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Monday WOD

Nick Horton — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:51:59 +0000

Thank the Stars Above! It’s a Light Week … Of course, this is PDX Weightlifting where “Light” means you only have to max out … but at least there ain’t any back-off sets! Snatch: 1RM Clean and Jerk: 1RM Back Squats: 1RM Speaking of back squats, here’s Brandon doing one with almost 100kg more than...

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Oregon Weightlifters Rock Nationals

Nick Horton — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:21:35 +0000

Sarah Bertram and Jessica Gee got 1st in the 69’s and 4th in the 63’s, respectively, at Nationals this year. Both of them are from here in Oregon. Both are also coached by Tom Hirtz, a legend in his own right. My club competes against their club all the time, and it’s fantastic to see...

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Glenn Pendlay Blog, Old but Still Good

Nick Horton — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:46:55 +0000

I don’t mean that Glenn is old, I mean his blog hasn’t been updated in eons (well, internet eons!). But, regardless there is good information on there worth reading, check it out.

Beijing Olympics

Nick Horton — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:26:59 +0000

Olympic Coach Magazine goes over the upcoming Beijing Olympics.

Cormax: Weightlifting for Idiots

Nick Horton — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:51:30 +0000

Stuart sent me this vid. Quite possibly the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while. Seriously.

Melanie Roach Bounces That Thang!

Nick Horton — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:34:39 +0000

Watch how Melanie Roach VERY quickly dives under the bar in her clean, then appears stuck. But, she isn’t!! She uses the bounce (a lot of bounces) to get out of the hole and makes a clean lift. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oiF_S4eK1I

Stuart the Power (clean) Ranger! 105k Lifter, Strong!

Nick Horton — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:35:12 +0000

Snatch, 62.5, Powered! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwhJsdgzBWE EASY 80k power clean! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6s4ZtHKgPw Comes back with another easy PC with 82.5k www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfV1DH58r-M

Portland Olympic Weightlifting: The State of the Game

Nick Horton — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:48:41 +0000

I just ran across a page on a site (from 2002) about the state of Olympic Weightlifting in Portland, Oregon (here). It still rings true in most respects, but there is hope. Here’s an excerpt Poster Child–Portland, OR Training Environment: In Portland, OR and surrounding areas we used to have some lip service support for...

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Halloweenie 2007 Weightlifting Meet

Nick Horton — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:17:07 +0000

On Oct. 21st, 2 of our athletes (Leslie and Mark) competed at the Unsanctioned Halloweenie meet in Creswell, OR, put on by Iron Works Gym. It was a whole lot of fun, and Halloween themed! They are both solid lifters and lifted remarkably well. Once I get the pictures developed (ya, film, so old school)...

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Pyrros Dimas Has a Great Snatch!

Nick Horton — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:58:25 +0000

It’s almost on his head!