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The other day, I saw an article of a gym

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that has a sushi bar on the gym floor.

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That is what I like to call heaven, but

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also a level five gym. It can't get much

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better than that. And I'm going. But

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before I go, I want to experience every

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level of gym before that so I can truly

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appreciate just how special level 5 is.

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So, it's time to go all the way down to

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level one. It can't get much worse than

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this. Like, this is a step above doing

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endless push-up variations in your mom's

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basement. So, in Chicago, they have a

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fitness center in all the parks. And we

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are at Chase Park, the cheapest one in

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the entire city. It's only $10 a month,

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so I don't think it's possible that I

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get let down in here, but we're going to

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find out.

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Yeah, this gym is small, man. Vibes in

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here.

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$10 vibes. Now, this place [music]

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is government funded, and what this is

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telling me is that the people in Chicago

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are good at tax evasion, man. Because

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there's not a lot of going on in here.

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Like we literally have like one of

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everything. [music] We have this arm

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machine which looks super cool. Never

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seen anything like it. It's kind of like

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a a superset thing. So you do like a

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tricep push down [music] and you can go

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right into

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a bicep curl

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which is a very interesting handle

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choice here. And then we go over here.

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We have dumbbells up to 50 [music] which

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is pretty much like a standard hotel

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dumbbell rack. And these are pretty

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neat.

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Oh, these are filled with water. They're

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water dumbbells. 10 lb water dumbbells.

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[music]

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>> Wow, that grip is really nice.

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Freaking putting their nails in there,

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though. There's always two treadmills.

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There's always more treadmills than

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there are weights. So, we got the

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treadmills. We got the bike over here.

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Got the AC, which is not currently

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working. We got a TV, which is also not

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currently working.

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>> Leg press. I love this leg press because

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it's a lot easier on your knees.

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Those are not have been greased in a

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while.

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Yeah.

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>> Oh, that's very nice. We got one Smith

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machine. So, I feel like during like

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like peak hours, it's probably a long

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line here. The cool thing about this

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Smith machine is that it kind of mimics

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like a regular barbell because when you

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unrackck it, you can kind of walk it out

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like a regular thing. It doesn't just

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stay in a fixed position.

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>> Well, that's trippy.

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>> Then we also have a cable machine. I

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feel like a cable machine is like a

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staple in all gyms cuz there's so many

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different exercises that you can do on

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it. lateral raises, chest flies, curls,

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push downs, pull-ups, and then here

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a really nice chest press machine, which

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I feel like the depth [music] could be

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incredible here.

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So, so far for $10 a month, [music]

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it's actually a lot better than I

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thought. Like, it's really not that bad.

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Like, I mean, obviously the dumbbells

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could be a bit better, [music] but you

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really have most things that you need to

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build a pretty good physique. I've been

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coming for about 2 months.

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>> Okay. So, what do you think?

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>> Uh, I mean, hey, it's got the basics.

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It's got everything you need. You know

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what I mean? And if you're uh no thrills

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and just trying to kind of get in and

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get out, this is the spot to be. And

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it's really quiet in here. You know, you

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get your occasional like senior citizen

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doing their walk-in, trying to get their

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steps in and stuff like that. But

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otherwise, I don't know, Smith machine,

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lap machine, everything's usually open.

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So, obviously, it's not the best

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ambiance. You know what I mean? I wish I

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had a better view instead of just a

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little apartment building. But hey,

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still got everything I need. From level

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one to five,

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>> what would you put this gym?

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>> I'd say 3.5.

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>> So basically, if the bench was taken,

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they have this. See what I'm saying? If

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you become a member at this gym, your

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biggest muscle becomes your creativity.

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I mean, realistically, coming into a $10

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a month gym, I think the only chance I

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ever had at getting let down here is if

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I

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>> finally saw my dad

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>> and then He just left again spotting me

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midlift or something,

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>> you know.

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>> All right. The one thing about this gym

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is that it is so small. Like you can't

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eaves drop here. You're just

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automatically a part of every

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conversation. Also, if Buddy rips one

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behind me, all of a sudden, my set of

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leg extensions takes an altitude

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training twist. And then if you're into

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functional fitness, there's a functional

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fitness area for, you know, get downs

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and get ups

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like that.

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We also have

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a ball.

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Second best thing I bounced on all week.

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Now, for a gym to be considered level

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five, they had to have a lot of great

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machines, but also a lot of amazing

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amenities. So, for every gym, we're

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checking out the amenities. And for this

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one, I don't I don't think I don't think

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there's really many. Yeah, that's the

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AC.

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There's a clock. We can tell the time.

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This right here is the queue for the

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Smith machine during peak [music] hours.

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We come down this way. We have men's

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washrooms, women's washrooms. We have a

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water fountain.

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Very nice pressure. And then over here

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in this [music] very nice like ominous

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setting, we got a punching bag with a

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Muhammad Ali quote. You don't lose it if

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you get knocked [music] down. You lose

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it if you don't wait. You don't lose it

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if you get knocked down. You lose if you

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[music] stay down.

