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[Stark]

I have just found this gym in Dublin, I'm pissed that I haven't found it before, its absolutly perfect, yes some people who have absolutely no clue would call it a dump.
It's actually no a gym as such but more a club Weightlifter Powerlifter Bodybuilding Wrestling Club, every members fee goes straight into the Gym it has a committee and it is not a profit making organication.
It has been around for 1935 and is straight up hardcore, in fact its so hardcore I bet it could give metroflex a run for it's money.

I have just trained in it for a couple of days, and damn I love it so much, the people working out are awesome, yesterday I saw somebody deadlift 320  kg like it was nothing, they have a deadlift platform loads of equipment I have never seen, Dumbells are huge, people are super friendly.
First Floor is streight up Powerlifting with some Dumbells on the back
Sec Floor is Bodybuilding and Wrestling
Top Floor Cardio.
It's amazing how much equipment they have.
It has a party athmopher and every time I go inside I have a flashback aka Pumping iron.

More images over at the Hercules/gymstories gallery. http://www.gymstories.com/index.php?page_id=144&album=2&gallery=18

[Mars]

looks very good.

[mass 04]

looks like a great place to train, a good gym can really motivate you and instantly become a little stronger.

[Andre Nickatina]

Looks cool, i'd go there. also... a little paint never hurt anyone 

[jaejonna]

Cool poster

[Stark]

Its really intimidating first...

First time I came in there were loads of people stainding around the this guy Squating I think 7 plates each side, loads of shouting and so forth.
I guess when I know the people I get more comptable.

they all train barfood when Squating, that should tell you something about the place, fuckin great.

[Playboy]

Whats with all the pretty colorful plates -

[Man of Steel]

Some of my best years of training occurred in a little hole in the wall gym like that.

[Stark]

Whats with all the pretty colorful plates -

if you need to ask

Ok I'll be nice, first some of the plates are different weight, I have seen some 50lbs plates, also since this is not a Gym perse but a Club they don't give a shit if all the plates are in line and in one color, they simply buy them from where ever they can, also there are lot of members who donate weight.
So you have all this amazing equipment all over the place, it's a lot of fun.

[Playboy]

if you need to ask

Ok I'll be nice, first some of the plates are different weight, I have seen some 50lbs plates, also since this is not a Gym perse but a Club they don't give a shit if all the plates are in line and in one color, they simply buy them from where ever they can, also there are lot of members who donate weight.
So you have all this amazing equipment all over the place, it's a lot of fun.

Only teasing Stark A plate is a plate. As long as it suits your needs, thats all that matters, bro.

[Dr. Shock]

I have just found this gym in Dublin, I'm pissed that I haven't found it before, its absolutly perfect, yes some people who have absolutely no clue would call it a dump.
It's actually no a gym as such but more a club Weightlifter Powerlifter Bodybuilding Wrestling Club, every members fee goes straight into the Gym it has a committee and it is not a profit making organication.
It has been around for 1935 and is straight up hardcore, in fact its so hardcore I bet it could give metroflex a run for it's money.

I have just trained in it for a couple of days, and damn I love it so much, the people working out are awesome, yesterday I saw somebody deadlift 320  kg like it was nothing, they have a deadlift platform loads of equipment I have never seen, Dumbells are huge, people are super friendly.
First Floor is streight up Powerlifting with some Dumbells on the back
Sec Floor is Bodybuilding and Wrestling
Top Floor Cardio.
It's amazing how much equipment they have.
It has a party athmopher and every time I go inside I have a flashback aka Pumping iron.

More images over at the Hercules/gymstories gallery. http://www.gymstories.com/index.php?page_id=144&album=2&gallery=18

Hey Stark, do you know a guy in there called Bernie Delaney, twice 90kg world champion powerlifter?

[Mars]

thats all you need, the fancy equipment gyms with rollstairs entree etc makes people lazy.

[Monster_Everything]

Would you work out there with no shoes or socks like the pumping iron 'crew' ??

[Stu]

they all train barfood when Squating

it does food too? what a place!

[20inch calves]

now that is a real gym. i bet they don't kick people out for grunting to loud there

[Livewire]

now that is a real gym. i bet they don't kick people out for grunting to loud there

you could vomit in the water fountain, then do 6 sets of leg press, and i doubt anyone there would care.

[Stark]

Would you work out there with no shoes or socks like the pumping iron 'crew' ??

Absolutly, and people shouting real loud when trying to max out is very common

[The Luke]

Stark,

I competed in a benching competition at the Hercules years ago... it was packed at the time so I didn't get a good survey of the equipment. Instead, I used to do my regular gym trip to the Atlas (once a month I make a day trip to a different gym and attempt to set a few personal bests).

Now that I'm back to my top strength levels I'm looking for another PB gym... I'd use the Hercules (which looks better than I remember it from 15 years ago) if you can answer me one question:

Do they have a seated dips machine?


The Luke

[Bluto]

where's the bowflex 

[JasonH]

Not a bad looking gym - certainly wouldn't complain if that's all Dublin has to offer.

[svtmuscle]

I never understood why just because a gym is dirty, old, out dated, and probably disease infested it's 'hardcore'

[Matt C]

It has been around for 1935 and is straight up hardcore dangerous

Fixed.

[Stark]

Fixed.

pussy, go train in your YMCA fag gym

[affeman]

Doesn't look like a spot where a lotta hot chicks hang out....

[Stark]

I never understood why just because a gym is dirty, old, out dated, and probably disease infested it's 'hardcore'

You missed the point entirely, it's hardcore because the people in the Club are simple as that.

Doesn't look like a spot where a lotta hot chicks hang out....

And thanks Christ for that, last place I want to be distracted by some middle aged attention whore is the gym.. ditto?