Brandon, Dave, Peter and I will all be in Vegas this weekend for the Las Vegas Open competition … so the gym will be closed this friday.
Monday, the whippin’ of the arse begins anew!
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Gym Closed Friday
Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at
11:24 am
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Gym Closed Monday
Monday, December 26th, 2011 at
1:37 pm
I just got a call telling me that my Grandfather passed away last night. So, I’ve got to close up the gym today to go do family stuff.
Sorry for the inconvenience. I’ll definitely have it open tomorrow (Tuesday).
Nick
FREE Month at PDX for Charity Donation!
Friday, December 23rd, 2011 at
11:49 am
I’ve got some great news!
We’ve partnered up with a local charity organization here in Portland called Camp Fire Columbia who’s mission is to pick up where schools leave off.
In addition to working with schools, they run a lot of great outdoor programs for local children. Here’s some of the stuff Camp Fire is about:
- Camp Fire strengthens local education
We partner with over 20 schools to pick up where schools leave off—keeping kids safe, engaged, and learning.- Camp Fire supports our region’s most vulnerable youth.
Our programs are located in 20% of the Title-1 schools in Multnomah County.- Camp Fire supports academic growth.
Students in our programs demonstrate significant increases in reading, writing, and math. A recent study found that Camp Fire kids made academic gains at a faster rate than their non-Camp Fire peers.
That’s some great stuff! But, they are only able to do the good work they do because of donations from good people like you and me.
So … I’ve partnered up with them over the Holidays to sweeten the pot a little. The offers I present below only lasts through December 31st … so you gotta jump on them!
The first 20 people who donate through their Give Guide link will get a gift certificate for their 1st month at PDX Weightlifting totally FREE.
How to Donate
- Go to this link: https://giveguide.oaktree.com/Donate.aspx
- Scroll all the way down the page to the box labeled YOUTH
- Then donate to the group called CAMP FIRE COLUMBIA
That’s it!
It’s an easy way to get a free membership for a month to my club – plus all the coaching that goes with it.
Hurry, the offers only apply to the first 20 people and ENDS December 31st, no matter what.
Here’s the link again:
https://giveguide.oaktree.com/Donate.aspx
Now go donate something hefty,
Nick Horton
https://giveguide.oaktree.com/Donate.aspx
Closed Thanksgiving, Open Black Friday
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 at
3:01 pm
We’re going to be closed on Thanksgiving day, but we are open on Friday. Gotta get those post turkey PR’s!
Here’s Arron hitting a Pre-Turkey PR Back Squat of 195kg:
Power Snatch Competition With Black Box FW Today
Monday, October 3rd, 2011 at
6:33 am
We’re having our Power Snatch competition with Black Box FW today, so bring your groove!
Monday’s WOD
Power Snatch – 1RM
Clean and Jerk – 1RM + 3×2
Back Squats – 1RM + 3×3
Push Press – 3×3
Tuesday WOD – 20-20s
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 at
8:27 pm
Second night of twenty-twenties: one rep on the minute for twenty minutes with 80% or more! Two days to go!
Clean and Jerk-20/20 @80%+
back Squats – 1RM
They took a very long rest after the cj’s!
Monday’s WOD and NEW T-Shirts!
Monday, September 5th, 2011 at
2:02 pm
With 2 weeks till the local meet, it’s time to get chill. That means you get to max out to your hearts delight … but no back off sets! Hold your horses!!
Snatch: 1RM
Clean and Jerk: 1RM
Back Squats: 1RM
Also, it is Cyndi’s Birthday, so someone better hit a PR!
Fun All Around!! Black Box FW Wins the Individual Titles, PDX Wins the Team Title!
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 at
12:37 pm
OK, so I posted yesterday our own teams results (here). Above are the results form Black Box FW. They had some HUGE lifts that resulted in them winning the individual titles. Congratulations Summer and JB!!! Great stuff.
