C. Freda
July 14, 2018 11:03
By leaps and bounds the absolute worst gym I have ever been to in my life. New York Sports Clubs in general are not amazing gyms by any standard, but they generally get the job done. Not this gym.
This gym is outdated, dirty, dangerous, and with a crowd that blatantly disregards basic gym etiquette and a staff that refuses to enforce it.
As for being outdated, everything in this gym both look and feels old. The dumbbells are rusty, leaving your hands extra calloused after a lifting session. Many of the machines are off-balance, leading to a wobbly and off-putting feeling when lifting. This can most certainly lead to injury if you are lifting heavy. Additionally, the machines are so outdated and rusty that to try and modify the height of the seat, you get a workout in itself with the amount of force needed.
The lockers smell like a musty mold that has been dipped in the worst combination of piss, sweat, spit, and 1970s cologne. I do not want to imagine what the showers look like.
But perhaps the absolute worst part of this gym is the crowd and the exceptional lack of etiquette that the staff let's everyone get away with. You walk into the dumbbell area and realize that there is really no such thing, because every dumbbell is scattered across the gym. Re-racking of weights is non-existent, with some weights just seemingly missing. Some of the bench presses have no bars, and they must be shared.
Furthermore, there are only 3 free benches in the ENTIRE gym. With such a large and spacious gym, you would think more than 3 benches would be standard. And of course, these 3 benches are consistently taken with the worst of the worst gym Bros, doing "circuits" that are composed of one set of curls in the squat rack and calf raises using the bench press. Newsflash: you cannot claim a bench for 25 minutes by doing one set every 5 minutes and sprinting across the gym when someone approaches it.
Worst of all, the staff does nothing about any of the above. I have yet to see one weight reracked ever, or any machine cleaned. There are no penalties for being an ***hole at this gym.
If you are in the market for a gym and live in South Brooklyn, you should absolutely, under no circumstances, join this gym. It is the worst.