So as of this past Friday the 30th day of October in the year 2015 a staple gym and my home for the past 10 years has closed the doors for the final time. It was as old school as it gets cinder block and tin walls, lots of homemade equipment all free weights and the few machines we had were plate loaded.

It was in business since 1984 and has produced 4 pros one currently competing and took 5th in bikini in this year's olympia. Countless npc competitors and guys who were just big for no damn reason at all..lol. It had a stigma with it always called the juice gym, steroid central and lots of other lame names but most who slandered it's name were scared to walk through the doors.

This place and the people in it I've met throughout the years have become some of my best buds (men and women) and it's gonna be weird without our meeting place. Learned tons from great people including some guys like "car wash dave" who is 63 and still rocking it and would pour his heart out to help anyone. I remember when I 1st walked in there at the age of 20 and I asked the owner "how do I get big" and he's reply was " see that over there, it's a squat rack go chain yourself to it".

It's being closed because the landlord sold the building from under the ttenants feet to Wal mart and gave a 30 day notice so the gym has no building and the owner who I've become pretty close to over the years told me sometimes things just have to end. Guess the only reason I'm upset is because it's the only gym in town where you can scream, drop weights, use chalk, eat your food and train like an animal with nothing said. Only other options are snap or anytime fitness so looks like I'll be traveling a bit to train from here on out. Oh well it was fun while it lasted and I will miss it no doubt bit things happen.