Which is the better gym - GOLD'S/VENICE or METROFLEX/ARLINGTON?

[Tre]

Golds.... who would want to lift in Ronnies gym in the middle of no where ?? esp no where in Texas ...hahahha there are no hot bitches or a near by beach ... Golds wins ... Plus Hulk Hogan lifts at Golds, whatch going to do when Jaejonna runs over you !!

Are you kidding, bro?  Texas is full of hot women.

Plus, Metroflex is only 4 blocks away from Krispy Kreme. 

Without McFarland, your little Venice Gold's is just a foo-foo gym these days. 

[The Freakshow]

when you are in golds venice atleast you could see chris talk on his phone all day

Cormier is never there anymore. I think he's training at Curves

[The Freakshow]

Both are good if you are in the mood for a heat related death. 

You ain't playin'!! It is HOT in there!

[benchthis]

i went for dallas for some buisness for two weeks and would drive to workout at arlington metroflex had to pay the fee but no biggy either way its something great when you see branch warren hitting legs or ronnie coleman doing back 

[airrick]

Golds Gym ..... Pasadena hahah!! still Golds right???

[onlyme]

I have a feeling there are quite a few Gold's Gym West Hollywood members on here.

[Slick Vic]

Venice Gold's is just a foo-foo gym these days. 

[xpac2]

your point is?

Yeah, people get pissed when you post things that are completely ignorant

Monster me1tdown

[Vince B]

Golds Venice is an impressive gym and huge. I don't really care for all those separate sections except for the cardio machines in the last unit.

Because they have equipment companies giving them equipment they also have to keep that equipment either in a line or in the same room or area. If you want to train calves you don't have all the calf machines together which sucks. They make enough money but that cheapskate approach to equipment isn't what a gym leader should be doing. There are a lot of machines they don't have nor are there enough of certain popular machines. There was no kneeling triceps extension apparatus for example. We have 3 in our gym. We have machines that no other gym in the world has because I designed and built them. I doubt any gym can claim to be fully equipped. They should be buying the best equipment for each bodypart and have several variations for those parts. Then put all the arm machines together and so on. That would be amazing. They haven't been original in much at all that I have seen. Joe started something with a purpose but after he sold it various owners tried to turn it into a money making enterprise and it lost something in the process. There is never a sense of belonging there like there was in the old days.

The last time I was there was in September 2004 the day after Labor Day and the place was packed late morning. I was impressed. That place has always been impersonal and you have to hang around a while to get to know people. I guess it is in a short list for best hardcore gym in the world.

[jaejonna]

Vince enuf of the kneeeling tri machines already

[The Freakshow]

Golds Gym ..... Pasadena hahah!! still Golds right???

Evolution Fitness right around the corner from Gold's in Pasadena is much cleaner. Not "hardcore", but a much nicer gym.

[HUGEPECS]

GOLD'S rules

[willie mosconi]

Golds Venice is an impressive gym and huge. I don't really care for all those separate sections except for the cardio machines in the last unit.

Because they have equipment companies giving them equipment they also have to keep that equipment either in a line or in the same room or area. If you want to train calves you don't have all the calf machines together which sucks. They make enough money but that cheapskate approach to equipment isn't what a gym leader should be doing. There are a lot of machines they don't have nor are there enough of certain popular machines. There was no kneeling triceps extension apparatus for example. We have 3 in our gym. We have machines that no other gym in the world has because I designed and built them. I doubt any gym can claim to be fully equipped. They should be buying the best equipment for each bodypart and have several variations for those parts. Then put all the arm machines together and so on. That would be amazing. They haven't been original in much at all that I have seen. Joe started something with a purpose but after he sold it various owners tried to turn it into a money making enterprise and it lost something in the process. There is never a sense of belonging there like there was in the old days.

The last time I was there was in September 2004 the day after Labor Day and the place was packed late morning. I was impressed. That place has always been impersonal and you have to hang around a while to get to know people. I guess it is in a short list for best hardcore gym in the world.

Let's see, there are many exercises for triceps without the machine you keep talking about

1. Behind the neck dumbbell extensions

2. skull crushers

3. close grip benches

4. dips

5. cable pushdowns

[Special Ed]

What a dumb question...as if there is more than one person on this board that's been to both gyms. Which hotel is better in Dubai -- the Burj or the Ritz?

