I've only ever had trouble on the weekend when I sometimes wake up hella late. Is the 24h any good? When I had a look for alternative gyms about a year ago they were either all crap (no racks, one bar + bench etc) or about £15 a month more expensive.
lol no thanks. Brb working out next to students, much rather go to the gym that looks battered from the outside and has huge jacked guys. Thats what i learnt from my first year of sixth form.
People like to pedal this myth cos it makes them feel more hardcore, it's this romantic notion, but it's just wrong.
The best gym is the one with the best equipment. I've worked out in both types and the uni gym was much better. Proper bars, plates, racks and platforms, and instructors with masters/phds in strength & conditioning >>>> dirty basement with bashed up bent old bars and big guys who are juiced up to their eyeballs and can bench 220 but can only quarter squat 3 plates.
Lol brah no one is mirin, heard Loughborough has 90% men or something lol strong phaggot Brb all I need is all the equipment in the gym, not a single phhhu is given if gym looks good.
i'm notsherriffsrs, do you go to the gym to train or to look at women? Learn your priorities, there's night clubs and then there's gym. Pretty sure you're the creeper that just stares at women at the gym all day and then is too afraid to approach them
Regardless, did I say this gym was great because it looked good? Contemplating whether or not you even lift or not atm lmao
i'm notsherriffsrs, do you go to the gym to train or to look at women? Learn your priorities, there's night clubs and then there's gym. Pretty sure you're the creeper that just stares at women at the gym all day and then is too afraid to approach them
Regardless, did I say this gym was great because it looked good? Contemplating whether or not you even lift or not atm lmao
This thread is getting me super excited for uni and I'm not even going for two years /goingat22whynot
Does anyone know what UCL/KCL/LSE's gyms are like? I want to go to uni in London (if I can't make Oxbridge) and join a uni gym if possible. But if they're **** I might just stick to a non-uni one.
This thread is getting me super excited for uni and I'm not even going for two years /goingat22whynot
Does anyone know what UCL/KCL/LSE's gyms are like? I want to go to uni in London (if I can't make Oxbridge) and join a uni gym if possible. But if they're **** I might just stick to a non-uni one.
UCL is ****, a mate of mine was studying at LSHTM and got told off for using liquid chalk and taking his shoes off. Facilities are average.
Don't know about LSE (it may be the same as UCL) bit I know of a couple of LSE guys who travel to Qmotion (QM's gym) to train because you get a reduced 'associate' membership for being part of ULU which is halfway between QM/BL prices and Joe Blogs price.
UCL is ****, a mate of mine was studying at LSHTM and got told off for using liquid chalk and taking his shoes off. Facilities are average.
Don't know about LSE (it may be the same as UCL) bit I know of a couple of LSE guys who travel to Qmotion (QM's gym) to train because you get a reduced 'associate' membership for being part of ULU which is halfway between QM/BL prices and Joe Blogs price.
Sussex uni gym good. 4 racks and I never wait to use one. There's a few very serious powerlifters(national level) that train there and a few oly lifters.
They're getting in a CrossFit style frame atm which should be lols.
brb the only uni gym in the UK to feature a GHR machine, also has some strongman equipment & Eleiko plates
If it's the only uni gym in the UK to feature a GHR machine, then you might guess that many of us wouldn't have heard of a GHR machine. Googled it and ended up with Grampian Hospital Radio. Care to explain?
Can't get a full photo because the gym is so long with walkways going overhead, but this is the floorplan, at the far end (left on the bottom-most image) is the athlete training suite
What this photo doesn't show, amusingly, is the fishbowl-like nature of the gym. Enough windows and open walkways to dissuade anyone who isn't keen on others seeing them in their gym gear from going, I think - kind of looks like they squidged it into dead space. Another consequence of all those windows... saw a girl on my course in the gym at about midday after I'd been swimming... saw her in a lecture at 4pm wearing the same yoga pants. ewewewewew.
If it's the only uni gym in the UK to feature a GHR machine, then you might guess that many of us wouldn't have heard of a GHR machine. Googled it and ended up with Grampian Hospital Radio. Care to explain?
What this photo doesn't show, amusingly, is the fishbowl-like nature of the gym. Enough windows and open walkways to dissuade anyone who isn't keen on others seeing them in their gym gear from going, I think - kind of looks like they squidged it into dead space. Another consequence of all those windows... saw a girl on my course in the gym at about midday after I'd been swimming... saw her in a lecture at 4pm wearing the same yoga pants. ewewewewew.
Who cares if people see you working out? I'm sure nobody pays attention anyway.
If it's the only uni gym in the UK to feature a GHR machine, then you might guess that many of us wouldn't have heard of a GHR machine. Googled it and ended up with Grampian Hospital Radio. Care to explain?
A glute ham raise. I'm actually wrong, since it turns out some gyms do have them. But it's a minority, I've been to 6 or 7 gyms, none really have it.
I was half halfheartedly kidding when I said that though, everyone seemed to get upset when I said it was the only uk gym to feature it lmao.
Lancaster has full sized climbing walls. I don't do climbing so I don't know if it's up to your standards, but check it out if you're applying to unis.