Steve Nave, Co-DirectorSteve’s philosophy is simple: “You must believe that improvement and goal attainment is possible. When you truly believe that you can reach your goals and objectives, you most certainly will. Belief in yourself and your abilities is real, and it is tangible. It’s this belief that creates the passion that will prompt you to willingly sacrifice for your personal success.”Steve served 23 years in the U.S. Navy, with 20 as a Navy SEAL. He was also a Navy SEAL Instructor in the Naval Special Warfare Physical Training Center in Coronado, CA and trained the men in BUD/S who would go on to become SEALs. Steve understands what it means to take people to the edge and beyond, testing their physical strength, muscle endurance, aerobic and anaerobic capabilities as well as their mental toughness. His experience has proven that through the right training techniques, anything can be achieved, both mentally and physically.Steve has the experience to help his students achieve new peaks in both their physical and mental abilities (talent that enables someone to achieve a great deal) that allow them to be pushed much harder and more intense then they thought possible. He has taken thousands of students beyond their self-perceived mental and physical limitations. They became harder, stronger, faster and more confident in themselves and their abilities then at any point in their lives; tougher than they could have imagined.He has developed a mental and fitness philosophy that transcends mere physical training and health, integrating emotional and spiritual strength, and most importantly, mental toughness and focus elements. His multi-dimensional training outlook encompasses all of these “states of being” and the results he has achieved, both in his own life and for his students, are nothing short of extraordinary. By learning and applying the proper execution of mental strength, in combination with a new level of physical power, his students learn to harness an all-encompassing personal focus that empowers them to reach that ultimate destination: life-changing results that reach and surpass all expectations.Steve’s certifications include: * PTA Global Advanced * PTA Global Mentorship Level 1 * Mental Game Coaching Professional (MGCP) * Russian Kettlebell Challenge Certified Instructor (RKC) * American Kettlebell Coach (AKC) * Certified Kettlebell Teacher (CKT) * Health & Fitness Instructor: American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) * Medical Exercise Specialist: American Academy of Health, Fitness, & Rehab Professionals * Level 1 Corrective High-Performance Exercise Kinesiologist: CHEK * Golf Biomechanic Certified: CHEK * Nutrition Lifestyle Coach Level 2: CHEK * Metabolic Diet Typing Advisor Advanced: Health ExcelHis specializations include assessment and/or measurement and the interpretation for the following:Flexibility and muscle imbalance testing/assessmentsMental Toughness TrainingHard Style Strength and Muscle Endurance TrainingCorrective exercise prescription
Ivan Ivanov, Co-DirectorAfter retiring from competition in 1997, Ivan Radnev Ivanov left his home country of Bulgaria to join U.S.A. wrestling as a development coach and to further the Greco Roman wrestling program in the United States. Ivan coaching career began as assistant resident coach for the Greco-Roman wrestling team in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the Olympic Training Center. A post he held from 1997 to 1999. In March of 1999 Ivan became the full time wrestling director and head coach at one of the largest health clubs in Utah, the Tree-house Athletic Club, better known as TAC-wrestling in Salt Lake City UT.In February 2002 Ivan returned to USA Wrestling and moved his innovative coaching techniques to Marquette, MI as the head coach of the Greco Roman wrestling team at the United States Olympic Education Center (USOEC) on the campus of Northern Michigan University. Since then, Ivan has developed the facility into the top Greco-Roman wrestling program for college aged athletes in the United States. Athletes training under coach Ivanov’s program have gone on to become national champions, world medalists and olympians, and include 2009 National Greco-Roman Champions Harry Lester (74kg/163 lbs.) and Joe Betterman (60kg/132 lbs.)Ivan’s Wrestling Accomplishments (partial list) * 6-Time Bulgarian National Greco-Roman champion * 1994 Tampere Finland World silver medallist 62kg * 1995 Petrov Gold Belt winner * 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games – 5th place 62 kg * 3-Time winner of the Nikola Petrov Grand-Pre international tournament * USA wrestling Gold level certified coach * USA wrestling national coaching staff since 1998 * 2008 Beijing Olympic Games – USA wrestling coaching staff * Coached 66kg Harry Lester – 2005 University World Bronze medalist, 2006 and 2007 Senior World Championships Bronze Medalist, 2009 74kg U.S. National Champion * Coached 55kg Spencer Mango – 2006 University World Champion, 2006 Junior World Bronze Medalist, 2008 Olympian, 2009 U.S. National Silver Metalist * Coached 84kg Chas Betts – 2006 University Worlds Silver Medalist * Coached 120kg Peter Kovalzchuk 2008 University World Bronze Medalist * Coached 96kg Adam Wheeler 2008 Beijing Olympic Bronze Medalist * 2005-Current – Led U.S.O.E.C. Greco-Roman program to 7 world medals and 1 Olympic medalGetBAGFitGabriela Beckman n - BBS (Bulgarian Bag Specialist)Spät- oder Quereinsteiger in Sachen Sport und funktionaler Fitness mit starkem Interesse an Selbstverteidigung und Kampfsport, sowie Methoden zur Zielerreichung trifft es wohl ziemlich genau. 