Is Gold's Gym Venice - the Mecca closing down?

[Mr. MB]

EVERY TIME I AM IN GOLD'S I SEE DEX, RICO, CORMIER, PEDRO, GLASS, HESTER, WORLD HARRIS, O'HEARN, ETC......


STILL HEAVILY POPULATED WITH BBING CELEBS.


HOPE THIS STORY IS NOT TRUE!

I guess my problem is what I consider a celeb. When I was a member it was Platz, Samir, and yes Glass, Mike Christian, Barbarian Bros., Lyle Alzado (OK football), Franco, Arnold visiting in street clothing, Draper when down from No Calif, Lee Priest in the summers, Metzers, Dickerson, and a dozen others......The other members were for the most part Bodybuilders, local pro athletes, movie stars training for rolls, and pro wrestlers. It was a daily who's who. The major mags were always in there.

[wild willie]

everytime I am there (almost annually) I see actors such as James Caan and athletes such as Kobe Bryant......among all the bbers I listed earlier.

[DroppingPlates]

everytime I am there (almost annually) I see actors such as James Caan and athletes such as Kobe Bryant......among all the bbers I listed earlier.

So you're a schmoe, that acts like a gym rat? 

[wild willie]

So you're a schmoe, that acts like a gym rat? 

I guess.....if you say so.

[Fortress]

... The other members were for the most part Bodybuilders, local pro athletes, movie stars training for rolls, and pro wrestlers. It was a daily who's who.

Were they hot and fresh, at least? Butter provided?

[SF1900]

So you're a schmoe, that acts like a gym rat? 

No one trains at the Mecca. It's more of a beauty pageant than training.

[DroppingPlates]

No one trains at the Mecca. It's more of a beauty pageant than training.

I'm starting to believe this after seeing numerous videos. I guess that huge egos and the internet killed the hardcore atmosphere.

[Rambone]

James Caan doesn't even train there anymore. He's just showing up for the free rolls at this point.

[SF1900]

I'm starting to believe this after seeing numerous videos. I guess that huge egos and the internet killed the hardcore atmosphere.

I've been there before. People just standing around. Shame.

[Mawse]

I've been there before. People just standing around. Shame.

yeah the regulars are annoying as fuck

but, I've had a spot from Scott Mendelson on bench while there which made it all better.

It has the best range of equipment I've ever seen in a gym ... but most of the heavy DBs all got gradually broken and never replaced in the 4 years I trained there.