Other than what others have mentioned, I would do the following:
No music. I used to lift at a gym that played no music, and once I got used to it, I really liked it. If you need killer psycho music, bring your IPod.
Another gym I used to work out at had short bar stands that were perfect for barbell curls and kept most of the idiots out of the squat racks.
Allow chalk. My current gym doesn’t allow chalk, and it is the dumbest rule ever.
Lots of dumbbells in 2.5lb increments.
Each new member is instructed in gym etiquette.
Signs posted to remind the stupid people of the rules.
If you did open a strictly ‘hardcore’ gym, then I wouldn’t expect to make much money. If anything it would be a hobby for you, and maybe a tax write off. A better approach would be to open a typical gym, and then put the stuff you really like in the free weight area, where most average gym goers never step foot.
[quote]texasguy1 wrote:
jp_dubya wrote:
texasguy1 wrote:
jp_dubya wrote:
What is weird is I know this is all fantasy talk. Talk about gyms and “how it’d be so perfect…” are the same discussions that are had about bars and pubs. Every regular customer at a bar knows that they could make a HUGE amount of cash if “this were my place…”
and bar owners are pretty profitable so long as the market they target is large enough to bring in enough patrons.
Some are. The vast majority aren’t though.
I suppose. But if you open a bar on some side road behind a newspaper printing warehouse, you can’t expect much.
A bar with a good business plan, and a gym too, will be profitable for sure.
Some people just start businesses with no thought, and of course they fail. [/quote]
But if they have a thriving 3rd shift business and you are open and serve some sort of breakfast and a damn good bloody mary…
What part of Texas are you from? I lived in Addison for a while a long time ago, now home is in NRH., when I am not in Iraq that is…
Any new must see clubs? (if you are in DFW metroplex)
My gym would be alot like GYM JONES…Oh wait, it already is…check out www.athleticperformanceinc.biz That’s my gym: Olympic lifting, kettlebells, powerlifting area, tires to flip, sledgehammers, strongman equipment: stones, log, yokes, kegs, etc., hardcore music, hardcore lifters, membership is “invite only”. If you can’t hack, you are not asked back.
Anyone in the Twin Cities? Come and check us out.
One other thing: a sign saying “STOP STANDING AROUND TALKING, AND GET TO FUCKING WORK!”
I’d probably also hire a pro/amateur female figure competitor to advise new female clients in the idea that lifting 10 lb. dumbbells for one set of 5 reps is NOT “going to make you too big”.
(this is because I, along with many others here are sick of hearing women say “I just want to tone, I don’t want to get too big”)
having a Female figure competitor on staff would greatly benefit women that really don’t know square 1 about bodybuilding/fitness in general.
[quote]jp_dubya wrote:
brings up a question, why do some gyms not want chalk? With towels and a wire brush to get the caked up chalk off the bar…what’s the problem?[/quote]
Due to the fact that gym courtesy has officially died, most people don’t clean up after themselves. That being said, most gyms figure if they allow chalk it will just be another thing for some guy or gal to leave around the gym and make the staff clean up.
My gym doesn’t really allow chalk, but since I work there AND I ALWAYS clean up after myself, I don’t get shit from management.
Also, I’m sure most gyms consider chalk to be too “hardcore.” As if a better grip is a bad thing…