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Thursday, August 26th, 2010World Kettlebell Lifting Championship – Chicago 2010
Sunday, August 8th, 2010The women of the IC are always up for a challenge. We are so proud of each lifter for their unique ability to work, play, and win at the World Kettlebell Lifting Championship in Chicago. You ladies continue to display such grace and power through technique — Congratulations!
Here are results in each respective weight class:
Sam – Gold – 12kg Biathlon
Karen – Gold – 12kg Biathlon
Maya – Gold – 20kg Biathlon
Surya – Silver – 20kg Biathlon
Sara – Gold – 24kg Long Cycle
This competition had by far the highest concentration of advanced kettlebell lifters on U.S. soil. We want to congratulate every athlete that qualified and competed to make this one of the best events to date.
Surya taking the 20kg Jerk to new heights.
Maya – still the top 53kg lifter in the U.S.
Sara, considered by many insiders as the top female Long Cycle lifter in the country, delivers yet another MS performance and competition PR.
Sam takes the snatch by storm, going the full 10 minutes to earn 162 reps – in her first competition!
And finally, our hero, Karen stole the hearts of everyone by becoming the WKC’s 1st National Champion in the Senior Women Division.
Best,
Steven
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Special Congrats to Emily Friedel for earning MS in Biathlon, Cate Imes for producing yet another Master of Sport in Emily Friedel; C-Duff and the Lockout Team for their amazing performances, and Team Croatia for displaying some wicked sick lifting this weekend.
Seven powerful ladies of the WKC: Ivana - CMS, Surya - MS, Lorna - MS, Svetlana - MSWC, Maya - MS, Sara - MS, and Emily - MS.
Henry, Nenad, and Will all closing in on CMS.
Team Croatia with big hearts and delivering big numbers!
Both Scott and C-Duff of Team Lockout gave breath taking performances.
Ivana, ever so close to MS!
Eric St. Onge achieved MS numbers in Jerk.
Cate Imes going for S-32 Rank.
Andy staying focused with S-60 rank, a.k.a. Long Cycle with the 132 lb KB!
Rest period after Sara's set.
Dalibar housing the 24s despite his recent back injury.
Thank you WKC for throwing another great event.
Our Kettlebell Students
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010We are incredibly proud of you for making tremendous progress in such a short time. But more importantly, we appreciate your attention to detail and the adherence to skill development – the foundation to safe, progressive, and long lasting kettlebell lifting!
VF Workout #7
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010Valery Fedorenko does 116 reps of OALC using the 40kg bell in 10 minutes. Even though he is switching hands on the minute, that’s still roughly 12 rpm. Extremely difficult to accomplish at any weight class.
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Announcement:
The Topic of Winning!
Tuesday, July 20th at 6:30pm.
Come hear our hometown Olympian, Sayaka, discuss her mental strategies for winning! The is open to any current IC member interested in exploring the mind body connection in sports and the competition field.
The Black Sea Diaries – Chapter 3
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
By Surya Voinar-Fowler
“…MS rank is really only proof of my rudimentary understanding- it means that I have acquired just enough knowledge and skill to begin a deeper study of the sport. MS was my qualifying exam. In order to continue to improve, I knew that I would have to take my understanding to the next level. In other words, it was time to go back to school.”
First Responders
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Sarah MAC and the Saturday Kettlebell Sport Team are ready to handle any situation at any time.
The Black Sea Diaries – Chapter 2
Monday, June 14th, 2010
“…Hanging over the gym’s only clock in the center of the kettlebell room directly across from four wooden platforms is a banner printed on an old roll of computer paper. In faded Russian red letters, it reads: I Am Champion. Fedor pointed to it right away and then brought his index finger to his forehead with more to say about it. “This is not about arrogance,” Valery began to translate, “This is about using your mind and believing in yourself. You must be the one to think you are a champion in order to become one,” Fedor wisely advised…” READ MORE
The Black Sea Diaries – Chapter 1
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
The Black Sea
“Today, as Surya and I boarded our flight from San Francisco to Amsterdam on our way to the Ukraine for the WKC’s Summer Sport Camp, I felt caught in the middle of a neighbor compatibility test. Nothing triggers the judgmental nature of humans more than airplanes. We all try to make the experience less painful by compulsively scouring every travel site available for the best possible rates, but then inevitably it’s the seating arrangement, preferably an isle or a window and of course some extra leg room, that either makes or breaks the deal. In Economy, you always pray your neighbor will be skinnier, shorter, and quieter than you…” READ MORE
Back from the Ukraine
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
Maya and Surya with 15x World Champion Fedor Fuglev
The ladies are back from the World Kettlebell Club’s Ukrainian Sport Camp hosted at the historic training facility of 15x World Champion, Fedor Fuglev (who is 48 years of age by the way, but wait till you see the stuff he does). With more than 24 hours of travel time and 4 flights to get home, they are a bit jet lagged, but full of immense gratitude for their incredible experience. Maya and Surya promise to chronicle their most amazing excursion to date on the ICKB site very soon. Until then, here is a video of their once in a lifetime adventure to the Black Sea.
Best,
Steven
Standing Ovation
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010Check out the 2nd Annual Ice Chamber WKC Trainer Certification course from this weekend. Congratulations to all the new World Kettlebell Club Graduates!
We want to thank all the participants for traveling across the state, country, and world to visit us for this incredible event.