Governator
07-27-2005, 05:07 PM
Hey, I am preparing for Fall 2005, I was wondering what the gym and workout situation was like on the island, if any? I am a huge gym rat but I have not heard anything about the gym or if there is one on the island. Do they have free weights or anything? I would appreciate any info. thanks.
homerbrave
07-27-2005, 06:19 PM
Hey, I am preparing for Fall 2005, I was wondering what the gym and workout situation was like on the island, if any? I am a huge gym rat but I have not heard anything about the gym or if there is one on the island. Do they have free weights or anything? I would appreciate any info. thanks.
The gym is more than adequate for gym rats. It isn't Gold's gym or NYSC but people get by. There are two flat benches (one with incline adjustment) with a few 45 lbs. plates, lat. pull, dumbelss up to 120 lbs., two squat racks, a leg press, preacher curl, free-benches, treadmills, elipticals, etc.. They may have more stuff now since I left the island in Dec. 03.
BTW- b/c ur a gym rat, expect people to assume ur a 'dumb jock' who will probably fail out. Since I've been at Ross, the gym rats tend to be the better students. And I don't mean the kids who lift 70 lbs. dumbells once every other week and announce to the whole world " i'm getting back on it, man". In fact, the guy who matched in Orthopedic surgery this year is quite a gym rat himself. This guy was super cool, quite, never talked trash, wasn't involved in the partying scene, and nobody knew he was a Straight As student. However, I also noticed loub, obnoxious, bubbly looking workout kids on the island too but these characters usually didn't fare well academically.