Something i've noticed about 20 something guys and modern day gyms

[Jsmitty]

It's called the pussyfication of America.

Haha... George Carlin nailed it.

[doubleogordo]

today gyms are only concerned with getting and keeping members (+$$$) and when people grunt, drop weights, make noise it scares alot of people away (-$$$). that's what it's all about. gym owners don't care if anybody gets in shape. they just want the cash flow.

[MiamiMadePunk]

today gyms are only concerned with getting and keeping members (+$$$) and when people grunt, drop weights, make noise it scares alot of people away (-$$$). that's what it's all about. gym owners don't care if anybody gets in shape. they just want the cash flow.

Heres how these bullshit gyms like ballys and L.A fitness watse their money:

1.cardio machines

2.personal trainers

3.T.V's

4.shittie stack machines(lat pulldowns, etc.)

[doubleogordo]

Heres how these bullshit gyms like ballys and L.A fitness watse their money:

1.cardio machines

2.personal trainers

3.T.V's

4.shittie stack machines(lat pulldowns, etc.)

a ridiculous amount of cardio machines.

do they actually pay personal trainers or are they independent contractors?

[sassy69]

today gyms are only concerned with getting and keeping members (+$$$) and when people grunt, drop weights, make noise it scares alot of people away (-$$$). that's what it's all about. gym owners don't care if anybody gets in shape. they just want the cash flow.

Exactly. Its still "that look" that people go to the gym for, but they now have no way to actually get there because the real people w/ "that look" aren't welcome. Thus a new generation of posers.

[MiamiMadePunk]

a ridiculous amount of cardio machines.

For real. If I owned those gyms I would throw those cardio machines in the dumster. Heres how I'm going to fix these gyms to make it hardcore friendly:

1.no cardio machines

2.farmers walk and prowers for the real cardio.

3.tires and car deadlift equipment if their tired of doing regular deadlifts.

4.car squat equipment if they feel like squating a car.

5.no t.v's

6.no personal trainers(who needs them)

7.posing room

8.fat gripz and heavy grippers if the members need massive forearms fast.

9. dumbbells that goes up to 330 pounds.

nuff said.

[doubleogordo]

For real. If I owned those gyms I would throw those cardio machines in the dumster. Heres how I'm going to fix these gyms to make it hardcore friendly:

1.no cardio machines

2.farmers walk and prowers for the real cardio.

3.tires and car deadlift equipment if their tired of doing regular deadlifts.

4.car squat equipment if they feel like squating a car.

5.no t.v's

6.no personal trainers(who needs them)

7.posing room

8.fat gripz and heavy grippers if the members need massive forearms fast.

9. dumbbells that goes up to 330 pounds.

nuff said.

sounds like metroflex

[MiamiMadePunk]

sounds like metroflex

exactly my point, soon metroflex will be everywhere just like mcdonalds, pretty much turning it into a franchise.

[Die4Mass]

exactly my point, soon metroflex will be everywhere just like mcdonalds, pretty much turning it into a franchise.

we can only hope so

[K-Max]

I'll invest in that! if I had the million dollars.... still working on that.

Exactly. Its still "that look" that people go to the gym for, but they now have no way to actually get there because the real people w/ "that look" aren't welcome. Thus a new generation of posers.

I used to see a crapload of that at the city's rec gyms I used to train at, especially with the guys chatting for a long time while taking up the benches. I ended up switching gyms which had a more serious culture.

+5000pts for this thread.

[thachozenonebx]

Not everyone is going to become Jimmy The Bull in the gym. I know I am not a strong as I'd like to be.
As long as you are putting in the effort and not fucking around, so what?

THANK YOU!

who gives 2 pig shits if u can incline 405...i thought i was exercising not competing in a strongman lift off...i cant do 405 and i dont really care if i can or cant. i LOVE the guy who is inclining 405 but obviously cant see his penis in the shower

[s2h]

As much as people "hate" the meathead hardcore crowd in today's "health clubs", THAT is what all the posers are aspiring to, whether or not people actually want that element around. People start thinking they can go thru the motions and get that look - but when they don't have that reality check of the big sweaty guys pulling 6 plate DLs, they really have no idea what it takes. All I see is people trying to play at being a real lifter, but they have incredibly poor form but still walk around like they're all jacked up.

no more ILS for me...and i thought that turned you on...

[s2h]

Heavy weight is relative to the person. To some people repping out 225 on the incline is something to be proud of. Not every person in the gym aspires to have elite level numbers. As long as you get in the gym and workout I dont care if you think you are awesome for benching 135.

It seems like every generation think theres was better than the latest. Things were harder, they worked harder, etc etc. Maybe some people who dont look as good as they used to and cant put up the same numbers anymore are a little jealous of the young buck strutting around the gym. Or maybe not.

love the avatar..........

[s2h]

Let me add this the rate of ppl that dont train legs is astounding! Like maby 5% train legs and less than 5% do squats and less than that do them right!!!!

leggs what are those....i had some tool 24 hour trainer ask me why i do unwieghted lungs.....ahh cause i wiegh 240 and i do them last to push blood..he then stated lungs are for women....so i decided to show him my 30 inch quads with viens in the tear drops.....people need to mind there own buisness..

[VanillaGorilla]

Atleast half the guys in my gym wont wear shorts cuz they never work legs.