The Anti-Gym

I know we had a thread on this before, but I noticed that it is in Denver. Can’t we get one of the T-Nation coaches to go check this out or have Nate Green do a secret mission on this?

*Must attend 12 sessions and pass 4 sugar tests within the first month.

The Anti-Gym

Here is the main website

Start a trend, join the ANTI-GYM REVOLUTION and do something with your life that will make all your chubby friends jealous. But unlike the one-size-fits-all, sign-â??em-and-forget-â??em health clubs, Anti-Gym pre-screens all potential members to make sure they have the attitude and commitment we absolutely demand.

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(619) 261-1945 I called the number and it is just a recorded message asking you to leave your name and number.

Pay for it and I’ll do it.

But, I’m a powerlifter…I don’t think I’d have any problem with them throwing cupcakes at me.

I noticed the commercials are two years old though.

Yeah, I know he was getting into all sorts of financial trouble, but I don’t know if the gym closed or what.

I think this woman is Christina Shugart. Sorry for the long post but they had a blog. But that looks to be a year old.
http://theantigym.blogspot.com/2007/11/if-youre-chubby-will-you-eat-hungry.html

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2007

If Youâ??re Chubby, Will You Eat the Hungry
Ah, the Anti Gym. Love it or hate it, youâ??ve all heard of it! The extreme program is starting a revolution, and is upsetting people just as quickly as it is helping chubbies look and feel sexy.

There is an emerging problem with human health. That is the growth in obesity. It is interesting to hear and see all the bitter faces around Colorado, because the truth about obesity and laziness is being spoken by Michael Karolchyk and his brain child.

As written in World Watch Institute, the number of overweight people rivals the number of underweight people. This is a first in human history, and frankly should be embarrassing to us as a human society. The worldâ??s underfed population has declined from the 1980â??s to about 1.1 billion, but the surge of overweight people has surged to 1.1 billion during the same time.

How can society fight the obvious fact that we are becoming a lazy, sloppy, chubby nation? Overweight people have expanded rapidly in recent decades, more than offsetting the health gains from the modest decline in hunger. In the United States alone, overweight adults make up 55 percent of our population. A whopping 23 percent of American adults are considered obese.

Why is American becoming so out of control with weight? Accountability and a call to action are buried by excuses, gluttony, and bad habits both mentally and physically. And this is exactly what the Anti Gym is against, and what Karolchyk is fighting with intense aggression. So, the angry haters should be ashamed! Can you truly agree that it is tolerable for America to be fat? And even more, is it acceptable to pull the youth of our country into this sickening behavior?

The trend is spreading to children, with one in five American kids now classified as overweight.â?¦ Obesity cost the United States 12 percent of the national health care budget in the late 1990s, $118 billion, more than double the $47 billion attributable to smoking. But god forbid that a man light up a cigar in a steak house! And there are many chubbies that will quickly voice their opinion on cigar smoke, continuing to moan and groan about how it is awfully unhealthy. These same chubbies will speak their piece about politics, schools, the war and religion. Yet, why is it off limits to talk about weight? Why is there an unwritten taboo about weight? Well, Iâ??m here to say, how dare a chubby order a second slice of pie at that same steak house!! How dare you super-size your fast food order; how dare you eat cheese with your French fries or put extra mayonnaise on your burger.

Technofixes such as liposuction attract more attention than the behavioral patterns like poor eating habits and sedentary lifestyles that underlie obesity. Liposuction is now the leading form of cosmetic surgery in the United States. While billions are spent on gimmicky diets and food advertising, far too little money is spent on nutrition education.

The angry chubbies and bearded ladies that refuse to call the Anti Gym are the leaders in this absurd â??effortâ?? to lose weight. Why do you think infomercials are always selling wacky exercise equipment and miracle diet pills? They are targeting the couch potatoes! They are targeting all of you lazy people who are looking for the easy way out. Those of you that are looking to lose weight by swallowing a pill, instead of taking action and listening to the brutal truth that you need mentalcize and MAK HIT exercise!!

You are the same group of people who are complaining about the Anti Gym commercials, because they make you feel uncomfortable. That uncomfortable feeling may just cause you to reflect on your sluggish behavior!! Were it not for advertising, how would companies including those in the food and drink industry advertise their products? Chubbies, you get so excited to see that Burger King has a new value menu, yet you are torched to see that the Anti Gym is preaching the truth about obesity and bad habits!

The Anti Gym is simply nailing excuse makers to the wall. It comes down to a choiceâ?¦ do you want to be look, feel and be sexy? If so, get off your butt and make a commitment to change you habits, and make those habitâ??s a behavior. If you are â??happyâ?? being chubby, then continue down the path of death. Which by the way, I donâ??t care how much you preach that you are happy being fat, you arenâ??t!! Rosie Oâ??Donnell and Stacy Halprin are not happy individuals. Have you ever known any woman who has been thrilled to go up a size in her jeans? Doubt it!! Stop denying the obvious!

So, what is it going to be? Being a chubby will some day become tiring! Being bitter and lazy will wear you down! Join the revolution. Listen to the call to action, and feel, look and be sexy.
POSTED BY ANTI-GYM AT 9:01 AM

[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Yeah, I know he was getting into all sorts of financial trouble, but I don’t know if the gym closed or what.[/quote]

I did call thinking it might be fun to just go and see what was up, but I couldn’t find where they were located. I’ll keep on it and if they are somewhere I may have to do some covert work.

The Anti-Gym gym in Cherry Creek North shut down this week â?? and for once, owner Michael Karolchyk has nothing to say.