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>> [music]

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>> Whoa. Now, who wa now? I'm a caged

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animal. I will say it would be nice to

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have the windows like not painted to get

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some natural light in here. I feel like

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that would do wonders for this space cuz

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right now this is just a little bit like

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it's it's too grungy. I just like I'd

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like some nice lights coming in the fall

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leaves and cute stuff like that. [music]

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But maybe that's just me. I don't know.

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Although definitely not for the advanced

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lifter, this gym does cover quite a bit

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of the basics. It has some decent

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machines, and if it's usually this

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quiet, you can't go wrong for the price.

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Time to make my way to level two.

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Welcome to level two. So, as if a

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commercial gym wasn't already bad

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enough, we are at the worst rated LA

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Fitness in the entire city. Some people

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call this LA Fitness the yard because

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convicts go here. One guy in particular

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said that the bathroom is the worst

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place on the planet. What happened in

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the bathroom, bro? I mean, it is called

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Piper's Alley, and all I know is I

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packed extra slippery soap for my

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post-workout shower. There is literally

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no LA Fitness sign anywhere. Along with

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investigating the men's locker room,

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other very common complaints revolve

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around missing equipment and the gym

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being so hot members have seen other

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members collapse from the heat. I don't

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know if this is very Canadian of me, but

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I've never seen a gym with metal

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detectors at the entrance. It's It's

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going hand in hand with the yard name.

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Getting a little bit nervous right now.

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I don't think there's any other way to

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put it, but LA Fitness is a portal to

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sadness. Like [music] there's just

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something about like the ambiance here.

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Like every day at LA Fitness is a cloudy

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Monday. Like even the machines look like

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they don't even want to be here. We are

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currently in the dumbbell area and it's

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exactly what you'd expect. Like

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literally everything's missing. Like

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everything is gone. It's like a kid

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playing with Legos is just like

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scattered all over the gym. Like [music]

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what is even happening right now? I

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think someone is slowly stealing the

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dumbbells to build their own at home LA

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fitness. That has to be what it is. Has

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to be. [music]

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Also, this has definitely seen some

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better days. Unlike level one where the

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dumbbells went to 50, these ones go all

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the way to 150s. [music]

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And you'll notice that dumbbells 105 lbs

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and up are all still here. Cuz if you're

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still in the 150s, that is certainly a

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theft PR. This is also motivation to get

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strong. [music] So you'll always know

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your dumbbells are here waiting for you.

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Woo!

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All the guys are like, [music]

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"This is my yard. My yard." In terms of

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the machine area, you're not going to

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find any unicorn items here, meaning

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like must hit items. But it's actually

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not that bad. Like I like hoist because

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it actually moves with you during the

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motion which feels super nice and super

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natural. So this entire row is all hoist

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machines but then on that side it's like

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techno gym which is like a big no no but

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right here [music]

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not too bad. So on this back machine

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this handle I don't know what happened

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to it. It's completely worn off. This

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side's fine. And everything is a little

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bit rusty, which adds an interesting

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resistance curve. I feel like

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science-based lifters would find that

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kind of cool. Like, it just adds a

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little bit of a different element to the

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movement. But I think the wear and tear

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is because it's a commercial gym. So

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many people are coming in and out. And

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that's what you get. That's why it's

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level two. That's what you're paying

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for. There's always going to be things

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out of service, always things a little

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bit lower quality because there's so

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many people coming in. And a [music] lot

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of those people don't really care about

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the space. In terms of convicts, there's

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no one here that I would say looks like

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a convict. Although, like, you never

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really know. I'd be one if I was ever

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caught. And uh in terms of the AC

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collapsing from the heat, I don't need

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to yet. So, I'm going to keep on trying.

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But so far, overall, it's a decent

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experience. Everything I kind of expect

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from an LA Fitness. Walking around this

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gym, it was very clear on multiple

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occasions that it's not very

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well-maintained. This place is like a

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frat house. Everything's dirty. It

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smells strange [music] and dudes are

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leaving loads wherever they want.

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>> This is a pretty neat form of cardio. We

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got rock climbing here, which I mean I

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fear if I get to the top and I see an

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eagle eye view of this gym, I might want

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to jump. Based off the machines, I don't

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even want to look at how rusty those

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bolts are. Like I think like the change

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room might be safer than doing this.

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>> There's also a ton of cardio equipment

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as well as a basketball court and even a

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pool which looked more like a crime

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scene if anything.

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>> Bro, that is crazy.

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Oh my god.

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I think I I got to go.

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>> I've made my way through the entirety of

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the gym and now it's time for my last

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task, taking a shower in the men's

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locker room.

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>> What's your experience been like in the

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change rooms?

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>> I try to avoid them as much as I can.

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>> I'm showering thereafter.

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[music]

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>> Godspeed, brother.

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>> I try not to really go down there. Um

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it's it smells kind of weird. Um, and it

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just has it's like very like musky

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inside. Like the sauna like kind of like

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is like the whole thing.

