"In The Pit with Dick Conner"

Florida, Here We Come -  By Coach Dick Conner In the days following the Mr. Indiana contest, Dick Conner loaded up Dan Franklin, Joe Bradley, and Hans Braukhof, and headed south to Deland, Florida. “As always, I needed the company of someone who was more level-headed...

Dick Conner Still Training Clients Founder of The Pit Barbell Club, Dick Conner, celebrated his 86th birthday at the gym, but he did not take the day off! Conner has been training men and women since the late 60s. We are certain there is no finer trainer in the...

Team from The Pit Has Great Meet! Left to Right: Jason St. Clair, Adam Rice, Carolyn Beck, Mike Stagg, Rachel Mayes, Erin Vincent, Avin Seymore, Cherish Anderson, Robin Rogan, Alex Gries, John Jaranowski, Haley Reason, Jackson Robards, Zach Collins Sixteen lifters...

Pit Viper Results USPA Las Vegas The Pit Power Team sent 8 lifters to compete in one of the largest drug-tested meets in the country. Over 800 lifters competed over a course of five days to determine the National Champions in each class. This event was sponsored by...

My Favorite Workout Partner Everyone who is involved in strength training knows the value of a good workout partner. A workout partner pushes you, holds you accountable, and can serve as a trainer, reminding you of specific techniques while lifting. A good workout...

Lifting Up The Soul Coach Conner quickly became a fixture and mainstay in my life. He became not only my strength coach, he became a mentor and a friend that I learned to deeply respect and honor. Coach was an EPD patrolman/officer when we met and he would sometimes...