[quote]MattyXL wrote:
lol did you turn on your sarcasm detector and decide to edit your own alpha post?
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Yes Sir, I did
Might have franchising a current chain come out a bit cheaper on the initial investment?
Just curious, I too want to run a gym one day.
[quote]AnytimeJake wrote:
I personaly have bumber plates, chains and bands, in the summer we have a sled out back, I’m a strenght coach and work with high school and collage age athletes, I understand throwing a weight down after a snatch, but barring an injury there is no reason to throw weights or DB’s around after a BBing set, other than to draw atention to yourself. My membership spans 13-83 they all have different goals, and they all have to have respect for one another when useing my place, the only ones that don’t get this,seems to be these arogent 18-24yr want to be jay cutler’s who think they own the place. My point was that this group makes up a small percentage of the membership, and my life would be alot easier without them. In a small town we can’t have different gyms to suit different styles, so everyone needs to work togeather. As far as protecting my equipment, I own over half a million in new equipment, I make my living from this and I expect people to respect this, and in 5yrs I’ve only kicked out two mbrs. for agresive behaviour. Due to my size and the fact that I turned my life around 6trs ago, served my time and left crime and gang life behind me, kids tend to behave in my place. Botom line have respect for people around you, and the equipment your useing, it takes alot of sacrifices and work to keep a gym operating, with not much return, most owners do it for the passion, I’ve personaly thought about making my place 30yrs and over only, but than the kids would have no where to go.Respect[/quote]
All the best with your gym, sounds like a great gym to train at.
I workout at an La Fitness, actually not too bad. Lot of serious lifters, but also alot if idiots. The biggest problem is people throwing things, never unracking their weights, and leaving dumbbells everywhere. And I mean all over the gym.
Also people dropping dumbbells. Not necessarily just dropping them, but more like throwing them to the ground. Theres definitely a difference. And Im not talking about 100lb plus, like 45-60s. People love to throw them off the rack and roll them to their bench instead of picking them up. And when they finish a set they just dont drop them, they will sit up then throw them on the ground. I just dont get it, and they do the same with the plates. So many people do this I just dont understand.
I actually saw a woman throw a set of tens about 15 feet instead of carrying them. The gym was empty and she was with her boyfriend or whatever. I just sat there in disbelief, wanting to walk over and pick up the 10 lb dumbbell she just threw and throw it at her head. Her boyfriend definitely would have beat me up though.
Might have franchising a current chain come out a bit cheaper on the initial investment?
Just curious, I too want to run a gym one day.
It really depends on your goals, but the bank wouldn’t lend me money to open Jake’s gym, but once I bought the franchise the bank would lend me money, because the franchise has a proven record,also equipment makers give big discounts to franchises, like 25% this makes up for franchise costs, just make sure they don’t hassel you to much with rules. In 5yrs I have never seen one rep from my franchise, I’m the big angry guy up in Canada running a hardcore outlet,thats the way they treat me.
Members tell me they go to other gyms in the chain, and can’t wear a tank top, or can’t deadlift, makes me laugh, but were privately owned and operated, just make sure of this before you go to far, don’t want to be barried by rules. Goodluck
Couldn’t resist this pic borrowed from PM.
I train at a Gold’s in Northeast Houston.
Yes and no. There’s a good mix of people who know what they’re doing because they’re hardcore into bb’ing or athletes. There’s also a lot of MMA wannabes but also some that actually seem to know there stuff. There’s also quite a few whose egos are way bigger than where they’re actually at. I wish there was more PL influence but at least the chalk rule and no bag rule is unenforced, the plates are round, and I’m allowed to do overhead barbell pressing, Olys, and deadlifts. There are gyms that don’t allow any of that.
The thing I hate the most has to do with people not putting there stuff up and staff never going around until early early morning to fix anything. By the time I get there late at night the place is trashed and it’s hard to find anything. I can’t even find dbs in the right place.
I really haven’t seen anything too off the wall.
I go in with meaning and purpose and my time inbetween sets is spent gathering my senses and then mentally preparing for the next set so I’m fairly oblivious… and there’s some pretty hot girls there that make up for a lot of the antics 
although that can make it hard to focus and not look like a perve at times lol.
Here’s one of my favorite silly things from my gym:
Actually, I just found a new garage gym with great equipment and very few people. I’m happy about that.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Here’s one of my favorite silly things from my gym:
Actually, I just found a new garage gym with great equipment and very few people. I’m happy about that.[/quote]
Dafaq is that called?
[quote]SavagedNatiion wrote:
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Here’s one of my favorite silly things from my gym:
Actually, I just found a new garage gym with great equipment and very few people. I’m happy about that.[/quote]
Dafaq is that called? [/quote]
It’s a Bosu Ball ~~~ works stabilizing muscles. It is used a ton in rehab/ injury situations. When I injured my shoulder, they turned the thing over (so the ball was on the ground, and the table in the air), and I was doing pushups on the table. When I injured my MCL, they had me standing on it (balanced on one foot), and the physical trainer and I would have a game of catch with a 2 or 3 lb medicine balls.
Even if you’re not injured, it wobbles around, so you’re constantly working to stabilize it making body weight exercises more effective.