A New Gym,, What Do You Look For In A Gym???

its all about price location and equip for me as well. thats the most important. all though ocaasionally when im cut i will got to the 24 hour chickness or fitness what ever it s called these days. or even sally's errrrrrrrrrr ballys. you know to check the local poon out.
 
Intelligent Muscle, thanks for the comments, I really appreciate you believing in me. Even if absolutely no one at all believes in me, it makes no difference to me, because my hunger to open a gym is there, and soon i'll have to feed it. But it makes me that much more to want it if I have the encouragement. I'll keep your suggestions in mind as well as the rest of yours.
And sorry VenomX, I gotta have first dibs on Jenn as my personal trainer, I live really close to her.
And atherjen, you know you've got the job already, i just gotta open the gym haha,
Thanks all,

Keep humping and keep pumping.
 
I understand big buff, it was just wishful thinking, besides it would be a hell of a drive for her lol.
 
true that venomX, plus with the winters like we get, no one would wanna be on the road too long. I don't know if you know what it's like but it gets pretty nasty,,, this is off of topic, but I just wanna say, We don't live in igloo's,,, christ I don't even know if i know how to spell it... And we do have summers. And not all canadians like hockey,,, but i think most of us do like beer. So steriotyping Canadians like that for anyone who does is just ignorant, or their trying to make fun of us. Our weather is F**ked though,,, but if you don't like it, wait 10 minutes and it'll change.

Keep humping and keep pumping.
 
This may sound messed, but make sure the place has good lighting!

I absolutely HATE those huge gyms with that yellowigh green office lighting. It's bad for your eyes and mentally drains you.

And obviously have a lot of mirrors around, and don't put the equipment too far away from eachother. I hate hiking around all day.

Supporting the hard core is a must, allow chalk, and support the squaters and dead-lifters.

Make sure bathrooms support privacy too. I hate gyms with one huge stall. I would rather shit my pants then go in there.

Make sure you have a lot of scales, and make sure at least ONE is a bodyfat scale.

Sell bottled water at a good price, some people are too anal to drink from a fountain. Cash in on those guys, but don't go charging $2 a bottle.

Mirrors are important, they let you check yourself, and the ladies out. Also makes the gym look bigger.

Lastly make sure staff aren't non-talkative people. I hate these guys, they just walk around not saying a damn thing. I want feedback. Give me tips, have a conversation or something.
 
speaking of lighting, don't put the flat benches directly under a light, there are a couple of benches at my gym that are like that, and I get light headed and cant see from staring straight into the lights...that sucks when you're trying to focus.

I work out at a rec center and we have an indoor track (1/4 mile) around the gym...I like it better than the treadmill sometimes...thats probably too big, but you could scale it down.

Also I think a couple tanning beds would be good, it would keep the chicks coming in, and TV's with sports on of course.
 
vendela99 said:
speaking of lighting, don't put the flat benches directly under a light, there are a couple of benches at my gym that are like that, and I get light headed and cant see from staring straight into the lights...that sucks when you're trying to focus.

I work out at a rec center and we have an indoor track (1/4 mile) around the gym...I like it better than the treadmill sometimes...thats probably too big, but you could scale it down.

Also I think a couple tanning beds would be good, it would keep the chicks coming in, and TV's with sports on of course.
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I totally agree with you guys on the lighting thing. I worked out at a gym before and directly above the flat bench press bench, there was a bright light. Drove me nuts and it did make me lose my focus. Also, there's a university gym around here that has a huge track going around the upper level sort of thing. There's no way I could have something like that for what I'm going for, but my idea for that was to have one going around the outside of the gym (better for the summer but i'd keep it cleared (and yes salted, liability issues of course) for the winter months for those people who enjoy running outside in the cold. That may sound like a stupid idea to some, but if you look at it this way... I want my gym to be more like a place for people not only to go and work out, but also to get to know other members, socialization with staff and members is big to me (makes everyone a bit more happy),,, also, if they come just to run outside around the gym, they can come in afterwards or before hand and get a shake from the juice bar (Cha Ching). Plus it wouldn't cost much to have it.

