Dogg House Gym

THE XPC ARNOLD MARCH 6TH .7TH, AND 8TH, 2026. Embrace Wellness will be at the Weigh In Room A224-225 at the Arnold and will have IV Therapy to the competitors after weigh ins. If interested you can scan the QR code.

I want to take this time to thank all the people that helped with the Dogg House Gym classic meet, make it a success. Without all these individuals this meet would never happen. First off, I want to thank Melanie Harrison that runs the meet table. Without her this meet will not happen. She puts all the numbers in and gets all the flights in order. Thank you so much! Next is the Judges, Jonah Matthew, from 740 Barbell. James Grandick ( who drove from Iowa) to help judge, and Dave Hoff. All these gentlemen are great and outstanding judges who I stand by there expertise and calls. All the Wonderful Ladies who helped run the spectators and Dogghouse Merch store. Gail Jackson, Kyla Anderson, Hayleigh Price, Becky Moeller, Ashley Hale and Jamie Harris. Thank all you ladies for taking time on Saturday to help. I want to thank Katarina Friz for taking videos and pictures of the meet, so all the competitors can see how they performed. Also Mike Mechlin (MECHTSC) for the sound and MC( announcing all the lifters . He makes the meet energetic and exciting for all the lifters and spectators. The food truck Lloyd’s Down Home Cooking LLC (Brittany McDaniel, Owen Lloyd, and Robert McDaniel) for all the great food and service. My sister Jamie Harris and My Mom( Yvonne Harris) for helping set up that Halloween decorations, Everyone loved it! Jacob Brown for helping me put all the equipment back after the meet was over. Thank you sir! All my loaders that helped me load the weights. Jake Marsee , who helped spot before he had to go to work at 12pm the same day. Jenn Newsome(Jeff Newsome Columbus Firefighter, Marcus Keeran, Morgan Happenny, and Steve French. And Holly Averesch for loading and running the rack. My sponsors ( Supzilla- Judah Nikman, Gregg) , Ultra Human (Jason Dhir) and Luke Edwards (Edwards Strong). Luke gave out his Edwards Strong Award. This award will be given out every meet the Dogg House Gym has. Everyone thought the award was amazing. Supzilla and Ultra human for there donations of supplements. Christina Eckert for donating for her Body Tempering treatments at the Dogghouse Gym. Greatly appreciated. Jason Dhir who has been friends with me for 30 plus years and goes out of his way to help us out. And to his wife and kids that made the trip out to drop off the donations. Thank you all! And to all the competitors that who signed up and made the trip to the meet. I have competitors from Kansas, New York and Tennessee and all over this great country. Also I want to thank another Judge whom actually lifted in this meet ( Tyler Roy). He has judged every meet the gym has had. Can not thank him enough. And also Phil McGlaughlin and Jonah Matthew for helping with all tech issues for live feed. And Dave Hoff for helping me run the meet. We are the meet directors and we both have are part in it. It has been asked why if I am the meet director would I help load the weights and spot. The reason is, If my friends are taking there time to load weights , then I am going to help them. Dave takes care of the other issues that I cannot address or see. Thank you sir! And to my Daughter Sarah Harris for designing the Dogghouse Gym Classic shirt for the meet. Was a big success, everyone liked them. And finally, to my beautiful wife Jennifer Harris. She runs it all. The store, the office, getting all the things situated. The set up of awards and getting the gym ready for the meet. Thank you so much for all you do for me! The staff that I have helping me each meet is what makes this Gym and Meets go so well. Without all these people helping, it would not happen. They are the reason and they deserve all the credit for this. The Dogghouse Gym will be hosting Erika Crist (FREAKSHOW MEET) on January 11th, 2026. And the next Dogghouse Gym meet will be The DOGGS of WAR in April. Thank you all again (Competitors/Spectators) for coming. Dogg House Gym will continue to put on the best meets possible.
Thank you,
Jimmy Harris

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Doggs of War Championships competitors. Weigh ins will be Friday April 25th, 2025 from 8am to 11am and Friday evening 4pm to 6pm. Thank you all for competing at the meet. Appreciate you all. See you Saturday.
Jimmy

DOGGHOUSE GYM CLASSIC MEET LIFTERS, WEIGH INS 8AM TO 11AM AND 4PM TO 6PM. SEE YOU ALL

Dogghouse Gym Classic Lifters: If you are wanting your own music played for you meet, today us the last day to get me the information. Send it to me , 614 806 7228. Thank you.
Jimmy

Attention Dogghouse Gym Classic Meet competitors. I have Mike Mechlin running my sound/video for the meet. And I made it where he can play intro music to your lifts. Whatever you would like to play during your attempts. If you would like this please send message me or text me your name and what you would music you would like. My number is 614 806-7228. I want to make this the best meet experience for all of the lifters. So please If you are interested in this let me know. Please get your music you want in before October 23rd, 2024. Thank you all for entering the meet. Greatly appreciate everyone of you.

Jimmy

Happy Birthday to my Beautiful wife. Thank you for all you do , and always being there for me. I love you endlessly and forever! Have a great day baby!

The Dogg House Gym Classic Meet is coming up October 26th, 2024. October 18th, 2024 is the deadline entries to lift. Full Power/Raw $130
00 Push/Pull $100 Bench Only $50 Get your sign ups in at APOPOWERLIFTING.COM or the Dogghouse Gym instagram and follow the link. We will have a great meet. Medals for the winners, also Lloyd's Downhome cooking food truck will be there. 740 Barbell, Supzilla, Ultra Human , and Dogghouse Merch . We will have The Dogghouse Gym Classic Meet Shirts available as well. And Mike Mechlin will be running the music. Will be a great meet! See you all there!

DON'T FORGET!! Tomorrow at The Dogghouse Gym, Pam.Wentz will be in from10AM to 1PM, for client appreciation day running the Kloud Sessions. Come by and get a session in from her. Also if your interested in checking out the newly expanded gym and have remodeled the front. Come on by, it will be open to the public. We are taking new members daily. Stop by 713 HARMON PLAZA COLUMBUS, OHIO 43223. See you tomorrow!

DOGGHOUSE GYM CLASSIC OCTOBER 26TH, 2024 APO Meets filling up, get signed up. Come and see the best powerlifting gym in Columbus Ohio. Full power, Push-N-Pull, and Bench Only. Have awards for top 3 in each class. Will be having Lloyd's Down home food cooking truck at the meet. Supzilla nutrition will be there, Dogg House Gym merchant apparel store , and 740 Barbell Apparel. $10 for spectators. All in the new 6000sq ft gym. This is a APO sponsored and sanctioned event. Go to APOPOWERLIFTING.COM to get signed up. For more information call 614-806-7228.