“I’d love to talk to you, but I’m under a gag order and can’t say anything,” he told me Tuesday. “I don’t want to get myself in any more trouble.”

There is no sign on the doors in Cherry Creek, just a deserted gym with a few dumbbells sitting around, looking lost. The issues of prepaid dues and the loss of a location are left unanswered.

The controversial workout outfit still operates a gym in downtown Denver â?? and has clearly been going through some kind of turmoil. In a two-page, single-spaced e-mail to members last week, Karolchyk explained why he recently fired five “consultants” (a.k.a. trainers) and restated his mission to get people in shape through tough, in-your-face, emotionally challenging workouts. He signed the letter with his trademark slogan “No chubbies!!!” On the same day, members received an invitation to the “Anti-Social” brunch 3-6 p.m. Saturday at the Black Pearl. More news to follow.

He sounds like a great guy…

You should give it a shot, but we’ll need a T-Nationer to see if his hand will break on your butt.

Saw a clip of this in exercise psychology: hilarious

So… what kind of place was it? Just a gym that had some “NEW AND DIFFERENT IDEA!”? I can’t even tell what was going on…

[quote]leaftye wrote:
You should give it a shot, but we’ll need a T-Nationer to see if his hand will break on your butt.[/quote]

I was trying to find where it was today as I thought it might be fun to get a look at the facilities. They said they had location in San Diego and La Jolla but it seems it was closed a while ago. The number still works but it is just a recorded message asking you to leave your name and number.

Here are pics from their ads.

and another.

I don’t think this would ever work. This would be like some mean high school clique that you pay to pick on you.

I always hear their television ads…hear, because I never seem to be watching when they play. I’ll try to pay a little more attention to see if there’s anything more useful in those ads. That’d be weird if they’re closed already since I swear the ads have only been playing for a couple of weeks.

I’m surprised what I’ve learned about this business. From the tv ads I thought it was more like a Planet Fitness or Curves, except with stripper poles for advanced trainees.

[quote]leaftye wrote:
I always hear their television ads…hear, because I never seem to be watching when they play. I’ll try to pay a little more attention to see if there’s anything more useful in those ads. That’d be weird if they’re closed already since I swear the ads have only been playing for a couple of weeks.

I’m surprised what I’ve learned about this business. From the tv ads I thought it was more like a Planet Fitness or Curves, except with stripper poles for advanced trainees.[/quote]

When the heck did you hear the ads?

I am in San Diego County and I haven’t heard the ads.

I would love to though, and I would love to go see the place.

If you see the ad, please let me know and I will make it my mission to enter their gym and gather all the info.

I’d be MUCH more interested in finding a Defranco style gym in East County.

[quote]RenegadeDragon wrote:
I’d be MUCH more interested in finding a Defranco style gym in East County.[/quote]

I am an East County person myself, let me know what you find out.

[quote]reddog6376 wrote:

The Anti-Gym gym in Cherry Creek North shut down this week â?? and for once, owner Michael Karolchyk has nothing to say.

“I’d love to talk to you, but I’m under a gag order and can’t say anything,” he told me Tuesday. “I don’t want to get myself in any more trouble.”

There is no sign on the doors in Cherry Creek, just a deserted gym with a few dumbbells sitting around, looking lost. The issues of prepaid dues and the loss of a location are left unanswered.

The controversial workout outfit still operates a gym in downtown Denver â?? and has clearly been going through some kind of turmoil. In a two-page, single-spaced e-mail to members last week, Karolchyk explained why he recently fired five “consultants” (a.k.a. trainers) and restated his mission to get people in shape through tough, in-your-face, emotionally challenging workouts. He signed the letter with his trademark slogan “No chubbies!!!” On the same day, members received an invitation to the “Anti-Social” brunch 3-6 p.m. Saturday at the Black Pearl. More news to follow.
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I find it rather amusing that the picture right next to the article is that of the Ted Haggard Ass Tapper known as Mike Jones.

I accidentally met Karolchyk once at a fund raiser for the CU Denver Heart Center (something like that). The dude is over the top all the time. Most people find him irritating regardless of what he is talking about.

We’re almost neighbors. I’m in Spring Valley. I don’t recall the time or channel these ads have been on. Even the spots on Yelp have nothing more than the phone number and website.

We are a little short on gyms out here aren’t we? We had a Frogs Fitness off the 94, but I think it closed a year ago. There’s an LA Fitness off the 125, and a Curves somewhere…and neither are places I’d want to workout. I used to workout at the Frogs in Mission Valley and Spring Valley. I preferred the Spring Valley one because the Mission Valley gym had a few locker room queens and a horrible parking lot for my car. Oh, and the 24 Hr Fitness places…like that one at Grossmont Center that’s always packed to the brim. I haven’t heard a thing about any hardcore gyms, but I haven’t been asking either.

The guy who started this is one of the best salesmen you will ever see. They had a great idea and it worked well, for a while. One of my best friends was close friends with him and worked out at their gym. Going out with the guy was a trip.

He literally carried a box of cupcakes with him all the time. He also had a smoking wife and other hot chicks that worked out at the gym with him. They did some really good transformations. The best thing he did was hold people accountable. If you were not at your workout at 6:30 in the morning, he was calling you on the fucking phone till you picked up. Everyone had to weigh in front of the other to see if goals were being met. They gave you a nutritional plan and as we all know that is the biggest part. Their training was bascially circut stuff. I went in for one and barely made it through 30 minutes. Reps suck. They had two main problems.

First, I don’t think they were paying taxes and that shut down their first and very profitable location. Second, they put another club too close to the existing location and paid to much for rent. Killed them. I think he is trying to do it agian in the locations you guys are talking about.