Resilience Strength Training

YOUTH STRENGTH CAMP; SPRING DATES ANNOUNCED!!

2012-02-15T20:27:00.000-08:00

TRAINING UPDATES

2012-02-04T17:37:00.000-08:00

Just sending out a quick update on exciting things at RST.

Powerlifting Team: We have added several new guys to the team including 132'er James Vrem, 181'er Thomas "Everyday is a squat day" Murray, Dusti Winkel (our only current female competitor) and 220'er Shawn "Convenience Store" Vial. You will find they all have profiles updated on the blog.RST will be bringing about 7 lifters to the WABDL Meet in Portland. Come support the athletes if you are around! March 24th, Shilo Inn in Portland. Scott "the Principal" Edmondson will be attempting to break the WABDL 220 lb. World Record Bench Press. We are all confident that he will succeed since he doesn't know failure.

Brian will also be competing on March 31st, at the APA Meet at Elite Performance Center in Portland, OR. He is attempting to break the APA drug tested 181 lb. World Record Total. It will take a perfect meet to do so, but he is confident. He is nursing some ongoing nagging injuries and setbacks; but remains driven.

Special Olympics: We have 3 training weeks left before the Regional Meet. All of the athletes are excelling and working very hard. I appreciate their efforts and hard work! We are putting together quite the team of athletes to kick some serious butt down there in Springfield March 3.

Womens Strength Classes: Coach Bobbi has added a second day of Womens Strength Classes on Tuesdays at 6:00PM. Come join the gals for a great training atmosphere. Here are some photos and training videos from various RST athletes:

Troy "T-Rex"

Focus

DEADS

2012-01-20T22:53:00.000-08:00

Deadlift Training: 9 weeks out; Scott preparing to deadlift for the first time in a long time, WABDL Portland Meet. Brian training for APA Meet in Portland.

Scott 585

Brian 570

Scott 605
Brian 600 FAIL

Meet schedule and training footage

2012-01-12T20:05:00.000-08:00

The meet schedule for this year is as follows:

WABDL North American Championships; Portland, OR
March 24, 2012

WABDL Medford, OR
June 6, 2012

APF/AAPF Summer Heat, Portland, OR. July 28, 2012

WABDL Worlds, Las Vegas, NV. November 13-18th, 2012.

STEP YOUR GAME UP!!!!
RST BRINGING 5 FIRST TIME COMPETITORS!!!

Scott benching 605

Brian 675 squat (cut a little high)

Brian 700 squat (cut a little high)

Bend PD K9 Fund Raiser!!!!

2011-12-22T21:12:00.000-08:00

What a success. I want to thank the Bend PD for bringing the working dogs out and conducting an outstanding demonstration. It was so nice to have a great group of police who were supportive, helpful, and active participants to this competition. I would also like to thank Max Muscle of Bend who provided supplements and incredibly generous prizes for the winners. Cascade Massage Therapy and the Wellness Doctor, Jason Kremer also were a huge part of making this event such a great success.

Mens Division:
First Place: Harold Matney benching his bodyweight for 22 reps.
Second Place: Jason Kremer benching his bodyweight for 21 reps.

Womens Division:
First Place: Becky Creswell benching half of her bodyweight for 34 reps.
Second Place: Jenny Trembley benching half of her bodyweight for 33 reps.

A huge congratulations to the winners and big ups to all competitors. It takes a lot of courage to get out there and perform in front of a crowd!

Fat Loss Program

2011-12-21T21:27:00.000-08:00

RST will be offering a new fat loss program beginning January 2012. This program entails a 4 week commitment which includes the following: two group strength training sessions per week, one additional workout to do at home once a week, and nutritional guidance. The price is $150 per month. This program is very effective and you can expect to see results within weeks. Fat Loss Flyer

2011 WABDL World Championships

2011-11-20T18:34:00.001-08:00

Here is some of the video footage from the meet.

Scott Edmondson 2 x World Champion: Bench Press; 220 Open Division.
Brian McLaughlin 2 x World Champion:
Deadlift; 181 Open Division. Bench Press; 181 Class One.

Big Congratulations to Bill Caram and Murphy Knott for excelling in their respective weight classes.

Looking forward to bringing more athletes next year!

Small gym, small town, 2 WORLD CHAMPS!!!

ScottBillMurphyBrian

FUNDRAISER: BENCH PRESS COMPETITION

2011-10-24T20:56:00.000-07:00

This year we will doing a Holiday Fund Raiser benefiting the Bend Police Dept K-9 Unit. The funds will go to assisting with the costs of boarding, training, feeding, and purchasing of new tracking and drug dogs. I am working closely with the police dept in creating a killer event. We hope to have a great turn out and raise some serious fundage! There is also a pledge form for lifters to have sponsor complete to raise more money. The pledges will be a $$ amount per repetition performed. There will be some grub and drink, and some small prizes for the winners.

There will be a police dog demonstration in the gym during the event, which should be pretty cool. Please email with any questions.Bench Press Competition

New Toys

2011-10-20T20:49:00.000-07:00

Tonight was the breaking in of the new SSB from EliteFTS. We all felt it out tonight and had a good session doing so. Look for more new toys coming to the gym over the next couple months. There are some exciting things in the works. Here is a cool picture and myself taking 650 for a ride. Man, balance is a tricky thing with this bar. Taking it out of the racks is the most difficult part. Looking at the video, it is amazing how upright I was...there is no flat backing even possible. I also notice that i clearly sat down instead of back, which I will have to work on with this bar. After Worlds, I would like to start using it for speed work with some bands. That should be a good time.

