From Brian: J-Pow Camp

Overall the camp was very impressive, well organized and way beyond our expectations. The crew from Fast Cat coaching do an amazing job and are all very knowledgable on everything CX. The camp was held on a five acre lot and the home of wearebutter cycling products (they make the B2, B1 chainkeep), the owner has spent the better part of the summer creating a legit CX course that is UCI worthy, and with a little tweaking to the course by Jeremy during the camp it became even more challenging. 

Day one was primarily a meet and greet along with bike fitting, tech talk from Jeremy's mechanic Tom Hopper. There was a company there performing ultrasounds on the major leg muscles to evaluate potential cycling performance, I did not have much time to really look into it but found it very interesting.

Day two started out with stretching, barriers and shouldering. The following afternoon concluded with cornering in mud and off camber mud. It was really impressive to see how far Jeremy would push the tape out of his way in order to get the best line, I attached a photo of this, kinda blurry but you get the idea. The most important lesson he gave was that momentum is everything and that good line selection is crucial to maintaining momentum. Tom Hopper said that throughout the 5 years he has been Jeremy's mechanic he had only flatted 5-6 times during a race and he attributed that to how well Jeremy selects his line and takes care of his equipment during the race. 

Day three was course inspection, starts, bunny hoping. There was always detailed talk during the lunch breaks, where Jeremy and the other coaches would address such things as race day preparation, diet, and other various topics bike related. The camp concluded that afternoon with some one to two lap races where they brought everything together. It was impressive to see how much everyone improved throughout the entire camp. 

I would highly recommend this camp to anyone who is interested in improving their bike handling and overall CX knowledge. Jeremy's enthusiasm and passion for the sport really makes him a fantastic instructor, he worked really hard throughout the entire camp to make sure that everyone made improvements and had an enjoyable experience. 

-Brian

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