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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: ManBearPig... on July 09, 2006, 03:16:10 PM
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i'm moving tomorrow to the north side (by lincoln square).
if anyone knows of a good gym around there (please no ballys) i'd appreciate your input.
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i was born on the north side of Chicago near Irving Park and Western.
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I'm from the
poor south side.
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i was born on the north side of Chicago near Irving Park and Western.
still north of there, like devon and pulaski.
i'd like something that's within a couple miles so i don't have to fight traffic.
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still north of there, like devon and pulaski.
i'd like something that's within a couple miles so i don't have to fight traffic.
yeah Devon St. is where all the Indians and Pakistanis live, all kinds of Middle eastern food stores and restaurants in that area.
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i love Chicago, best city in the world.
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yeah Devon St. is where all the Indians and Pakistanis live, all kinds of Middle eastern food stores and restaurants in that area.
horrible traffic there too. i'll be just west of them.
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i love Chicago, best city in the world.
absolutely!
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horrible traffic there too. i'll be just west of them.
yes the traffic is horrible there we used to drive through there when we would eat at some of those restaurants when visiting my brother at Northwestern up in Evanston.
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absolutely!
it's hard to describe to people who have never been there but there's no city like it anywhere IMO, from the Dan Ryan up Lake Shore Drive, the magnificent mile all of it.
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it's hard to describe to people who have never been there but there's no city like it anywhere IMO, from the Dan Ryan up Lake Shore Drive, the magnificent mile all of it.
brutal lack of fitness enthusiasts!
fattest city in the world!
at 195 around here, i'm a twig! yes!
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brutal lack of fitness enthusiasts!
fattest city in the world!
at 195 around here, i'm a twig! yes!
yeah, it's not exactly San Diego, lots of working class people and deep dish pizza eating, it's a fun city though, there are a couple of Quad's gyms up there though, plus it's soooooooooo cold in winter and hot like you wouldn't believe in summer, worst of both worlds.
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yeah, it's not exactly San Diego, lots of working class people and deep dish pizza eating, it's a fun city though, there are a couple of Quad's gyms up there though, plus it's soooooooooo cold in winter and hot like you wouldn't believe in summer, worst of both worlds.
i don't want to go to quads, because that tranny the moderator of gayhem and her fat tit boyfriend mike "train" there.
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brutal lack of fitness enthusiasts!
fattest city in the world!
at 195 around here, i'm a twig! yes!
that's why I stand out here in AZ ;D
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that's why I stand out here in AZ ;D
you need to become an ab shooter!
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you need to become an ab shooter!
never!......... though I will prob never have abs. I am down 15lbs and I look damn sexy!
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it's hard to describe to people who have never been there but there's no city like it anywhere IMO, from the Dan Ryan up Lake Shore Drive, the magnificent mile all of it.
Yeah from all the gang bangers, homeless dicks, beggars, scam artists, shithole residences, crowded, overpriced, overrated, traffic jammed, cant park anywhere, polluted, whitetrash, eurotrash, poverty stricken, falling apart things it has its the greatest!
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XSport, formely known as Powerhouse on Elston would be pretty close I think...D
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i was born on the north side of Chicago near Irving Park and Western.
Irving and Western?? Where did you go to High School?
I was born and raised around Higgins and Nagle
Small fucking world
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Yah X-Sport, Its on Elston between Lawrence and Pulaski
I used to go when it was Powerhouse
(http://www.xsportfitness.com/images/locations/locations-Elston.gif)
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Yah X-Sport, Its on Elston between Lawrence and Pulaski
I used to go when it was Powerhouse
(http://www.xsportfitness.com/images/locations/locations-Elston.gif)
that's not too brutal about a mile away.
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I like that gym and will go there every once in awhile with Blockhead. X-sport can get annying in general but the staff at this one seems pretty laid-back, also there are a few bbers that train there so that is anways a good thing.
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I get believe all the GetBiggers that are Chicago Residents
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lots of working class people and deep dish pizza eating...
...it's soooooooooo cold in winter and hot like you wouldn't believe in summer, worst of both worlds.
^^ reasons Chicago sucks ^^
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^^ reasons Chicago sucks ^^
Thats what they make heat and AC for
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i don't live in Chicago i was just born there and lived there the first two years of my life then lived in West Central Indiana about 90 miles south so i used to go there all the time.
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Thats what they make heat and AC for
Well, that certainly solves the "hot & cold" problem, assuming you never have to go outside. ::)
What's your solution to the ridiculously high percentage of working-class people and overall "blue collar attitude" of the town?
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If you are anywhere near Wrigleyville in the city, go to Quads Gym.
It has been there forever, 3 stories, with every piece of equipment you could want and then some. 4 diff racks for dumbells with plenty of lb. so there is not a cluster in front of the dumbells. Supplements, juice bar, the owner is very cool and keeps the gym up
Probably one of the best gyms I have ever been in, it was also rated top 10 by Muscle and Fitness a few years back. I don't even live in Chicago either saying this
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CFC Fitness would be your best bet...otherwise take a trek to MY gym on the southside...1 mile SOUTH of Comiskey Park...
