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Alabama

AL - Kramer's Gym         

Scottsboro, AL

Equipment: deadlift platform, bands and chains

Find out more info, on the web at;  http://kramersgym.prodigybiz.com

AL - Lion's Den

Athens, AL

AL - The S.W.A.T. Gym

3808 Pepperell Parkway; Opelika, AL 36801

This is a hardcore, serious gym.  It is owned by the great Bill Kazmaier.

(Click here for Directions)

Equipment: 2 cages, 2 squat racks, 2 benches, deadlift area, dumbbells up to at least 200 lb, and plenty of machines by Hammer Strength, Cybex and others.

Tunes: A stereo and CD player are available for lifters to play what they want.

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California

CA - Amador Gym

130 Lincoln Ave; Sutter Creek, CA

Best hole in the wall Gym in Northern California, Powerlifters Welcome, Lots of Heavy Duty Equipment.

CA - Kegrice Physique World

2210 Fourth Ave; San Diego, CA

I have all Westside equipment including a reverse hyper.  This is a real gym and no pretty boy equipment.  I train Westside and hold the word record in the deadlift at 198 with 705. I squat 700 at 198. total is 1730.

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Florida

FL - 54th Avenue Gym

4195 54th Ave. N.; St. Petersburg, Fl. 33714

(Click here for Directions)

Sponsor, Host and Train Powerlifters.

Owner is APA Florida state chairman.

Owner is also NATIONAL, NORTH AMERICAN, WORLD BENCH PRESS CHAMP in the APA-WPA.   (479.5@188lbs)

Phone:  727-521-6162

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Georgia

GA - Coffee's/Gold Gym  

Marietta, GA

The best gym for powerlifting & olympic lifting in the Atlanta                                                                    

(just North of Atlanta)

GA - West GA Barbell Club  

Carrollton, GA

We're opening the West GA Barbell Club in Carrollton, GA within the next few weeks.  It will be an addition to our current nutrition store "Beyond Nutrition"  It will be a 24-hour gym.  Very motivated Powerlifting team getting started here.  Gym is not yet complete, but feel free to drop by and workout free until then. 

Equipment:  dumbells up into the mid 100's, two power racks , two benches, flat bench, decline, incline, little cardio, deadlift platform, cable crossover, pulldown and row machines, and some others, using Texas Power Bars and Okie Deadlift Bars. 

Phone:  770-838-1009

GA                                       

Kennesaw, GA

Equipment:  2 monolifts, safety squat bar, Okie deadlift bars, Texas power bar, power rack, excellent bench, and a bench built with a power rack.  Sarden made calf/ham/glute machine, leg ext, leg curl, and smith machine.  Also, bands and chains available.  Of course there is a place to deadlift.

Owned by Jon Grove.  Not sure how to tell somebody how to get in, but if one was to go by Coffee's Gym in Marietta and hang out for a while, they would find somebody that knows Jon and could tell them how to get there.

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Iowa

IA - Des Moines Strength Institute

Intersection of SW9th St. and Porter Ave; Des Moines, Iowa

The owner, Dale Rhoades, has been involved in competitive olympic lifting and powerlifting since the 60's.  The Des Moines Strength Institute is a no frills powerlifting gym.  We have a core group of about 15-20 competitive powerlifters.  There are about six or seven of us that lift around 5:00 p.m. on Mon., Wed., and Fri.

The gym is open from 8 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Mon through Fri., 9 to 6 Sat., and 11 to 5 Sun.

Equipment:  power cage, five platforms for squatting, deadlifting, and oly lifting. They have three olympic bars, one okie bar, a trap bar, and several bars for squatting and benching.  Chalk is provided.  The facility has one cheap stair stepper, and a couple old exercise aerodyne bikes

Phone:  515-287-0424

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Indiana

IN - Big Daddy's Iron Horse Gym

4221 E. Jackson Street; Muncie, IN

 Owned & Managed by Jim Piner

(Old Paul's Archery)(Click here for Directions)

Are you wanting to save money without signing a contract, learn to lift, have someone to give you a spot anytime. If yes, The place is Big Daddy's Iron Horse.  I have put on more muscle at Big Daddy's Iron Horse than any gym I have ever been!

Phone:  765-288-2161

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Maryland

MD - Australian Health and Fitness

601L Hammonds Ferry Rd; Linthicum, MD

Decent size gym, competitive PL and BB friendly, lots of free weights.  Owner is a competitive bench presser.  Bring your own chalk.