Defending World Champion!!!

2011-10-17T20:21:00.000-07:00

Scott will be attempting to become a 2 time World Champion coming up in Reno in a couple of weeks. Here is Scott doing 585 lbs to a 1 board.

And 605lbs to a 1 board

We are monitoring a hole that's developed in Scott's shirt. It appeared to grow a little bit tonight. We will keep our fingers crossed that it holds up until he lifts at worlds.

NEW ONLINE STORE

2011-10-13T12:49:00.000-07:00

Here is the link to the new apparel website I will be using. It is setup as an online store. From October 29-30th, SHIPPING IS FREE!!!! Use coupon code WITCHINGHOUR during checkout. I will be adding new designs and products daily.

My Shop

Deadlift Training

2011-10-07T21:30:00.000-07:00

Excited about some new athletes coming on board. Here' some video of moose knucke, Cathryn the Great, and Brian. Enjoy!

APF Summer Heat

2011-09-25T21:03:00.000-07:00

All things considered, I can't complain about how things went this weekend. First off, I would like to say a big thank you to Scott Edmondson for his dedication and support. You learn things about lifting from a training partner; but you learn life lessons from one who is also a great friend.

Squat: I lowered my opener to 550, down from 585, due to my ongoing hamstring issue. 550 felt good and we went to a conservative 607 to break the AAPF Oregon State record. Again, that felt pretty good and the hammy held up. Originally I was going to shoot for 650 on my third, however I went to 628 instead. It stapled me to the floor. Definitely felt the hamstring deep in the squat and was unable to get any upward drive.

Bench: Opened at 397 and my butt clearly came flying off the bench. This is a problem that I haven't encountered in WABDL meets in the past. I got two white lights, and 1 red. This was a gift, really, from the judges. One judge pulled me aside and gave me really good feedback on how to correct the problem. Second attempt at 413...same problem. Three red lights. Third attempt at 424, I was able to keep my butt down, but I had a problem with the lockout and beat the rack command.
Clearly I had the strength to move 424 off my chest, but failed to execute the lift. That was a major disappointment.

Deadlift: Opened at 496. Flew off the ground and felt good. No problems with the hammy, although I was running low on calories. Second attempt at 523 flew off the ground as well and I felt strong. At this point I didn't know whether to shoot for a meet PR or just add to my state record total. I chose 551 conservatively and got some coaxing from the judge..changing my third attempt to 567. My set up was perfect and I gave up on the lift. I was in great position to complete the lift, I was just a huge pansy.

Overall, I feel good about my performance. I met a lot of great people and had an awesome time. It's weird to not PR in any lift at a meet, but the experience gained was invaluable. I finished with 1st place in the 181 lb weight class, and set 5 state records including a 1532 lb. total.

Thank you to Thomas for nailing solid footage of each lift. And a thank you to all my training partners for pushing me in training every week.

Thoughts on Meet Preparation

2011-09-17T16:28:00.000-07:00

Thoughtson Meet Preparation

So Ipulled a muscle deep where the glute ham tie-in is, 3 weeks agoThursday. Ipretty much thought I was done for, with the upcoming meet only 4 weeksaway. I took14 days off from all squatting and deadlifting, and had minor discomfort forabout 2 weeks. Manyvisits to Jason Kremer, Wellness Doctor for stim, ultrasound, adjustment, anddeep tissue work were in order. Jenny Trembley with Cascade Massage Therapy alsospent an hour and half working solely on the glute and hammy. I did some stretching, but notnearly as much as I should have.

Lastnight was the last training session prior to the meet. The plan was to work up to myopener in both the squat and the deadlift.

Scott looked at me funny, and said “Why?”

“Because”, I told him.

He stated that nothing I can dotonight will make me any stronger or better prepared for the meet. He has been there before andhad aggravated injuries right before meets in the past. When Scott saw me disagreementwith this wisdom, he slapped me and said, “Well, let’s go”.

His point was valid, but thepsychological benefits of a successful training night without further damaging thehamstring would be huge for me.

Scott was quick to point out(after it was clear I was only going to do what I had decided; and not listento his sage perspective),

“Well that’s just how my body works…and your body isdifferent…so”.

Ireplied, “Well then let’s stick with that until we have evidence to provecontrary!”

Ididn’t work up to my opener, but handled a little bit of weight withoutaggravating the hammy. Workedup to 2 singles with 495 on squat, and pulled 2 singles at 455. I am confident and excited tocompete next weekend. As Isaw recently on a post from Scott Cartwright on FB, here is a checklist.

TO DO LIST:

X KICKASS

X TAKE NAMES

New Minions and Henchmen

2011-09-08T21:05:00.000-07:00

RST Powerlifting Team

Eric Pulling 300 lbs. Looks like his Dad.

Thomas; 18 y/o, 190 lbs.
545 lb. box squat, first time in gear.
Strong Kid!

Squat Training Leading up to APF Meet in September

2011-09-05T21:10:00.001-07:00

Here is most of the squat training that I have done over the past 6 or so weeks. I have been resting for two weeks after pulling a hammy in the final clip of this video. It is slowly healing, and I should be just fine by the meet. Bench training is going excellently, and I will work on putting together a video for that at some point.

RST OPEN HOUSE!!!!