2006 stieß ich bei der Suche nach einer Alternative zum Training mit den Maschinen im Fitness-Center auf ein Buch über Bodyweight Übungen von Pavel Tsatsouline. Eine Begegnung, die buchstäblich mein Leben veränderte. Ich begann mit dem Fighter-Fitness-Training bei Björn Friedrich, dessen Schule glückerweise nur ein paar Kilometer von meinem Wohnort entfernt ist und der hier in Deutschland mit seinen Bodyweight-Übungen Herausragendes auf die Beine gestellt hat. Außerdem fing ich an, mit Kettlebells zu trainieren. Diese urigen “Rundgewichte” waren so was wie Liebe auf den ersten Blick und der Entschluß Kettlebelltrainer zu werden, ließ nicht lange auf sich warten. Im Juni 2008 wurde ich von Steve Cotter als Kettlebelltrainer (CKT) zertifiziert und bestand im Oktober -als erste Frau hier in Deutschland - die ziemlich harte RKC-Zertifizierung. Im November 2008 ging mein Webshop (www.kraft-fitness-shop.de) für funktionale Fitness online. Zu den Kettlebells kamen dann bald auch die Bulgarian Bags hinzu. So entstand ein reger Kontakt mit Foeldeak und Ivan Ivanov, den ich im April 2009 auf einem Seminar in Köln kennenlernte - ein sehr bodenständiger und herzlicher Mensch mit einer Topkondition und der Kraft eines ausgewachsenen Stiers. Als ich seine Einladung nach Boise zur ersten IBBC-Instructor-Ausbildung erhielt, war ich sofort Feuer und Flamme und kann im Nachhinein auch nur sagen: Es hat sich gelohnt. •NLP-Master Ausbildung (Klaus Grochowiak)•FMS-Specialist (Functional Movement Screen - Gray Cook)•CKT (Certified Kettlebell Trainer - Steve Cotter)•RKC (Russian Kettlebell Challenge Instructor - Pavel Tsatsouline)•Bodyweight-Instructor (Steve Maxwell)•BBS (Bulgarian Bag Specialist - IBBC)Trainingsseminare für den Bulgarian Bag / Kettlebells wird es demnächst hier in Frankfurt und Umgebung geben. Die Termine werden in der Seminar-Übersicht bekanntgeben.
teve Nave, Co-Director
Steve’s philosophy is simple: “You must believe that improvement and goal attainment is possible.
When you truly believe that you can reach your goals and objectives, you most certainly will. Belief
in yourself and your abilities is real, and it is tangible. It’s this belief that creates the passion that
will prompt you to willingly sacrifice for your personal success.”
Steve served 23 years in the U.S. Navy, with 20 as a Navy SEAL. He was also a Navy SEAL
Instructor in the Naval Special Warfare Physical Training Center in Coronado, CA and trained the
men in BUD/S who would go on to become SEALs. Steve understands what it means to take
people to the edge and beyond, testing their physical strength, muscle endurance, aerobic and
anaerobic capabilities as well as their mental toughness. His experience has proven that through the right training
techniques, anything can be achieved, both mentally and physically.
Steve has the experience to help his students achieve new peaks in both their physical and mental abilities (talent that
enables someone to achieve a great deal) that allow them to be pushed much harder and more intense then they thought
possible. He has taken thousands of students beyond their self-perceived mental and physical limitations. They became
harder, stronger, faster and more confident in themselves and their abilities then at any point in their lives; tougher than
they could have imagined.
He has developed a mental and fitness philosophy that transcends mere physical training and health, integrating emotional
and spiritual strength, and most importantly, mental toughness and focus elements. His multi-dimensional training outlook
encompasses all of these “states of being” and the results he has achieved, both in his own life and for his students, are
nothing short of extraordinary. By learning and applying the proper execution of mental strength, in combination with a new
level of physical power, his students learn to harness an all-encompassing personal focus that empowers them to reach
that ultimate destination: life-changing results that reach and surpass all expectations.
Steve’s certifications include:
* PTA Global Advanced
* PTA Global Mentorship Level 1
* Mental Game Coaching Professional (MGCP)
* Russian Kettlebell Challenge Certified Instructor (RKC)
* American Kettlebell Coach (AKC)
* Certified Kettlebell Teacher (CKT)
* Health & Fitness Instructor: American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
* Medical Exercise Specialist: American Academy of Health, Fitness, & Rehab Professionals
* Level 1 Corrective High-Performance Exercise Kinesiologist: CHEK
* Golf Biomechanic Certified: CHEK
* Nutrition Lifestyle Coach Level 2: CHEK
* Metabolic Diet Typing Advisor Advanced: Health Excel
His specializations include assessment and/or measurement and the interpretation for the following:
Flexibility and muscle imbalance testing/assessments
Mental Toughness Training
Hard Style Strength and Muscle Endurance Training
Corrective exercise prescription
Ivan Ivanov, Co-Director
After retiring from competition in 1997, Ivan Radnev Ivanov left his home country of Bulgaria to join
U.S.A. wrestling as a development coach and to further the Greco Roman wrestling program in the
United States. Ivan coaching career began as assistant resident coach for the Greco-Roman wrestling
team in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the Olympic Training Center. A post he held from 1997 to 1999. In
March of 1999 Ivan became the full time wrestling director and head coach at one of the largest health
clubs in Utah, the Tree-house Athletic Club, better known as TAC-wrestling in Salt Lake City UT.
