Comments on: About http://vikingheavyathletics.wordpress.com Olympic Weightlifting: A Group of PSU students gathering to lift Heavy Weights ... Fast! Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:22:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: saij http://vikingheavyathletics.wordpress.com/about-psu-weightlifting/#comment-3279 saij Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:22:55 +0000 #comment-3279 Hey, sounds great Bob. We'll look forward to meeting you. Hey, sounds great Bob. We’ll look forward to meeting you.

]]> By: Bob Yakas http://vikingheavyathletics.wordpress.com/about-psu-weightlifting/#comment-3278 Bob Yakas Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:46:07 +0000 #comment-3278 Saij, Moving back to Puddletown in May. I will look you up. Could be fun getting back in it. Read the article on your web page about the state of lifting in the NW. Sounds like Bill Brian - he was always on about 24 Fitness and the pathetic response they had to Oly lifters. Great guy and a good lifter from the "old days" in Portland lifting. Thanks to crossfit, Oly lifting has taken on a new and exciting role in what I believe to be the best thing to happen in the fitness industry. I'm a NSCA-CPT (inactive) and have been following this industry since the 70's. My day job is as an Urban Designer. Was a time when Oly lifting on the west coast may as well have been in the circus. The east coast, with York Barbell Club, and the midwest, where I hail from, was the center of O lifting in this country. Bodybuilding (with Loprinzi's being a NW center in the 60s and 70s) and powerlifting took over on the west coast. looking forward to being back in PDX and to meeting you and your group of lifters. All the best, Bob Yakas Saij,
Moving back to Puddletown in May. I will look you up. Could be fun getting back in it. Read the article on your web page about the state of lifting in the NW. Sounds like Bill Brian – he was always on about 24 Fitness and the pathetic response they had to Oly lifters. Great guy and a good lifter from the “old days” in Portland lifting.

Thanks to crossfit, Oly lifting has taken on a new and exciting role in what I believe to be the best thing to happen in the fitness industry. I’m a NSCA-CPT (inactive) and have been following this industry since the 70’s. My day job is as an Urban Designer. Was a time when Oly lifting on the west coast may as well have been in the circus.

The east coast, with York Barbell Club, and the midwest, where I hail from, was the center of O lifting in this country. Bodybuilding (with Loprinzi’s being a NW center in the 60s and 70s) and powerlifting took over on the west coast.

looking forward to being back in PDX and to meeting you and your group of lifters.

All the best,
Bob Yakas

]]> By: brad phillips http://vikingheavyathletics.wordpress.com/about-psu-weightlifting/#comment-3275 brad phillips Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:38:02 +0000 #comment-3275 I may be interested in lifting with you. I start PSU this Fall. Will be a junior. I may be interested in lifting with you. I start PSU this Fall. Will be a junior.

]]> By: natalie yakas http://vikingheavyathletics.wordpress.com/about-psu-weightlifting/#comment-3274 natalie yakas Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:43:27 +0000 #comment-3274 Hi this might be a little weird but someone named bob yakas left a message on this web page and i was wondering if he may be related in some way. i'm in NZ and as far as i know there are only about 5 people listed under the name yakas. i see that he is in seattle but wondering if there is a connection??? i know that nic yakas went to the usa back in bout 1914 or something like that. love to know:::??? Hi
this might be a little weird but someone named bob yakas left a message on this web page and i was wondering if he may be related in some way. i’m in NZ and as far as i know there are only about 5 people listed under the name yakas. i see that he is in seattle but wondering if there is a connection??? i know that nic yakas went to the usa back in bout 1914 or something like that.

love to know:::???

]]> By: saij http://vikingheavyathletics.wordpress.com/about-psu-weightlifting/#comment-3264 saij Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:46:20 +0000 #comment-3264 Sweet! I hope you look us up when you're back in town. Off campus we train at Loprinzi's gym on 42nd and SE Division. And for anyone else reading this: I run an off campus club for non-students, and students who want more, that does its training there 3 days a week. You can goto www.pdxweightlifting.com for more info. Sweet! I hope you look us up when you’re back in town.

Off campus we train at Loprinzi’s gym on 42nd and SE Division.

And for anyone else reading this: I run an off campus club for non-students, and students who want more, that does its training there 3 days a week. You can goto http://www.pdxweightlifting.com for more info.

