503.477.8266

3714 SE Powell Blvd • Portland, or 97202

CURRENT GYM HOURS

Mon-Thur 5:30a-8:00p | Fri 5:30a-7:00p
Sat 8:00a-5:00p | Sun 8:00a-4:00p

About Hardstyle Strength

Hardstyle Strength is a school of strength located in SE Portland OR.

We are a Kettlebell and Barbell Instruction facility that provides our students with top level instruction. Our instructors are StrongFirst certified which means they have walked the humbling path of the SFG ( A hardstyle kettlebell instructor, most SFG’s train for at least a year before attempting the 3 day long certification ). Our instructors understand the learning process and are here to help you live a stronger, healthier life. It is well known that the best athletes often have the best coaches. We are happy to provide you with coaches that employ science based low impact strength and conditioning techniques. Using slow strengthening movements to balance the body and allow the body to stabilize. And quick movements to improve and maintain our body’s natural fast twitch reflexive system.

What is Hardstyle?

Hardstyle means using as many muscles as possible to do each movement this includes using Specialized Breathing and bracing techniques to unify the body during periods of transitions. The term Hardstyle doesn’t only mean maximal tension but also refers to a type of hand to hand combat taught in Russian special operations in the 1970’s. Hardstyle kettlebell training was developed in the 1980’s to support that. The blended martial art combined hard Japanese influences along with flowing Chinese suppleness to create the mentality of loose like a whip preparing to strike, and as hard as iron when focus is delivered to the blow. By practicing both grinds and ballistics we are able to focus on maximal acceleration in the quick lifts and maximal tension in the slow lifts. We train both sides of the performance coin, tension and relaxation.

What is the difference between Hardstyle academy and Strength academy?

The academy’s refer to your month to month enrollment at Hardstyle Strength.

Kettlebells? Barbells? What’s the difference?

Our Instructors

Here at Hardstyle Strength we are proud to be the home of Strongfirst certified kettlebell (SFG I,II ) and Barbell (SFL) instructors. They earn their certifications by performing feats of strength and conditioning at 2-3 day long courses. These tests have some of the highest attrition rates in the industry (some as high as 70%). Our instructors practice for years to learn the proper movements that bring lasting results to their lives.

Pierce Pappas

Teal Price

Ty Gieser

Paris Bakkum

Ethan Linn

Liz Reed

Scott Jackman

MEMBERSHIP

ONLY $119 A MONTH*

Hardstyle Academy Membership

Includes four 50 min classes per month

Strength Academy Membership

Includes a 50 min 1 on 1 session each month

Both memberships give you full access to the facility during hours of operation.
As part of your membership you will receive a complimentary functional movement screening to ensure personalized programming and injury prevention.

Download our App here to sign up and schedule your classes.

*First and last month membership fee due at sign up.

PIERCE PAPPAS

Certifications & Achievements:

Brown Belt in Jiu Jitsu

PTA Global (behavior change in exercise)

USOC (Olympic weightlifting)

NCSF (personal training certification)

TEAL PRICE

Certifications/achievements:
SFG I, II (kettlebell instructor) “Sinister”
SFL (barbell instructor)
NCSF (personal trainer certification)

Teal is an accredited StrongFirst instructor with both kettlebell certifications. Teal has not always maintained a healthy lifestyle. In high school she was well-rounded in athletics and played volleyball, basketball, golf, and racquetball until doctors discovered a rare abnormality in both her ankles. Twelve surgeries later and in her early twenties, she had gained 80lbs and was told by doctors to only exercise in the pool…until she was introduced to kettlebells. She learned the endurance and strength training that came with just a simple kettlebell swing, and movements that would actually end up relieving some of her chronic pain and helping her lose much of her excess weight. Teal uses low impact ideology with her students. She believes strength training can be used to help chronic pain as well as to aid and prevent injuries. Most importantly, Teal is mother to a rambunctious daughter, she is a fiancé, and is a Portland, Oregon native.