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>> Okay, I'm showering now.

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>> Oh, here.

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>> Yeah.

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>> Oh god. Good [laughter] luck.

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>> Okay.

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>> The locker room was described as being

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musky and smelling heavily of urine,

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which is definitely correct. It did.

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>> I'm kind of scared, but also really

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excited for some reason. As I entered

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the shower area, fortunately, it was

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quiet, but almost too quiet.

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Definitely the only gains I'm making

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here are fungal. I don't even think my

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flip-flops want to touch the floor right

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now. It smells so bad in here. I feel

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like there's like a new

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weird random aquatic bed bug breed being

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made here.

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I hung up my towel and removed my boxers

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and felt more vulnerable than ever.

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Surprisingly, the water pressure was

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great and I got hot pretty quickly.

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Overall, there wasn't much to complain

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about. I survived the shower, but let's

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hope level three is significantly

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better. Level three, quads gym. $88 a

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month. This is an iconic gym. A lot of

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the greats have come here. And if

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there's one place where they're going to

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notice that you skip leg day, it's right

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here. The gym [music] for men and women.

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Sounds a bit outdated if I do say so

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myself, but like looking at the stuff on

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the walls, I can already tell you I'm

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going to have the greatest lift of all

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time. I love the old school vibe. And

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right here, the largest free weight gym

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[music] in the city, 40,000 square ft,

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which is pretty crazy because it's a

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very unassuming place. Like, you

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wouldn't think it's that big, but 40,000

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ft is no joke. And it's al what?

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>> Yes. When you're outside, it's very

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deceiving. I've been since [music] 1999.

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>> 1999. November of 1999.

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>> Best gym in the city.

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>> Oh, no. Not in the city. Understatement.

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I would say this the number one gym in

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the US. This is for people are serious

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about their workouts. None fancy. You

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want that fufu stuff, go to fufu place.

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>> I mean, if the expectations weren't

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already here, they're now up here. And

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also voted top 10 gym in America by

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Muscle and Fitness.

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We're in for a treat. If you're a

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bodybuilder and you walk into this gym,

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your program for the day is not it's not

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happening because there are so many

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things that I want to try. It's it's so

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overwhelming. Good thing I know how to

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get around. When there's a gym that has

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[music]

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the old photos, you just know you will

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never ever be the biggest guy in the

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gym. I have never seen [music] a back

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row that looks like this. I I feel like

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a fat kid in the food court. I'm like,

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do I want to go here? Do I want to go

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there? I'm so overwhelmed. We have all

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the different bars here all the way

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[music] down to here. It's like a

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freaking anabolic armory. Like, come

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pick your freaking barbell, man. I think

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if I was a member here, all of my

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muscles would be bigger. Every single

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one, even my calves. This is a treat,

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man. I can't stop saying that. It's a

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treat. Not a lot of gyms are strongman

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friendly, but I've seen a lot of

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strongman things so far. So,

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powerlifters, bodybuilders, strongman,

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even crossfitters may be welcome in

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here. We never know. Probably not. Here

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is the cardio area. Tons of insane

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machines. Like, look at this. We have a

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treadmill where you can pretend to be

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holding grocery bags for your next

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Costco grocery haul. Oh, what the heck?

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How do you do this?

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Oh, what an odd.

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I think I'm like Magnus Mippo here and I

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only burnt two calories.

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Oh, there we go. I hit flow state.

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That's fun, man. That makes cardio fun.

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I've also never heard of sports art

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fitness and this leg extension

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might be the best leg extension I've

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ever used. Like the mind muscle

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connection I thought I could only

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achieve with my right hand, but this one

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you can get so far back without hitting

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the end of the machine. The stretch is

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incredible. This place is like a

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freaking anabolic carnival. Like there's

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so much fun stuff to do. I could

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actually live here. I'm going to say it.

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This is the best bodybuilding gym I have

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ever been to in my life so far. Like,

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and we're just getting started.

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>> There are so many machines I have never

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seen before and will probably never see

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again. And this is only the first floor

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of this massive gym.

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>> All right, so now we're heading up to

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floor two for more of the same thing.

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I'm so excited.

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One of the staff showed us this chest

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press machine that is so customizable,

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you can hit your chest at any angle. He

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then showed us a threein-one shoulder

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machine where you can do upright row,

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then into shoulder press, and then

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lateral raises.

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>> Are these like one of a kind pieces at

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this gym?

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>> Yeah, this one.

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>> Is this the only one to exist?

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>> This company is very out of business.

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You don't find this anymore.

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>> The best way to describe this place is

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it's a lifting museum, but you actually

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get to touch and use everything.

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>> Everything that you see is first

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generation hammer strength. So, like the

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best of the best. We're in the next room

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right now and there's these machines

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[music]

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which look so old. They look like they

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were like created by the founding

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fathers of hypertrophy. Like what is

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going on here? So I think that this is a

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curl.