MD - Tri-Fitness

Prince Frederick, MD

Mark Cinque, the owner, is very powerlifter friendly and supportive. (He used to work out at Chaillet's gym)  The gym is huge, clean and well lit, with a large variety of equipment including powerlifting stuff.

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Massachusetts

MA - Downtown Barbell Club 

Lowell, MA

It is a small private gym ( 30 x 25 ) currently have 5 members who helped me put it together.  Train Westside style with every piece of equipment required ex. Monolift.

Equipment: 3 power racks, Rev Hyper, GHR, Okie squat and deadlift bar, buffalo bar, cambered bar, SS bar, heavy dumbbells, chains, bands, boards, boxes etc....  

Anyone interested in joining, or if you need info E-mail me. 

MA - Total Performance Sports 

305 Broadway ;Everett, MA 02149

Phone: 617-387-5998 

(Click here for Directions)

Find out more info, on the web at;   www.totalperformancesports.com

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Minnesota

MN - The Gym Inc. 

Hwy 55 & 494; Plymouth, MN

Home of the Road Warriors. Jessie "the body" Ventura and great Powerlifting that has spanned over 25 years.  

Equipment:  Hundreds of pounds of weight, 1 cage, 1 hydro rack. 2 deadlift platforms. Loud music and great people to lift with.

Phone: 763-553-0171 

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New Hampshire

NH - Olde Iron Gym

79 Main Street; Dover, NH 03820

They welcome all powerlifters.

(Click here for Directions)

Phone:  603-749-8852

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New Jersey

NJ - Jersey Shore Fitness Shop

Bradly Beach, NJ

Always looking for people to train with.

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Ohio

OH - Murphs

Grove City, Ohio 

Equipment: chains, bands, and yes, chalk

Phone: (614)-801-LIFT 

OH - The Warehouse

Mill St.; Conneaut, Ohio  44030

Damn good gym for powerlifters

1. Chalk:  you have to bring you own though

2. Tunes: crank it as loud as you want

3.  Equipment:  2 flat, 2 incline, 2 power racks, 2 pulldown machines, 1 cable crossover machine, leg ext and curl machines, 1 full set bands and chains available.  Manta ray, Db's up to 120lbs, build your own box for squatting or use mine and store is there.

4.  If the demand for a glute/ham or reverse hyper, safety squat and cambered squat bar is more then just me the owner will buy them

5.  I myself train WSB by the "book."

6.  Hardcore anything is welcome in this gym.  BBldrs, Wlftrs, and most of all PLrs! 

Owner Jim Kelly

**On the Pennsylvania/Ohio border on Lake Erie

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Oklahoma

OK - Crain's Muscle World Limited

3803 North Bryan Road; Shawnee, OK

Owned and operated by Rickey Dale Crain.  Open Monday-Friday 9am to 8pm and Saturday 10am to 3pm or until the last lifter leaves

Equipment: 3 Squat/Deadlift/Bench Press Platforms; Chalk and Baby Power and Pool Chalk are fine; squat bars, deadlift bars; cambered bars; trap bars; all kinds of weights

Phone:  

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Pennsylvania

PA - Allegheny Athletic Club

Pittsburgh, PA

The gym has everything a WSB powerlifter could ask for

PA - Morgan's Gym

1829 Thornbury Drive, Maple Glen, PA 19002

This is a small private gym in a 900 square foot building.  We welcome anyone trying to get stronger and basically train Westside style.

Equipment:   Power Racks, Reverse Hyper, Glute-Ham-Calf machine, lots of weight, an area to drag, and all the other assistance type machines. 

Phone:  215-643-5641 

PA - Nazareth Barbell

859 Nazareth Pike; Nazareth PA

Equipment:   We have 6,700 sq feet;  9 flat benches, 2 monolifts, 6 power racks,  incline, decline, shoulder press, 1 rev. hyper, 1 back raise, 2,000 lb test bars, Okie deadlift and squat bars, Leistner bar, 12x12 lifting platform, Hammer Strength and Selectorized equipment, dumbells to 135 (two sets), fat bars weighing 110 lbs., tanks for performing the farmers walk, cable crossover, dragging sleds, glute/ham raise, bands and chain, deadlift platform, & utility benches, incline and decline

Perks:  Loud metal music and chalk provided free of charge.

1 month membership $30.00. 1 day w/o pass $5.00. Free w/o when you present your current IPA membership card.

