The Iron Thugs team from Net Fitness in Gilroy recently competed
in the World Power Lifting Competition in Las Vegas, NV.
Staff Reports
The Iron Thugs team from Net Fitness in Gilroy recently competed in the World Power Lifting Competition in Las Vegas, NV.
Five of the local competitors won world titles – Al Tortorelli dead lifted 617 pounds, Ted Ornduff bench pressed 451 and dead lifted 518; Tina Riley benched 248; Adolfo Davila benched 507; and Larry Esquivel dead lifted 363. Riley and Davila also set state records.
Others who placed were Joaquin Perez, seventh with a bench press of 418 and sixth with a dead lift of 429; Richard Pichardo, 10th with a bench of 402; Apolonio Jauregui, sixth with a bench of 424; Larry Orlando, third with a bench of 413; Danny Russo, second with a bench press of 402; and Gary Stevens, third with a bench of 424 and fourth with a dead lift of 528. Russo’s bench was a state record.
