8 of the best (and different) gyms in the world
The best gym isn’t necessarily the one with the best equipment. The best gym for one person is completely different for another. Listed below are the best, and most unique gyms around the world. From pampered to raw, there is something here for everyone.
1. Gold’s Gym in Venice, California USA
The Mecca of Bodybuilding and home of Muscle Beach. Anyone who is anybody has trained at Gold’s Gym in Venice. In fact, there is an entire webpage devoted to it, airbrush photos of jodie foster and all. At some point if you are a serious trainee you have to get there and train.
2. Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket, Thailand
You aren’t going to find a more beautiful, helpful, and dedicated training environment anywhere in the world. While this is a huge gym for training for MMA and Muay Thai, there is boxing, yoga, and regular strength and conditioning that goes on as well.
3. Doug’s Gym in Dallas Texas, USA
It’s rundown, stained, and bare bones. It is one of the first real gyms to open up and I doubt much has changed since then. So what if it is old, you will likely get one the best workouts of your life. You may even see Chuck while you are there.
4. The Third Space in Soho, London UK
If Doug’s is bare, Third Space is the exact opposite. Pool, Weights, Pilates, Medical, Boxing, Wrestling, Spinning, Climbing Wall, Dojo, and more. 4 levels of anything you could want.
5. Equinox in Greenwich New York, NY USA
Some people like their cardio with a spa. Equinox gyms are a chain and all of them have a very similar feel of leading strong with the style, usually soft with the training. Still, their elegance is something to be seen and experience at least once.
6. Westside Barbell in Grove City, OH USA
Strong doesn’t even begin to describe the lifters at Westside. If you don’t believe in lifting heavy, going hard, and challenging every muscle, joint, and blood vessel in your body, then go the F%#K home.
Pole Dancing, Boob Aerobics (yes I said boob), Parkour, Fighting, etc. What more could you possibly want out of a gym?
8. The Anti-Gym in Denver, Co USA
I like this guy. I mean I am sure he says a lot of stupid stuff that is horribly wrong about training and nutrition, but you have to appreciate the no BS attitude he has about things. From what I have seen so far there isn’t too much he really has wrong, except I don’t think I would promote pot and drinking during training time for optimal performance. That’s just me though.
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