PA - Rock Hard Fitness Center

Route 286; Saltsburg, PA

Equipment:   Rev hyper, bands & chains, ss bar, manta ray, bumper plates, belt squat, sled, and hopefully soon gh raise. we have our own separate power room.

Thirty miles from Pittsburgh

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South Carolina

SC - Powerhouse

York, SC

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Tennessee

TN - Alpine Strength Club

3943 Glen Alpine Road; Kingsport, TN 37660 

Alpine Strength Club is a hardcore powerlifting key club.

(Click here for Directions)

Equipment:   monolift, glute/ham raise, reverse hyper, power rack, Westside style power rack, bar jack, half rack power bench, adjustable flat competition bench, incline/decline bench, chest supported row, lat pulldown, low cable row, dragging sled, leg press, bands, chains, weight releasers, Safety squat bar, cambered squat bar, buffalo bar, cambered bench bar,  and much more !!!

Phone: 423-817-1233

TN - Bodies-N-Motion

Savannah, TN

Equipment:   Power rack, bands, Texas power bar, Okue deadlift bar, reverse hyper, glute ham, safety squat bar, comp. flat bench, chalk, and lots more goodies!

We have several powerlifters and more catching the fever everyday!!

Phone:  (731)926-1931

TN - Power Pit

Chattanooga, TN

Equipment:   monolift, reverse hyper, a couple of benches, a leg press, lat pulldown, etc...

It has no telephone, so in order to get in you would have to contact Rick Posey.  Use the phone book or information.  He lives in Chattanooga, TN  

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Texas

I don't have any gyms listed myself, but there are gyms listed through out Texas at the link above.

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Vermont

VT - The Bodyworks 

Industrial Boulevard; Williston, VT

The only remaining power gym in the Burlington, Vermont area is The Bodyworks.  It has moved out the aerobics classes and become a very serious place. Lots of very strong guys, it has a cage and plenty of room for moving weights around.

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Virginia

VA - Iron Sports  

Roanoke, VA

Equipment:  Deadlifting platform, power rack, squat rack, 4 flat benches, 1 incline and 1 decline, cross-over cable station, bands and chains, chalk is provide, reverse-hyper machine, heavy dumbbells, several pulldown stations, 2 rowing stations, one pull through, big tires, sled, log press, farmers-walk container, place to toss keg

Perks:  Good tunes, no contract.  They also host an annual strongman competition.

VA - The Weight Room

  Richmond, VA

1000 sq ft. training facility. Located in northern Henrico County (aka, "Northside", Richmond, VA)  Features SportStrength Equipment (Fred "Dr. Squat" Hatfield's company)

Equipment (but not limited to):  Competition bench (w/ removable spotter rails, adjustable uprights, and "walkthrough" design), 8' power rack, hydraulic squat stands, dumbbells to 150's, Twinstack back machines (low row and pulldown), adjustable crossover pulleys, Glute-ham bench, Pro Ab machine, safety squat bar, 5 Texas Power Bars, Eleiko competition bar, Kraiburg bumper plates, chains (I need more!!!), Jump Stretch bands (all sizes), and growing!  The entire floor is 3/4" bully mats (recycled tires) on concrete.  There's no platform, but about 110 sq ft is designated for pulling (deadlifts, OL, etc.). Chalk is provided.

Perks:  Music is majority rule. I've got a 5-disc changer, so bring your own CD. If it passes a vote, it's on.  No contracts, no enrollment fees, no bank drafts. 30 dollars per month, you pay in advance, and you pay as you go.  Oh yeah, there's a bike, treadmill, and elliptical trainer in the "cardio section"...if that's what you're into.

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Australia - Appollo Powerlifting Club

30 Wembley Ave.  

Yarraville, Victoria, Australia

Equipment - S/S Bar, Bands, Chains, Glute/Ham etc

Music - Pantera, Rollins, Mark of Cain, AC/DC, Slipknot, Propain etc

All played very loud

Use WSB methods

Australia - Ballina Power Team

49 Waterford Parade

Lennox Head, New South Wales, Australia

Equipment - Heavy dumbbells, squat bar, power rack, glute/ham machine, reverse hyper, chest row, lat machine, bands and chains, manta ray, gripper, stability ball, plenty of weights, sled, benches, hydraulic squat ranks

Perks - It is a  large home garage gym.  We have six serious lifters with a hard core attitude. Music, chalk, and lots of noise. We train Westside style and only want serious trainers.

Still need more listings, any info you have that I can post, please just e-mail me.
rocco@plgyms.iwarp.com

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