2011-08-15T19:48:00.001-07:00

Open House Flyer

Some new training footage

2011-08-12T21:29:00.001-07:00

Women's strength training classes

2011-07-26T20:18:00.000-07:00

RST is now offering women's only strength training classes. Classes focus on the fundamentals of barbell training. Each class is written specific to the needs of the group, taking into account class size and ability levels. It is because of this specific instruction that we ask you to preregister before coming to class. Expect to spend time learning the main lifts (squat, deadlift, and bench) followed by circuit style training focused on pushing and pulling exercises, variations of the squat and deadlift, and some "core" work. The ladies in this group work hard and always leave feeling better than they did when they started. The first class is free, so there is nothing to lose by trying it out! Class meeting times are:

Monday 12-12:30

Saturday 9-9:50

Instructor: Bobbi McLaughlin
Classes are $10 or $90 for a 10-time punch card

Preregister by emailing resilience.strength@gmail.com or calling 541-678-2159

2011-07-17T16:20:00.000-07:00

Deads in my new Velocity suit. Just did some quick work; typical warmup sets followed by 405, 495, 545.

2011-07-13T20:30:00.001-07:00

Squat Training, Scott for 735 and Brian for 615.

Bench Training, Sydney and Joe, first time in a shirt.

Squat week 2

2011-06-30T21:05:00.000-07:00

Brian 610

Scott 725

New Location!!

2011-06-28T19:59:00.000-07:00

RST is moving to a new location this weekend! The new address is 2595 Butler Market Road and will be open for operation Tuesday, July 5th. We look forward to a larger facility with increased exposure and expanded services offered. Thank you for your patience and unwavering support over the course of the last couple of weeks. I anticipate serious awesomeness. Please help spread the word. The open house date will be announced shortly. See you on Tuesday for bench night.

Squat Training

2011-06-25T17:37:00.000-07:00

Here's some footage of Scott and Brian training in multiply gear. We are preparing to do a full power meet, September 24th. It will be my first full power meet, and Scott's first in quite some time. I know how hammered my CNS and my body are after a push pull meet, so this should be a real test. I am hopefully looking for a 635 squat, 415 bench, and a 600 dead.

This is my first day in the Ace Pro suit. I am wearing my Centurion briefs underneath. Scott is going to wear his Metal briefs under his Leviathan.

My goal is to try to stay within 100lbs of Scott. He is looking pretty strong though, not sure I can pull it off.

Saturday pulling; visit from Chris Duffin

2011-06-21T22:15:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Chris who came down to pull with us this last Saturday and work on our technique. Great guy to work with. His gym is called Elite Perfomance Center up in Portland, OR. Can't wait to go up and compete at his APF meet in September.

Scott 665 lb. 3 board

2011-06-20T20:06:00.001-07:00

Always getting stronger.

Make it 600; all around

2011-06-02T21:32:00.000-07:00

Been chasing these both for awhile.

YOUTH STRENGTH CAMP: Summer 2011

2011-05-25T19:16:00.000-07:00

This camp is designed to give young athletes skills, tools, and knowledge to navigate their way safely and effectively through the weight room. Participants will work in a small group setting with highly skilled, well accomplished strength coaches. There will be a guest coach at each session allowing for each participant to get ample coaching time in a fun and supportive environment.

Parents: Your athlete's weight room experience will change from this point forward. Build confidence, acquire knowledge, and improve safety. These are things that we all wish we were taught at this age, but never were. Coaches will be impressed and athletes will be empowered.

Youth Strength Training Camp Flyer

Murphy Knott; promotion to head digital media meathead

2011-05-22T20:49:00.001-07:00

Murphy put this one together. It's good.

Meet recap

2011-05-15T19:33:00.000-07:00

I would like to start by saying that this was a great meet. It was pretty small compared to some other meets, which generally leads to a more relaxed atmosphere. Here’s how it went:

Bench:

This was Bill’s first bench meet and he did very well. Bill was just getting his feet wet in his new shirt. He smoked his opener and his second attempt, missing on his third. He finished with a 242; solid for his first time out.

Murphy had a last minute equipment change and borrowed a 48 Katana, tailored down in the chest and arms to a 46, from Jimmy Muscle. Jim gave Murphy some pointers and he just went with it. He opened at 319; no good. Second attempt at 335; smoked, and a third at 353; smoked. Excellent work.

Brian; opened at 369 good, 391 heavy but good, 407 (wink wink) good. I am not even going to go into this. Lets just say, I was not happy, but used that to fuel my deadlift performance.

This was Scott’s first time benching in a meet with his new setup. As painful as it looked to get into each and every attempt, he killed it as usual. Opened at 527 good, 551 good, 587.3 good (new state record), and gave 600 a ride but couldn’t quite keep the bar moving upwards.

Deadlift:

Sydney came to her first meet and was clearly ready to rock. Although she was anxious and intimidated, she kept her head and went 3 for 3 in her first PL meet. She opened quite a bit lighter than the other women lifters, but finished strong with a PR of 209. To be noted, she was the only RAW lifter in the women’s division.

Bill set the bar just a little bit higher, pulling a new state record at the 165 submaster division of 453 lbs. It was awesome; no hitching, all business. He missed his fourth attempt, but he did give it hell. Bill will most likely be moving out of the 165 weight class due to his incredulous eating habits and insatiable appetite. Stay posted on that. (Bill also has a couple years before I move into the submaster division…)

Murphy’s performance was impressive. He smoked all of his attempts, finishing at 472.5. I am pretty sure he had a least 485 in him that day. His deadlift will continue to grow, and hopefully, for everyone’s sake, he will get a new suit. Maybe my old Metal V-Type Squatter…?

