Author Topic: THIS..is a gym! (Read 40825 times)

Ex Coelis · « **Reply #25 on:** December 31, 2009, 06:26:32 AM »

needs some chin-up bars

Devon97 · « **Reply #26 on:** December 31, 2009, 06:47:27 AM »

Quote from: DroppingPlates on December 31, 2009, 03:49:00 AM

Nothing wrong with a good Hammer Strength line, but this gym is perfectly equipped for powerlifters and other strength athletes.

The problem with Hammer Strength is the leverage is too good. Thats why you will see skinny high school kids w/ 4 plates per side bouncing the chest ISO PRESS for sloppy reps.

Devon97 · « **Reply #27 on:** December 31, 2009, 06:50:47 AM »

Quote from: BigJ on December 31, 2009, 06:17:22 AM

Nice gym but I'm not too knowledgeable on some of these apparatus they're on about - what is a belt squat and a mono lift?
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The belt squat is a belt you wear with a cable pully system attached below. It allows you to deload the spine but still use heavy weights. It also tractions the hips and low back.

The monolift has arms that release the bar when the lifter is ready for lift off.
The advantage of this is that the lifter does NOT have to step back out of the power rack after unracking the weight.

Devon97 · « **Reply #28 on:** December 31, 2009, 06:51:35 AM »

Quote from: Big Poppa J on December 31, 2009, 06:26:32 AM

needs some chin-up bars

ummm each one of the power racks or collegiate racks has a chin up bar attachment.

CalvinH · « **Reply #29 on:** December 31, 2009, 07:10:24 AM »

Soapy studs gym

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #30 on:** December 31, 2009, 07:25:49 AM »

Ya just couldn't let it go..LOL

njflex · « **Reply #31 on:** December 31, 2009, 07:26:45 AM »

Quote from: Devon97 on December 31, 2009, 06:47:27 AM

The problem with Hammer Strength is the leverage is too good. Thats why you will see skinny high school kids w/ 4 plates per side bouncing the chest ISO PRESS for sloppy reps.

YES VERY DECIEVING....if u want to build muscle and a pump good,if u want to show off for ur friends and load plates then not so good.

MAXX · « **Reply #32 on:** December 31, 2009, 07:28:30 AM »

nice gym. for the serious lifter/athlete.

definately not a gym for the general public though. won't get alot of members because of that i think.

CalvinH · « **Reply #33 on:** December 31, 2009, 07:34:05 AM »

Quote from: JME on December 31, 2009, 07:25:49 AM

Ya just couldn't let it go..LOL

Palpatine Q · « **Reply #34 on:** December 31, 2009, 07:54:45 AM »

too much weird powerlifting crap

No Patience · « **Reply #35 on:** December 31, 2009, 07:56:47 AM »

fuck yeah

Saxon · « **Reply #36 on:** December 31, 2009, 08:01:38 AM »

Would be a cool gym but for the powerlifting weirdos...

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #37 on:** December 31, 2009, 08:28:16 AM »

Powerlifting weirdos?? As opposed to oiled up men in thongs who train on "machines" that can do a 3 plate deadlift on a smith? Ok!

Saxon · « **Reply #38 on:** December 31, 2009, 08:34:36 AM »

Quote from: JME on December 31, 2009, 08:28:16 AM

Powerlifting weirdos?? As opposed to oiled up men in thongs who train on "machines" that can do a 3 plate deadlift on a smith? Ok!

No, but do you really want to share a gym with fat guys in spandex suits lifting with a 3 inch rom?

uberman09 · « **Reply #39 on:** December 31, 2009, 08:49:45 AM »

all i see are different kind of benches and racks everywhere in this gym. Great concept for people who are obsessed with their "strenght". Not so much for others. Congrats fro making money out of a niche clientele though.

haider · « **Reply #40 on:** December 31, 2009, 08:54:00 AM »

Is that your gym Joe?

Very impressive! (much more so than your political opinions

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Montague · « **Reply #41 on:** December 31, 2009, 09:02:03 AM »

Quote from: JME on December 30, 2009, 11:05:39 PM

I’m envious of more than a few pieces of equipment in that gym - particularly the reverse hyper.

As far as clientele…
Where many other folks (including me) live, the demand/market for this setup may not yield enough to break even.
A gym like this would probably be much smaller with fewer & older pieces of equipment – kind of like Vince’s Gym back in the day.

Given where Joe Coach lives, the demographic is probably a bit more conducive to profiting on an investment like this.
At least for his sake I hope so, anyway.

Would be interesting to know where this intense trainer learned his craft.

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #42 on:** December 31, 2009, 09:19:42 AM »

Quote from: haider on December 31, 2009, 08:54:00 AM

Is that your gym Joe?

Very impressive! (much more so than your political opinions )

I wish....Dave Tate's gym. Elitefts

dyslexic · « **Reply #43 on:** December 31, 2009, 09:20:43 AM »

MONOTONE......uhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhh....heh heh heh heh.....uhhhhhhhhhh.... more bars..... more bars......purple balls....uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ....

BB · « **Reply #44 on:** December 31, 2009, 09:29:29 AM »

Big J, here's a demo of those two machines, the mono isn't a competition model, but you can get an idea how it works-

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Elite's private gym is great, sadly it probably wouldn't survive if not for the subsidization from the business side of the venture. Also, I'm sure they have a lat machine and a few other standard things, they're just not interesting enough to showcase compared to other pieces of their equiptment line.

Montague · « **Reply #45 on:** December 31, 2009, 10:02:02 AM »

Quote from: JME on December 31, 2009, 09:19:42 AM

I wish....Dave Tate's gym. Elitefts

Joe,
You also have a facility where you train guys?
Is that the place we've seen in the clips you appear in?

tonymctones · « **Reply #46 on:** December 31, 2009, 10:09:09 AM »

that is a bad ass gym man, the leg press machine and reverse hyper=good shit

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #47 on:** December 31, 2009, 10:10:07 AM »

Quote from: Montague on December 31, 2009, 10:02:02 AM

Joe,
You also have a facility where you train guys?
Is that the place we've seen in the clips you appear in?

It's not my facility, it's the one I've been at for the last 7 years. Mine opens this summer.

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #48 on:** December 31, 2009, 10:11:15 AM »

Quote from: tonymctones on December 31, 2009, 10:09:09 AM

that is a bad ass gym man, the leg press machine and reverse hyper=good shit

I'm not big on leg presses, but that bi-lateral press is sick!

Tapeworm · « **Reply #49 on:** December 31, 2009, 10:15:41 AM »

Quote from: BigJ on December 31, 2009, 06:17:22 AM

Nice gym but I'm not too knowledgeable on some of these apparatus they're on about - what is a belt squat and a mono lift?

Was wondering about that too. Thanks for the explanations & vids guys.