What type of gym do you belong to?

[daddyuk]

I am a member of an "old skool" spit and sawdust gym, that is full of racks, benches and rusty weights. Also full of people that are more than willing to pass on their knowledge.

[ElrondHubbard]

A homebuilt home gym. Just the basics, and just me.

[crupiea]

Sad to say that its a decent place and the people are all right but they all seem to want to do everything except deadlifts and squats.

On the bright side, the squat racks are always empty.

On the down side, just by glancing around the room you can see about half a dozen people at any time doing side bends while holding a plate.

shoulders are popular too. some guys and girls too do nothing but them.

there is sort of a "powerlifting' type section that is back in the corner where people seem to be scared to go so thats where the squat racks are so its nice back there.

there is a whole section of crazy contraption machines that look like they used to train the mercury 7 astronauts on except they are new. no idea what they are all about.

[paolo59]

A really well equipped Gold's Gym. If you show up late enough in the evening, it's almost like having your own personal gym. It's got everything I need to hurt myself on a regular basis. Ha! Well, the last 3 months or so anyway.

[daddyuk]

A homebuilt home gym. Just the basics, and just me.

It is time I built my own gym tbh.

[daddyuk]

Sad to say that its a decent place and the people are all right but they all seem to want to do everything except deadlifts and squats.

On the bright side, the squat racks are always empty.

On the down side, just by glancing around the room you can see about half a dozen people at any time doing side bends while holding a plate.

shoulders are popular too. some guys and girls too do nothing but them.

there is sort of a "powerlifting' type section that is back in the corner where people seem to be scared to go so thats where the squat racks are so its nice back there.

there is a whole section of crazy contraption machines that look like they used to train the mercury 7 astronauts on except they are new. no idea what they are all about.

tbh I would enter the "powerlifting" section and get to know those people. You will soon know if they are for "real" or not.

[daddyuk]

A really well equipped Gold's Gym. If you show up late enough in the evening, it's almost like having your own personal gym. It's got everything I need to hurt myself on a regular basis. Ha! Well, the last 3 months or so anyway.

I love either training early morning or late night tbh.

[daddyuk]

Thanks for your input guys.

[PBLift84]

Gym #1) big box gym that contracts with the local military base. Lots of hard body active duty, a few retirees, kids, and independents... and me.

Gym #2) old school ghetto power lifting gym. Sent 2 people to America's Cup for PL. Willing to help, but mostly there to train.

[paolo59]

Thanks for your input guys.

Brother, looks like you could be counted among the members willing to pass along their knowledge. Impressive physique!

[daddyuk]

Brother, looks like you could be counted among the members willing to pass along their knowledge. Impressive physique!

Thank you very much Brother. If I can help others I will.

[ElrondHubbard]

It is time I built my own gym tbh.

After all the horror stories I read here about people having to struggle for time in the rack or others hogging the equipment, I'm glad I did. Although that's not why I built it.

If you can afford a steel rack, that's probably the best for balance and durability. I threw mine together in a few days with lumber and steel plumbing pipe and a busy drill bit. It's not as steady as a pro-built one, but it's strong and does the trick. Since I took the picture I've moved it indoors for the winter, and gotten myself a decent olympic bar and set of 2" plates. It's been hugely worthwhile for me.

[ElrondHubbard]

Brother, looks like you could be counted among the members willing to pass along their knowledge. Impressive physique!

Seconded.

[jayluk4600]

An old school powerhouse gym. Chalk, grunting, heavy weight pounding all encouraged. Everyone is cool and always working hard. And I'm just about the only white boy who trains there lol.

[Laygow]

A hole in the wall gym. People are hardly ever there. Mostly it's the perfect place to get good money but it has its drawbacks. I've only been lifting there two weeks. Today I'm squatting and they've got a mirror right in front of the squat rack. WHY?. I pulled a muscle in my back trying to deal with the unusual effect of watching myself squat. Trust me I tried covering the mirror, unloading the bar backwards, etc. I was pissed. On a side note.... Does anyone squat while looking into a mirror?

[Fishman15]

I am a member of an "old skool" spit and sawdust gym, that is full of racks, benches and rusty weights. Also full of people that are more than willing to pass on their knowledge.

