Justin Redding's Big Iron Gym

02/12/2026

🚨Save the date for the 2026 Shawn Frankl’s Rick H***y Memorial Meet April 18th! We are about 9 weeks away! Get your entries in! Info below. Use the QR code in the flyer to fill out the registration or visit https://liftingcast.com/meets/ml4hgn71gje2/registration

Drug Tested and Non-Tested Hosted by Shawn Frankl's Big Iron Gym

This meet will be capped at 50 lifters.
Date: April 18th, 2026

Address: 505 Chambers St, Sioux City, IA 51101

You will need an active UPA Membership before weigh-ins. No memberships will be purchased at weigh-ins. You can sign up at https://www.upapower.com/upa-membership-application/.

Entry Fee: $100 for 1st division, $40 for each Additional Division UPA & UPA- AD.

UPA-AD Division (drug tested): Add $10 fee to your cart.

T-Shirts Will Be $20 (you can purchase multiple shirts. Just say what sizes and add to cart for each shirt)

Weigh-ins: Location – Shawn Frankl’s Big Iron Gym
505 Chambers St, Sioux City, IA 51101
Friday, April 17th, 2026 9 - 11 am 4 - 7 pm
There will be no same-day weigh-ins. This meet will be a one session meet.

Lifting Starts at 9am 4/18/26 Mandatory rules meeting at 8am.

Events are as follows. Equipped and Raw Divisions Full Power, Push Pull, Bench Only, Deadlift Only Men, Women, Teen, Juniors, and Masters

Awards: 1st & 2nd in all division by weight class & total.

Best Lifter will be awarded for raw and equipped based on WILKS formula.

Monolift will be used for all squats. If you wish to walk out please let the head spotter before you lift.

55lb squat bar will be used for all squats 45lb Power Bar For Bench 45lb Deadlift Bar for Deadlifts

ONLINE ENTRY: Will be available online at www.UPAPower.com or www.liftingcast.com Follow on Instagram for information
Email [email protected] with questions Let’s have fun and lift some heavy ass weight!

God Bless 🙏

10/01/2025

It is with great sadness to inform you that Cole Hiemer AKA Cole P Johnson passed away Friday September 26th. Coles service will be on Friday October 3rd at 2pm at First united Methodist Church: 2710 14th Street Columbus, NE 68601. Cole was a HUGE part of our Big Iron Gym family and we are heart broken to hear of this news. He had been a part of our gym family since the first day we opened our gym in 2018. Cole was a guy of very few words, but he was the most loyal and hardworking person…he was the guy who stayed until the very end of a powerlifting meet to help clean up as well as help set up. If anyone has pictures of Cole or a story to share, feel free to share on this post or send them to us on messenger through our Facebook Business page . His family is asking for pics, so please send any as soon as possible. Thank you in advance and we hope to see you at his service.

https://www.mckownfuneralhome.com/obituary/cole-hiemer

04/14/2025

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Checkout the 2025 Caveman Classic recap! What a great strongman competiton! Congrats to everyone that competed!

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04/07/2025

Thank you Tencie Tonniges for making this photo collage for us and thank you Amy Plucker for helping Tencie! This is the BEST gift!!! We love all of our Special Olympics family and can’t wait to see you guys on the platform again!

03/13/2025

🚨New Supplements from K3 Nutriments coming soon! We are proud to be the only gym in the nation to carry these top notch supplements! Don’t worry…we will let you know when we get these products on our shelves!!

03/04/2025

Thank you Vanessa Young for having your nephew make these awesome key chains! Stop by the gym to grab one! They are $10 and you can Venmo https://venmo.com/u/Tina-Redding or pay cash! There are 2 sides to the key chain, one side has Justin Redding's Big Iron Gym and the other side says “Do you even lift bro?” 😂 These are awesome!

02/25/2025

🚨Last day to preorder is Wednesday February 26th! We will not be ordering extra hoodies and will have a limited amount of tshirts and hats. Get your preorders in!

🚨 New merch alert! Last day to preorder is Wednesday February 26th! By popular demand, we are running another round of the red hoodies we got last fall. Please message me what sizes and what kind of hoodie (pullover or zip up). Hoodies are $50 and come in size S-3XL. *For sizes 2XL add $5 & 3XL add $8.*
**Hoodies are red with white print and are a mid-heavyweight blended fleece knit.**

🚨 Sizes for unisex tshirts are from XS-3XL (there are no shirts bigger than 3XL). Tshirts are $25 for XS-XL. *For 2XL add $2 for 3XL add $3.*
**Unisex t-shirts come in Heather Heavy Metal with red lettering & are a lightweight, soft material**

🚨 Yupoong SnapBack hats in Black Multicam are $35. *Embroidered in white.*

**Merch takes 3-4 weeks to arrive**
💰Venmo, Cash App, Credit card or Cash. Venmo handle is -Redding
Cash app handle is $reddingtina
📦 If you are not in Omaha & need shipping, it’s a $9 flat rate.

02/20/2025

🚨 New merch alert! Last day to preorder is Wednesday February 26th! By popular demand, we are running another round of the red hoodies we got last fall. Please message me what sizes and what kind of hoodie (pullover or zip up). Hoodies are $50 and come in size S-3XL. *For sizes 2XL add $5 & 3XL add $8.*
**Hoodies are red with white print and are a mid-heavyweight blended fleece knit.**

🚨 Sizes for unisex tshirts are from XS-3XL (there are no shirts bigger than 3XL). Tshirts are $25 for XS-XL. *For 2XL add $2 for 3XL add $3.*
**Unisex t-shirts come in Heather Heavy Metal with red lettering & are a lightweight, soft material**

🚨 Yupoong SnapBack hats in Black Multicam are $35. *Embroidered in white.*

**Merch takes 3-4 weeks to arrive**
💰Venmo, Cash App, Credit card or Cash. Venmo handle is -Redding
Cash app handle is $reddingtina
📦 If you are not in Omaha & need shipping, it’s a $9 flat rate.

02/07/2025

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12/12/2024

If you have time this weekend, stop by the gym to check out the 2024 Special Olympics Nebraska State Powerlifting Competition! We have 75 Special Olympic lifters from all over Nebraska lifting! This is a FREE event, so stop by this weekend and check it out! I’m sure the lifters would love to have a huge audience cheering them on! Meet starts at 9AM both days! Our concessions will have pulled pork sandwiches, pizza, snacks and drinks. We will accept cash, Venmo or cash app for any concession or merch items! We hope to see you this weekend!