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Gym Closed Friday

Nick Horton — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:24:59 +0000

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!

Gym Closed Monday

Nick Horton — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:37:49 +0000

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!

Nick Horton — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:49:15 +0000

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...

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Closed Thanksgiving, Open Black Friday

Nick Horton — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:01:34 +0000

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

Nick Horton — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:33:31 +0000

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

Nick Horton — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:27:44 +0000

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!

Nick Horton — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:02:02 +0000

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!

Nick Horton — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:37:57 +0000

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. ...

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Our Results from Yesterdays Clean Contest With Black Box FW

Nick Horton — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:45:18 +0000

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...

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PDX Weightlifting Member Competes in High School All Star Game in Portland, Oregon

Nick Horton — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:37:20 +0000

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.