View Full Version : This list needs some updatin'
10. Southside Gym (Stratford, CT)
9. Iron Island (Oceanside, NY)
8. 5th Avenue Bodybuilding (Brooklyn, NY)
7. B&W Gym (Chicago, IL)
6. Body Builders, Inc. (Akron, OH)
5. Bev Francis' Gold's Gym (Syosset, NY)
4. Metroflex Gym (Arlington, TX)
3. West Side Barbell Club (Columbus, OH)
2. Gladiators Gym (New York, NY)
1. Diamond Gym (Maplewood, NJ)
At least three of these gym's are now closed.
Wasteland
10-07-09, 1:17 pm
10. Southside Gym (Stratford, CT)
9. Iron Island (Oceanside, NY)
8. 5th Avenue Bodybuilding (Brooklyn, NY)
7. B&W Gym (Chicago, IL)
6. Body Builders, Inc. (Akron, OH)
5. Bev Francis' Gold's Gym (Syosset, NY)
4. Metroflex Gym (Arlington, TX)
3. West Side Barbell Club (Columbus, OH)
2. Gladiators Gym (New York, NY)
1. Diamond Gym (Maplewood, NJ)
At least three of these gym's are now closed.
Those old school, hardcore gyms are dropping like flies. It's a shame. Which ones have shuttered their doors Erik?
Gladiator opened in '65 and closed in 2005 or 2006, Southside closed a couple of years ago and Iron Island was sold and they got rid of the powerlifting equipment and became "Southshore Fitness"
Little Z
10-07-09, 5:04 pm
Barbenders Gym in Hermitage, PA needs added to the list for sure..
just listed in Powerlifting USA as one of the Hardcore Gyms out there.. Oct 2009 Issue..
Animal Rep
10-07-09, 5:08 pm
Hardcore is in your heart.
Firefist
10-07-09, 6:31 pm
Barbenders Gym in Hermitage, PA needs added to the list for sure..
just listed in Powerlifting USA as one of the Hardcore Gyms out there.. Oct 2009 Issue..
i agree, and i know a few of the akron brothers would add iron asylum to that list as well. have heard nothin but good things from this place.
They aint all droppin like flies, Metroflex has new locations opening!
Little Z
10-08-09, 1:06 am
They aint all droppin like flies, Metroflex has new locations opening!
but they wont be the "original"..
or looked at the same as THE Metroflex..
Universal Rep
10-08-09, 10:45 am
They aint all droppin like flies, Metroflex has new locations opening!
I kinda liked Metroflex when it was just Metroflex... This whole franchising thing. Kinda reminds me of Gold's and World's...
Def think Greg Long's gym needs to be added to that list!
G Diesel
10-08-09, 12:21 pm
Definitely Frenchie's and Greg Long's need to be added.
Peace, G
Although I do agree that hardcore starts in the heart, it's hard to train all out in a facility that has dumbells that only go up to 80lbs, doesn't allow deadlifting or leather lifting belts and won't even allow gym bags to be brought out on the floor. These are the kind of facilities that have popped up all over the place and knocked the smaller gyms out of buisness. As each one of these gyms fade away, we lose an important part of our sport's long and rich history.
squattingtillipuke
10-08-09, 4:50 pm
Not a regular here but really liked this place...
http://strengthbeyond.net/
Little Z
10-08-09, 5:05 pm
I kinda liked Metroflex when it was just Metroflex... This whole franchising thing. Kinda reminds me of Gold's and World's...
Exactly what I was getting at.. you're such a genius.. haha
I kinda liked Metroflex when it was just Metroflex... This whole franchising thing. Kinda reminds me of Gold's and World's...
Time will tell, I don't think that the hardcore atmosphere of the original will be lost in the brother gyms. Atleast not as long as Brian Dobson has his say in it.
BigChrisF
10-09-09, 12:41 am
Yeah, and those places got away from what they used to represent when Joe Gold lost control of them and died.