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Wow. And then there's this here. Look at

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that. Look at that machinery on that

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thing. [music]

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These machines right here that I just

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tried. [music] They've probably been

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banned for being too effective. Like, oh

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my.

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[snorts]

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The heck is this?

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What? And then from the chest, you go

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right into a fly.

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This is for real the anabolic red light

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district cuz I want to hit everything.

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If you don't like these dumbbells,

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that's okay because there's also these

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ones, these ones, and these ones, which

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are actually my personal favorite. Bro,

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this is crazy. Look how much bars are

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going on here. Holy.

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Wow. Who is using this bar? [music]

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Like, look at this. This is a girth that

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is both frightening but very tempting.

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But we're going to do some incline bench

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right now. And I picked this one out. It

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has like the slight [music] curvature

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for extra range of motion. It's

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absolutely beautiful.

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Oh man, incredible. You feel the chest

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pump right away. You guys want to see a

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little fun thing? Look at this. I lie

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down

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and I can see myself in the mirror

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above.

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You know what that means? Chest days get

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freaky after hours. Kind of unexpected

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that they had a boxing room as well.

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[bell]

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Really cool spot. You're like like in a

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Muhammad Ali Baki here. We're just being

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completely surrounded by him. Poster,

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picture, picture, picture. Just Muhammad

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Ali is everywhere. I had to do it. Flex

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the quads at quads. Going to get a

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post-workout snack. So, they have a ton

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of energy drinks. And they also have a

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nice amount of bars and stuff here. And

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whenever there's an option of bars, you

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know, I'm picking a David's bar. 150

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calories, 28 g of protein, zero sugar,

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it dwarfs all of the other options on

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the table. It keeps me full, it keeps me

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leaner, not lean, leaner, and I highly

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recommend them. They taste delicious.

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So, if you want to pick them up, I

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actually have the link in the

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description. Check them out. You will

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not regret it. In a lot of ways, this is

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a level five gym. Like, 100%. It was

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such a privilege to live there. If you

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are a bodybuilding fan and you come

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here, you just gain such an appreciation

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for bodybuilding. It's just it's it's

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incredible. And I just I cannot wait to

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come back.

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>> Level three was epic. Now, let's see if

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level four can do better. Level four,

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Chicago Sports and Fitness Club. Now,

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this membership is only $1 more per

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month than Quad's gym, but just like an

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inch, every dollar counts. And the

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outside looks it looks like a mallic.

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I really wonder why they need that much

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space. Let's go find out. We're on the

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first floor of the gym right now. All of

19:38

this is upper body stuff. And right

19:40

away, it's a lot more of a clean

19:41

aesthetic than quads. A lot more modern,

19:44

which means we're not going to find any

19:45

like crazy unicorn rare items here. A

19:49

lot of kind of things that you would

19:50

expect. So, I see Prime, I see Life

19:53

Fitness, I see Hammer Strength, I see

19:55

Matrix, I see Arsenal. All still really

19:59

good machines.

20:00

This machine's cool because it counts

20:02

your reps and the time of the set. This

20:05

is kind of cool. It's like an actual

20:06

gamified ab machine. Like I could see

20:08

this like in an anabolic McDonald's play

20:10

place or something. So you just grab the

20:12

ball

20:14

down. Boom. Bullseye down. Boom.

20:20

I'll drive. Oh, boom. Money shot after

20:22

money shot. Dumbbells only up to 50 lb

20:25

is surprising and also kind of

20:27

concerning. So hopefully we do find

20:29

heavier ones elsewhere here. This place

20:31

is huge. By the way, floor one was

20:34

really nice, but it did seem slightly

20:35

underequipped. But little did I know

20:37

what was to come when I went downstairs.

20:40

>> Now we're in the basement gym and this

20:43

feels a lot more hardcore than upstairs.

20:45

Like these walls have heard some deep

20:47

grunts. We have a lot going on. So it's

20:49

a mixture of upper body and then it

20:51

looks like lower body is all in the far

20:53

corner over there. I think the whole

20:54

entire basement is almost all arsenal.

20:56

Arsenal. Arsenal. Arsenal. Really good

21:00

Arsenal chest press right there. We got

21:02

dumbbells up to 120 which is

21:04

respectable. That's okay. Very rarely do

21:06

you need to go more than that. This, I

21:09

would say, is a pretty rare piece at a

21:10

gym. It's a seal row machine. They are

21:13

incredible for your back. So, it has the

21:15

gap in the middle so you can get the

21:17

full range of motion. [music]

21:22

We're in the leg area now. Some

21:24

incredible machines. This one right here

21:27

is amazing.

21:30

You can get so low so effortlessly, and

21:33

it's so easy on your knees. You just

21:35

hold right here.

21:38

[music]

21:39

Oh, so nice. And then right beside a

21:43

pendulum squat, one of the goats for the

21:45

quads. Then we got a pit shark over

21:47

here.

21:49

A hack squat. And then like an insanely

21:52

heavy duty leg press that I must try.

21:54

This is kind of terrifying.

