No more hardcore gyms

[biggc1]

Seems like there's no more "hardcore" gyms around anymore at least not where I live. I
won't name the place where i started training at and also met the MotorCity Muscle Machine at. It was a small gym that was hot as shit in the summer time because the place didn't have a/c and only 1 or 2 ceiling fans and in the winter time it would be freezing in the place because the owner barely had the heat on
When the dumbbells would break the owner would weld them back together. There was nothing special about the gym but all the hardcore bodybuilders in the area would train there instead of at the local Powerhouse Gym. The place is long gone now as are the few Powerhouse gyms that were in the area. All there is now are a bunch Any time fitness gyms and a YMCA.

Fuck I think I trained at this same gym from 14-18 years old.

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[Roc]

Tons In my area, but yes in general the hard core is going away cause of insurance regulations and dumb kids hurting themselves then the gym gets sued. Different time now. But the gym I use is prb the last of the last, there’s always a girl pulling 315 or some bearded guy squatting 6-7 plates. Only 1 other BB than me, but everyone is cool and respects which is hard to find. We take turns filling the chalk bucket, and we all pitch in fixing what needs to be done. The biggest plus is that you can play ur own music and loud.

 

[Bj990]

At the end of the day I hate living out of hotels and cooking off a hot plate with nothing but a mini fridge, but a few times I found these hole in the wall dumpster gyms that were so hardcore
It was unbelievable. Talk to the owner “10 a day for day pass”. Explain I’m there for a week or two get $10 for two weeks of haggling. Show up and there’s no frills. No dime plates just 45s and quarters. Dudes that look like escaped gorillas is a basement moving 700+ pounds. I hear from across the gym “quit messing around put more on that bar right now”. And I was able to do it. Wish I had that now I’m stationary. And most places don’t even have 1” handle for stuff. What’s this globogym fat bar crap? Miss the old days.

 

[MindlessWork]

At the end of the day I hate living out of hotels and cooking off a hot plate with nothing but a mini fridge, but a few times I found these hole in the wall dumpster gyms that were so hardcore
It was unbelievable. Talk to the owner “10 a day for day pass”. Explain I’m there for a week or two get $10 for two weeks of haggling. Show up and there’s no frills. No dime plates just 45s and quarters. Dudes that look like escaped gorillas is a basement moving 700+ pounds. I hear from across the gym “quit messing around put more on that bar right now”. And I was able to do it. Wish I had that now I’m stationary. And most places don’t even have 1” handle for stuff. What’s this globogym fat bar crap? Miss the old days.

Ahh it is nice to be able to find a decent gym to train in when traveling and finding a hardcore one is a bonus.

 

[heavylifting247]

One of these days I am going to build my own. I have my favorite things picked out already, just don't have the fundage to support it all lol You are right though, seems there are more and more planet fitness types of places popping up all over. They get in on the get fit fad folks and that's how they make money. My gym is an old place nobody really knows about the freeweight area there. We have about 4 of everything, Hammer Strength, LifeFitness cablestacks, real iron dumbells, barbells, you know the good stuff.

 

[OHBRUTUSIO]

Mamby pamby bitches have taken over the world but not my basement. Come ready to suffer.....


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[Kins]

Mamby pamby bitches have taken over the world but not my basement. Come ready to suffer.....


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It puts the lotion in the basket!

 

[MindlessWork]

In my next home I'll be setting up a home gym and I'll be in control.

 

[El Hereje]

Theres a few barbell clubs which I love but the closest to where I live is an hour away without traffic and I live on the east coast which is kinda sad, you'd think we would have everything given the population out here. The low cost model has taken over but some of them are decent, certainly not like the old days.

 

[MotorCityMuscleMachine]

In my next home I'll be setting up a home gym and I'll be in control.

Got one of those , more than half the basement is taken up by a boat load of equipment, most of it commercial too. Leg Press HackSqust /Hip sled combo, Squat rack
Government job (made at work ) T-Bar row, multiple benches , cheesy smith machine it's okay tho.
PowerTec leverage press for chest & shoulder, commercial preicher bench , many bars 1" & Oly..!

Fixed Incline Bench with spotter Platform
Pec Deck, low cable /high cable with all the attachment's
Tons of 1" plate & Tons (literally ) like 4800 lbs Olympic plates. Wide variety of bars & bands galore commercial Heavy duty Bench inclines w/adjustable seat . Leg curl, leg extension, everything I /or one could possibly need.

But I still like to get out to a gym now and again.