I came to this meet for one thing, and I got it. I lost my state record last year to a young buck, who set the bar 50 lbs higher than my previous record. From that day forward, I knew that I would chase him down, and get it back. I opened at 501, smoked 540, 563 (new record), and missed 573. When I locked out 563 it was so fulfilling that I had to give it an extra grunt and a little more lock out. Before every dead that I pulled after losing the record, I listened to “Monkey Junction”… ‘It aint over yet’. 600 will fall in Reno at the Worlds.

We left Medford with 3 state records and 3 best lifter awards. Scott won the best lifter in bench for submaster, and I won best lifter in both bench and deadlift (class I). No battle axes or swords; the recession-reduced prize was a hooded sweatshirt. I am wondering if I can trade in two hoodies for a sword…?

Medford Videos Part 1 of 2

2011-05-15T16:40:00.000-07:00

Here is Bill, Murphy, and Scott's Bench attempts from the meet this past weekend, and also Brian's deadlift attempts. Bill and Murphy's deads were taken on another camera and will be a little bit before we get them out. I will also be posting a meet recap with all the details for each lifter and the experience as a whole.

BENCH:

DEADS:

RST Gets a killer article written

2011-05-11T20:18:00.000-07:00

http://www.tsweekly.com/news/features/squat-till-you-puke-notes-from-bends-barbell-bending-underground-gym.html

First off, I want to say thank you to the editor at the source, Eric Flowers, for spending a bunch of time in the underground with us. Also, thanks to all the meatheads in the RST family.

The one thing that amazed me so much, was the accuracy of Eric's writing. Man, did this guy nail it, spot on. I was anxious, worried that he would miss the motivation, the feel, the mission, what we are, and what we stand for. Well, not only did he not miss it...he freaking nailed it!!!

Off to the meet in Medford. Good luck to all competitors.

Scott 700 RAW; off blocks

2011-04-28T21:10:00.001-07:00

The New Guy and a Big Milestone

2011-04-21T20:27:00.001-07:00

Here's Joe, pulling off blocks for a PR of 415. Considering this is his 4th week training, he is moving along nicely.

Brian benching 315 RAW for a new PR. Bodyweight 179. This was a big milestone. Moving another wheel always feels good.

Banded Squats

2011-04-16T22:03:00.001-07:00

Welcome Joe

2011-04-15T12:30:00.000-07:00

Welcome Joe, RST newest strength athlete. I have known Joe for some time now. We trained BJJ together at the Roy Dean Academy. Its nice to have Joe's gorilla hands wrapped around a barbell instead of my neck. Joe's chokes and triangle are absolutely deadly; my least favorite being the baseball bat choke.

Now onto the good stuff. This guy is biomechanically designed to pull big conventional deadlifts. We are excited to have him around, and I can vouch for his committment and work ethic. There are few people that train as hard as this guy. He has never spent anytime in the iron church, so I look forward to watching him gain strength and learn quickly. Look for him to be pulling well over 500 lbs, in the next 4-6 months.

Bench Training

2011-04-11T21:51:00.000-07:00

Scott, Brian, Murphy, and Bill preparing for the WABDL meet in Medford, OR. Working off a one board primarily.

Sydney training for her first meet

2011-04-09T13:49:00.000-07:00

Here's a video of Sydney pulling 235 of 4" blocks. She is putting in her time and getting strong and lean.

Strict Overhead Press PR: 200 lbs

2011-04-02T14:47:00.000-07:00

New t-shirt design

2011-03-25T18:12:00.000-07:00

Here is the new t-shirt design in black. Many colors available; although I only endorse black or white.
Women's cut available.

Resilience Powerlifting tee proof

Making Champions

2011-03-20T14:20:00.000-07:00

Here's some footage from today's training. Murphy doing some bent over rows with 235 and Sydney doing some pin presses. It is truly a pleasure to work with young, enthusiastic, hard working athletes who are eager to learn. Both Sydney and Sam are truly a pleasure to work with as they both absorb every word their coach tells them. If every athlete could follow cues as well as these two, it would be a miracle!

Deadlift vids from the meet

2011-03-20T13:50:00.000-07:00

Bench videos and meet recap.

2011-03-16T20:36:00.000-07:00

Due to major computer and software issues, I am only posting raw video files on the Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/resilience.strength. I will post the deads in another post later on in the week.

Here is a cool photo that Mary Tanner took. You can check out her other amazing photography at http://www.marytanner.smugmug.com/.

Murphy

Bench- 1^st attempt: 319.5; good lift. 2^nd attempt: 336; no good. 3^rd attempt: 336; good lift.

Deadlift- 1^st attempt: 385.7 ; good lift. 2^nd attempt 418.7; good lift. 3^rd attempt: 446.2; good lift.

Scott

Bench- 1^st attempt: 534; good. 2^nd attempt: 562; good. 3^rd attempt: 586.2; good. 4^th attempt; 600.7; no good.

Bill

Deadlift- 1^st attempt: 375; good. 2^nd attempt: 407; good. 3^rd attempt: 425; good. 4^th attempt: 441.8 good.

Brian

Bench- 1^st attempt: 347;good. 2^nd attempt: 374; good. 3^rd attempt: 402; good.