21:58

[music]

22:00

Oh, that feels good. This place is

22:02

extremely overwhelming. There's so many

22:04

different like rooms and stuff going on.

22:06

I feel like if I just like press on this

22:08

wall, it's going to open into like a

22:09

smoothie speak easy underground thing.

22:12

But so far, really cool.

22:13

>> And it's about to get even more

22:15

overwhelming because there are so many

22:16

more areas to explore. Starting with the

22:18

leg dungeon.

22:20

>> They call it the leg dungeon, but

22:22

looking at the wall, I would just call

22:24

this like the patriotism pit. Like I'm

22:26

not getting leg dungeon. It's like a

22:28

giant soaring eagle with an American

22:30

flag. Eagles don't have big legs. So,

22:32

have you guys seen Eagle's legs? They

22:33

had big talons.

22:35

That's it. And then this room is called

22:37

the powerlifting room. It's all just

22:39

like barbells in here. Look at this

22:40

pretty sweet custom bench here. I love

22:42

the fact that powerlifters don't have to

22:45

be in the same area as bodybuilders, you

22:47

know? Like, you wouldn't put a lion in

22:48

the same cage as a gorilla, although I'd

22:50

love to see it, but you can kind of be

22:51

whoever you want to be at this gym.

22:52

Like, if you're a powerlifter, you come

22:54

in here. Bodybuilder, you go out there.

22:55

It's great. And look at the amount of

22:58

writing all over the walls.

23:02

It's pretty clear which type of lifter

23:04

is more literate. And then right next

23:06

door to the powerlifting room, we have

23:07

the squat deadlift studio. The

23:09

difference between the squat deadlift

23:11

studio to the powerlifting studio

23:13

remains unknown, but this is pretty

23:15

sweet. Very interesting that we have a

23:17

Muhammad Ali quote in the powerlifting

23:18

room. He's a boxer if you didn't know.

23:20

Very cool vibes in here. Very like

23:22

grungy dungeon vibes with like the kind

23:25

of like the horror hand marks on the

23:27

wall from the chalk. This is a cool This

23:29

is a cool rack, too. This platform is

23:31

taking a beating, man. This is clearly a

23:34

boxing area, which is super nice. It's a

23:37

mixture of like a modern boxing gym and

23:39

then an old school boxing gym. It's like

23:41

if Rocky trained with Sylvester

23:43

Stallone's money.

23:44

>> Just when I thought this gym couldn't

23:46

get any better.

23:48

>> What? There's a full outdoor gym. We got

23:50

dumbbells again up to 100. And then we

23:53

walk outside and then you got like tire

23:55

flips and stuff. What?

23:58

Oh

24:01

yo, [music]

24:03

this is a vibe. Like this is hard to

24:05

beat. We have like everything. We have

24:06

upper body, you got lower body over

24:09

here. We even got a deadlift platform

24:11

over there. Deadlifts outside in the

24:13

summer is going to hit. The art on the

24:15

wall is really sick, too. You kind of

24:17

feel like you're training in a prison

24:18

yard. You kind of fulfill that fantasy

24:20

if you ever had that. I I have. I'm

24:22

really interested. Comment down below.

24:24

Do you prefer quads gym or this gym? I

24:28

feel like it's going to be a toss up for

24:29

a lot of people because these gyms both

24:31

have some very unique things to offer.

24:33

So, which one would you pick? Comment

24:34

down below. Basically, what makes this

24:36

gym a level four is obviously the amount

24:38

of incredible equipment they have, but

24:40

also the amenities. So, we [music] have

24:42

a ping pong table here. It'd be so nice

24:45

to just absolutely pound some balls

24:47

between workouts. And we walk around

24:49

this way and then right here we have a

24:53

basketball court.

24:59

The hoops here are a bit small. I like

25:01

those like carnival scams. And then

25:03

right here we have a pool which I would

25:06

actually go in. It looks very nice and

25:08

very wellkept. Okay, we got tanning beds

25:10

in here. Another tanning bed. A really

25:13

nice feature of this gym is that they

25:14

have a women's only area that's called

25:16

the Booty Lab that you can only access

25:18

through the women's change room.

25:22

We accessed it with complete permission

25:26

and everything. So, don't worry about

25:28

that. Even though it's called the Booty

25:29

Lab, it has everything that you need.

25:30

You can train chest, shoulders, and of

25:33

course your glutes. So, I mean, I feel

25:35

like for women, this is a really good

25:37

thing because I feel like a lot of times

25:38

women are very intimidated in a big gym

25:40

with a lot of guys staring, you know?

25:43

So, [music] this is a good safe zone. I

25:44

think if my Greek mythology was correct,

25:47

that is Medusa. [music]

25:49

And she's known for making guys rock

25:51

solid. I think that's what she's known

25:53

for, right? Which now it makes sense

25:55

given the name. [music] Yeah. And now

25:57

that I think about it, the Booty Lab,

25:59

it's kind of racist towards women. It's

26:01

not It's not all they care about. You

26:04

know,

26:06

they they care about other things. And

26:07

if finding your way around this gym is

26:09

not already considered functional

26:10

fitness, they have a functional fitness

26:12

area with the turf,

26:15

a bunch of balls down there, and then

26:17

there's also

26:20

the guns on deck. How do you operate

26:21

this thing?