Soon, I'll probably hibernate in my basement gym eventually. Has a 9' ceiling. Heavy 90lb bag & Dumbells from 6, 8 10 thru 100's just not every 5 lb increment, so there are some voids that I make up with magnetic weight plates.( Plate Mates ).

Old very excellent condition Schwinn AirDyne, and a Brand new similar but it's called something else . Forget.

Would like to get one of those Big AirDyne bikes, forget what they are called too.

 

[Natedog]

Workouts At MCMMs place...cancelling all my memberships LOL. It’s only a short flight over to the motor city

Got one of those , more than half the basement is taken up by a boat load of equipment, most of it commercial too. Leg Press HackSqust /Hip sled combo, Squat rack
Government job (made at work ) T-Bar row, multiple benches , cheesy smith machine it's okay tho.
PowerTec leverage press for chest & shoulder, commercial preicher bench , many bars 1" & Oly..!

Fixed Incline Bench with spotter Platform
Pec Deck, low cable /high cable with all the attachment's
Tons of 1" plate & Tons (literally ) like 4800 lbs Olympic plates. Wide variety of bars & bands galore commercial Heavy duty Bench inclines w/adjustable seat . Leg curl, leg extension, everything I /or one could possibly need.

But I still like to get out to a gym now and again.

Soon, I'll probably hibernate in my basement gym eventually. Has a 9' ceiling. Heavy 90lb bag & Dumbells from 6, 8 10 thru 100's just not every 5 lb increment, so there are some voids that I make up with magnetic weight plates.( Plate Mates ).

Old very excellent condition Schwinn AirDyne, and a Brand new similar but it's called something else . Forget.

Would like to get one of those Big AirDyne bikes, forget what they are called too.

 

[MotorCityMuscleMachine]

Workouts At MCMMs place...cancelling all my memberships LOL. It’s only a short flight over to the motor city

Sounds like a Plan my brother..! I truly wish my place were in order to have peeps over, I'm in a 2300+ square foot house by "myself" since my divorce of just over two years now, and besides trying to get my "life" in order , this place needs "much" order, between work, my ride to & from (75+ mile round trip so nearly two hours out of my day.
Grocery shopping /food prep when I do cook, alot of food on the fly which isn't cheap & I love to cook , and do well.!

It's just alot, and draining. Laundry for myself /Training
I'm amazed at myself for being reasonably accomplished.

I say we all (or those that would like , and I was going to make a post & should ) but a bunch if us ought to.meet.up & go to the Arnold Classic this year, kick around/dick around, and just have fun.

Find a common place grab some eats & just have some laughs probably not real doable for most ..!

But I'm thinking of throwing it out there /here & see who all.might be interested, even if just for one if the days & expo , not necessarily the show.

 

[MindlessWork]

Got one of those , more than half the basement is taken up by a boat load of equipment, most of it commercial too. Leg Press HackSqust /Hip sled combo, Squat rack
Government job (made at work ) T-Bar row, multiple benches , cheesy smith machine it's okay tho.
PowerTec leverage press for chest & shoulder, commercial preicher bench , many bars 1" & Oly..!

Fixed Incline Bench with spotter Platform
Pec Deck, low cable /high cable with all the attachment's
Tons of 1" plate & Tons (literally ) like 4800 lbs Olympic plates. Wide variety of bars & bands galore commercial Heavy duty Bench inclines w/adjustable seat . Leg curl, leg extension, everything I /or one could possibly need.

But I still like to get out to a gym now and again.

Soon, I'll probably hibernate in my basement gym eventually. Has a 9' ceiling. Heavy 90lb bag & Dumbells from 6, 8 10 thru 100's just not every 5 lb increment, so there are some voids that I make up with magnetic weight plates.( Plate Mates ).

Old very excellent condition Schwinn AirDyne, and a Brand new similar but it's called something else . Forget.

Would like to get one of those Big AirDyne bikes, forget what they are called too.

Now that's badass

 

[Natedog]

Bro sounds like you got a lot on your plate...you definitely deserve some time to unwind and enjoy. That would be real sweet to kick around for a day or two. Not sure thus this year works for me but maybe next after I gain about 30 lbscsnd look respectable next to you and all the other HCU brothas

Sounds like a Plan my brother..! I truly wish my place were in order to have peeps over, I'm in a 2300+ square foot house by "myself" since my divorce of just over two years now, and besides trying to get my "life" in order , this place needs "much" order, between work, my ride to & from (75+ mile round trip so nearly two hours out of my day.
Grocery shopping /food prep when I do cook, alot of food on the fly which isn't cheap & I love to cook , and do well.!