In February 2002 Ivan returned to USA Wrestling and moved his innovative coaching techniques to
Marquette, MI as the head coach of the Greco Roman wrestling team at the United States Olympic
Education Center (USOEC) on the campus of Northern Michigan University. Since then, Ivan has developed the facility into the
top Greco-Roman wrestling program for college aged athletes in the United States. Athletes training under coach Ivanov’s
program have gone on to become national champions, world medalists and olympians, and include 2009 National Greco-Roman
Champions Harry Lester (74kg/163 lbs.) and Joe Betterman (60kg/132 lbs.)
Ivan’s Wrestling Accomplishments (partial list)
* 6-Time Bulgarian National Greco-Roman champion
* 1994 Tampere Finland World silver medallist 62kg
* 1995 Petrov Gold Belt winner
* 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games – 5th place 62 kg
* 3-Time winner of the Nikola Petrov Grand-Pre international tournament
* USA wrestling Gold level certified coach
* USA wrestling national coaching staff since 1998
* 2008 Beijing Olympic Games – USA wrestling coaching staff
* Coached 66kg Harry Lester – 2005 University World Bronze medalist, 2006 and 2007 Senior World Championships
Bronze Medalist, 2009 74kg U.S. National Champion
* Coached 55kg Spencer Mango – 2006 University World Champion, 2006 Junior World Bronze Medalist, 2008 Olympian,
2009 U.S. National Silver Metalist
* Coached 84kg Chas Betts – 2006 University Worlds Silver Medalist
* Coached 120kg Peter Kovalzchuk 2008 University World Bronze Medalist
* Coached 96kg Adam Wheeler 2008 Beijing Olympic Bronze Medalist
* 2005-Current – Led U.S.O.E.C. Greco-Roman program to 7 world medals and 1 Olympic medal
GetBAGFit
Gabriela Beckman n - BBS (Bulgarian Bag Specialist)
Spät- oder Quereinsteiger in Sachen Sport und funktionaler Fitness mit starkem Interesse an
Selbstverteidigung und Kampfsport, sowie Methoden zur Zielerreichung trifft es wohl ziemlich genau.
2006 stieß ich bei der Suche nach einer Alternative zum Training mit den Maschinen im Fitness-Center
auf ein Buch über Bodyweight Übungen von Pavel Tsatsouline. Eine Begegnung, die buchstäblich mein
Leben veränderte. Ich begann mit dem Fighter-Fitness-Training bei Björn Friedrich, dessen Schule
glückerweise nur ein paar Kilometer von meinem Wohnort entfernt ist und der hier in Deutschland mit seinen Bodyweight-
Übungen Herausragendes auf die Beine gestellt hat. Außerdem fing ich an, mit Kettlebells zu trainieren. Diese urigen
“Rundgewichte” waren so was wie Liebe auf den ersten Blick und der Entschluß Kettlebelltrainer zu werden, ließ nicht lange
auf sich warten.
Im Juni 2008 wurde ich von Steve Cotter als Kettlebelltrainer (CKT) zertifiziert und bestand im Oktober -als erste Frau hier in
Deutschland - die ziemlich harte RKC-Zertifizierung.
Im November 2008 ging mein Webshop (www.kraft-fitness-shop.de) für funktionale Fitness online. Zu den Kettlebells kamen
dann bald auch die Bulgarian Bags hinzu. So entstand ein reger Kontakt mit Foeldeak und Ivan Ivanov, den ich im April 2009
auf einem Seminar in Köln kennenlernte - ein sehr bodenständiger und herzlicher Mensch mit einer Topkondition und der Kraft
eines ausgewachsenen Stiers. Als ich seine Einladung nach Boise zur ersten IBBC-Instructor-Ausbildung erhielt, war ich
sofort Feuer und Flamme und kann im Nachhinein auch nur sagen: Es hat sich gelohnt.
•
NLP-Master Ausbildung (Klaus Grochowiak)
•
FMS-Specialist (Functional Movement Screen - Gray Cook)
•
CKT (Certified Kettlebell Trainer - Steve Cotter)
•
RKC (Russian Kettlebell Challenge Instructor - Pavel Tsatsouline)
•
Bodyweight-Instructor (Steve Maxwell)
•
BBS (Bulgarian Bag Specialist - IBBC)
Trainingsseminare für den Bulgarian Bag / Kettlebells wird es demnächst hier in Frankfurt und Umgebung geben. Die
Termine werden in der Seminar-Übersicht bekanntgeben.