26:28

We're in the posing area right now, and

26:30

I've never seen this before in my life.

26:32

And it's the down light that you can

26:34

actually move with you.

26:36

Look at that. And the lighting is sick.

26:43

Damn. I don't know. Can level 5 beat

26:46

this gym? I'm not sure. I'm really not

26:49

sure, but let's see. Welcome to the

26:51

level 5 gym beyond. This is one of the

26:53

most luxurious wellness facilities in

26:56

America. It's It's expensive. I feel

26:59

significantly underdressed. I feel like

27:00

I need to be wearing St. Lauron just to

27:02

be accepted inside. But we'll see if

27:04

they'll take me. Um, this place is not

27:06

cheap. It's not cheap at all. And beyond

27:09

in Vietnamese means mysterious secret,

27:12

which makes a lot of sense because I

27:14

have a lot of questions. So, let's go to

27:16

infinity and beyond. The entrance is

27:19

incredibly beautiful. It's kind of

27:21

cultish. I feel like I'm going to have

27:22

to eat like a child's heart or something

27:23

when I go inside. But here we go.

27:27

Oh,

27:29

cut it for a sec.

27:33

Oh, wow, man. Definitely not a gym where

27:36

you're going to see Arnold on the wall.

27:38

Maybe like Gwennneth Paltro or

27:39

something, [music] but you feel like

27:41

you're like in a fivestar hotel right

27:43

now. There's lots of plants everywhere,

27:45

which I'm assuming they're going to tell

27:46

me very soon that they're all real. Look

27:48

at this [music] bar. Just this bar. It's

27:51

just not energy drinks and pre-workout.

27:53

Maybe I can do an apperal spritz to pair

27:55

well with my leg day today.

27:57

>> I've been to a lot of luxury gyms across

27:59

America, and this one has to be the most

28:01

beautiful one I've seen so far. Every

28:03

inch of this space looks really

28:04

carefully thought out.

28:05

>> It also just smells amazing in here. I

28:07

want whatever they're cooking. It just

28:08

smells like a freaking Thanksgiving

28:10

dinner.

28:10

>> I met up with co-founder Mar and she

28:12

walked me over to the co-working space

28:14

of the club.

28:15

>> Yeah. Some [music] people say it's the

28:16

most productive workplace that they've

28:18

ever had cuz they just have to walk, you

28:21

know, down the hallway to get to their

28:22

fitness center or class, their

28:25

acupuncture treatment, their physical

28:26

therapy. You know, one of those things

28:28

about, you know, physical therapy and

28:30

chiropractic is those are the easiest

28:32

things to just kind of ignore because

28:34

it's very inconvenient [music] to do.

28:35

Same with seeing your doctor for

28:37

something that might seem small. So, we

28:39

made that really possible that you can

28:41

just walk down the hallway and get any

28:43

of those things taken [music] care of

28:45

every day.

28:46

>> That's so cool. So, you can basically do

28:47

it all here. We are currently in the

28:49

co-working space where members can just

28:51

come chill, get coffee, get on their

28:54

laptop, do a bunch of work. Then you can

28:56

just walk up here and grab some water.

28:58

So, they got the orange water. And if

28:59

you don't like orange water, they got

29:01

lemon water. If you don't like lemon

29:03

water, they just have regular water if

29:05

you're if you're a child or something

29:07

like that. Then you walk down this way

29:10

and then you got the self-s served

29:12

coffee, which I would be fully taking

29:14

advantage of. My full membership. I'd be

29:16

making my money worth just on coffee.

29:17

They have cream and then they have

29:19

almond, but then they even have self-s

29:21

served oat milk. That's when you know

29:23

you're at a place with a lot of money

29:25

because you never see self-s served oat

29:27

milk.

29:28

>> Oh wow. Where does this lead to?

29:31

>> This [music] leads to the gym.

29:33

>> Ooh.

29:34

>> Yes. So, we'll head on down.

29:37

>> The post leg day steps wouldn't be so

29:39

bad on here. This is the most beautiful

29:41

stairwell I've ever seen. And at the

29:44

bottom of the stairwell waiting for me

29:45

lies the sushi bar.

29:47

>> Okay, so I need to know the story of the

29:50

sushi bar because this is the most epic

29:52

gym amenity I've ever seen.

29:54

>> Formerly this was known as Japanese in

29:56

Chicago, which was one of the most

29:58

well-known sushi restaurants in Chicago.

30:01

Then my partner Kevin Bame of Bokeh

30:03

Restaurant Group has a really beautiful

30:05

restaurant that has some of the best

30:07

fish quality. So, we were able to think

30:10

about what would be that unique spin on

30:12

having a beautiful dining experience and

30:15

that additive. It's [music] ran upstairs

30:17

to any of the spaces for lunch, dinner,

30:20

you name it.

