Opening a Hardcore Gym in Raleigh, NC

Bigger Stronger Leaner Powerlifting & Strength Sports
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Believe it or not, there are no hard-core powerlifting gyms in the triangle area of NC. I plan to open one in January 2011. The gym will be relatively small - 2200 sq ft. - so I would only allow 100-150 members @ $59/month. I have ordered the following equipment:

2 Power Racks w/ Platforms & band pegs
Dumbells from 5-150
Olympic bench w/ band pegs
Simmons reverse hyper
Glute Ham
Simmons belt squat
Texas power Bars
Various specialty Bars
Lat pull down
Seated row
Strongman stuff - Sleds, Prowlers, yolk, farmers, etc
3 incline multi benches
Chalk bowls
Chains/Bands
Loud Music

Let me know your thoughts? Anyone from Raleigh/Durham NC interested??

Thanks

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Do you have a place picked out?
How do you plan on getting your client base?
Take a look at the floors since people will most likely be doing a lot of heavy deadlifting and other lifts where heavy stuff may break crappy flooring .
Get dumbbells up to 200.
I’d probably get another olympic bench w/ pegs
Do you have the funding to do this or are you having to take out a loan?
If you have a place picked out are you leasing or buying?

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Yes I have 2 locations I’m interested in. I currently own a small (2000 sq ft) physical therapy/sports performance clinic and would take the existing sports performance client base (they pay $199/month & work with a strength coach) out to the warehouse and also offer monthly memberships to “qualified” individuals.

I would put rubber flooring throughout. DB’s to 150 are fine. Not many can even touch 120’s!! I can bench 480lbs raw and only use 120’s for sets of 8 reps. I already have a relationship with Legend Fitness from my current business, so I am good to go with equipment.

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I was thinking heavier DB’s for shrugs, rows, etc. I suppose you can always go heavier if people are seeming to want it.

Is the $60 a month/150 clients profitable? Since you have a business in the industry and in the same area I imagine you have all the licensing you need.

You say you’re going to have strongman equipment with tires, prowlers, sleds, are you going to have turf to push/pull on?