good gym in nyc?

[glenihan]

i live in manhattan, have for a while, and i've always lifted at the nearest NYSC because, well, its close, but i'm really feed up with the people there .. the dumbbells are NEVER in order IF they are even on the rack at all .. they have ONE fucking bench press .. its a joke

what are some more hardcore/good BB gyms in the city?

 

[Coopie]

Depends where in NYC you live. Crunch down in the Village on B'way is hardcore to the bone!

 

[IRONMAN83]

there are a couple of hardcore gyms in the LES but im not sure where, I think one is off 1st or 2nd ave a few blocks from tompkins square park. If you have time for a ride do down to Iron Island gym in long island or The Colessium somewhere in queens...hardcore to the bone but packed with top of the line powerlifting and strongman equiptment as well regular gym equiptment.

 

[glenihan]

well i'm willing to take the subway .. but not all the way to LES .. i'm in the upper west side

i've heard of those two gyms mentioned in queens and LI, but i need a new permanent gym .. and i'm certainly not going all the way to queens to work out lol

 

[hard2core2]

If your are ever in Brooklyn...try the place where I train.. 5th ave Gym...5th and 15th in the park slope area of Brooklyn..Also Frenchie Gym (its and gym from in the day) and Richy's Gym which is in Sunset park is not too bad..except the weights are scattered around...
5th Ave gym is an old time hardcore basement gym...its been around since 1979...and alot of big names trained there at one time or the other..Orville Burke, Chris Dickerson, Gennaro Brigante, Ken Jones..Bernard Sealy, Kai Greene, Carmi Smith to name a few...at one time it was one of the premier bodybuilding gyms on the east coast. These days its still great..not as many competitive bodybuilders but there are still a few...Kai still trains there....
If you ever get a chance to go over to Jersey...check out Diamond Gym..its worth the trip.

 

[glenihan]

bump for any more suggestions?

 

[jasonbbflex]

Golds on 54th!

 

[Coopie]

Ironman83 - you go to Iron Island?

Also, if you were willing to take the trip to Long Island, hit up Bev Francis's Gold's in Syosset. Harder than hard core.

 

[btmagnus]

Ironman83 - you go to Iron Island?

Also, if you were willing to take the trip to Long Island, hit up Bev Francis's Gold's in Syosset. Harder than hard core.

Good suggestion. That's where Ken Leistner is.
Also if you go to Long Island. There is a gym called Island Fitness in Glen Cove. Occasionally when Magnus Ver Magnusson comes to the U.S. he trains there, with his conditioning coach.

 

[Spikie]

Try Gold's or World or 19th Street Gym or Steel Gym.