Deadlift-1^st attempt: 474; good 2^nd attempt: 519; good. 3^rd attempt: 534.2; good. 4^th attempt: 563; no good.

Meet Preparation:

2011-03-10T10:19:00.001-08:00

Generally we use an 8-12 week training cycle prior to a meet. For bench, we train in the gear that we will be lifting in for that meet, and will be in gear for all weeks in the training cycle prior to the event. Typically, we work with higher weight off bigger boards and work down towards a one board or half board, in the final training weeks. We are finding that a half board press/or 1 board press is indicative of approximately 95-97% of your biggest bench at the meet, if all goes well. For example, numbers would suggest that I hit 410 to a one board, so I should be able to hit 397. I am shooting for 402.2. The final week or two, we usually aim to feel comfortable with our opener for a full press. That way we hone in on the exact number and lift it successfully in the gym.

We will be travelling to Portland for the WABDL meet on Friday, weighing in at about 4:00, and bloating afterwards at Red Robin. My weight was all the way down to 178 this morning, which is a good sign. I know I can get to where I need to be and am confident I will be under 181.5 at weigh-ins. I was concerned for some time as my weight was bouncing up around 187 just 2 weeks ago.

I am excited to be with a great group of guys and our families for the meet. It will be Murphy and Bill’s first meet, and they are very prepared. Scott will be looking to crush some previous records, and breaking into very elite territory on the bench press. Bill may be chasing down a state record in the deadlift. Murphy is strong and ready to compete in both bench and deadlift in the 198 class. I am looking for a 400lb. bench and a 550 deadlift and feel pretty strong. Let’s bring home some trophies!

I will keep folks updated with results via Facebook and Twitter.

-B

410 lb. 1 board: 5 weeks out

2011-02-04T19:15:00.001-08:00

Thanks to Dominic at Max Muscle

2011-01-10T19:47:00.001-08:00

Got a cool feature on Max Muscle...

http://oregon.maxmuscletrainers.com/trainers/

Nice Testimonial and Meet Schedule announced

2011-01-06T20:54:00.000-08:00

9 Training weeks until the first meet of the year. March 12th in Portland. This will be Bill and Murphy's first meet, and we are all looking forward to it.

Here's a nice email I got from Joe. Always feels good to get these!

"Hi Brian- I just wanted to thank you again for letting me come and work out with you guys at your gym on Thursday night. What an amazing facility you have put together!!! It was truly a highpoint of my year, and I appreciate it very much! It was nice to meet you, and I wish you all the best in your endeavors." -Joe

Swiss bar rows with chains

2011-01-02T18:46:00.003-08:00

All the chains in the house.

Joe from Minnesota, BIG PR! PR for Bill too.

2010-12-30T20:12:00.000-08:00

Had a visit from Scott's old college roommate Joe. Great guy. We all enjoyed having him around, and he set a couple PR's while he was at it!

Bill with 405 in his new briefs. Nice work.

Squat for Tots Results

2010-12-21T19:26:00.000-08:00

I haven't figured out the final dollar amount donated as I am still collecting money.

Scott 725 lbs.

Brian 585 lbs.

Daniel 350 lbs.

Bobbi 165 lbs. (with a lot still in the tank)

Thanks for everyones support!

Scott: World Champion

2010-11-24T13:25:00.001-08:00

Deadlifts Are One of the Worst Things You Can Do For Your Spine

2010-11-23T23:17:00.000-08:00

Deadlifts Are One of the Worst Things You Can Do For Your Spine

Holiday Fund Raiser!!!! Help a good cause!!!!

2010-11-17T18:59:00.000-08:00

Squat For Tots Holiday Fundraiser

presented by

Resilience Strength Training

RST will be holding a squat-a-thon at the RST facility on Saturday, December 18^th. Strength Athletes will be attempting to set personal records in the Squat between 1:00 and 3:00 pm. Sponsors will be asked to pledge a small amount of change per lb. of weight squatted on the athletes best completed squat of the day. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Shop with a Cop program, to go towards buying gifts for underprivileged kids in Deschutes County over the holiday season.

Friends, families, and spectators are welcome. Cookies and milk will be available!

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Pledge Form:

(**please fill out and return to your lifter by Friday the 17^th of Dec. Donations will need to be collected on Monday the 20^th for prompt delivery to the Shop with a Cop program. Checks are to be made out to Walmart **)

Name: _______________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________

Phone: _____________________________

I would like to pledge _____ per lb. of weight squatted by _______________, at the Squat for Tots Holiday Fund Raiser.

Your lifter’s current best Squat is _______.

600 lbs. @ $ 0.10 = $60.00                               600 lbs. @ $ 0.05 = $30.00
500 lbs. @ $ 0.10 = $50.00                               500 lbs. @ $ 0.05 = $25.00
400 lbs. @ $ 0.10 = $40.00                               400 lbs. @ $ 0.05 = $20.00
300 lbs. @ $ 0.10 = $30.00                               300 lbs. @ $ 0.05 = $15.00

570 PR in my new suit

2010-11-04T20:46:00.001-07:00

I'm not far off from my goal of a 600 lb. squat. After some alterations to the suit, and velcro straps, I should be right there.

Quality stuff here

2010-10-31T16:40:00.000-07:00

These guys produce some quality footage. Good stuff. Here's my two favorites.

Scott raw high box squats

2010-10-21T21:22:00.000-07:00

Scott was feeling froggy today. Worked up to a triple at 585. Looked like he probably had at least 5 or 6 in him.