Great idea's everyone, keep em coming and I again thank you all so much for your input.
 
Great post. This has helped me also as i am 1 week away from opening up a gym. One of the first things i would like to do is seperate the sound sytem. Cardio room low volume house music so the tvs can still be heard but theres a presence because its the first thing you feel when u walk in and see the gym for the first time. it may come off dead to some people with just tvs on. louder house on the second level for machines. 3rd floor down (basement) weight room. Harder music like Disturbed and so on.

What do you guys think about Navy blue and silver paint. Navy blue will have white lettering on them.

TTORO.
 
Multiple power racks. Enough so that they are never all being used.
 
TTORO said:
Great post. This has helped me also as i am 1 week away from opening up a gym. One of the first things i would like to do is seperate the sound sytem. Cardio room low volume house music so the tvs can still be heard but theres a presence because its the first thing you feel when u walk in and see the gym for the first time. it may come off dead to some people with just tvs on. louder house on the second level for machines. 3rd floor down (basement) weight room. Harder music like Disturbed and so on.

What do you guys think about Navy blue and silver paint. Navy blue will have white lettering on them.

TTORO.
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it doesn't seem like your on here much at all, but if you read this, did you ever end up opening your gym? if so, how's it going so far?
 
Well i am actually on here everyday now. I was an EliteFitness member but now they are forcing you to be platinum and its hard to get to the discussion board so i left. I am here now. I had same username on Elite. CLosing date for the gym is the 14th so i have about 7 days left. Kinda gettin nervous. Great post though.

TTORO
 
As long as I have squat racks and dumbells that go to 150, I don't give a rats ass if its a panzy ass gym. Id work out at fitness center with pools and raquetball courts anyday of the weeks over a dirty ass, weights mixed up layin everywhere, machines rusted to hell, old school gym like golds. Its FUCKING PATHETIC when people cant put the wights back when there done.

Yesterday I was at golds and some fat ass monkey was squatting literally 2 inches with like 600 lbs. When hes done he leaves all the fucking plates on and started to load up the leg press with 20 plates and I told his fatass to take off his squat plates because that was bull shit. Luckily he did with no arguement but that kinda bullshit shouldn't happen.

Who wants to work out with a bunch of fat ass stinky old dipshits, when U could be showing sorority girls the correct technique to squatting at your "panzy" gym
 
magnusson187 said:
Who wants to work out with a bunch of fat ass stinky old dipshits, when U could be showing sorority girls the correct technique to squatting at your "panzy" gym
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Kill two birds with one stone.

Heh, I hate that saying anyways. But yeah, might as well workout and meet some new "people" at the same time.
 
I do not go to the gym to stair at some girls ass.
I do not go to the gym to talk to people for and hour
I do not go to the gym to make friends
I am there to train, all out, stick it out, tough hardcore training, squat until you puke, curl till you can't lift your arms, and max you bench. I want a gym to have a shake place in it.
 
dumbells, a few machines, squat rack, Deadlift platform, benches, a horidd smell of sweat and testosterone in the air, some treadmills, some hard rock like metalica or ramstien blasting..... a boxing ring, no females...., smith machine, Some huge guy that is hired to just walk around and motivate people to do one more rep "ONE MORE FUCKING REP GODDAMNIT YOU CAN TRAIN HARDER" and he says shit like that.....A pool.....a place where someone can mix my protien shakes......a syringe dispenser in the bathrooms.....A few barking pitbulls caged right next to the squat rack to make you pissed..... a bubler that shoots out liquid dbols....
 
Some huge guy that is hired to just walk around and motivate people to do one more rep "ONE MORE FUCKING REP GODDAMNIT YOU CAN TRAIN HARDER" and he says shit like that.
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HAHAHAHA thats fucking hilareous!!!
I want that job!
 
The MAIN aspect i'd say is make sure your gym is open 24 hours a day.. 7 days a week.. I love goin to the gym with about 20 of my friends at 1-2am to shoot some hoops or have our own mass workout convention heh.. it's peaceful.. and usually there is a decent number of people there as well.

Make sure all the work out machines face the backs of the treadmills heheh
 
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