how many of you guys have trained in a real hardcore gym?

[metalgodz1]

22yrs ago ,It was steve davis gym in panorama city, in the san fernando valley,ca. Iwalk in and just felt alive inside,the energy was incredible, The first person I see is Albert beckels ,working out by him self doing 180lbs dumbell flys ,I think it was just before the senior mr olyimpia,now that was inspiration,he had the body of a 30 yr old. Watching guys like that Is how I learned to workout,no frills. Its so artifical in most gyms today,with their metro personal trainers , cutting hair one day 8 hrs latter, their a trainer with a certificate in charge of your transformation, lol ! One lesson I learned from albert ,Is be humble,be teachable, think, train like its your last day on planet earth,laugh ,especially at your self, refuse to blame anybody but your self for percived failure,and what ever you do do it with passion ! Staying on purpose.

 

[Cauliflower Ear]

Golds gym venice beach...but the toughest guys are at The Rickson Gracie academy...where im on the mat 6 days a week

 

[Castro_bigdog]

I used to train at a gym named The Wait Station, man I miss it...

Rusted waits, blown speakers blaring hard core Rock, it smelled like sh*t in there and the best is the bent bench bars from the power lifters that come in once a week on a Sunday and lift a sh*t load of wait...

Don't have air cond. so in the summer it got hot as fu*k in there, Oh Well now in days I train at the gym at work..........

 

[bigmodean]

where was it and what was it like?

im so fuckin tired of all the dipshit high schoolers and what not that pollute my gym

Joes gym,Marquette Mi.,I have been there 4-5 days a week for last 8 years,its the real shit,no butt floss...ever.I should post a pic...

 

[blut wump]

My gym is hardcore. Nothing but a power-rack, a bench, a bar and some Oly DB bars, lots of plates and some bands. It's also sitting in the stable outside. You can't beat having a home gym.

 

[medical]

they are getting close to that. wolfgangs is pretty much the most hardcore here in Richmond VA.

But it sucks that they moved from Beaufont plaza.......that was a real gym back then! Best place I trained was Red's Gym in San Antonio.......big aircraft hanger doors and pedestal fans for A/C!

 

[frankmasterpiece]

my gym use to be hardcore until the high school kids invade the place, porkys gym miami,fla ...

 

[Tony104104]

I train at Iron Island which was more hardcore when they had the powerlifting team there...Before that I lifted at powerhouse in Da Bronx...Both gyms are pretty good and have a descent amount of weight! Oh and no one complains about chalk!

 

[rzhed]

if your in worcester ma check out baystate gym...place is awesome you go in there and alls you can think of is a rocky movie and it was everything youll ever need

 

[AAP]

My gym so fucking hardcore that once a month they have to shut the steamroom down just to FORCE some people to take time off from the gym.
Overtraining and shit you know.