Holy Shznit this is an Expensive Hobby!

[quote]Mr. Walkway wrote:

[quote]buzza wrote:
I’m with Stu ,about REAL life priorites, then I have to say (i’m a little embarassed writing this)than for me bbing is very cheap; I train in my own (big) garage,my rack has been made from a close friend of mine for 70 bucks LOL,I bought cheap bbs/dbs/plates from EC chain-store (so I don’t have to pay gym fees,here about 70 bucks per month) and don’t use any supplements (also because I eat A LOT of clean/whole food),said this lifting iron is still very important from me so any money in surplus from real life prioritis I would spend it for a gym affiliation…[/quote]

70 bucks a month for a membership???

wow mine is $11 LOL (but that’s only cuz mgmt loves me cuz ive gotten them like 8 members)[/quote]

$11 Dollars? Wow

Here in the UK you’re looking at a minimum of $60 a month in most gyms, and the big chain gyms are a lot more. You’d probably be looking at paying around $110 and upwards for one of those.

Mabye in London, I pay £28 at home for the gym and paid £32/month for university gym.

But yes, it is an expensive hobby.

[quote]Yonatan wrote:
Mabye in London, I pay £28 at home for the gym and paid £32/month for university gym.

But yes, it is an expensive hobby.[/quote]

yep those are London prices, but even what you quoted works out at just below the $50 dollar mark.
As a rule we pay a fair amount more for gym memberships than those in the US.

If I were to buy a membership at the best gym in the area, it would cost me 50USD/month, possibly a little more. I can’t remember if that involves use of all the pool facilities (the same gym has five locations). Honestly, good food and BASIC supps are the biggest expense for any unassisted lifter. Hardly extreme compared to all the equipment required for other hobbies… IMO.

[quote]Professor X wrote:

[quote]Mr. Walkway wrote:

[quote]optheta wrote:
BB is privilege, it requires time & excess cash most people have neither.[/quote]

everyone has time my brotha[/quote]

Maybe…but it does take a shit load of money to actually be “huge”. Food at that size ain’t cheap and if drugs are used, you are looking at near thousands over the course of months.[/quote]

i feel like this comment is “height-dependent” if you catch my drift

[quote]niksamaras wrote:
Well, for someone who takes it seriously, it sure is a decent amount of money. But, for anyone who competes drug free and at a lightweight, it is not THAT much money. [/quote]

Totally agree. I’ve competed multiple times. In fact , I’m 5 weeks from my next show. The basics apply and are 90% of your success. Clean diet and good sleep. This is especially true when you are beginning

Damn you Americans! The crappy council gyms around my way are £43/month!!! I work for the council so I get it for £35/year but the cost for what they provide is sickening.

A half decent gym opened up near me for £30/month but that was with a 2 yr contract!

For a more upmarket gym you’re looking at £70-£80/month

And golds is $50/~£30… GTFO man

university gyms are where it’s at. They tend to be pretty cheap

My gym (world gym) is 299$ /yr. So it’s not that bad, but it’s like 55$ a single month, or 180$ for four months I believe.

It seems most gyms cost more though, except planet fitness :stuck_out_tongue: Can’t wait for my college gym next year though (hope it’s halfway decent).

Gym membership fees? What the hell are those? Doesn’t everyone just give the manager a signed 8x10" photo for the wall and then treat the facility like they own it?

S

[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
Gym membership fees? What the hell are those? Doesn’t everyone just give the manager a signed 8x10" photo for the wall and then treat the facility like they own it?

S[/quote]

I tried that. He laughed :frowning:

[quote]Mr. Walkway wrote:

[quote]buzza wrote:
I’m with Stu ,about REAL life priorites, then I have to say (i’m a little embarassed writing this)than for me bbing is very cheap; I train in my own (big) garage,my rack has been made from a close friend of mine for 70 bucks LOL,I bought cheap bbs/dbs/plates from EC chain-store (so I don’t have to pay gym fees,here about 70 bucks per month) and don’t use any supplements (also because I eat A LOT of clean/whole food),said this lifting iron is still very important from me so any money in surplus from real life prioritis I would spend it for a gym affiliation…[/quote]

70 bucks a month for a membership???

