What A Gym Really Needs

While this article by Louie Simmons of Westside Barbell has been circulating for some time (I know I've seen it before), it's recent re-publishing on ironbrutality.com is timely -- only because I wrote about what my own dream gym would look like in another post recently.

Lou gets into what a gym really needs, as the title suggests. His gym places far more emphasis on function over form -- a concept that too many gyms are straying from these days, in my opinion.

If you're not familiar with Westside, they get back to basics with equipment and training in general -- and they do it intensely. For example, they'll hang forearm thick chain lengths over barbells IN ADDITION to more than a few plates on each side, then rock some floor presses. The results speak for themselves: 500 lb. plus bench presses seem to be fairly common at Westside.

Needless to say, there's not much of that happening at my Gold's. In fairness to Gold's, though, I realize they're not set up for that kind of powerlifting crowd. 

But, damn, can't a guy expect there to be at least a single power rack...at a Gold's Gym of all places? Just take out 15 or 20 treadmills (you'll still have about 60 left)...then replace with some more iron.

- Daily Life Wellness

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