Special "Frommer" Ed

[willie mosconi]

What a dumb question...as if there is more than one person on this board that's been to both gyms. Which hotel is better in Dubai -- the Burj or the Ritz?

Special "Frommer" Ed

exactly

i've only been to gold's venice.

don't feel like going to texas just to train there. i'm sure it is a good gym though if ronnie can train there effectively

[timfogarty]

first thing that occurred to me when I read the title was "a hard core gym in Arlington?  I'll have to check it out the next time I'm in D.C."

[pumpster]

Quote from: Vince Basile on August 10, 2006, 11:08:46 AM
Golds Venice is an impressive gym and huge. I don't really care for all those separate sections except for the cardio machines in the last unit.

Because they have equipment companies giving them equipment they also have to keep that equipment either in a line or in the same room or area. If you want to train calves you don't have all the calf machines together which sucks. They make enough money but that cheapskate approach to equipment isn't what a gym leader should be doing. There are a lot of machines they don't have nor are there enough of certain popular machines. There was no kneeling triceps extension apparatus for example. We have 3 in our gym. We have machines that no other gym in the world has because I designed and built them. I doubt any gym can claim to be fully equipped. They should be buying the best equipment for each bodypart and have several variations for those parts. Then put all the arm machines together and so on. That would be amazing. They haven't been original in much at all that I have seen. Joe started something with a purpose but after he sold it various owners tried to turn it into a money making enterprise and it lost something in the process. There is never a sense of belonging there like there was in the old days.

The last time I was there was in September 2004 the day after Labor Day and the place was packed late morning. I was impressed. That place has always been impersonal and you have to hang around a while to get to know people. I guess it is in a short list for best hardcore gym in the world.


Let's see, there are many exercises for triceps without the machine you keep talking about

1. Behind the neck dumbbell extensions

2. skull crushers

3. close grip benches

4. dips

5. cable pushdowns

Actually Vince is right. A gym with Gold's rep and the ability to get virtually any piece of equipment for next to nothing should have (1) virtually every known type of equipment, and (2) the equipment should be organized by muscle group.

Joe Gold was an equipment innovator. That Gold's currently is not what it could be is unimpressive; of COURSE the crowd at Gold's helps make up for that but it's not as good as it should be and was. The fact that they relocated and aren't close to the beach now also changed the dynamic for the worst.

[onlyme]

Actually Vince is right. A gym with Gold's rep and the ability to get virtually any piece of equipment for next to nothing should have (1) virtually every known type of equipment, and (2) the equipment should be organized and grouped by muscle group.

Joe Gold was an equipment innovator. That Gold's currently is not so is unacceptable.

Since Pete sold it it has changed in that too.  I am pretty sure they only carry equipment from Licenesed Gold's Gym vendors. SO this limits what they have.  QUite of few of the vendors decided not to be with Gold's because they now charge them a commission for equipment they sell to the gyms.  They never did that before.  It's all about money now with Gold's and it's nothing like it used to be.  They are shooting themselves in the foot because they are greedy business people now and not true lovers of lifting or the gym industry.

[pumpster]

I wonder how the original World Gym in Venice that Joe set up compares; I know it was well-regarded back in the day.

I realize that real estate price could be a problem but the best thing was having a good gym in proximity to the beach, like Gold's and the Dungeon were.

[J. Chimpo]

meltdown.

I´m new to this place, but I have been here long enough to see that one coming 

[timfogarty]

I wonder how the original World Gym in Venice that Joe set up compares;

The last World's is now a kids gymnastics center.   the current World's is nice, somewhat small, hardcore, and miles from the beach.

[Bluto]

why you feel you need all that fancy equipment anyway

[McFarland]

until his unfortunate incident in NJ, he was living here. I saw him training there a few months ago

He'll be back. 

[Slick Vic]

the current World's is nice, somewhat small, hardcore, and miles from the beach.

Yeah. I've been to that gym as well. It's a very laid back, quiet gym. I don't think it's 'hardcore' if you will - at least not when I went.

[Slick Vic]

Which hotel is better in Dubai -- the Burj or the Ritz?

Duh! That would be the Ritz! 

Slick "Love my Threads" Vic