ABOUT IRON PLAINS POWERLIFTING
Iron Plains Powerlifting exists to grow the sport of powerlifting across western Nebraska, eastern Colorado, western Kansas, South Dakota, and Wyoming - a region where powerlifting barely has a presence.
We're not a coaching service.
We're not a training program.
We're not here to make money.
Iron Plains is a grassroots resource hub for anyone curious about powerlifting, strength training, or equipped lifting. We exist to make people aware that this sport exists, to answer questions, to connect lifters with resources, and to build a culture of strength in communities that need it.
Whether you're a complete beginner wondering how to start powerlifting, a raw lifter curious about equipped lifting, or someone who just wants to get stronger - Iron Plains is here as a resource, a cheerleader, and a connector to the broader powerlifting community.
We host and support powerlifting meets, organize seminars with elite lifters, and create opportunities for people to discover what powerlifting can do for them. The merch we sell funds this mission - nothing more, nothing less.
This is 100% love of the sport. We want people to love powerlifting the way we do. We want them to discover what they're capable of. We want to grow this sport from the ground up across the entire region.
ABOUT TIM SWANSON
Tim Swanson is a husband, dad, and proud grandfather. He competes in equipped powerlifting, and his wife trains right alongside him. He founded Iron Plains Powerlifting because he wants his granddaughter - and everyone else in western Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota, and Wyoming - to see what strength training can do for them.
He started Iron Plains because in his town of 25,000 people, maybe three lifters exist. Most people don't know what conjugate training is. Most have never heard of equipped powerlifting. Hell, most don't even know powerlifting is a sport.
Tim isn't a coach. He isn't a trainer. He doesn't own a gym. And he's not trying to monetize anything.
He's a resource. A cheerleader. Someone who will answer your questions about powerlifting or connect you with people who can. He's deeply connected to the equipped powerlifting community across the United States - from Trigger Warning in western Nebraska to Narbell Barbell in Kansas to teams across Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
His mission is pure altruism: make people aware of powerlifting, get them excited about strength training, support their journey, and help feed the pipeline from raw lifting locally to equipped lifting regionally.
If you've got questions about how to start powerlifting, where to find a coach, what equipment you need, or how meets work - reach out. Tim's here to help you figure it out.
Warehouse Fitness Center
The home base of Iron Plains Powerlifting.
This is where our community comes together - for meets, for training, for seminars, and for building the culture of strength that powerlifting demands. Warehouse Fitness has everything lifters need: specialty bars, chains, bands, platforms, and a crew of people committed to getting strong.
We train conjugate method here. Raw lifters, equipped lifters, beginners, and veterans - all are welcome at Warehouse Fitness. If you're in the Scottsbluff area or anywhere in western Nebraska and you want to learn about powerlifting, this is where you can find us.
Iron Plains hosts meets at Warehouse Fitness, brings in elite lifters for seminars, and organizes regular training sessions. Whether you're brand new to strength training or you're an experienced powerlifter looking for a training community, Warehouse Fitness is the place.
Want to check it out? Grab a day pass here👇
THE ONLY MONOLIFT IN THE REGION
As of March 2026, Warehouse Fitness will have the only Monolift between Denver to Western Nebraska
For equipped lifters in the region, this changes everything.
