals made a huge leap in their technical development. This picture says it all: you can draw a straight line from the bells to their center of mass. As a result, Shari, Rob, and Nick came through with some very strong numbers tonight!
Paul Power
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Paul Price has been on the all-star energizer team 1000 for the past few months now. It’s time we give him a proper shout out. Keep up the awesome training Paul!
Movin’ on up
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Usual suspects of 1000 ascend the rope. Could this be the start of something new?
1 Mile Test
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Be prepared to run this week 
Get the Extinguisher
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Samin is on fire! She has made remarkable gains with only a few months of training. Her positive approach to her training is one of the main reasons she’s excelling. Stay tuned!
Real Kettlebell Lifting Looks Funny
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
As we move closer to the truth about kettlebell lifting, we have been able to add very technical elements to more of our basic circuits. Many of you may be wondering what the fuss is all about. Are we getting an adequate “workout” even though everything seems so much calmer during these sets?
According to National Champ Marty Farrell’s explanation of the more popularized style of kettlebells, “It ‘looks’ harder. I see people on youtube do a set with half the weight I use and I find myself noting how hard they look like they’re… working. And even though I feel like sh$# I look like I’m ok…”
The story behind the facade is that you’ll simply “learn how to deal with hell with a semi clear head.”
Post your thoughts about Marty’s quote to comments.
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Factoid: Weighing only 70 kgs., Marty jerked two 32 kg. kettlebells for 66 consecutive reps in order to rank Master of Sport (black belt in kettlebell lifting). This is an amazing feat for any person regardless of size or strength. If you don’t believe us, try it for yourself.
Angled Flying Pull-up
Monday, June 16th, 2008
Jill’s at it again – advancing her bartendin’ skills with a variation of da’ elevata.