30:21

>> Can you do like a sushi superset? Like,

30:23

can I go from like squat rack to

30:25

>> You can. I think that's actually really

30:27

good protein play.

30:28

>> A sashimi set. That's what you should

30:30

call it.

30:31

>> Yeah.

30:31

>> Yeah.

30:32

>> Sashimi and squats.

30:33

>> Yes. Time to take a look at the gym

30:36

space. We got the cardio here. We got

30:38

treadmills, treadmills. We got some

30:41

ellipticals. We got some bikes over

30:43

there. And then we walk over here and

30:46

then there's a really nice turf with

30:48

this like [music]

30:49

insane

30:51

jungle gym thing. Like it's it's

30:52

actually beautiful. Like there's so much

30:54

going on in here. [music]

30:57

Like the amount of different handles.

30:58

Like you could do like some sort of like

30:59

luxurious physical 100 with all the

31:01

members here.

31:09

Oh, that's so fun. Wow.

31:12

Got a wall of balls over there of all

31:15

different sizes. It's wonderful. And

31:17

then the dumbbells. We have up to 80 lbs

31:21

and they're Rogue dumbbells, which I've

31:22

actually never used, but Rogue is always

31:24

really high quality, which is great. We

31:25

got kettle bells, dip bar. Like, this

31:28

thing is like [music] you can do so much

31:30

on here. three squat racks and then

31:33

there's also in-house physiootherapy.

31:35

So, you can come train and then come

31:37

over here, get all fixed up. So, there's

31:40

not a lot of machines at all, which I

31:44

can kind of overlook because the space

31:45

is so beautiful. Like, there's basically

31:48

just squat racks, dumbbells, kettle

31:50

bells, and benches. So, it's forcing you

31:52

to do the basic compound movements,

31:55

which is also not bad at all.

31:58

I think if they had a quads gym machine

32:00

in here, members would actually be kind

32:01

of scared. They'd look at it and be

32:03

like,

32:06

>> the setup of this gym is definitely for

32:07

more functional athletic training, but

32:10

you can still get super jacked here. It

32:11

may not be a bodybuilder paradise, but

32:13

that's not really the demographic here.

32:15

[music]

32:15

>> Whenever I see these things, it just

32:17

makes me realize how good some salesmen

32:20

are out there.

32:26

So, I think apparently I'm burning fat

32:28

right now. Burning tons of calories.

32:30

Three, two, one.

32:34

Oh, that was a hard set. All right,

32:36

we're going to do the InBody here. If

32:38

I'm paying a premium price to be a

32:39

member here, they better round down my

32:41

body fat by at least

32:43

3%.

32:46

All right, so I am currently

32:49

98 lb on the dot. Okay. Place your heels

32:52

on the sole

32:53

>> on the pier sole electrode.

32:57

>> Grab the handle.

33:00

>> Place your thumbs on an oval electrode.

33:06

>> 8.4% body fat. I think that calls for

33:08

two rolls of sushi. Man, I'm under 10%.

33:10

I'm printing that.

33:13

Hey. Hey. Hey.

33:17

And then we got the sushi bar, which I

33:18

think is again, I keep on saying it,

33:20

like this is this is why we're here,

33:21

really. Like, it opens at 11:00 a.m.

33:24

We're going to get a roll of sushi 100%.

33:26

Like, I kind of want to like how much

33:28

would it cost you to bench press a tuna?

33:30

I kind of want to bench press a tuna. I

33:32

wonder if they'd let me do that. You

33:34

really don't feel like you're like in

33:35

[music] the middle of a really busy

33:37

city. Like everything just kind of just

33:39

feels so relaxed. You feel like you're

33:41

at like a resort in Mexico or something.

33:43

>> It was now time to take a look at the

33:45

amenities. Right at the gym, they have a

33:46

nice water here. And the water here, I

33:48

don't know if it's tap water. It doesn't

33:50

taste like it or I'm just thinking that

33:51

it's edon or something.

33:54

It's such good water. This is also an

33:56

extremely random but cool room. It's

33:58

like a music room with all these like

33:59

vinyls here. Look at this. Look at that.

34:04

[music]

34:10

>> [music]

34:12

>> There's also a full spa side to the gym

34:14

with these comfy couches, which I'm not

34:15

sure if you're allowed to nap on or not,

34:17

but if not, don't worry. They have a nap

34:19

room.

34:22

Oo. So, this is a steam room. And then

34:26

this is also the ice bath. So, you get

34:27

the hot and then you go into the cold.

34:31

Oh, yeah. That turned into a baby

34:32

[music] carrot in there. That is cold.

34:34

But such a beautiful ambiance in here.

34:36

Everything is beautiful here and

34:38

everything just smells so nice. Every

34:40

single room is like, "Ooh, that's a nice

34:43

smell. Lavender, rosemary, Thanksgiving

34:46

feast." It just It's amazing. It doesn't

34:47

smell like urine. Like at LA Fitness.

