Gyms in Manila

[ibarramedia]

Originally posted by Brandon96
Ibarramedia,

No dude, Fitness First PLC is actually a British gym corporation with branches all throughout former British Commonwealth countries and East Asia. It has no branches in the USA, although it has some in Canada. In East Asia, it is franchised thru this Hong Kong gym equipment company Sportathlon, Inc., which also operates both the Makati and Libis gyms.

Natalie_Sod,

Taga San Mateo ka ba or Antipolo?

Must be a coincidence then because the gym I used to lift weights in was called fitness first. here is the website. www.fitnessfirst.cc

[natalie_sod]

uy may pa-promo eklots ang fitness first ngayon. it's called "motivate a mate". you get to use the gym for 3 consecutive days for free. basta kelangan may kakilala kayong member. sila register sa inyo.

na-share ko lang.

good night!

[Brandon96]

OO nga eh! Anyone wanna try and get a FREE workout for 3 days at Fitness First Libis? I can refer you guys. Just text me ur PeX handles, full (real) names, and landline numbers so I can refer you guys. The more, the merrier. Ang saya saya sa gym ngayon!

Natalie_Sod, star-studded ang Libis di ba? Eto mga artista dun:

1) Benjie Paras
2) Chico and Delamar of Monster Radio
3) Richard and Raymond Gutierrez
4) Bobby Andrews
5) Angelu de Leon
6) Leandro Munoz
7) Ruby Rodriguez

and my favorite....

8) Joyce Jimenez

[natalie_sod]

ay grabeh ang showbiz mo Brandon96 ah.

do you hound them for their autographs? joke lang po.

si benjie paras pa lang nakikita ko dun.

wala bang gwapong artista man lang?

curses.

[Brandon96]

Parang kilala kita ah....

Ikaw ba yung maliit na mestisa na medyo mataas ang hairline pero super slim na naka-red sando and black tight pants na gumagawa ng dips doon sa flat bench sa free weights section?

Kung ganoon, intro na kita sa best friend ko. Pogi yun, pinaghalo na Aga Muhlach at Ping Lacson hehehe! Nerd nga lang.

[natalie_sod]

Originally posted by Brandon96
Parang kilala kita ah....

Ikaw ba yung maliit na mestisa na medyo mataas ang hairline pero super slim na naka-red sando and black tight pants na gumagawa ng dips doon sa flat bench sa free weights section?

Kung ganoon, intro na kita sa best friend ko. Pogi yun, pinaghalo na Aga Muhlach at Ping Lacson hehehe! Nerd nga lang.

kahon!

ako yung matangkad na ndi tisay na medyo mataas din ata ang hairline, ndi slim in any way, naka-grey na shirt at grey na jogging pants na maluwang na hindi alam what the hell dips are.

so ndi na ko qualified.

bwahahahahahahahahahahahah

[natalie_sod]

ay nga pala. second celebrity sighting ko sa FF libis yday was...

BOBBY ANDREWS.

oh well. better luck next time na lang sa kin.

[Brandon96]

Wala bang accrediting body for gyms and health clubs dito sa Pilipinas? Meron nga ba talagang ganoon kahit sa abroad?

Natalie_Sod, try mo na kasi ang best friend ko eh. Pogwaps na, matinik pa!

[natalie_sod]

ndi ba mas scary ang "pogwaps" at "matinik"?

oh well. baka nagkikita-kita na tayo dun ndi lang natin alam. heheheheh

[woofers]

Originally posted by Brandon96
OO nga eh! Anyone wanna try and get a FREE workout for 3 days at Fitness First Libis? I can refer you guys. Just text me ur PeX handles, full (real) names, and landline numbers so I can refer you guys. The more, the merrier. Ang saya saya sa gym ngayon!

Hehe, and if you refer someone you get a free cellcard, right? ;-)

My GF just signed us up last weekend. They certainly have nice facilities for the price. It was a bit crowded when we were there though (Monday the 15th). They told us they're building an extension next to the Metrobank branch so hopefully crowding won't be a problem.

[Brandon96]

Wow pareng Woofers, sige train tayo together. I can help you work out. I will share with you a training routine where you only work out for 45 minutes to 1 hour, 2-3x a week only. Pero mas mabilis ang gains? Interested, pare? Give me a call sa cell; you know my number.

[blakedaddy]

Brandon,

aba spreading the HIT gospel ka na rin no??? If you guys want, sa gold's tayo mag train I can get you in for a trial workout so that maturo ko narin sayo ang other principles and perhaps show oofers the basics. Interested?? just call me you know my cell #

[woofers]

Originally posted by blakedaddy
Brandon,

aba spreading the HIT gospel ka na rin no??? If you guys want, sa gold's tayo mag train I can get you in for a trial workout so that maturo ko narin sayo ang other principles and perhaps show oofers the basics. Interested?? just call me you know my cell #

Thanks for the offer, blakedaddy.

