PDXStrength News

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“Big, powerful glutes are great, not just because they make you look good in a tight pair of jeans, but also, as all booty enthusiasts know, because a strong butt sets the stage for safe, heavy lifting in the gym, faster sprints, and a solid and injury-free lower back. More often than not, those with a strong set of glutes tend to display better movement patterns in the deadlift, squat, and a whole range of other exercises than those with a weak and flabby butt, and they also have lower incidence of back and knee pain. Since the GM is the largest muscle in the human body – and also at the center of the posterior chain – these observations don’t really come as a surprise.”
Eirik Garnas
organicfitness.com

What do you keep in your gym bag? This varies according to the individual athlete. For example, if folks are serious about Olympic weightlifting, then weightlifting shoes should be just as important as your running shoes… If you are tearing hands on the bars, then gloves (I like golf gloves for the combo of low price and high function) or tape are going to help you transition through the higher workloads. Your knee sleeves or weight belt for those heavy squat days. For double and triple unders a reliable rope is good to have for home practice and consitency, it’s tough to master jump rope skills if you are always using a different rope. Some high quality protein for post workout recovery is also a must for me. And most important of all… a notebook for good record keeping.

Congratulations to our February member of the month, Elan May! Elan pushed hard through Beginner bootcamp, PDXprep and now is going solid in our Group Strength and Conditioning classes! Keep it up Elan, we admire your dedication! If you see Elan in class, give her a big high five! xoxo Jossy and the PDXstrength crew!

It is pretty exciting to have such a booming interest in Olympic Weightlifting here at PDXstrength. Both Session one and two of our Olympic Weightlifting workshops are nearly filled up, and our next series beginning February 13th, has only one space left.
We hope to run some evening sessions in late March for those that cannot make the morning classes.
These classes have been invaluable to our members, making the transition into our group strength and conditioning classes much smoother, having a good foundation to build on. Taking time to learn technique and not rushing has really helped our members with the clean and jerk and snatches that are introduced in our daily workouts. There is also talk of creating a team of weightlifters to enter a few meets this spring. Our Olympic weightlifting courses are for members and non members. Cost is $60 for 6 classes. Jen our Olympic Weightlifting coach is also available for one on one sessions as well. To sign up, go to our class signups page and use your mind body account, and look for all of our courses under the workshop tab!