Debra got JK'd

“I had a bad injury to my hip flexor muscle and was a wreck. I was doing Physiotherapy at Burnaby Square at which time the physiotherapist suggested I see Jon to help strengthen my body so this did not happen again.

 

My passion is running dogs in agility events. My dogs are fabulous and I found that I was having problems keeping up to their pace and being able to “get” where I had to be to assist them in the more complex courses to ensure those perfect runs. Upon review of my condition it was made clear that I was unevenly balanced and while I had strength in my lower body my upper body was weak in comparison, this would have to be fixed if I was to compete with my dogs at the “Masters Level”.

I have to admit it was a long slow road and difficult most of the way. I remember starting to do push- ups against bed and I thought that was hard, then progressed down to a stair level and now I can do them elevated on kettlebells! I remained injury free and was able to go the Wyoming last summer to train with the US agility team.

I have just successfully qualified at the BC AAC Regional’s for the 2010 AAC Nationals in Spruce Meadows Alberta with all three of my dogs. Several of the competitors thought I was crazy to enter all of my dogs together in one year at Regional’s but I did it and my 2 experienced dogs were in the top 10 and my youngest was 15^th in BC.

I am still working with Jon weekly and really enjoy how he incorporates kettlebells into my training.  I can double clean and double snatch the 12kgs bells and I am currently working with the 16kg bell. 

I can’t wait to go to Wyoming this year to train with the US team again and compete in the Nationals at Spruce Meadows.

Thanks Jon for making my passion a reality.”

Debra H.

New Westminster, BC

Wanna get JK'd?  Give me a shout.

Jon-Erik Kawamoto