East Coast Kettlebell Club and Ironworks FE training Day

This pass weekend I had the opportunity to work with Master Coach Mike Stefano and the good people from Ironworks F.E. Chriss Silverstein and Rick Carranza. Training day was meant for those that had already been exposed to kettlebell sport (trainers, coaches, athletes) and those interested in learning about it. All those that participated in the event were able to experience training like a team. We all did Jerk set followed by a Snatch set and a Long Cycle set. The Jerk and Long Cycle were done for 3 mins each and Snatch 2 mins each hand. We did this a couple times and we were able to talk about our mistakes and what we could do to correct them. There were some that were experienced with it and then some that were new to it. It was good to see different situations on different people because we really don't know who will come to us next and want to train in kettlebell sport.
So after we got done with the 2 rounds of Jerk, Snatch and Long Cycle, we were able to see a demo with Chriss and Vanessa doing a 10 min one arm set. Chriss did Jerk and Vanessa did long cycle. They were both moving at 10 reps a min and were able to finish the set. It was pretty amazing to see these two women working hard and finishing the set with 16kg each. I believe they both got up to 100 reps or more.
After that it was our turn (the group) for a 10 min one arm jerk set. We all finished which was nice. The winner won a small prize. That gave us all something to work for.
I chose to use the 20kg for this being that I would be able to get better elbow hip connection to allow for better rest and better Jerks. I was doing good till I hit the fourth minute and I began to lose my grip on my right hand. I toughed it out before I got to the hand switch. Then I was able to finish it out on my left. I was going at 10rpm and on the fifth and tenth minute I pushed hard to get get all the reps out. I ended up with 118 Jerks total (58 on right and 60 on left).

What I got from this weekend was great training program ideas for competition and meeting a bunch of good people. I also was able to reconnect with Mike and those from his club. He is a great coach and i learned a lot. Training from here on out will be fun. I can't wait for the other training day and East Coast Kettlebell Challenge to come. It's good to have a Coach that isn't too far away. The trip I made was definitely worth it.