It's just alot, and draining. Laundry for myself /Training
I'm amazed at myself for being reasonably accomplished.

I say we all (or those that would like , and I was going to make a post & should ) but a bunch if us ought to.meet.up & go to the Arnold Classic this year, kick around/dick around, and just have fun.

Find a common place grab some eats & just have some laughs probably not real doable for most ..!

But I'm thinking of throwing it out there /here & see who all.might be interested, even if just for one if the days & expo , not necessarily the show.

 

[MotorCityMuscleMachine]

Now that's badass

I'm very proud of it & thank you..it's taken me a few years to aquire, but the majority of it I had from the get, just looked around (go to a second hand /Re-sale & they buy stuff from ya as well, hickey Equipment, sji Equipment skates etc all.sorts of workout stuff new & used they know me well there once in awhile I'll pop in just to see what they have, oh, I have a few not many Kettlebell's too
Teyed my hand at that shit, definitely not easy. I respect the shit out of someone who can do proper Turkish Get-Ups, or proper KettleBell swings crazy hard form & most would think that it's easy uh uh.. very challenging.

I figured this way, at worst it mY get some scratches & maybe surface rust but really little to none cuz the paint is good, I could always get rid I it & cash in my chips when I'm done, or donate it to a good cause

 

[MotorCityMuscleMachine]

Bro sounds like you got a lot on your plate...you definitely deserve some time to unwind and enjoy. That would be real sweet to kick around for a day or two. Not sure thus this year works for me but maybe next after I gain about 30 lbscsnd look respectable next to you and all the other HCU brothas

Why, thanks I take that as a compliment, but I'm sure your just fine.., I don't judge, and most should not, we all.should share & offer advice & good Inspiration where it's needed.

Yeah, I tend to do it to myself always trying to stuff 10lbs of shit into a 5 lb bag , I'm sort of a go getter, reasonably accomplished & have alot of aspirations, just don't know if time will be on my side to do it all.

I've got some small acreage, I want to grow produce fruit tree & (don't laugh ) cut flowers for market, been scheming it for 5 or so years , that's why I bought the two parcels 3 acres & 1 acre going to be the Bodybuilding /Flower & Produce guy, lol... What hot gal wouldnt appreciate that, if she comes my way before I'm too old

 

[MindlessWork]

Why, thanks I take that as a compliment, but I'm sure your just fine.., I don't judge, and most should not, we all.should share & offer advice & good Inspiration where it's needed.

Yeah, I tend to do it to myself always trying to stuff 10lbs of shit into a 5 lb bag , I'm sort of a go getter, reasonably accomplished & have alot of aspirations, just don't know if time will be on my side to do it all.

I've got some small acreage, I want to grow produce fruit tree & (don't laugh ) cut flowers for market, been scheming it for 5 or so years , that's why I bought the two parcels 3 acres & 1 acre going to be the Bodybuilding /Flower & Produce guy, lol... What hot gal wouldnt appreciate that, if she comes my way before I'm too old

At least you can get stronger as you get older lol

 

[Natedog]

No laughing there bro I bet you can make a nice living doing that. I have a buddy down in Virginia who is a fireman and decided to do something similar. He started growing lettuce , some other veggies etc. he’s now the biggest supplier of organic veggies to the local markets. Keeps expanding growing Xmas trees setup for when marijuana becomes federally legal etc

Why, thanks I take that as a compliment, but I'm sure your just fine.., I don't judge, and most should not, we all.should share & offer advice & good Inspiration where it's needed.

Yeah, I tend to do it to myself always trying to stuff 10lbs of shit into a 5 lb bag , I'm sort of a go getter, reasonably accomplished & have alot of aspirations, just don't know if time will be on my side to do it all.

I've got some small acreage, I want to grow produce fruit tree & (don't laugh ) cut flowers for market, been scheming it for 5 or so years , that's why I bought the two parcels 3 acres & 1 acre going to be the Bodybuilding /Flower & Produce guy, lol... What hot gal wouldnt appreciate that, if she comes my way before I'm too old

 

[OHBRUTUSIO]

It puts the lotion in the basket!

Ahahahaha


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[OHBRUTUSIO]

Last year I was doin deads and projectile vomited in the middle of em but didnt skip a beat. Wife, who I was working out w, began dry heaving and had to go back upstairs. Benefits of a home gym and now I know what to do to gwt her outta there.....how would that lunk alarm sound?


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