I will be moving to Iowa City in a week or so and was wondering if anybody on this site lives there or has and knows of a good gym. Thanks.
I live in Cedar rapids (just up 380) I’ll ask my friends that live down there, I heard the Gold’s down there has a “hardcore” room but I’ve never witnessed it. You can always drive up to CR and train with us.
funny, i use to live in cedar rapids. a few miles north of there. are you going to be a student? if so take advantage of the weight room there. it is great. anyone can walk into the “field house” gym and lift for free. it will have anything you need. but not a hardcore setting. i will call some of my boys tonight and get some gym names for you.
Thanks guys.
As a resident of Iowa City and a current student at the U, I must say the fitness loft at the fieldhouse sucks by any and all standards. It is overcrowded, small, much of the weight equipment is old and students leave it in a horrible mess. There are some weights in the fieldhouse that are available for free but those are mainly old machines that pre-date Arnold. A semester pass to the fitness loft is approximately $65 (if you are a student). The University is in the process of gathering funds to build an entirely new recreation center with facilities on par with other Big 10 and Big 12 universities. However, with the budget cuts here in Iowa a new facility is likely a minimum of 3 years away.
There are a number of gyms in the area other than university facilities. New Life Fitness, The Fitzone, Core Fitness and North Dodge Athletic Club are all in Iowa City. The Golds Gym is located in Coralville.