BENCH CLINIC FLYER

2010-10-20T12:14:00.000-07:00

Final Flyer

BENCH PRESS CLINIC: Date announced!

2010-10-13T21:46:00.000-07:00

When: January 8th, 1-3pm.

Where: RST Training Facility, 70 NW Newport Ave, Bend, OR

Coaches: Scott Edmondson and Brian McLaughlin

Cost: $40/person.

How to sign up: resilience.strength@gmail.com or (541) 419-0806.

Limited space!

Welcome Bill Caram

2010-09-30T20:25:00.000-07:00

Bill will be joining the team starting next Monday. I will upload his lifter profile sometime next week. Here's a video of his deadlift PR today...340 lbs. 2 x bodyweight.

Nice work Bill!

Kevin Epeneter's visit to RST

2010-09-02T13:42:00.000-07:00

Kevin, a good friend of Bobbi and I, came to visit from Geneva, Switzerland a couple of weeks ago. He is a good man and trains BJJ full time at a Gracie Barra camp. When Kevin lived in the states, his garage gym was named "Vinny's Militia Gym". My first introduction to him was reading a hilarious article that he wrote about ripping the ass out of his pants while squatting. I think all dudes that train the squat and dead hard know what that is like. Personally, I rip the ass out of my shorts picking something up about once a year.

Here is a link to the gallery he has posted on his site.

http://www.vinosfotos.com/Sports/Resilience-Strength-Training/13601470_2AzFA#992180409_opGTX

Thanks a million to Kevin.

Squat

2010-08-26T20:11:00.000-07:00

I hit a milestone today. 675 lbs. on the high box squat. Murphy also continues to see big results.

425 High Box

675 High box

RST clients killing it in the underground

2010-08-26T13:08:00.000-07:00

Tara: Swings and DB snatch complex

That's how you box squat boys and girls.

Chainsaw carpentry at its finest.

The Professor pulling a PR 330 @ 140. (bi-racial socks)

New Trainee Bill Caram working on checking his depth, squat technique, and his dead technique. All lifts were at about 60-70% of his true one rep max. He has some good starting strength, a good knowledge base, and best of all, a tremendous attitude. He will be working with the powerlifting crew here in a couple more weeks.

Careful. 20% increase in muscle size could blow your arms right off!

2010-08-24T22:08:00.001-07:00

Y'all better watch out for M. Knott @ 181

2010-08-24T21:56:00.000-07:00

Murphy's 2 board PR from last week. This week he brought 320 to his chest and back up. Pretty impressive strength increases. Overall gains in last three months include 12 lbs. of mass, 20% increase in raw bench press, squat and dead both increased by 50lbs +. Way to grind Murph Dog.

Eric Lilliebridge- Gotta love the deadlifts!

2010-08-13T05:46:00.000-07:00

Conventional Pullers take note...Eric Lilliebridge is great to watch.

Training footage from Thursday night...and some gunfire.

2010-08-13T04:16:00.000-07:00

Murphy's PR

Notice he actually takes some gunfire after the lockout and falls to the ground after his pull.

Bench training with bands

2010-08-09T20:23:00.000-07:00

Band setup

+/- 415 lbs. at the top

Harold (our new 132 lb'er)

I have also added Harold to the lifter profile on the left side of the blog. Working on updating numbers and such. Also have an inquiry from a female powerlifter that may want to start training with us. Will keep you posted on that development.

B

Guest Post: You Just Got Served by Bret Contreras

2010-08-09T03:32:00.000-07:00

Another quality burn.

Guest Post: You Just Got Served by Bret Contreras

Here We Go Again

2010-08-08T05:17:00.000-07:00

I LOVE THIS!

Here We Go Again

765 lockout and subsequent bruising photos

2010-07-30T02:53:00.000-07:00

Meet recap

2010-07-30T02:50:00.000-07:00

Friday morning, I drove out to Scott's house to meet up with him and Jerrad. We loaded up our gear, jumped on the scale a couple of times, and got on our way. I had weighed myself about once an hour the day before. I was sitting at right about 181.5. As a precautionary measure, I spent the morning and the entire 6 hour car ride dehydrating.

We got there at about 330 and went straight to weigh-ins. Terry inspected our gear, and broke my balls about my suit being illegal. It was not. It was also not a funny joke. Weighed in at 178.6, making it with a couple of pounds to spare; probably the ones that I lost dehydrating and hungry in the backseat. Scott also made weight by about the same margin.

Outback steakhouse was where I got my bloat on. I ate a bowl of soup, a loaf of bread, chicken breast, veggies, rice, and a pepsi. We went back to the room and watched some tube before going to bed. I was on a lovely rollaway bed, with a pillow that resembled a sack of potatoes. Our "jacuzzi suite" was far from that. The machine room for the elevator was adjacent to our room, which made for a wonderful night sleep.

Woke up about 6AM, showered and foam rolled. From the cot, I now have an enormous knot in my upper right back that would actually stay with me through the meet. We went to eat, and I only could stomach about half of my meal, knowing that I had to lift in about an hour and a half. I have never trained in the AM and was not stoked about being in the first flight. Rules briefing was long, so I began to warm up. I felt solid. bar x 5, 95 x 5, 135 x 3, 185 x 3, 225 x 1, (put shirt on) 275 3 board x 2, 315 2 board, 315 1 board.