Ty Gieser

Certifications & Achievements:
NESTA (personal trainer certification)
High school Football coach
Former semi pro football player
Former college athlete (Western Oregon University)

Ty is a NESTA certified personal trainer at HardStyle Strength. Born in San Diego, California but raised in Beaverton, Oregon, Ty enjoys spending time with his fiancé Teal and their amazing two year-old daughter Roe. Ty loves camping, listening to music, playing sports, and watching movies. Ty was a three-sport athlete in high school, and was offered a scholarship to continue his football career and education at Western Oregon University. After his college days he spent five years playing arena football, and began coaching high school football and training athletes. He has been a personal trainer for five years and his specialties are sports performance, weight loss, and strength training. Ty’s philosophy is that everyone has an inner athlete within them, it’s just a matter of finding that inside yourself and becoming the best athlete you can. Ty wants to help you find that inner athlete and help you achieve your goals.

PARIS BAKKUM

Certifications & Achievements:
“Beast Tamer”
SFG I, II,SFL
FMS Level 2
N.A.S.M. CPT, PES, CES
TRX
USAW (olympic lifting)

Paris is the owner of Hardstyle Strength. He grew up in the Portland area where he was an amateur boxer and won two state gold medals and a silver in regionals. At age 18 he joined the Army as a combat medic and he spent the next seven years traveling the world and gaining valuable life experience. After the Army he worked in an endocrinology office for three years, studying the effects of a sedentary lifestyle and poor nutrition, and this experience led him into the preventive world of fitness education. After 15 years of traditional, power, and Olympic lifting, Paris found Hardstyle kettlebells and never looked back. Since then he has achieved the highest level of kettlebell education from the most scientifically-backed organization in existence, and has earned his barbell instructor certification. He obtained the title of Beast Tamer after completing a feat of strength achieved only by a small number of certified instructors.

Ethan Linn

Certifications & Achievements:
SFG I,II (kettlebell instructor)
FMS 2 (Functional Movement)
USOC Certified coach (Olympic lifting)
NFPT (personal trainer certification)
IASTYM (Soft tissue mobilization)
College tennis athlete

Ethan is a health and fitness coach based out of the Portland area, and lead instructor at Hardstyle Strength. Eight years ago Ethan changed career paths to pursue his new life mission of helping others take charge of their personal health. He went back to school at Portland State University to study exercise and sport science, and along the way he became a certified personal trainer and started his career. Ethan continues to be an education-based practitioner, which has led him to a number of certifications based in optimal movement and performance. He began hardstyle kettlebell training in 2016 and has since adopted this methodology into his coaching philosophy. Ethan has earned the highest level of kettlebell certification offered as well as being invited to assist on the coaching staff for the StrongFirst organization. He has also worked with other prestigious organizations including The United States Olympic Committee: in 2018 he was accepted into the USOC program from an application pool of over 4,000 trainers and is now a USOC certified coach. Ethan believes that fundamental movement performed with excellence will always yield the best outcome.

Liz Reed

Certifications & Achievements:
SFG I, II (kettlebell instructor)
SFL (barbell instructor)
FMS 2 (functional movement)
NASM (personal trainer certification)

Liz began strength training in 2012 and from there developed a passion for improving health through fitness. Her pursuit of an active lifestyle led her to get her NASM personal training certification in 2015. She then began helping others to achieve their own fitness goals and currently has more than 5,000 total hours of coaching experience. Liz discovered Hardstyle kettlebells in 2016 and has since become an instructor through StrongFirst. She has earned both SFG I and II certifications while also completing her SFL barbell certification in 2019.

Scott Jackman

Instructor since 2011

EDUCATION AND CERTS
-Australian institute of fitness
-Master trainer lvl 1
-Cert IV in personal training
-Cert III in fitness
-CPR/ AED
-Massage therapist specialize in sports and fitness (Australia only)

HOBBIES & INTERESTS
-Bodybuilding
-Yoga and flexibility
-Snowboading
-Rock climbing
-extreme sports
-Hogging and camping