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purenaturalstrength

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What is the most hardcore gym around?
« on: September 22, 2011, 11:27:01 AM »
i need to know this in case i win the lottery and travel the world for hardcore gyms
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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2011, 11:49:55 AM »
Rall's Gym - Andy Bolton trains here with several UK champions.
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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2011, 11:50:05 AM »
I've talked about the Gym in dublin called Hercules - its a weightlifter wrestler powerlifter club - you have to become a member which isn't too hard anymore - a while back you needed to know somebody in order to get in.

The gym exists since - HOLD YOUR BREATH 1936!!!!!

It has equipment in there like a pull up frame from the 1930 I believe!!!

Gaudi trained there before

Best gym ever true hardcore.
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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2011, 11:51:34 AM »
Powerhouse Gym, North Florida Ave, Tampa!
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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2011, 11:53:53 AM »
Oxygen Gym, Kuwait. Rich, Arab schmoes await you.
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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2011, 11:58:15 AM »
Planet Fitness.

That gym is so fucking hardcore, the moment you try to lift heavy weights, you get kicked out.





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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2011, 11:59:34 AM »
Quote from: dr.chimps on September 22, 2011, 11:53:53 AM
Oxygen Gym, Kuwait. Rich, Arab schmoes await you.

I agree ;D
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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2011, 12:02:10 PM »
GOLDS GYM NEW HAVEN CT

Home of Evan Centopani Runningmom  ;D

http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/Golds-Gym-New-Haven-CT.htm
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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2011, 12:04:08 PM »
Quote from: CT_Muscle on September 22, 2011, 12:02:10 PM
GOLDS GYM NEW HAVEN CT

Home of Evan Centopani

http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/Golds-Gym-New-Haven-CT.htm


i think  runningmom works out there too
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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2011, 05:39:11 PM »
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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2011, 06:53:44 PM »
www.armbrustprogym.com

Tons of IFBB pros, male and female. STRONG old school guys, powerlifters, strongmen and some of the best equipment selection in the country. Plus, you can't beat the enviroment.

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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #11 on: September 22, 2011, 07:04:11 PM »
Quote from: purenaturalstrength on September 22, 2011, 11:27:01 AM
i need to know this in case i win the lottery and travel the world for hardcore gyms

The gym were you train will always be the most hardcore, so please don't bother to travel.

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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #12 on: September 22, 2011, 08:20:21 PM »
what about metroflex arlington texas? is it hardcore or nothing special?
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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #13 on: September 22, 2011, 09:02:38 PM »
YMCA Vancouver AKA "The Dungeon", amazing and highly recommended if any of you come out here, day passes mostly FREE for out-of-towners.
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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #14 on: September 22, 2011, 09:20:45 PM »
Quote from: purenaturalstrength on September 22, 2011, 08:20:21 PM
what about metroflex arlington texas? is it hardcore or nothing special?

It's hardcore.

Iron Sport Gym-

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There are lot's of small or small private or semi- private gyms like EliteFts's gym, Tampa Barbell, NGBB, Coffee's, Westside, Cal Strength, etc..... that are hardcore.

Generally, when looking at a gym, I call up and ask what their highest dumbbells are(if they go up to atleast 130's or so) and if they allow chalk. If both those are met, it'll be a decent place. Also try to find out where the Strongmen competitors train. That sport is loud and a bit messy by nature, so if they don't have a problem with it, you're good to go.
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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #15 on: September 22, 2011, 11:56:40 PM »
Quote from: Bob Bonham on September 22, 2011, 05:39:11 PM
http://www.strong-and-shapely.com/

Stong and Shapely is awesome they have 250 lb dumbbells on a rack with the word "Ron" under one and "Coleman" under the other.

Speaking of which, I gotta assume metroflex in TX lives up to the hype.
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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #16 on: September 23, 2011, 05:48:06 AM »
Quote from: BB on September 22, 2011, 09:20:45 PM
It's hardcore.

Iron Sport Gym-

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that's the mosts amazingly equiped gym i have ever seen. but is it hardcore as well as well equiped? by that i mean, what kind of people train there
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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #17 on: September 23, 2011, 06:26:37 AM »
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Re: What is the most hardcore gym around?
« Reply #18 on: September 23, 2011, 06:50:55 AM »

Been to a few of them which are cool

1) Metroflex Gyms are cool - been to the ones in Texas (Plano, Arlington) and the one in Long Beach (brand new).  Owners are cool, and you can grunt.

2) Armbrust Gym near Denver was very cool.  Dylan took care of us when we went there, and  they have a room just to train legs which was huge (perhaps 30-40 pieces of equipment.

3) Gold's Gym North Hollywood - old school gym, one of the older Gold's Gym out here, and lots of competitors train there.

4) Gold's Gym Venice - the mecca.  Big, no air conditioner, by the ocean.

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Re: What is the most hardcore gym around?
« Reply #19 on: September 23, 2011, 07:40:30 AM »
Most gyms in Warsaw, Poland
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Re: What is the most hardcore gym around?
« Reply #20 on: September 23, 2011, 08:00:11 AM »
San Marcos Athletic Club (SMAC) in San Marcos, TX.  Been around since the 70s.  Smells like iron and sweat.  PLs, BBs, WLs, wrestlers, football players, etc...met Mark Henry there.  Spent a good number of years training there.  Concrete floor, wood platforms for deads/squats, chains for bench, small, dingy dungeon....best place I ever trained.  They used to keep a chalkboard on the wall with the best squat, dead and bench numbers of members. 
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Re: What is the most hardcore gym around?
« Reply #21 on: September 23, 2011, 08:03:11 AM »
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Re: What is the most hardcore gym around?
« Reply #22 on: September 23, 2011, 08:03:59 AM »
Flex Appeal, Mt. Vernon

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Re: what's the most hardcore gym in americana or your part of the world?
« Reply #23 on: September 23, 2011, 03:45:26 PM »
Quote from: purenaturalstrength on September 23, 2011, 05:48:06 AM
that's the mosts amazingly equiped gym i have ever seen. but is it hardcore as well as well equiped? by that i mean, what kind of people train there

Steve, the guy that runs it was a high level strongman and Highland Games guy (he's modest on the video, but he was invited to the '94 WSM and was well known in Highland). He gets tons of (many high level) Powerlifters, Strongmen, OL'ers, plus the odd NFLer or Wrestlers in there from what I've been told and seen.
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Re: What is the most hardcore gym around?
« Reply #24 on: September 23, 2011, 04:00:50 PM »
KipaKula, Congo, Africa

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