The MOST INSANE Gym in the UNIVERSE

[Dracoy]

I'm exaggerating, but I've never been to a gym this nice.

This is about 1/4 the facilities... Has MMA rooms, raquet ball courts, indoor pool ETC.

http://yanyanxu.com/2008/08/23/arc-a...enter-at-uiuc/

I filmed it

[MarkSk89]

the gym I go to has :
3 of each of the main cardio machines
1 large set of free weights
1 smith machine w/ large set of olympic weights
10-15 weight machines
3 benches.

Wanna swap?

[Dracoy]

No way

[Entkommen115]

My favorite gyms have been and will always be the "hole-in-the-wall" gyms. Best place I ever worked out in was a powerlifting gym in the back alley of a hobby lobby. The weights were all getting rusty and I wouldn't have had it any other way.

[murphyx500]

My gym has one smith machine and one bench.

[Jonson]

My Gym has a Squat Rack, A bench, and about 200k of Iron, and im the only one who uses it and its 50ft from my back door

[Dracoy]

My Gym has a Squat Rack, A bench, and about 200k of Iron, and im the only one who uses it and its 50ft from my back door

LOL that is awesome. One member has a 24 hour gym with dBs that go to 125 UNDER his apartment HOLY **** LOL!

[hawkson]

Woot U of I
I was there when they tore down IMPE and started building this behometh. 5 Years ago it was an old, dusty, small roomed gym. They did a great job.

[Dracoy]

Hell yea!

Edit... Got you out the red

[Limegrntaln]

Damn I thought Lifetime fitness was big

http://www.lifetimefitness.com/clubs...n=virtual_tour

[Crazybear]

my gym has like 10 of each cardio equipment, salon, massage therapy, 30 bike cycling room with a projector, 1 50 person yoga room, 1 50 person group workout room, 3 flat benches, 2 incline, 1 decline, 3 squat racks, 3 smith machines, dumbells up to 105, basketball court, rock climbing wall, and a bunch of fancy workout machines, also some personal trainers, and a smoothie bar/ protein shake bar.

[JJohnson20]

I like UIC's gym

http://screc.ops.uic.edu/rec/facilities_srf_photos.htm

[bgibson4386]

ya, no doubt ARC is sickest gym on the planet.

[EdgarAllanPoe]

thats the coolest thing i've ever seen in my life....is membership open to the public or just students or what?

[Conius]

Looks like a great place to socialise, has good gear no doubt but most of it i wouldn't touch and it's to spread out imo.

Good gym requirements:
Good range of db's, enough benches to have one available, enough squat racks to have one available, pull up/dip station, ezy curl bar and some treadmills/ bikes to warm up on + Loads of mirrors (hate lifting in front of a wall) + rubber flooring or flooring that allows you to drop weights without smashing cement and a good lifting atmosphere with bonus points for the running track + seated row, lat pull down, leg extension/leg press/ leg curl/exercise balls/medicine balls.

[Shawdowfox]

Looks like a great place to socialise, has good gear no doubt but most of it i wouldn't touch and it's to spread out imo.

Good gym requirements:
Good range of db's, enough benches to have one available, enough squat racks to have one available, pull up/dip station, ezy curl bar and some treadmills/ bikes to warm up on + Loads of mirrors (hate lifting in front of a wall) + rubber flooring or flooring that allows you to drop weights without smashing cement and a good lifting atmosphere with bonus points for the running track + seated row, lat pull down, leg extension/leg press/ leg curl/exercise balls/medicine balls.

my gym has all that stuff but something thats really missing is:

a swimming pool
jacuzi/hot tub
some lounge area
cafeteria
massage place\


now if my gym had that **** it would be a mini version of the ARC

[blueboy22]

I prefer old-school, free weight, no-nonsense gyms......

[JeepCreeper]

I prefer old-school, free weight, no-nonsense gyms......

Same here. Although, with all those cardio machines there will be tons of chances to see Hot girls in tight shorts and sports bras.

[Vermonta]

Those type of gyms are sweet for a certain amount of time. Nothing gets me quite pumped and ready to work though as a dirty weight pit.

The fancy gyms are nice because they are just nice to look at and there's everything there.

Weight pits are nice because it's just about you and the weights, and sweat is encouraged.

[BoxingAthlete08]

nice gym lol, which facilites u use?

[Dracoy]

nice gym lol, which facilites u use?

I stay on the bottom level with the weights.

Looks like a great place to socialise, has good gear no doubt but most of it i wouldn't touch and it's to spread out imo.

Good gym requirements:
Good range of db's, enough benches to have one available, enough squat racks to have one available, pull up/dip station, ezy curl bar and some treadmills/ bikes to warm up on + Loads of mirrors (hate lifting in front of a wall) + rubber flooring or flooring that allows you to drop weights without smashing cement and a good lifting atmosphere with bonus points for the running track + seated row, lat pull down, leg extension/leg press/ leg curl/exercise balls/medicine balls.

Actually the DBs go to 125, and there are 3-4 sets of each.
Maybe 20-30 benches of various kinds.
Lots of dips but not enough pullups [but the fortress area can be looked into]
The whole place is mirrors LOL!
Ezy Curl and Straight Bars

The place is just so damn fing big that it would take me forever to really document it. This is actually the first bar with a squat rack I've ever been to.

[WAYSOUTH]

Sure your not from Peoria? The guys in this gay video are a sandwich short of a picnic!

[adsdj]

"This place is insane"

Yeah and it's waaaaay too big! It would take you about an hour to get to where you want to go, then you gotta find the machine you wanna use. Mad.

Give me a simple set up anyday.

[Dracoy]

Sure your not from Peoria? The guys in this gay video are a sandwich short of a picnic!

What is wrong with being excited about a new gym?

[aaaaa55555]

"the guys section has stronger and more hardcore weights"


that made me lol

[Gmoney23]

Illini FTW!

Buddy of mine has seen MJ down their before, and he's hooped with the team before. Im sure MJ will be in a few pickup games at the new gyms.

Im considering transferring to UI, but I think im still set on Arizona State.

So is there massages at this gym?

Have you seen any of the football, basketball players in the weight room? I know a buddy of mine used to see the football and bball players playing pickup games at Ubben? But thats separate right?

Im sure they do their lifting separate at the teams facility, Im sure the practice field has a gym. Martez Wilson is a beat I wonder what kind of weight he is throwing around..

[gorilla69]

oh man i would move into that place

[wobemaster]

That gym really is insane..!


Mine only has power rack, bench, oly bar, ez bar and some Db's although it being inside my front door is a bonus

[Shantheman]

do u no how much it costs there? im guessing a friken fortune

[Lion Heart]

My favorite gyms have been and will always be the "hole-in-the-wall" gyms. Best place I ever worked out in was a powerlifting gym in the back alley of a hobby lobby. The weights were all getting rusty and I wouldn't have had it any other way.

Same here.