You know you go to a hardcore gym when..

[halfaclue]

yeah metallica and slayer..my f*** gym plays brittany spears and some other crap..i need some hard punk/metal..how the hell do u get psyched to put 500 lbs on your back with brittany in the background..

I aksed a female once for a spot shes was the only one around, i thought her uterus was going to fall out..

Last week they had on the 90's station on satelite radio and I'm getting ready to do Hammer strentgh shrugs with 550lbs and "m-bop" came on...that song is so horrible it actually got me pissed off and hleped me bang out a few extra reps. I hate buble gum music.

 

[RipperRay]

the "juice" bar has no blenders, just alcohol swabs and syringes

 

[Rod555]

Last week they had on the 90's station on satelite radio and I'm getting ready to do Hammer strentgh shrugs with 550lbs and "m-bop" came on...that song is so horrible it actually got me pissed off and hleped me bang out a few extra reps. I hate buble gum music.

Woah, that song really sucks. They still play that?!!!

Im going to buy an small MP3 player off ebay so i can listen to some propper angry music. Im gona download some Pantera, Slayer and some seriously fast and aggresive techno. That should do the trick!

 

[halfaclue]

Woah, that song really sucks. They still play that?!!!

Im going to buy an small MP3 player off ebay so i can listen to some propper angry music. Im gona download some Pantera, Slayer and some seriously fast and aggresive techno. That should do the trick!

When they had the 80's channel i kept hearing all these songs and i thought they were going to be Biggie and Puffy but since it was the 80's channel is was the actual songs they stole the hooks from. I seriously need headphones.

 

[SuperDawgy]

When they had the 80's channel i kept hearing all these songs and i thought they were going to be Biggie and Puffy but since it was the 80's channel is was the actual songs they stole the hooks from. I seriously need headphones.

The 80's kicked ass! Never forget that! IMO Biggie and Puffy fucked up all the songs they ripped off.

 

[Iron man]

When you have to tighten the dumb bells with an allen wrench and all of the machine weights are chain driven.

 

[capn]

Guys, this thread isn't funny at all to me.
The gym I go to in Mexico is definitely not full of BIG guys, most are smaller.
BUT, all the things you are pointing out, are actually a description of this place!
No A/C! It gets to be 140 degrees inside in the summer, and we just have to fans to blow the hot air around. You drink a gallon of water and you gotta be dedicated to go during those summer months. Also:
1) toilet is a bucket in the back
2) i constantly have to tighten the allen screws on the dumbells
3) the few machines we have are pretty old.
Its just a big concrete building and the roof doesn't even completely touch the top of the walls all the way around! But i call it home.

 

[androjunkie]

when old school Metallica or Slayer is playing over the sound system when you enter the gym.

You ask for a towel, and the reply is "no b*tches here to do your laundry!"

Every weight in the place has at least 30 years of caked on rust on them.

The women ask if you need a spotter.

The only cardio equipment is an antique statoinary bike, and when you peddle it, it acts like a huge fan to cool the place off.

Holy shit! That sounds just like my old gym. Seriously. Only we listened to Godsmack, Disturbed, Korn, etc. along with Metallica. Nothing but black iron, and old ass machines that are RARELY ever oiled. When I first went to another gym I doubled the weight I did on everything just because the machines were taken care of. My old gym had a concreted floor and old blood stains on the floor(not kidding) I would have stayed there if I hadn't moved. We had two swamp coolers to cool it off in the summer but we usually opened the huge doors on the front of the building as the place used to be a big rig auto shop before it was converted over to a gym. I got the best workouts I've ever had in that place.

 

[DJ_UFO]

When the gym has a big medical room with necessary equipment to monitor blood pressure, cholesterol levels, blood sugar levels, weight, fat, hormone levels as part of the membership for people on cycle.

 

[androjunkie]

When you have to tighten the dumb bells with an allen wrench and all of the machine weights are chain driven.

I hear you on the allen wrenches. BLACK IRON BABY!