First attempt at 336 was a good lift (although i came completely out of my groove). Second attempt 350-something; good lift. Third attempt at 369.2, good. Now I had to figure out how to calm down and prepare for my deadlift which would not be until 630 that evening.

Scott was now beginning to warm up. Scott opened with 507, good lift. 529, good lift. 558 good lift and new state record. If you are within 32 lbs of a state record, you allowed a fourth attempt. Scott attempted 562 and grinded it up for three white lights. Although he made them all look easy, he said each one of them were a real grind. Contrary to his last meet in Portland, when every lift felt perfect, these 4 attempt,s he said were difficult. While waiting in the hole, Scott had me cue up a little G N R. Headphones and Ipod's can be a real nuisance while warming up. Here's a funny story to prove that point.

So...Scott asks me to get Welcome to the Jungle rolling on the Ipod. Any of you who know Scott well, have heard this song a few times. I think he falls third in line behind Axl Rose himself, and Jim Rome. I quickly cue it up and because of his wraps, and other technical challenges, he can't quite place the earphone in his ear. I jam the thing in his ear and make sure the cords are free of his arms and wrist wraps and such. So now, I am standing closely behind him, limited by cord length, blaring GNR into his dome. Boomer comes by and gives Scott a huge smack on the back and some words of encouragement. During this transaction, Boomer's arm catches the cord and rips the earpiece out of Scott's ear. Regardless, Scott nailed his lift, and thanks to Axl, he will continue to request that song to be cued on every big lift he attempts for the rest of his life.

I told Scott going into this meet that I did not want to get white lights on all lifts. I do not want to leave anything in the tank. Yet again, I left some in the tank, on both lifts. Calling numbers is difficult. You know exactly how your body can perform in training up to that day, and then on that day, things may be different. Generally speaking, on this day...things felt good. I learned another valuable lesson. Call your numbers on the heavy side. I think I could have been up around 529 for my deads that day. Next time.

Thanks to Scott and Jerrad for a good meet and expert guidance. Thanks to Bobbi for her unwavering support. Thanks to my other training partners for always being there and training hard every week.

What Makes Muscle, Keeps Muscle. Why Women Should Lift Heavy Things.

2010-07-26T04:11:00.000-07:00

What Makes Muscle, Keeps Muscle. Why Women Should Lift Heavy Things.

Scott locking out 185...

2010-07-26T02:14:00.000-07:00

Videos from the meet

2010-07-19T05:24:00.000-07:00

Scott's Bench Press

Brian's Deadlift

Meet in Olympia this weekend.

2010-07-15T14:04:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow AM, we leave for the meet. Weigh ins at 4:00. I am going to restrict fluids tomorrow, just because I will be cutting it pretty close. I have been right around 181.5 lbs all week long. That leaves only .3 lbs margin of error.

Bench Press: I lift at about 9AM on Saturday morning. I will open at 336. I should smoke that and see where I go from there. Shooting for a third attempt somewhere in the neighborhood of 375.

Deadlift: I should be pulling starting at about 6:30PM. My planned opener is 455, then shoot to 490, third attempt to break my state record at 512. If I get a fourth attempt, either 512 again if i miss it, or upwards of that.

Here is a "myspace" photo of the mohawk I am rocking for the meet.

See yall when we return.

More GYM pics

2010-07-10T01:10:00.001-07:00

GYM Pics

2010-07-10T01:04:00.000-07:00

Mark and Scott: 2 weeks out

2010-07-05T19:43:00.001-07:00

Private Gym Bill of Rights

2010-07-05T14:36:00.001-07:00

http://articles.elitefts.com/articles/iron-brothers/the-private-gym-bill-of-rights/

Military Press and some heavy rows from last week

2010-07-05T02:00:00.000-07:00

Military Press 185 x 1

Barbell Rows 250 x 10

Jim Wendler: Off The Cuff

2010-06-19T02:43:00.000-07:00

Jim Wendler: Off The Cuff

WENDLER WISDOM!

"So with conditioning, when faced with something like jogging on the treadmill, ask yourself first: is this awesome? When you see someone in the gym on a treadmill, do you go, "My God, that is so awesome!" No, you go, look at that poor dumb bastard, he probably just had a triple bypass or something. But hill sprinting? To me, that's awesome.

Of course, geeks like to bust my chops with questions like, "How do I even know if something is awesome or not?" My answer is, if you're so freaking unsure that you have to ask someone else for his or her opinion then the answer is it's probably not the least bit awesome."

Training photos from this week

2010-06-17T09:41:00.000-07:00

Brody

9 wheels

Mean Muggin' Murphy

Mark taking 9 wheels for a ride

JT,The Professor, and Tara H...getting some at RST

2010-06-14T02:10:00.000-07:00

Jenny 2 hand KB snatch

The professor pulling a PR at 315

Tara KB snatches

Sean Burton first week pulling

2010-06-14T01:49:00.000-07:00

Here is Sean pulling 405. Sean is a 21 year old guy who just starting training at RST. He will be spending some time with me one -on-one to work on his technique. Look for him to start training with the guys at night sometime soon! Welcome Sean.

Contraindicated Exercises vs. Contraindicated Lifters

2010-06-13T01:47:00.000-07:00

Contraindicated Exercises vs. Contraindicated Lifters

Scott Big 3 board press

2010-06-11T03:56:00.000-07:00

KK Raw...no belt

2010-06-07T04:38:00.001-07:00

Bench training 7 weeks out

2010-06-02T23:18:00.001-07:00

Flat Backing?

