I can tell you what doesn't make a gym 'hardcore' brah
- Radio music playing one direction
- Hex plates/rubber plates
- More smith machines than racks
- Some alarm that prohibits you from making any noise while lifting
Try go to any branch of muscleworks in the UK, the atmosphere is hugely different. They don't even let women in lmao. Ironically, everyone in these gyms are less judgmental.