PDXStrength News

One of our rockstar members left are really sweet review this week. Thanks Lael for taking the time our of  your busy day to write us this really awesome review on Yelp.

1. A  Community that builds on all we have been and seeks out improvement continually.
2. Keep our rates affordable and reasonable for every PDXstrength member. (Continue to give sliding scale options for those that hit hard times.)
3. 2016 Budget helping coaches with a % of pursuing Continuing Education and Workshops.
4. As a community, both members and coaches greeting each new PDXstrength Athlete and acting as a PDXstrength Ambassador until the new Athlete feels at home.
5. Encourage our members and coaches to  participate in local weightlifting meets, crossfit competitions, Hood to Coast, triathlons, 5k’s, Powerlifting, Strong Man, etc  in 2016 to put their skills and strength to use outside the gym.
6. As a staff we have a goal of delivering the  WOD on time and in a professional manner at every WOD. As a staff we take the time to cater to individuals with injuries and issues so they can participate in every WOD. As a staff we will continue to learn, grow and keep up with continuing education credits and courses.
7. We will be adding more class times.
8. Host fundraiser WODs  for local non profits and charities and participate in events like the Every Day Warrior to raise money for those in need.
9. Work with Roosevelt High School helping develop their athletes and create an ongoing partnership that teaches students athletes the importance of nutrition and self care.
10. Become a USAW weightlifting club.
11. Host 1-2 WODS on every Holiday besides Christmas and 4th of July
12. PDXstrength will continue to be a positive, clean, non judgmental, safe environment that athletes can consider their home away from home.
13. Increase our membership  and continue to grow organically at a pace that is comfortable, realistic and remains a place where everyone knows everyone by their first name.
14. Continue to track our athletes progress by making our workouts measurable and goal oriented. Put the emphasis on individual growth and not comparing athletes with each other, the only competition is with ones self.
15. Continue to invest 3 hours per week programming top notch programs that have measurable, specific, attainable and realistic goals for our athletes. We want our athletes to train rather than just exercise for the sake of exercise.
16. Continue to keep our class sizes capped so that every single athlete gets the coaching they deserve.

Join  Coach Timothy Mercer for our first Powerlifting workshop at PDXstrength.

Attendees will spend 3 hr’s learning about the bench press and the deadlift. The course will include lecture as well as practical portions, and will teach athletes how to bench press and deadlift for maximum strength while preventing injury. Sign up with this link: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=45374&stype=-8&sView=day

Here is the timeline breakdown:
15 min Introductions
30 min Bench Press technique lecture Topics include: optimizing setup, warm up best practices, female-specific issues, and fixing common errors
45 min Bench Press workout Personal coaching for each and every attendee
15 min Break
30 min Deadlift technique lecture Topics include: optimizing setup, warm up best practices, and fixing common errors
45 min Deadlift workout Personal coaching for each and every attendee

Here is Coach Tim’s Bio:

Tim first picked up a barbell almost 25 years ago with the intention of being a better football player.  He set his first state record in 1997, and has been around the sport of powerlifting off and on since.  Tim is a USPA certified Powerlifting coach, and has brought multiple lifters of all shapes and sizes to the platform.  He currently holds numerous (11?) state records, and has advanced knowledge of powerlifting technique, meet prep, meet day coaching, and strategies for making weight.  Tim works with athletes in person and online, and founded the growing Red Beard Barbell & Fitness.  You can find him on Facebook under Red Beard Barbell and Fitness; on the United States Powerlifting Association’s website (USPA.net) under USPA Certified Coaches; and soon at www.RedBeardBarbell.com.

Who’s ready for some friendly competition, fundraising and fun?
Are you a pdxstrength member? Perfect! Grab a friend (can be a member or someone outside the gym) , and prepare to battle it out with your fellow members and their friends. There will be 3 team partner workouts, teams can be coed or same sex. The workouts will be for all levels, and the cost is free! Suggested Donation is $30 per team, and all proceeds will go to the charities that the first, second and third place team choose. There will be a 20 team cap! Let’s get as many teams formed as possible and get ready to throw down!! Sunday 10/18/2015 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Workouts will be released one week prior to competiton.
Sign up your team here: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=45374&stype=-8&sView=day

We are so excited to share our extra space with you! We have doubled our square footage, which will make your experience at PDXstrength even better. Come check it out if you haven’t had an opportunity to take a class in our updated space! Not only did we expand, but we are adding a new rig too.

So much room for #handstandwalking!! #pdxgym #pdxstrength yippee!!! #handstands

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