Our own Beth’s 77 put her in second place, and our dude Arron’s 162 puts him in Third. Considering that Beth matched her PR with that lift, and Arron’s was a PR, they had to really work for it.
Proud Coach Day!
Team PDX wins the team title with a higher averaged Sinclair. We had 127 to their 107. This means they are on our tail! We gotta step it up!!
Great work everyone from both teams!!! Here are the video’s from Black Box. Some really awesome lifting here:
Our WOD from yesterday (Tuesday Night):
“Easy” day
Front Squats: 1RM + 5×2 @ 90%+
Power Clean + Jerk: (1+3)RM
Power Snatch: 2RM
Our Results from Yesterdays Clean Contest With Black Box FW
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011 at
1:45 pm
We had 8 lifters (1 female, 7 males) compete against our friends from Fort Worth, Texas at Black Box FW. A number of PR’s were set (Arron, Peter, and Ryland), and nearly everyone else matched their previous PR’s or came damned close.
It was great fun!!!
For Sinclair calculating I used the one here on the fit blog. There is another on the Queensland weightlifting site. (Keep in mind that Sinclair calculators are for the total, so since we’re only putting in cleans, that makes them seem lower than you might be used to.)
Women:
Beth, aka Bethanova: 71k bw, clean 70k, Sinclair 77.35
This matches her best ever clean and jerk. She took 75 and 72 a bunch of times, they all moved fast, but it was just not the day for it. She’ll be making 75 soon. I can feel it.
We’ll have more ladies in the mix for next months contest – Artie, Sara, Spence, Laurie, Amy, and Leslie that means you!
Men:
Arron, aka Arronovski: 80k bw, clean 132.5k, Sinclair 162.24
PR Clean!! Took 135, caught it, then couldn’t stand up. This is often what he does a few times before he makes a new PR. So, it won’t be long!
Brandon, aka The Toyev: 65k bw, clean 115k, Sinclair 160.2
2.5k under his best Clean and Jerk. Took 117.5 a few times, but it wasn’t there. Some days you eat the bar … some days it eats you. In the vid it looks like there MIGHT have been an elbow touch. We didn’t think there was when looking at it in person, so I gave it to him … you be the judge!
Chris, aka Kristov, aka Kristov The Terrible: 103k bw, clean 130, Sinclair 141.97
Took 132 and 135, but they didn’t want to jump onto his shoulders. The 130 matches his best, which he’s only gotten in a contest. So, that’s what we call a PBR (Portland best record).
Peter, aka Petarski, aka The Librarian: 100k bw, clean 120, Sinclair 132.5
PR clean!! He kept popping his hands off the cleans, though! Funny because that isn’t something that normally happens to him. But, making a one handed clean PR is its own kind of bad ass!!
Andrew, aka Andronov: 76k bw, clean 100k, Sinclair 126.04
Matches his best ever clean! Went for 102 and 105, but it wasn’t there. He’s been coming a long way!
Xi Xia, aka The Avenger: 94k bw, Clean 110k, Sinclair 124.53
Not only does he look like a super hero, he’s becoming quite the weightlifter! 110k matches his best clean. I think he’s good for more, a lot more. He’ll be lifting some serious weight in a year from now. Mark my words.
Ryland, aka Rylanov, aka Monarch of the Land of Rye: 82k bw, clean 82.5, Sinclair 99.69
PR Clean!! First bodyweight Clean! Ryland is coming back from a knee injury, so the PR is particularly fantastic!!
A few of the guys didn’t get in on the action. Next month Trevor, Sean, and Mike should be groovin’.
PDX Weightlifting Member Competes in High School All Star Game in Portland, Oregon
Sunday, April 17th, 2011 at
8:37 am
Our guy, Riley Charlish, is competing in the High School All Star Basketball Game this coming Saturday the 23rd at 4pm at Grant High School. Make sure you check it out! I’ll be there, and while I’m a loud guy, the more cheering the better.
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