19th Street Gym - New York - CLOSED. RIP.

**SallyAnne** · 01-08-2010, 02:02 PM

19th Street Gym

22 W 19th St # 1
New York, NY 10011

(212) 414-5800

**HammerStrength12** · 01-09-2010, 10:00 AM

RIP 19th Street Gym. One of the greatest hardcore facilities I'd ever been to

**SallyAnne** · 01-09-2010, 11:18 AM

When did it close? I've had this listing for about a year on the HGR.com website...

**SallyAnne** · 01-09-2010, 11:23 AM

Well, that sucks.

**HammerStrength12** · 01-09-2010, 11:54 AM

It was a sick place. Great equipment, great people. It's a shame because it was one of the few real gyms left in a city dominated by country club gyms

**HammerStrength12** · 01-09-2010, 11:58 AM

On a side note, I really like that this new forum. I'll definitely use it to find places to work out when I travel

**vboissiere** · 01-09-2010, 12:03 PM

Many of the members have moved to Steel gym on 23rd street.
Interesting crowd.

**YNOT7** · 01-09-2010, 02:28 PM

never got to hit 19st.steel gym here i come see how it is

**HammerStrength12** · 01-09-2010, 04:36 PM

I feel like I have to be 300lbs and 1% bf to train at steel haha. No seriously, the people there are HUGE. I only went once, but went to 19th every time after that cuz they'd let me in for free whereas Steel charged like 30 bucks per visit.

**vboissiere** · 01-10-2010, 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by SarahM

Steel gym is good, but it's way too cramped and small for my training pleasure.

I'm a huge fan of Steel. "Rush" hour can be a bit tight, but it flows though. I usually get there after 9pm so it's all good.

Where do you train?

**vboissiere** · 01-10-2010, 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by AnimalTest1241

I feel like I have to be 300lbs and 1% bf to train at steel haha. No seriously, the people there are HUGE. I only went once, but went to 19th every time after that cuz they'd let me in for free whereas Steel charged like 30 bucks per visit.

They do have a lot of competative athletes that train there. Which can be cool.

**vboissiere** · 01-10-2010, 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by NYC BIG MIKE

Closed about 6 weeks ago.

Big Mike, where do you train?

**vboissiere** · 01-10-2010, 12:57 AM

A good friend of mine trains at 5th avenue gym. Heard good things about it, but have never been there. That's about all I know of the Bk gyms.

**JOHNNYBOY** · 01-10-2010, 01:10 AM

19 st was hardly hardcore ...........it was a gay gym with alot of hiv people running around on massive amounts of gh and test .
If you wanna call that hardcore by all means but that word gets used alot now ..........there are only a handful of real gyms still left in nyc
5th ave in brooklyn and eastside gym on 12st and 2nd ave .
What people think is hardcore now is not even close to what we used to call hardcore . Steel is also a gay gym just like 19st .
I could care less about gays in gyms just pointing it out .

**vboissiere** · 01-10-2010, 04:07 AM

Originally Posted by JOHNNYBOY

19 st was hardly hardcore ...........it was a gay gym with alot of hiv people running around on massive amounts of gh and test .
If you wanna call that hardcore by all means but that word gets used alot now ..........there are only a handful of real gyms still left in nyc
5th ave in brooklyn and eastside gym on 12st and 2nd ave .
What people think is hardcore now is not even close to what we used to call hardcore . Steel is also a gay gym just like 19st .
I could care less about gays in gyms just pointing it out .

What makes a gym gay? Special gay equipment?