You are hardcore bro. My gym just has cardio machines...

[crupiea]

Never though i would say this to a man but nice rack elrond!!

[ElrondHubbard]

Never though i would say this to a man but nice rack elrond!!

And I never thought I'd hear it without changing my name to Caitlyn.

[Keoking]

Home Gym Crew.

The first real gym I belonged to was a Gold's Gym back in CT in the 90's. Loved it.

Checked it out on Google Maps this morning ... and it is now a Church.

I had this silly notion of one day returning for the nostalgia and snagging a pump. It is not to be.

[Bando]

Main gym is a Uni gym with 3 racks, 5 platforms, 3 benches and DB's to 125's. Also go to a local fitness center with 2 racks and DB's to 75. Basement has a rack, 2 benches, and DB's to 105.

[Johnson5000]

Mine's a middle of the road type gym but we have an old trainer whose a dirty liberal that will give you burt looks if you grunt in the slightest so i try to be as annoying as possible when he's around

[Squid24]

After all the horror stories I read here about people having to struggle for time in the rack or others hogging the equipment, I'm glad I did. Although that's not why I built it.

If you can afford a steel rack, that's probably the best for balance and durability. I threw mine together in a few days with lumber and steel plumbing pipe and a busy drill bit. It's not as steady as a pro-built one, but it's strong and does the trick. Since I took the picture I've moved it indoors for the winter, and gotten myself a decent olympic bar and set of 2" plates. It's been hugely worthwhile for me.

Home gym, not as nice as this set up. Gonna have to be a squatter at Elrond's house.

[ElrondHubbard]

Gonna have to be a squatter at Elrond's house.

I need all the squatting help I can get, believe me!

[RobRocks]

As I live in China,my gym I go to is a Chinese gym,its not very good but its cheap,1600rmb for a year,not sure what that converts to in US money.The guy that runs the gym does not care about anything apart from just making money.The trainers dont work out and most of them smoke.but its cheap.

[so-tex]

I am a member of an "old skool" spit and sawdust gym, that is full of racks, benches and rusty weights. Also full of people that are more than willing to pass on their knowledge.

Consider yourself lucky.
I used to belong to a gym like that, but it was mainly for personal training.
They had an old weight room in the back where a few of us worked out.
They weren't open all the time, only when they had clients.
Since The owner lived there, he gave us keys so we could go anytime we wanted.
When he moved out, we had to turn in our keys, because of insurance purposes.
I now belong to a 24 hour gym, and it pretty much sux.
It seems like the members spend more time sitting on the bench or stations playing on their phones than lifting.

[Brackneyc]

A hole in the wall gym. People are hardly ever there. Mostly it's the perfect place to get good money but it has its drawbacks. I've only been lifting there two weeks. Today I'm squatting and they've got a mirror right in front of the squat rack. WHY?. I pulled a muscle in my back trying to deal with the unusual effect of watching myself squat. Trust me I tried covering the mirror, unloading the bar backwards, etc. I was pissed. On a side note.... Does anyone squat while looking into a mirror?

I do. But my rack is right in front of the mirror. Has never once caused me a problem. I have a spot (a finger print I think) in the mirror I focus on. Easy really.

[pharmamarketer]

I belong to the most hard core gym ever. We use rocks for weight. People squat until they pass out. I saw a guy bite his tongue off yesterday. And then he ate it for protein. Yeh, it's pretty bad ass

[Mark1T]

Big YMCA. Has one of the best weight rooms at most any Y. Has pros and cons, but adequate. Might consider Fitness Connection at some point.

24 Hours around here sucks, too.

[Kev1972]

Anytime fitness. One near me is run by a good guy that lifts and knows what he's doing. Everything is set up right and I love the power racks. Being able to lift at any location at any time is nice for road trips too. Being single and on the move a lot its very convenient.

[pryme]

The gyms in my area are only 10/mo so I belong two two different places. One is called xperiance fitness which bought out the golds gym in our area so it still has all golds stuff vetyw fully stocked. Also joined the new crunch fitness that is brand new.
Lastly I have my own home setup.