Monthly Archives: March 2008

Two Bulgarians, No Shoes, Lots of Weight!

By Nick Horton | Published: March 20, 2008
Two Bulgarians go to Sicily for a Contest.  They loose their luggage in route.  Forced to train outside in bare feet (though one does wear flip flops for his snatches). The Moral is, don’t complain too much about what you don’t have.  Just train, have fun, and get stronger. [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=LU8FYEJkvSQ]
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Bulgarian Weightlifting Training Hall Vid

By Nick Horton | Published: March 19, 2008
Just a reminder of what we’re all striving for (next contest April 19th!), including Ivanov clean and jerking 175k and Boevski doing a squat with what looks like Jupiter. [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=nLNzd_FcThs&feature=related]
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Aaron, Weightlifting=Speed: Can Dunk From a Laying Position

By Nick Horton | Published: March 19, 2008
The 60k duck walk snatch [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=NrqYPsFZ_Lw] Comes back to hit a solid 70k Snatch [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=L6WLAnGl2Kc] Easy 80k Clean and Jerk … but he dropped it before the judge gave him the signal and missed on a technicality! No worries, he came back to kill the next two lifts. [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=1QP8MNGYv3c] 85k clean and Jerk [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=FxcICliw-KA] 90k Clean and Jerk, he’s got more in [...]
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Amy: Future National Masters Champion … Just You Watch!

By Nick Horton | Published: March 19, 2008
40k power snatch.  I think the weights has helium in them! [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=-kUplAV7Gjw] 45k power snatch and press … we all do it [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=5rKDNJmruwg] Could a Clean and Jerk look any easier? 67.5k [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=aGrOAiCxJ8A]
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Brandy: Electric Blue Weightlifting

By Nick Horton | Published: March 19, 2008
Snatch:  35k, easy like butter! [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=5x7oi1wsU0Y] Clean and Jerk , 45k [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=9aSgPXr5Jao]
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Stuart the Power (clean) Ranger! 105k Lifter, Strong!

By Nick Horton | Published: March 19, 2008
Snatch, 62.5, Powered! [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZwhJsdgzBWE] EASY 80k power clean! [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z6s4ZtHKgPw] Comes back with another easy PC with 82.5k [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZfV1DH58r-M]
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PDX Weightlifters Killing Them Kilo's: Leslie

By Nick Horton | Published: March 19, 2008
Thanks to Amy and Yosh here are some of the lifts from the last contest (thanks Amy for uploading these! and Thanks Yosh for taking the vids!): Leslie:  30k Snatch! Leslie:  with the ever-awesome “snatch and press” lift, 35k [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=GaoZS2V4u44] Leslie:   Clean and Jerk, 45k, with a press (3rd attempt) [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=6mqKWJwNSuQ]
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Loprinzi's Gym New Website!

By Nick Horton | Published: March 19, 2008
Bob Hill, owner and head muscle-head of Loprinzi’s Gym in SE Portland, has recently entered the world of the online and got himself a website.  Check it! This is the gym at which we train.  There’s two platforms, bumpers, chalk, and lots of cool people.  But the coolest part is the rack of globe-dumbbells!  Using those [...]
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