Port Huron, Michigan
Blue Water Iron Works A powerlifting and strongman gym where heavy is normal.
18,000 lbs of iron on the floor. 8 platforms. Doors open at 4:30 AM.
First 100 members lock the $45 crew rate for life. 61 of 100 claimed.
Claim a spotThe iron
Everything powerlifting and strongman need, nothing a treadmill aisle sells. Numbered like a dock, because that is what it is.
| Bay | Freight | Count |
|---|---|---|
| BAY 01–08 | Lifting platforms, rubber over plywood | 8 |
| BAY 09–12 | Squat racks, 3x3 steel, pin safeties | 4 |
| BAY 13 | Deadlift bars, Texas pattern | 2 |
| BAY 14 | Squat and bench bars, calibrated | 6 |
| BAY 15 | Competition plates, kilo and pound | full sets |
| BAY 16 | Yoke, log, farmers, stones to 300 | 1 bay |
| BAY 17 | Chalk bowls. Yes, chalk. | everywhere |
18,000 pounds, counted once and never padded since.
The room
The Works sits in a former machine shop two blocks off the river. We kept the crane rail and the floor drains. Freighters going under the bridge move more steel before breakfast than most gyms own, and that is the point. Around here, heavy is normal.
The manifest
| Class | Freight | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Day Pass | Full floor, one shift | $15 |
| Crew | Open floor, all hours | $45/mo |
| Stevedore | Platform priority, programming, 24-hour key | $75/mo |
Founding members lock Crew at $45 for life. First 100 only. 61 claimed.
A shift at the Works
- 4:30 AM First shift. The regulars. Coffee in one hand, belt in the other.
- NOON Lunch crew. In, lift, out in 40.
- 5 PM The rush. Every platform full. Wait your turn, spot your turn.
- 10 PM Last call. Quiet iron. Best hour of the day.
Open every day4:30 AM – 11 PM8 platforms18,000 lbs of iron1620 Military St, Port Huron
Come lift
1620 Military St, Port Huron. Open every day 4:30 AM to 11 PM. Bring flat shoes and a water bottle. We have the rest.