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Title: Armento's Gym. Detroit.
Post by: tommywishbone on June 24, 2007, 03:16:06 PM

I hope this is not a repost.

Any memories?

Title: Re: Armento's Gym. Detroit.
Post by: Cleanest Natural on July 28, 2007, 06:27:00 AM

I believe Armentos was in highland park near detroit and I believe I lived  A COUPLE OF STREETS DOWN FROM the gym. i NEVER SAW IT OPEN AS IT WAS IN A iraki infested neighbourhood

Title: Re: Armento's Gym. Detroit.
Post by: tommywishbone on January 11, 2015, 09:24:46 AM

I trained there in 1979. Awesome gym. Great memories. Don Ross trained there often as did Tom Platz.

I was a new short term member but luckily at the time I was a 242 pound competitive power lifter and had no difficulties fitting in nicely with the mix. Leg presses on the "dune buggy". Watching new members try and remove the 45's from the Olympic bars- the 45's were C-clamped in place and could NOT be removed. LOL!  I've still never seen that again.

Fond memories.

Title: Re: Armento's Gym. Detroit.
Post by: funk51 on January 11, 2015, 03:36:34 PM

only heard of it and seen it in the magazines. heard it was basically a powerlifting gym..

Title: Re: Armento's Gym. Detroit.
Post by: Cleanest Natural on January 12, 2015, 03:36:15 AM

It was closed permanently in the late nineties. I lived next to it practically. I never knew it was a famous gym until Tommy mentioned it.

Title: Re: Armento's Gym. Detroit.
Post by: funk51 on January 12, 2015, 01:07:04 PM

tony armento died in 2011 he was 92. born in phila pa.

Title: Re: Armento's Gym. Detroit.
Post by: funk51 on January 12, 2015, 01:09:37 PM

tony won mr michigan in 1942 and 43 and placed sixth in the 1942 mr america contest.