Pumps Gym. Very small but as hardcore as it gets. I can confirm it is the ONLy gym in Chicagoland with an old school Nautilus Pullover...Nautilus lateral raise machine. 100lb plates everywhere, chalk is welcome, heavy and 'brutal' training is welcome, ammonia is sniffed and stomachs are flipped. Dumbbells go to 160lbs.
PM me for info...$200/year. Get the fawk out of Palatine...
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I like that gym and will go there every once in awhile with Blockhead. X-sport can get annying in general but the staff at this one seems pretty laid-back, also there are a few bbers that train there so that is anways a good thing.
I once ate a pizza there.
And visited the Hancock building!!! :o
YIP
Zack
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Fuck Chicago. PHILLY FOR LIFE!
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Chicago has the best pizza and best food in the world...
Chicago is 'TheBlockHead's playground...I never leave it. God, HIMSELF lives in Chicago...
Hey PowerRod...the only XSport I like is the one on Elston Ave. It's still hardcore and nasty gritty chalk infused training is still allowed. The other XSports...dont even allow deadlifting. Straight up!
All the quality hardcore gyms are on the southside...on the northside you have Quads(even thought most of the members have way too much sugar in their shoes) B&W Gym on Clark/Peterson Ave is a good gym as well...
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God, HIMSELF lives in Chicago...
Ditka?
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Get the fawk out of Palatine...
Palatine is cool you hater
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Palatine is cool you hater
Gargantuan display of aggressivness...Brutal PMS...
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f**k Chicago. PHILLY FOR LIFE!
Well, ever since Foppa moved there, Swedes loves the city of brotherly love. ;D
We love ya man!!!
YIP
Zack
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i don't want to go to quads, because that tranny the moderator of Mayhem and her fat tit boyfriend mike "train" there.
Wow you're witty. Let me know what gym you settle on.
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Pumps Gym. I can confirm it is the ONLy gym in Chicagoland with an old school Nautilus Pullover...Nautilus lateral raise machine.
Ummm...wrong!
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Ummm...wrong!
Then educate me...where els? USA Gym?
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Ditka is a Pittsburgh guy born and bred 8)
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Then educate me...where els? USA Gym?
Quads has the ENTIRE LINE of first generation Nataulis equipment.
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How about the food? Chicago has the best variety off food out there...
Man I'm hungry
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I'd go with Quad's gym. I've trained their and loved it. It has everything you need without bullshit nowadays that cater to the "social lifters."
PS Dikta would pick Chicago over Pittsburgh anyday. ;)
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Oh yea yea...I heard they did. The old 'Al's Gym' had a few old school chain link Nautilus stuff. Damn that was a great gym...
Chuck did as well at USA Gym but when he moved it to the smaller location...he got rid of it all.
Where do you train at player?
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Well, ever since Foppa moved there, Swedes loves the city of brotherly love. ;D
We love ya man!!!
YIP
Zack
I didn't know what you were on about until I searched for Foppa. Now if Zone Capone came to Philly...WATCH OUT!
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How about the food? Chicago has the best variety off food out there...
Man I'm hungry
I think Ditka would eat two sausages and a pizza. Flush it down with four cans of beer.
Ditka don't drink bottled beer.
YIP
Zack
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Chicago is the greatest city in this country...we have beaches like L.A. and culture/nightlife like NY...have cold winters, crisp falls, warm springs and HOT summers...we have the BEST food on earth(thats why Chicago is the fattest city) best looking skyline you can turn the kitchen sink on and drink water that most people in this country has to buy...we even have a good hardcore BB/FIT/FIg scene with good gyms scattered everywhere.
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PS Dikta would pick Chicago over Pittsburgh anyday. ;)
only because they worship him and us pittsburghers really don't care about him 8)
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that's why I stand out here in AZ ;D
AZ is the fvcking shiznit. If I ever follow through and kill my wife, I'm moving back.
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;)
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Quads has the ENTIRE LINE of first generation Nataulis equipment.
Hey player...PM let and let me know if you ever want to hike down to the southside and train at my gym...Quads is a cold gym I respect it. The Quads in Calumet is better. Do you live in that area? Montrose/Broadway? There isnt sugar in your shoes I hope.
Pumps Gym has alot of competitors training out of there now. I just signed up a local girl who just competed Nationally for her first time last month. She loves the joint.
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Hey player...PM let and let me know if you ever want to hike down to the southside and train at my gym...Quads is a cold gym I respect it. The Quads in Calumet is better. Do you live in that area? Montrose/Broadway? There isnt sugar in your shoes I hope.
Pumps Gym has alot of competitors training out of there now. I just signed up a local girl who just competed Nationally for her first time last month. She loves the joint.
you sound pretty tough, an Animal Pak kind of guy.
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Hahahahaha! Just this morning I was there at 4:34am...sitting on a utility bench with a big black hoodie on w/ combat boots laces untied no socks with a cut on my shin asking myself...'why am I here?'
I'm a bad mthrfkr!