ICKB students: Please be sure to come collect a special gift from Ivan and Ksenia tonight!

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A video featuring some of the spectacular highlights from the Open Cup of Europe 2011

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Don’t miss this rare opportunity to train with Honored Master of Sport, Valery Fedorenko, America’s 1st Master of Sport, Catherine Imes, and Masters of Sport Ice Chamber Kettlebell Team, all under one roof at the WKC San Francisco Coach Certification!

Date: September 25-26, 2010

Location: Ice Chamber Athletic Performance Training

Register Now!

This is the only West Coast Coach Certification in 2010.

Due to popular demand, the Ice Chamber Kettlebell Team will be hosting another WKC Fitness Trainer Certification on September 24th, in anticipation of Valery Fedorenko’s visit to the SF Bay Area on September 25th.

This course is the prerequisite for the WKC Coach Certification at the Ice Chamber on September 25-26th.

Video of our last Fitness Trainer Certification  
Date: Friday, September 24, 2010
Time: 12-5pm

Space is limited. Register Now!

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.

Sarah MAC and the Saturday Kettlebell Sport Team are ready to handle any situation at any time.

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

Team Ice Chamber made another impressive showing this weekend at the World LongCycle Championship in NYC!

Mel won the Silver (earned CMS rank) while Jen took the Gold in their respective weight classes of the 16kg division.

Sara and Surya take it to the next level by winning two Golds in the 24kg division!

Finally, Maya took gold in her weight class and simultaneously became (along with Lorna Kleidman) one of the last women to earn a MS rank in the 20kg Long Cycle (current WKC rankings).  With this accomplishment, the ICKB Girls became the only team in the country to be comprised 100% of Masters of Sport!

Best,
Steven

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 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.

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

Another Ice Chamber exclusive video:

Using visual cues and his undeniable charisma, check out World Champion Fedor Fuglev crossing several language barriers to offer tips and coaching advice to international lifters in Latvia.

Click here to watch video

Enjoy!

World Champion and Master of Sport, Elena Yurysheva

Master of Sport, Elena Viktorovna Yurysheva is from the Vologodskaya region in the city of Vytegra, Russia.  She is 25 years old and weighs between 60-61 kilograms.  Elena credits her coach, Vyacheslav Yakovlevich Ogarev, for helping her become one of the first women in the world to snatch the 24kg kettlebell over 120 times in competition.  Click here to read the full interview…

Thank you Elena.  You rock!