Yo Misc I bought a gym! srs, pics, need advice...

[jcrotty_56]

In the small town where I live. Me and my Dad went halves, closed on it the other day. Got it for $230,000. There's 3 apartments above it, so there's gauranteed income and the membership is at 74 members.


This is what it looks like as you walk through the door, any advice on latest/greatest machines out there?



This is the cooler and protein bars. The guy that owned it tried to stock a little sups but I'm not sure that'll work. ABB Speedstacks and muscle milk sells a ton, but I need ideas on what to stock cooler with. Also, any ideas on how I can make $$ selling sups would be appreciated.



The iron!




2 Landice treadmills we just bought. We want to get membership up by getting cardio bunnies, but way too many ironheads eye fuark them. Any ideas on how to get membership up misc?



Men's locker room




Cardio room. It's small, there's 2 steppers, 2 elipticals and 2 bikes in there.



Last pic, back towards the front door.


We're limited in space, and the equipment is in good/fair condition but misc I need ideas on how I can up the membership and sell more products. We have 2 showers in each men's and women's locker rooms. Any ideas would be helpful. We named it Crow's American Gym. It was called the American Gym, so we kept that and added my brother's nickname (Crow). He died in an accident a few yrs ago and he lifted in this gym. We're currently siding the building and putting up a new sign. I'll keep misc updated.

[Claron]

Why no pic of the women's locker room OP ?



Not SRS, go through all the waste of space equipment and **** people don't use, and get rid of it/move it and make room for treadmills; you're going to need them.

[Coolcicada]

Looks cool.

Try selling made to order protein/ pre-workout shakes. You'll make some same profits that way.

Might want to repaint the benches and such with the white paint to make it look newer.

[InfinityThor]

Do you have any room for a studio?

[iLovemyLuxe]

this is really cool OP.
small privately owned gyms appeal to me.

[Lamborg]

Sell ON whey, its the bestseller at my gym
all the kids in uni talk about it like its magic

[schabowy90]

I'm sure that's how you feel.


Great job srs. You could make it was more alpha with some dope posters and other cool ****. Some hardcore chains in there or something just to make it look cool for dips

[Dreyth]

i feel the carpet takes away from the gym feel A LOT. makes it more of an "amenity" of the building and less of a damned GYM!!!

possibly strip the carpet? oh and add more mirrors to make it spacious.

[gcgpride]

Looks cool.

Try selling made to order protein/ pre-workout shakes. You'll make some same profits that way.

Might want to repaint the benches and such with the white paint to make it look newer.

Solid idea...but it has to be something a little unique such as fresh fruit protein blended. If some pays money for powder and milk...facepalm.jpg

[jcrotty_56]

Why no pic of the women's locker room OP ?



Not SRS, go through all the waste of space equipment and **** people don't use, and get rid of it/move it and make room for treadmills; you're going to need them.

LOL not many wimmenz at this gym man.
That's what I was thinking, Landice seemed to be the most reccommended, any ideas on others, maybe the treadclimber by Bowflex?

[InfinityThor]

If some pays money for powder and milk...facepalm.jpg

People most certainly do.

[JMAG90]

Why no pic of the women's locker room OP ?



Not SRS, go through all the waste of space equipment and **** people don't use, and get rid of it/move it and make room for treadmills; you're going to need them.

agreed this should be your first move

keep the machines that machine people will need to get a full workout. any repetitive/ non useful ones should be ditched

[TheJoshuaa]

Should repaint it, put in new(er) tv's, some kind of sound system if you don't have it already.

[iLovemyLuxe]

also i would relocate those two treadmills on the 3rd pic

[ShxtIsWeak]

Looks pretty Erie in there.

[jcrotty_56]

Do you have any room for a studio?

My idea was to kick out tenants in apts above and turn the upstairs into a studio. The cost will be really high at first, but I was trying to convince my old man that in the long run it would be more profitable.

[GerbilFarmer]

I like it how it is if there was one like that near me Id switch in a heartbeat.

Sell Celltech members will gain 7lbs in 7 days

[hightraps]

strong poverty gym

[Hercul3s]

You got 3 apartments and a gym for $230,000? How is this possible?

[jcrotty_56]

Looks pretty Erie in there.

lol that's how we roll.

[PrimeraRS]

More cardio machines man, thats the most used piece of equipment. Repaint that fuking place also, wtf

[ahhbrahh]

Well done mate.

First question is why only 74 members? How big is your town? What are the membership costs?

[jcrotty_56]

You got 3 apartments and a gym for $230,000? How is this possible?

The guy was trying to get rid of it asap. He has been trying to sell it for years. Like I said, we are siding it, and there are other issues like a roof that needs addressed. Also, like I said, the equipment is in good/fair condition. After figuring out brass taxes, the apts are the only way this gym is profitable, and even at that, it isn't much. It's a family project and a way to honor my brother so we pulled the trigger.

[Swagt]

Fill up the shelves, so they look full but other than that it looks good bro. Good luck

[Chakadap]

1. Mirrors, mirrors everywhere

2. Carpets can be annoying to clean, and make a gym feel very... feminine.

3. Get robots that spot people

[Doomster23]

Put a huge "Misc" banner up, along with other banners/ poster of: Arnold and other athletes, and maybe a flag or something.

EDIT: Invest in some Eleiko equipment, can't go wrong; I've heard it's cheap(er) in the US.

[SWU102]

i would not work out in there

[strunz]

draw a scale outline of your floors

scale equipment floorspace.


go about finding the best way to rearrange them

good luck

[dep9sport]

Honest opinion:

Get out there and greet your members. Let them know you appreciate them and ask them what they would like to see change in the gym (make a list and don't talk to the same people twice).

Your members telling their friends/family how awesome the gym is will bring in the new members man.

Good luck.

[jcrotty_56]

Well done mate.

First question is why only 74 members? How big is your town? What are the membership costs?

We are a small subarb of Erie, PA. our township has 4,000 residents approx. and the city of Erie has just over 1 mil. It's the 4th largest city in PA. membership is $25 for adults and $20 for students. PD and FD are free.