34:50

What the [ __ ]

34:53

Look at this shower.

34:55

What is going on in here? Like there's a

34:59

seat there. There's a seat here. There's

35:02

a mirror here. Like you could have a lot

35:04

of fun in here. Like, and how many

35:07

different heads are in here? Like, I

35:08

think this is a full one. Here,

35:12

I think there's seven different shower

35:14

heads in here. So, you're getting

35:15

blasted by seven at once. Would that be

35:18

a PR? Yeah, that'd be a PR for me.

35:20

>> The showers were like mini personalized

35:23

water parks. Much different than LA

35:25

Fitness. They also have a sauna and some

35:27

amazing food, which I can't wait to try.

35:29

>> We're having breakfast now. I'm

35:30

currently sipping on a smoothie with 5 g

35:33

of creatine in here, which is great

35:34

because I didn't pack it. So, the food

35:36

here is from a fine dining chef. So,

35:38

it's going to be amazing. And we're

35:39

going to build our own scramble. If

35:42

there's a possible way to make egg

35:43

whites look fine dining, this is it.

35:45

Like, this presentation is quite

35:47

beautiful. And I have been craving toast

35:50

of the bread variety for so long. And

35:52

this sourdough looks on point.

35:56

You got to spread me before you eat me.

36:05

So good. There's so much flavor in this.

36:07

Honestly, for the price that it is so

36:10

far, it's so worth it. I feel like they

36:13

could charge so much more and I'd

36:15

probably still join. This is like a

36:17

place that you you want to be. Like I I

36:19

would actually come here for [music] the

36:20

full entire day, possibly sleep here

36:23

and hide and do it. After breakfast, I'm

36:26

actually getting a facial. It's not my

36:28

first one ever at the gym, but it's the

36:29

second one that I'm I'm paying for. And

36:31

let's just hope that they can do

36:33

something with with the the entire

36:36

thing.

36:36

>> Actually, before the facial, I ended up

36:38

getting a glutathione booster shot.

36:40

>> And what is glutathione?

36:41

>> Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant

36:44

that helps to with muscle recovery,

36:47

inflammation, detoxing the liver, and an

36:50

added bonus is also pigment on the skin.

36:53

>> Okay. I should have a clear injection

36:55

site in my shoulder. Yes.

36:57

>> I'm just kidding. I don't do steroids.

36:58

That's a joke. How how how big is the

37:00

needle?

37:00

>> You want to know now or

37:03

>> one, two, three. Good. Good.

37:07

>> Oh,

37:07

>> I know. Yeah. All done.

37:10

>> It's a big muscle.

37:11

>> Oh, that one hurt.

37:12

>> And it's a thick It's a viscous thick

37:13

shot. You're

37:15

>> Oh, thank you.

37:15

>> I know. You won't necessarily feel

37:20

>> anything, you know, kind of like a rush

37:23

or

37:24

>> anything like that. just kind of notice

37:26

that perhaps your muscles recover faster

37:29

after your workouts. [music]

37:30

You feel a little less inflamed. Your

37:32

skin is glowing a little bit more.

37:34

>> Oo, okay.

37:35

>> Yeah.

37:35

>> Yeah. Thank you so much.

37:36

>> And in combination with the facial,

37:38

it'll be perfect.

37:39

>> It's facial time. Time to get beautiful.

37:42

[music] At least try to. 40 minutes

37:45

express facial.

37:48

Excited.

37:49

>> This facial was so relaxing. I

37:51

completely fell into the deepest sleep I

37:54

think I've ever had.

37:55

>> I'm so relaxed right now. I feel so

37:57

yummy. I feel beautiful. I feel like I

38:00

just went from a solid two to a three

38:02

and a half, potentially a four. I'm

38:05

feeling great. [music]

38:06

Feeling on top of the world right now.

38:09

I just experienced five levels of gyms.

38:11

All so different in their own ways. At

38:13

the end of the day, it really doesn't

38:15

matter what level of gym you [music]

38:16

have access to. The only thing that

38:18

truly matters is you get into the gym a

38:20

few days a week. But some gyms have

38:22

amenities [music]

38:24

that are way too good to pass up on.

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The video showcases an exploration of five different gym levels, starting from a basic, affordable community center gym (Level 1) to an exclusive, luxurious wellness facility (Level 5). Each level offers a distinct experience, progressively adding more advanced equipment, specialized training areas, and unique amenities. Level 1 is characterized by its low cost ($10/month) and essential, albeit often malfunctioning, equipment. Level 2, a notoriously bad LA Fitness, is described as poorly maintained with missing equipment and unsanitary locker rooms, compensated by its heavy dumbbells. Level 3, Quads Gym, stands out as an iconic, old-school bodybuilding haven with a vast array of unique and effective machines. Level 4, Chicago Sports and Fitness Club, provides a modern aesthetic with diverse specialized areas including a powerlifting room, a

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