today I just couldn't get motivated to train the same old shit. so, I thought a new gym would be fun, plus for the first time in 3 months I thought I would do "real" strength training workout just to get myself feeling good.
So, I go to a new Gold's Gym. I went in, paid for the day (15 bucks!), and toured around.
The place was unreal! Here's a short rundown:
-Cardio Cinema>treads, bikes, and everything else in a dark room with a huge screen and a movie playing.
-spin class room that is lit strictly with blacklight.
-Treadmills and bikes with their own tv! Can you believe that? Or, am I just training in the dark ages?
-Fancy silver finish weight equipment--alot of hammer strength stuff (which, give me a rack of dumbells and a squat rack anyday. a tall cable pull system if someone is feeling generous)
-"rubberized" wieght plates and dumbells. This I really don't like, but it's what they had. it probably protects the concrets floor to some extent.
Ultimatley I did free weights and was the only woman in the free weight area. There were plenty of meat head types, and the environment was more about posture than anything...this doesn't impress me at all. one really big guy was nice and we worked a few sets in between.
But overall, is all of that flash necessary? Has america gotten to the point where a person can't workout unless there is a tv directly in front of their face?
Maybe I'm "old school", or a purist, but give me a "dungeon" like free weight pit anyday, where the atmospere is serious, the squat racks are old, the plates have a little rust and there is steam on the mirrors. Sure, it's masculine, but it's raw and exciting. I just don't get why every place has to have 20 tv's all over the place to get a person excited to exercise.
kitty
So, I go to a new Gold's Gym. I went in, paid for the day (15 bucks!), and toured around.
The place was unreal! Here's a short rundown:
-Cardio Cinema>treads, bikes, and everything else in a dark room with a huge screen and a movie playing.
-spin class room that is lit strictly with blacklight.
-Treadmills and bikes with their own tv! Can you believe that? Or, am I just training in the dark ages?
-Fancy silver finish weight equipment--alot of hammer strength stuff (which, give me a rack of dumbells and a squat rack anyday. a tall cable pull system if someone is feeling generous)
-"rubberized" wieght plates and dumbells. This I really don't like, but it's what they had. it probably protects the concrets floor to some extent.
Ultimatley I did free weights and was the only woman in the free weight area. There were plenty of meat head types, and the environment was more about posture than anything...this doesn't impress me at all. one really big guy was nice and we worked a few sets in between.
But overall, is all of that flash necessary? Has america gotten to the point where a person can't workout unless there is a tv directly in front of their face?
Maybe I'm "old school", or a purist, but give me a "dungeon" like free weight pit anyday, where the atmospere is serious, the squat racks are old, the plates have a little rust and there is steam on the mirrors. Sure, it's masculine, but it's raw and exciting. I just don't get why every place has to have 20 tv's all over the place to get a person excited to exercise.
kitty