]]> By: Bob Yakas http://vikingheavyathletics.wordpress.com/about-psu-weightlifting/#comment-3263 Bob Yakas Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:16:27 +0000 #comment-3263 Damn, I just moved from Hillsboro to Seattle. Wish I would have known about you guys. I even taught as an adjunct in the PSU planning school! Where was I? Those Eleiko weights you were competing on at Creswell were my donation to Tom and his "juvie" program at the Lane County detention center. Boy do I miss those now that i live in an apartment and train at 24 Hour fatness! People in these clubs have always looked at me doing the lifts as sort of an oddball old man. I'm usually just stuck in the rack over in the corner. Just starting Crossfit here in Seattle at Level 4. Should kick my butt (I'm a geezer former weightlifter with a ton of flab to move around) but at least they do the lifts. Keep up the good work. I like your webpage and training advice. I'll look you up if and when we move back to Puddletown. We miss Oregon! Happy New Year Bob Yakas 206 327-0808 Damn, I just moved from Hillsboro to Seattle. Wish I would have known about you guys. I even taught as an adjunct in the PSU planning school! Where was I?

Those Eleiko weights you were competing on at Creswell were my donation to Tom and his “juvie” program at the Lane County detention center. Boy do I miss those now that i live in an apartment and train at 24 Hour fatness!

People in these clubs have always looked at me doing the lifts as sort of an oddball old man. I’m usually just stuck in the rack over in the corner.

Just starting Crossfit here in Seattle at Level 4. Should kick my butt (I’m a geezer former weightlifter with a ton of flab to move around) but at least they do the lifts.

Keep up the good work. I like your webpage and training advice. I’ll look you up if and when we move back to Puddletown. We miss Oregon!

Happy New Year

Bob Yakas
206 327-0808

]]> By: saij http://vikingheavyathletics.wordpress.com/about-psu-weightlifting/#comment-2542 saij Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:35:19 +0000 #comment-2542 Jim, In florida they have an odd competition that many highschools participate in that combines the Clean and Jerk and the Bench press. But, I've not seen a 5 lift competition. I'm sure part of the reason is that it already takes so long to run a 2 lift contest, they'd have to make a 5 lift contest over 2 days to accomodate it. That's expensive. But, it would be interesting. I actually wish they'd just bring back the Press. Even though I personally suck at it, it would bring more people into the sport. Ella, you're welcome :) Jim, In florida they have an odd competition that many highschools participate in that combines the Clean and Jerk and the Bench press. But, I’ve not seen a 5 lift competition. I’m sure part of the reason is that it already takes so long to run a 2 lift contest, they’d have to make a 5 lift contest over 2 days to accomodate it. That’s expensive.
But, it would be interesting. I actually wish they’d just bring back the Press. Even though I personally suck at it, it would bring more people into the sport.

Ella, you’re welcome :)

]]> By: Ella Rachman http://vikingheavyathletics.wordpress.com/about-psu-weightlifting/#comment-2494 Ella Rachman Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:09:44 +0000 #comment-2494 Thank you! Thank you!

]]> By: Jim http://vikingheavyathletics.wordpress.com/about-psu-weightlifting/#comment-1252 Jim Thu, 17 May 2007 02:18:03 +0000 #comment-1252 I'm curious if there are any meets in the U.S. that combine O-lifting with powerlifting for a 5-lift competition? I've been out of training for a few years, but would be interested in finding a meet in '08. Any ideas?? I’m curious if there are any meets in the U.S. that combine O-lifting with powerlifting for a 5-lift competition? I’ve been out of training for a few years, but would be interested in finding a meet in ‘08. Any ideas??

]]> By: tom hirtz http://vikingheavyathletics.wordpress.com/about-psu-weightlifting/#comment-3 tom hirtz Fri, 16 Feb 2007 06:18:13 +0000 #comment-3 nick, there is another registered club in your area started by dan grissom in aloha, his # is 503- 356-0106. we have a 7 meet schedule in oregon. email me and i'll send the schedule along to you along with the meet results from our last meet on 2/3/07. tom (541) 953-7946 nick,

there is another registered club in your area started by dan grissom in aloha, his # is 503- 356-0106.

we have a 7 meet schedule in oregon. email me and i’ll send the schedule along to you along with the meet results from our last meet on 2/3/07.

tom
(541) 953-7946

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