AZ Iron Mine (yeah, but its a dry heat ;) )

[AZIronMine]

Hi All.

As you can guess from the name, I'm in sunny Arizona. Winters are excellent. Summers can burn the paint off of your car (really !).

48+ yrs old, married male, 35+ yrs bodybuilding and powerlifting. Competed as a teen and into my 20's. Then a drunk driver hit me and ended my desire to compete - lucky me.

Still try to workout as much as my tired, old, beat-up body, and my work schedule allow though.

Prefer home gym training by a long shot. Commercial gyms are great and I've been a member of many. However, they just don't work for me. So... In addition to lifting, I built a pretty good home (garage) gym that I'm quite happy with.

Hopefully, I can lend some advice from time to time as to home gyms.

Later... (and remember - Its a dry heat )

 

[Arnold]

AZIronMine welcome to IM!

 

[AZIronMine]

Hey Robert DiMaggio. Thanks for the welcome !
AZ Iron

 

[GFR]

AZIronMine welcome to IM


If you know of any power lifting gyms in or around Tempe AZ let me know, right now I'm at LA Fitness and it blows.

 

[AZIronMine]

Hey Foreman Rules. Thanks for the welcome !

Sorry, not aware of a powerlifting gym in the area. There is a decent heavy iron gym up on Cave Creek, somewhere around Greenway, west side of road in a strip mall. Can't recall the name. What I like to call a "pit" (meant in a positive way). Lots of iron and no shiny pretty stuff, but mostly a BB's hang out.

There have been some really good powerlifters who've come out of Phoenix in the past, so I am sure there is one (or more) here somewhere. I can ask around.

I'm pretty much sold on home gym training. Can't compete any more due to injuries, but I still try to hit it heavy when I can. Have a pretty decent setup in my garage. Take a look at the pic gallery on my site when you have a chance.

If I hear of something, I'll post it for you.
AZ Iron

 

[GFR]

Hey Foreman Rules. Thanks for the welcome !

Sorry, not aware of a powerlifting gym in the area. There is a decent heavy iron gym up on Cave Creek , somewhere around Greenway, west side of road in a strip mall. Can't recall the name ( Yep...I know of it...Iron Works Gym....I was friends with John the old owner a few years ago). What I like to call a "pit" (meant in a positive way). Lots of iron and no shiny pretty stuff, but mostly a BB's hang out.

There have been some really good powerlifters who've come out of Phoenix in the past, so I am sure there is one (or more) here somewhere. I can ask around.

I'm pretty much sold on home gym training. Can't compete any more due to injuries, but I still try to hit it heavy when I can. Have a pretty decent setup in my garage. Take a look at the pic gallery on my site when you have a chance.

If I hear of something, I'll post it for you.
AZ Iron

Cool

 

[dougnukem]

Welcome to IM!

 

[AZIronMine]

Welcome to IM!

Hey dougnukem. Thanks for the welcome !

 

[Jodi]

AZIronMine welcome to IM


If you know of any power lifting gyms in or around Tempe AZ let me know, right now I'm at LA Fitness and it blows.

I think the Golds Gym on the Mesa/Scottsdale area..............

AZIronMine - Welcome

 

[AZIronMine]

I think the Golds Gym on the Mesa/Scottsdale area..............

AZIronMine - Welcome

Thanks Jodi. Foreman did you get that ?

 

[MyK]

welcome to IM

 

[AZIronMine]

welcome to IM

Hye MyK, thanks for the welcome !

Home gyms (and in particular - "my" garage gym) are my "thing".

Always looking to see pics of others home gym setups.

Thanks again !