wow mine is $11 LOL (but that’s only cuz mgmt loves me cuz ive gotten them like 8 members)[/quote]

yes, about 50 euros per month in a normal gym, chain-gyms (like Virgin,I have one of them close to me,4000 square meters) are much more expensive…

[quote]Professor X wrote:

[quote]buzza wrote:
I’m with Stu ,about REAL life priorites, then I have to say (i’m a little embarassed writing this)than for me bbing is very cheap; I train in my own (big) garage,my rack has been made from a close friend of mine for 70 bucks LOL,I bought cheap bbs/dbs/plates from EC chain-store (so I don’t have to pay gym fees,here about 70 bucks per month) and don’t use any supplements (also because I eat A LOT of clean/whole food),said this lifting iron is still very important from me so any money in surplus from real life prioritis I would spend it for a gym affiliation…[/quote]

I pay 25 at 24 hour fitness. 70 bucks makes no sense unless it includes naked stripper masseuses in VIP rooms.[/quote]

Europe is not cheap,my friend…

damn socialists

Dam!!

I pay 80 bucks a month with CRUNCH.

Look, the cheap gyms in NYC are just too dam crowded.

Damn, just reading about how cheap everything is in the States makes me sad.

I’ve got fingers and toes crossed for a 2 year posting to the US Army flying little birds around. With my Aus salary and allowances I’ll be living the high life if it happens.

60 bucks is what a cheap gym would be here a month. Then sign on fees which are usually ludicrous. Food ain’t cheap either.

Honest question: Why don’t more of you guys train at home? The initial investment can last a lifetime. Plus the privacy, time saved from not commuting, freedom of music/expletives/raunchy outfits etc.

Are the fees worth having every dumbbell from 5 to 150+lbs? Stretchy stuff in the color of the rainbow and HS machines, pulleys and cables for everything? There is a gym here that is 20 bucks a month, but they only have smith machines, no cages or free racks. Deadlifts and oly lifts are not allowed. Constantly crammed and so forth. I wouldn’t go back if I were paid to. I suppose, for me, the tradeoffs are worth it.

[quote]VTPower wrote:
Honest question: Why don’t more of you guys train at home? The initial investment can last a lifetime. Plus the privacy, time saved from not commuting, freedom of music/expletives/raunchy outfits etc.

Are the fees worth having every dumbbell from 5 to 150+lbs? Stretchy stuff in the color of the rainbow and HS machines, pulleys and cables for everything? There is a gym here that is 20 bucks a month, but they only have smith machines, no cages or free racks. Deadlifts and oly lifts are not allowed. Constantly crammed and so forth. I wouldn’t go back if I were paid to. I suppose, for me, the tradeoffs are worth it. [/quote]

$300 for a powerrack, $200 for a decent bench to use in the rack, probably $300+ in weights, if you want a curl bar or DB handles, or ever start lifting a lot of weight on squats, bench, or deads you’ll have to drop more cause the $300 generally will get you 300 lbs. no cables for lat pull down, cable rows, cable curls, rope pushdowns. No machines like leg extensions, leg curls, leg press, pec deck, lateral raise machines, calf raises, or any cardio machines. No spotter really, which you can survive without one.

So lets say $30 a month for a gym membership, which may be cheap for some people or expensive for others. That’s 2.25 years of a gym membership. Seems like a good deal if you have no desire to use machines or cables ever, but most people looking to build the most impressive physiques generally incorporate machines, cable, and some cardio often.

Have to have room for these weights also, and can’t live in a apartment.

Over the long term, yeah it’s cheaper to lift at home. I did it for almost 2 years, made decent progress. But for a lot of people, all the things you can’t get for your home gym (the cables and machines) are worth the price.

If the cables and machines don’t appeal to you, lifting at home is cheaper long term definitely.

But yeah I hate how crowded gyms can be. Literally will piss me off sometimes walking in and seeing EVERY bench and machine being used. That’s why I now lift in the mornings, or very early afternoon if it works out.

[quote]fisch wrote:
But yeah I hate how crowded gyms can be. Literally will piss me off sometimes walking in and seeing EVERY bench and machine being used. That’s why I now lift in the mornings, or very early afternoon if it works out.[/quote]

This^^^^… especially when it always seems like the people occupying the (bench, machine, cable etc) you want to use have no idea what they are doing. Once i have the the finances to make a simple at home gym with all my neccessities believe me i will do so for this exact reason.