STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Kathryn Whitney, the first of many.

Kathryn is the first of my Kettlebell students to successfully pass the Russian Kettlebell Challenge Snatch Test. The RKC Snatch test is one of three tests and one challenge that all kettlebell instructors must complete at the RKC Certification. Kathryn snatched a 26lb kettlebell overhead 64 times in 3'03".

Are you ready to pass your RKC Snatch Test? All students must test using their choice of Kettlebell before December 1^st.

Intensity Scores

What does Calories/Lb/Minute measure? In one word: intensity. Kettlebell students wear a heart monitor calibrated for age, gender and weight during portions of the class and engage in ten minutes of intense non-stop kettlebell exercises. As students fitness level increases so does their ability to achieve and maintain an elevated heart rate which translates to burning more calories per minute per pound. With regular attendance students typically increase capacity by 50% within 2-3 months. Most people can achieve a high heart and keep it there for a couple of minutes, but not many can keep their heart rate high for 10 minutes or longer. This kind endurance is a measure of mental toughness as well a physical fitness. I choose to use ten minute and five minute test because these times correspond to the RKC Snatch test and the Secret Service Snatch test.

October 22^nd
Pat Loontjer moved to the head of the class by achieving the most calories burned per minute per pound of bodyweight (0.0816 cals / min / lb). The average person burns about 0.06 Calories/Minute/Lb. Pat is a 63 year old grandmother that has been taking kettlebell classes for three-months and has outperformed all 26 classmates at the Southwest YMCA, many less than half her age. She surpassed Carl Reerink at 0.0756 Calories/Minute/Lb.

October 31^st
Vivek, my youngest Kettlebell student is ten years old. He trains with Kettlebell two times a week as part of his conditioning for Taekwondo.
On 10/31/2008 Vivek achieved a high score of .0867 Calories/Minute/Lb.during a 30-minute kettlebell session and moved to the head of the class surpassing Pat Loontjer's record.

November 3^rd
Kelly Rushlow moved into second place on Nov 3^rd by burning .0844 Calories/Minute/Lb.…. No small task for someone that usually sports a lower than normal heart rate.

November 10^th
I finally surpassed by previous record and achieved .0920 Calories/Minute/Lb by performing a snatch workout with the 62lb kettlebell.

Who's next?

 

More Snatch Test Results

Date	Name	Kettlebell		Repetitions		Time	Result
		Required	used	Required	Completed
Women's Master Class
10/30	Kathryn	26lb	26lb	64	64	3'03"	100% Pass!
Women's Open Class
10/30	Hannah	35lb	26lb	56	56	2'26"	Good
10/30	Mandy	35lb	26lb	70	70	3'32"	Good
10/30	Kelly	35lb	26lb	80	70	5'00"	Incomplete
Men's Master Class
10/30	Jan	44lb	45lb	76	38	n/a	50% Incomplete
Men's Open Class
11/4	Scott	53lb	53lb	72	72	2:50	100% Pass
Junior Open Class (under 18)
10/29	Vivek	-	5lb	36	72	2:30	Good

 

SOME MORE INTENSITY SCORES

DATE	Name	Cals/Min	Cals/Min/Lb
11/10/2008	Scott Stevens	14.82	0.09205
10/31/2008	Vivek	7.46	0.08670
11/03/2008	Kelly Rushlow	15.27	0.08439
10/22/2008	Pat Loontjer	13.79	0.08161
11/11/2008	Peter Jensen	12.27	0.07865
10/01/2008	Carl Reerink	19.66	0.07560
11/11/2008	Debbie Aschoff	9.15	0.06778
10/28/2008	Megan Mueller	9.20	0.06571
11/06/2008	Hannah Unger	7.48	0.06233
11/03/2008	Terry Elliot	12.25	0.05935
11/11/2008	Lakshmin	13.01	0.05834
10/29/2008	Darcy Horn	7.50	0.05769
10/29/2008	Rene Jensen	11.57	N/A

To be tested you must your own heart rate monitor that tracks calories burned and workout duration.
OR You may use the instructor's heart rate monitor if you wish.