New Calgary Gym

[AlladdinSane]

Join my gym.

Ironworks.

1609 Center St. N.

150lb dumbells. One of the last places in Calgary to still have steel weights.

Join my gym. Do it now.

[physique]

Join my gym.

Ironworks.

1609 Center St. N.

150lb dumbells. One of the last places in Calgary to still have steel weights.

Join my gym. Do it now.

i see u made the leap. congrats bro. if ya need anything at all, dont hesitate to pm me.

[AlladdinSane]

Thanks man. I appreciate it.

[faller]

My brother inlaw lives there, he's a big boy, i'm going to tell him about this..

[spankmonkey]

Join my gym.

Ironworks.

1609 Center St. N.

150lb dumbells. One of the last places in Calgary to still have steel weights.

Join my gym. Do it now.

I have been there as drop in whenever I am in Cal. Great place for that old blood and guts feeling!

[AlladdinSane]

Join.

[Bowlcut]

What is the atmosphere? I might have to check it out next time I am out in Calgary.

[AlladdinSane]

Heavy weight. Heavy metal. :)

It'll be a hardcore atmosphere. It'll be normal to see 220-240lb guys WITHOUT attitude problems, wondering around lifting heavy shit. Sound good?

[L3]

It'll be normal to see 220-240lb guys WITHOUT attitude problems

so no black people???

jokkkkkkkking

[Big D]

no fat chicks ??

[ironwill]

Heavy weight. Heavy metal. :)

It'll be a hardcore atmosphere. It'll be normal to see 220-240lb guys WITHOUT attitude problems, wondering around lifting heavy shit. Sound good?
any big guys???lolol
jk,jk
looking forward to checking this out on the wknd.....

[AlladdinSane]

Not a lot of fat people. Just me and one or two others. lol. Seriously, though, it's a place for people who want to change to go.

In fact, there's a tv show called X-Weighted and I was on an episode in this gym training a girl named Angela. She started fat and she ended up being in such good shape that she had a photoshoot here and her pics were published in an Alberta mens magazine called "Vex". Maybe you've seen it and if you have, you can get a bit of a feel for the way it is.

[Bowlcut]

Heavy weight. Heavy metal. :)

It'll be a hardcore atmosphere. It'll be normal to see 220-240lb guys WITHOUT attitude problems, wondering around lifting heavy shit. Sound good?

Are there safety squat bars? Chains, etc?

[AlladdinSane]

I'll be hunting for chains as soon as I get 'er off the ground. No SS bars. Yet.

I do have bands, though.

And I'll be having boards made too, soon.

[AlbertaBeef]

I'm going to check it out soon, will be in cowtown to start xmas shopping.

What's the drop-in $$ ??

[AlladdinSane]

The more you lift, the cheaper it gets... :bch

[Houstonbc]

did you just buy this place?

[physique]

alladin

contact twist, they sell chains. open a wholesale account and u will get them cheaper.

[AlladdinSane]

did you just buy this place?

Yeppers!!!

[AlladdinSane]

alladin

contact twist, they sell chains. open a wholesale account and u will get them cheaper.

Thanks Phys. Just google twist?

[physique]

Thanks Phys. Just google twist?

http://www.twistconditioning.com

guys name is gerard that i deal with.

that or i ordered from these guys aswell.
http://www.newyorkbarbells.tv/chains.html

just order the collars, then go to a hardware store or a boat store and buy the chain yourself.

[downtown]

Is that the gym that was on center then closed up shop? or am i completely out to lunch, been a few years since I lived in calgary.

Either way good luck with it. I'll have to check it out next time I'm in town.

[downtown]

double post

I appologize

[AlladdinSane]

It is the same one. It never fully closed, but yeah, a bit of sordid history for sure, LOL!

It's all good now, though. :)

This place is gonna rock. With me, ShortDave, chalk, metal weights, hard rock and heavy metal, and 150lb dumbells, how can it not???

[AlladdinSane]

Because there's you, ShortDave, chalk, metal weights, hard rock and heavy metal, and 150lb. dumbells.

Oh snap.

You likey the sound o' that?

[AlladdinSane]

Christ... I haven't been awake this early (and still sober) in almost 10 years... NOT a morning person... lol!

[Shortdave]

Because there's you, ShortDave, chalk, metal weights, hard rock and heavy metal, and 150lb. dumbells.

Oh snap.


See what you did there? Now I have to kill you.

Prepare for a throat stabbing.

[AlladdinSane]

Right in the throat?

That sounds gay.

[AlladdinSane]

Well...

48 hours in and I'm up 10 memberships.

Not a bad start... I can't wait till friend support kicks in now!

[ironwill]

Awesome Aladdin.....i can stand nude in front of the bldg...it may not get customers, but it will get you some inquiries on who the lady in the window front is....you can take it from there....be a closer bro, close the dealioioio...
I am sure you will do fine......real fine

[AlladdinSane]

I am a closer. Since my last post I'm up another 11 or 12 :)

[Bowlcut]

Keep it up. Calgary needs a gym that is not run by pansies and is full of douches who oil themselves up.

[AlladdinSane]

I know it only too well.

I haven't regularly trained in almost a year... :(


PS. In my place you have to have a vagina to be allowed to oil yourself up. If you have a wang and you're seen oiling up, you get bounced.

[cedric]

PS. In my place you have to have a vagina to be allowed to oil yourself up. If you have a wang and you're seen oiling up, you get bounced.

please put this on a poster on your wall and i will be yours forever.

[AlladdinSane]

please put this on a poster on your wall and i will be yours forever.

I'm seriously considering it...

[ironwill]

I am a closer. Since my last post I'm up another 11 or 12 :)

Awesome work...wanna join my amway group??????You can be a millionaire in a short while...
LOLOL...