Originally posted by Brandon96
Wow pareng Woofers, sige train tayo together. I can help you work out. I will share with you a training routine where you only work out for 45 minutes to 1 hour, 2-3x a week only. Pero mas mabilis ang gains? Interested, pare? Give me a call sa cell; you know my number.

I'm coming back from a looong layoff, but I've already been training HIT/Superslow for a while now. This is after overtaining and injuring myself with the traditional split-type routines + running. I guess the traditional routines work for some people, but not for me.

I have my own weights set at home and used to do pure negatives 1x a week or less with great gains until my brothers absolutely refused to lift the weights for me.

The FF thing is for quality time (plus motivation and with my GF who's working out for the first time.

[Brandon96]

Woofers, please clarify. What do you mean by great gains doing negatives 1x a week?

You mean to say you used to be very huge or massive? Or your current physique was a great improvement? Were you formerly a typical payatin guy?

And how long have you been doing HIT? Can you tell us about your experience with training with greater intensity thru slower rep speeds?

[iroqui]

Have worked out in a lot of gyms(here and in the usa). My favorites are Spectrum Club in Manhattan Beach, Worlds Gym(NYC..though they have closed this year, Reeboks Sports Clubs (very expensive with four floors of weight training, aerobics, wall climbing, swimming pool and a running track on the roof) and the affordable New York and Washington Sports Clubs)

Here in Manila, work out in a Condominium fitted with the latest Cybex and Startac equipment. Its not very spacious but the equipment is state of the art. Work out in Polo Club but not often as the equipment is the prehistoric.

For Public Gyms, have tried Clark Hatch in Intercon(Very small, ok equipment, pleasant gym trainers), Slimmers World in Pasay Rd(two floors, not bad.) Bramante Gym at Renaissance in Pasig(small gym) and recently RCBC Gym and Fitness First on Ayala.

RCBC Gym would be ok though its too far to walk from the office(its at the end of Ayala) Fitness First is great with the exception of its equipment(Technogym is lousy!) very spacious, has a spinning room with about 15 bikes, a large aerobics room and separate free weights and machine area. The locker rooms are clean and modern looking. They even have an area where they offer free ice tea and dispenser sodas.

What to look for in a gym? Spaciousness if possible especially during rush hours. Free weights and machine area. Locker rooms where you can keep your valuables and shower after. And of course..affordability and accessibility. If you cant work out all the time coz the gyms out of the way. Well, its time to switch to a closer gym.

[woofers]

Originally posted by Brandon96
Woofers, please clarify. What do you mean by great gains doing negatives 1x a week?

I mean that comparing my physique and strength during my 5x a week routine vs. 1x a week routine using only negatives (spotter lifts the weight, hands off to me, I lower it), my lean bodymass and max poundages were greater during the 1x a week. Bodyfat, I think, depends more on diet.

You mean to say you used to be very huge or massive? Or your current physique was a great improvement? Were you formerly a typical payatin guy?

No, I was never huge or massive. Not with my lousy genes, poor diet and hectic study/work schedule. Last time we met, I was at 125 lbs. Remember Oliver? I used to be as thin as him. I think he's around 110 lbs or less and an inch taller than me.

I recall I peaked at 138 lbs and relatively lean (medyo kita abs) or so, doing the 1x a week routine, vs 125 lbs (medyo kita abs din) doing 5x a week.

And how long have you been doing HIT? Can you tell us about your experience with training with greater intensity thru slower rep speeds?

I did the traditional split routine through college (4 years). I guess you could say I was doing HIT for 3 years or so, but my workouts during that time were sporadic.

I like superslow because the lower weights required to maintain a slower rep speed (10 sec up, 5 sec down) are safer and my spotters don't complain (as much). The only thing I don't like is that, all other things being equal, the workouts take 50% longer.

[blakedaddy]

woofers,

why not post your routine in the bodybuilding thread???

[i_rjerds]

about Fitness First,

someone was kinda doubtful a couple of threads back about the passport membership that fitness first offers. my home club is fitness first in eastwood, but i left the philippines to travel. i was able to use my fitness first ID without any questions asked at fitness first in Paris, France and at fitness first in amsterdam, the netherlands. they're both very nice, except that the one in amsterdam uses life fitness equipment instead of technogym which we use in manila. but still nice. fitness first is one club u can trust. they have locations all over europe!

about Gold's Gym,

it's pretty nice, i'm also a member, actually big, but it took waaaaay too long to finish. i wasn't able to use my gold's gym receipt abroad. i'm now in the US, i tried to use the receipt gold's gave me when i paid to try their gym in san francisco and they were asking me for some travel pass which gold's didn't give me or even tell me about. they were asking me to pay $75 for a month!!! that's pretty crappy huh?

i actually miss fitness first eastwood na n all my friends there.

[Brandon96]

pare, pagbalik mo from the USA, let's train in traditional combative Filipino martial arts (Pekiti-Tirsia kali).

Wanna find out more about it? Go ahead and check out these websites!

[i_rjerds]

brandon96, wer u referin to me when u offered that training thing for eskrima? where do you train for this stuff? i'm kinda interested coz i used to be interested in martial arts when i was a kid.