This is the gym that I trained at when I was living in California. I was there from about 2000-07. It's located in El Segundo, CA which is about a couple of miles from LAX. Though it was a public gym for all practical purposes it was private. It was not the type of gym the general public would want to train at (no a/c, just 3 bikes and one tread mill). Nonetheless a lot of top atheltes would train there including Lyoto Machida, Jacare (world champ Jiu-Jitsu champ), Dan Henderson use to train there until he moved but still stops by, Frank Trigg use to be part owner and was there everyday teaching classes and training while I was there, Valdy Matyushenko (IFL heavyweight champ) was also there everyday.
The two owners seem to be doing well by the homes they bought and comfortable lifestyle they enjoy. The two pictures make the gym seem way bigger than it is but compared to modern health clubs it's pretty bare bones.
The first pic is from one corner of the gym where the mats are (a corner I was frequently pinned against and tortured). Over to the left is where the free weight area was which included a platform where you could do powerlifting and Olympic lifting and chaulk and slamming the weights to the floor was allowed. As you move right you can see the "cardio" equipment which was three bikes and in back of that some old Nautilus machines included their now hard to find neck machine. Then you have the ring where I would get the carp beat out of me, then more punching bags. It's kind of hard to see.
This is another view from the opposite corner standing in the ring. Again nothing fancy but because of the environment (serious athletes) and having the only power lifting platform in the area, it never hurt for member despite zero advertising, hard to find, very little parking and very consumer unfriendly (they don't really have anybody working the front desk and when I first walked in after being ignored for about ten minutes I got a "Need something? from Trigg.)