[AlladdinSane]

HA!





(pm me details, lol)

[faller]

I told my brother inlaw about your gym and he knows where it is, he said that it was no screaming hell in the past, hardly any big guys in there. I told him new owner, 150lb. DB, that got his attention. He's a big boy, weigh's about 250/260.

[AlladdinSane]

Sweeeeeetttt!!!!!!!

Do you mind if I ask his name?

[AlladdinSane]

So, I think I'm having to change the name of the place and I was hoping to bounce a few ideas off of the friendly folks of CBB...

1. Luke's Power Shack
2. The Bent Barbell
3. Remington('s) Steel
4. Physique Factory
5. The Squat Rack
6. Re-Genesis
7. The Atl*s Stone
8. Heavy Metal
9. The Adonis Complex
10. The Colossus Compound
11. Juggernaut's Gym

(Btw, my name is Luke Remington)

Please give input!

[L3]

4. Physique Factory

[simone]

try to use either Alliteration or Rhyming....

ie. Bent Barbell is more memorable than Adonis Complex...

Also bent barbell gives an image in the head... could incorporate into a logo better also...

not saying that's the best name.. just tossing in my two cents..

[420]

The Bent Barbell is a wicked name.

[AlladdinSane]

The Bent Barbell is a wicked name.

It's my personal fav.

So... You gonna drop by or what? ;)

[ironwill]

Aladdins gym
where your physique dreams are my command...
big pic of a buffed up genie arms crossed
i can stand for the model if ya like..
I am leaving the house in 10 minutes to come to aladdins gym...see ya in less than an hour....oiff work today....woooot

[AlladdinSane]

Fuk yeah!!!!

I'm gonna meet IW today! What are all of you losers doing toady that you can brag about, huh? LOL!!!
j/k :)

[Shortdave]

For me I like,
The Bent Barbell
The A tlas Stone
The Adonis Complex (so witty)
The Physique Phactory (Take THAT alliteration)

[Bowlcut]

Keep the name simple and easy for people to able get an understand of what the actual product is from it.
When you hear "Bent Barbell" it is easy to associate a gym atmosphere. Think of names like "Westside Barbell" "Power House" etc, and there is some recognition.

Names like "The ***** Stone" are hard to distinguish what exactly the place is. Obviously somebody needs to know the myth of ***** for it to have some effect.

Of course you need to consider the target market of who you want to sell memberships to as we are really not concerned with having a name that will turn off soccer moms.

[AlladdinSane]

Fuk yeah!!!!

I'm gonna meet IW today! What are all of you losers doing toady that you can brag about, huh? LOL!!!
j/k :)

Super-totally-rad dude!

Almost as cool as his dog ;)

[physique]

i like the squat rack actually. but most probably dont know what that is. even most gym rats, right trex!

bent barbell is a cool name too

[O-Train]

Maybe you could start a thread on what it's like to own/operate a gym. Problems you face, stuff like that. Might be a good way to get feedback from guys like Physique and I'm sure there are a bunch of guys that have thought of owning a gym at one time or another.

You could go the traditional route and call it Luke's Gym. If I owned a gym I would call it "The Gym". Cause if you ask someone where they're going what do they always say...

[Shortdave]

Maybe you could start a thread on what it's like to own/operate a gym. Problems you face, stuff like that. Might be a good way to get feedback from guys like Physique and I'm sure there are a bunch of guys that have thought of owning a gym at one time or another.

You could go the traditional route and call it Luke's Gym. If I owned a gym I would call it "The Gym". Cause if you ask someone where they're going what do they always say...

There already was a "The Gym" in Calgary.

[faller]

Tough buissness to get into. If a guy wants to make a go of it you have to attract the very people that boards can't tolerate. You know the guys i mean, the guy doing curls in the cage, the fag in spandex always on his cell phone. Hardcore gyms have fallen by the wayside for a reason, hardcore lifters are far and few between and the gym that caters to them also detracts women from joining.

Not to put a damper on your new venture AlladdinSane but my brother inlaw has been down that road. By the way i'll PM you his name.

[ironwill]

Tough buissness to get into. If a guy wants to make a go of it you have to attract the very people that boards can't tolerate. You know the guys i mean, the guy doing curls in the cage, the fag in spandex always on his cell phone. Hardcore gyms have fallen by the wayside for a reason, hardcore lifters are far and few between and the gym that caters to them also detracts women from joining.

Not to put a damper on your new venture AlladdinSane but my brother inlaw has been down that road. By the way i'll PM you his name.
mr. pessimism is in our midst......We are optimists here.....

[nisser]

Bent barbell sounds the best imo. But I'm sure you'll get kids (or me!! J/k) putting in "over" in between the two words for shits and giggles

[faller]

mr. pessimism is in our midst......We are optimists here.....

Not pessimistic at all, just a realist...

[Shortdave]

I trained chest at Luke's Gym last night and HOLY POOP it was awesome. It was the first time in a year and a half that I have been able to press 405, at the Talisman Center, where I have been training up until now, it wasn't uncommon for me to struggle with 365.

Man I hated that place.

But now I am back where I belong and I think I see strength gains in my future :D

[Bowlcut]

I trained chest at Luke's Gym last night and HOLY POOP it was awesome. It was the first time in a year and a half that I have been able to press 405, at the Talisman Center, where I have been training up until now, it wasn't uncommon for me to struggle with 365.

Man I hated that place.

But now I am back where I belong and I think I see strength gains in my future :D

The future belongs to Luke.

[AlladdinSane]

You guys rock.

Thanks for the vote of confidence!

Things are great! So far (9 days) I'm up just over 50 new members. Not bad, I'd say!

[Houstonbc]

good luck keep the ball rolling buddy!