I would love to work out in a hardcore gym, but there are none that have extended opening hours around where I live. therefore I have to go to a health club , anyone else have this problem?
Hardcore gym! I recently switched from a local Y to a converted warehouse-gym. This place is cool, keyless entry 24-7 Everyone there is serious and I have made good gains since swithing.
I work out at a Bally's. Like Mace says, they suck. Lots of equipment, but that's about it. I could on for hours complaining about Bally's, but I'll spare you.
The wife and I are going club shopping. We're going to check out a Powerhouse Gym tomorrow. If anyone has any feedback on them, let us know.
Home gym.I'm focusing primarily on strength training for a while, so my home set up works well.
Baboon-Powerhouse is a pretty good commercial gym chain.They usually have a good balance of free weights and machines(mostly Hammer Strength) and a fair amount of cardio equipment.You might find them a little more expensive compared to Bally's however.I paid around 25 dollars per month at Bally's in Phoenix.Out here in the sticks(Kalamazoo,MI), Powerhouse is 50 dollars/month,99 dollars/3 months.The higher price could be because of the small town setting however.Good luck.
hardcore all the way. Gregg Long's gym in Pa. I like being surounded by people who are serious about their training. I stay away from places like bally as much as possible.
Hardcore all the way, I need the smell of sweat, old equipment and big dudes who been there for years to keep me on track, the swish of spandex the smell of perfume and the primping that goes on at the y and ballys is just a little to distracting for me.
I workout at home -always have. I've tried to get into the gym thing but it's never amounted to anything. At home I got a great bench, squat rack, something to do dips and pull ups on, incline board and many different types of bars.
I also got a great stereo system to go along with it.
I went to LA Fitness as a guest with a friend, and I was impressed with how large it was and the availability of equipment, but it had that meat-market feel to it. So I walked over to the Gold's Gym that was loosing business to LA fitness and they had a great deal going.
i work out at a hardcore gym as well as working out in good ole mother natures backyard,swimming up current,hi baboon running/walking steep hills, pulling a ford 150 around for cardio and strength,snow shoeing, and trying to pick up huge boulders where i work at the gravel pit,oh what fun and what looks i get if i have time i do pull ups on my mixer truck.
I used to to to this student-discount gym, with all the fancy equipment, lots of women on treadmills, and I found myself doing a lot of unneeded cardio ... go figure ...
I switched to a gym where I was the smallest guy (not anymore!) and that proved to be the best move I've made in years ..
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