2010-05-31T01:20:00.000-07:00

Stumbled across this. Kinda looks like he flat backs a bit...hahah.

Death Squat

2010-05-28T03:08:00.000-07:00

This darn near killed me. 315 lbs + 120 lbs of chain for 15 reps.

RST Training Photos

2010-05-28T02:41:00.000-07:00

Here is Katie getting some KB snatches

Scott Pulling Off Pins

As I turn 30...

2010-05-16T05:07:00.000-07:00

Here is my ~~thoughts~~ rant on training.

Over the course of the last 20 years I have trained in a variety of disciplines and sports. I have trained in big box gyms, garage gyms, training studios, martial arts dojos, high-end East Coast Gyms, successful Gold's Gyms, going-bankrupt gyms, college and university gyms, and Randy Couture's Gym in Vegas . There have been only a few gyms that I have trained in which my own training could really progress. Those gyms that just fit right and allowed me to do what I needed to do. All of the others were simply an exercise in frustration tolerance.

I never quite found that place...the place that has what I need to train to my fullest potential. A place to feel comfortable, to use chalk, to cuss, spit, and bleed has eluded me for some time now. But no longer do I have to look...Here's a list of a lot of "no more's".

-no more useless gym tours (dude, I know where to go..no need to show me the ellipticals and Zumba room)
-no training sales pitches
-no lectures from gym owners on the ills of heavy deads or chalk use
-no more gum in the water fountain
-no more 'no gym bags on the floor'
-no more old balls in the locker room

No more of the headsplittingly, ignorant and annoying questions and comments? Well to be honest, these are always funny.

"hey boss...how much do you workout?"
"you shouldn't do that, you are going to hurt yourself "
"when i was young like you, I could __________________ (insert grandiose physical accomplishment here)"
"squatting will hurt your knees, you should use _______________(insert pointless machine or exercise here)"
"how much do you bench" (a true classic)
"what do i do to get rid of this (insert love handle or gut grab here)"

At all of these places I have trained, I have learned an important lesson. Gravitate to those who work hard and know what the hell the are doing. It is that simple. If you want to get better, stronger, or faster; spend time with those who are the best, the strongest, and the fastest.

These people are increasingly difficult to find; those who share the same passion as myself and my training partners. I am talking about the people that don't miss sessions and that don't make excuses. The guys that show up, train hard, push themselves and others. Those who are willing to help others meet their goals. Guys who put training in the top several priorities in their lives. These are the people I want to train with.

My goal for opening RST was to provide a place for the most dedicated, hard working, and strongest men and women to train.

I look forward to seeing our gym grow in the future!

Respectfully,

Brian McLaughlin

Owner of RST

Thursday Pulls

2010-05-14T04:32:00.000-07:00

Had trouble today with my grip being even. The right side of the bar seemed to lag a little bit, which we thought was due to uneveness in my grip. I am not so sure that it's not an anatomical issue rather than a technique problem. Regardless, here some footage from the session. Scott pulled a new PR at 665, and myself at 585. This video is me failing to lockout 600.

Chain suspended good AM's

2010-05-03T02:12:00.000-07:00

Here's a video of my last set of Good Mornings. They felt pretty good today. After that, Murph and I thought it would be a good idea to break the old sled out for some good old fashion pulling. After 4 40-yard sprints (uphill/downhill) pulling two plates, we were doubled over in pain. It was a cardiovascular and lactic acid nightmare. I am glad it will 7 days before i do that again.

Here's the workout:
Barbell Stiff Legged Deads (from deficit):
135 x 8
135 x 8
185 x 6
185 x 6

Ring Face Pulls: 4 x 15

Chins and Pulls: 5 x 5 with chains on neck

Chain Suspended Good AM's:
135 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 3
365 x 2

Sled Drags:
4 x 40 yards

Another quality product from Dave Tate

2010-04-20T23:55:00.001-07:00

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/photo.php?pid=55853902&id=2249908

Quest for 600

2010-04-16T02:15:00.000-07:00

Trained in my new Titan Centurion Boxer Brief today (or as Tim so eloquently put it, My New Blue Panties). I struggled to get them on, but a couple of heavy squats did the trick. We squatted and deaded heavy today. I have one more accessory workout on Sunday, and then I am deloading for a week. My body is pretty much broken down at this point and needs to recover. Here is the workout and a picture of a 575 lb. pull off of blocks.

SQUATS: DEADS: (off blocks)
135 x 5 135 x 3
135 x 5 225 x 3
225 x 3 315 x 3
315 x 3 405 x 1
405 x 1 495 x 1
405 x 3 (added briefs) 545 x 1
495 x 1 565 x 1
545 x 1 575 x 1
545 x 1

Form Check

2010-04-12T04:21:00.001-07:00

Murphy, learning the deadlift. I think he's doing pretty dang well. Leave feedback in the comments.

Rack Pulls

2010-04-11T03:59:00.000-07:00

Took this film, and some footage for Murphy for a deadlift form check. Good session. I actually failed on 675 lbs for a sumo pull, and pulled every muscle in my back. I actually strained the attachment point where the levator attaches to the skull. It was awesome.

Scott hits 7th and 8th in the Nation for 2010 lifters

2010-04-10T17:39:00.001-07:00

http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/yearly-rankings/2010/men

Squat in Red says Scott

2010-04-09T05:03:00.000-07:00

Scott insists that wearing red makes you stronger. Well, I can't really argue with him.