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Introduction
The Iron Pit gym is located in Bloomington, Indiana and was established in 1993. The Iron Pit is locally owned and operated by Matt Andrews and Doug Ballard and is Bloomington Indiana's first fully-equipped 24 hour fitness center. Both partners specialize in personalized instruction based on their combined 35 years of training experience. Iron Pit

Cast and Crew
The Iron Pit is world renowned for it's colorful members and employee's.  There are several past and present powerlifting champions. One such member is Greg Simmons who captured the World Masters Powerlifting Championship in 2005. He is sometimes referred to as "Slimmons","Turd Tapper" and "Liver Lips" among other names.

Doug Ballard, one of the co-owners of the Iron Pit is another legend among gym members. "Big Doug" as he is commonly referred to has several power lifting titles and is currently a Highland Games thrower.

Events
The Iron Pit has held many prestigious events over the years such as the Dave Martin Memorial Power Lifting tournament and the infamous Flaming Turkey Toss. The annual Halloween parties and Iron Pit golf tournaments are equally well known.

Practical Jokes/Funny Stories
The Iron Pit has a long tradition of practical jokes, unbelievable stories(but true) and other antics. One such practical joke is known as the "Mark Lamkin" prank. This great joke was played on an unsuspecting "Big Doug" by the two "Computer Guys" Brad and Chad. It involved a long train of emails over a period of months that had Doug convinced he was being insulted and prodded by a "supplements" salesman by the name of Mark Lamkin.