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Some of us are about "that life." The gym is a place get stronger or sometimes to relieve some stress. I can say that I have been to many bases and not all of them are created the same. By far I think the best gyms are on AF bases. Back when it was Pope AFB had the best gym in the Fort Bragg area. Another great one is at Fort Dix, or the AFB that is adjacent to Fort Dix really.
The gym at the base I am at currently feels a bit too cramped and some the equipment seems a bit odd. Mainly non-standard free weight stuff.
Where is the best gym you have been too? This way I can have at least a heads up were to hit up if I stop by.
The gym at the base I am at currently feels a bit too cramped and some the equipment seems a bit odd. Mainly non-standard free weight stuff.
Where is the best gym you have been too? This way I can have at least a heads up were to hit up if I stop by.
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I was stationed at McGuire years ago. Don't recall the gym being that impressive, but it probably has gone thru some significant changes since I was last there. I would vote for Kadena AB having one of the best gyms in the AF. That was my first duty station and where I first started working out. They did a major upgrade on it while I was there and I loved the fact that it was 24hrs!
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You have to keep in mind that I am judging it against mainly Army gyms. To the AF McGuire might not be that nice but to the Army is is like a Golds Gym.
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The gym in Wiesbaden, Germany is one of the best in Europe. There is an awesome combatives area, the crossfit area includes a fixed rope and multiple pull up areas (fixed and non-fixed), drop weights, you can set up classes, you can get rooms for specialized training, three full court basketball courts (indoors), a two-story outdoors rock wall. Our Graf gym is fit for a rockstar as well, the thing we have that is better that Wiesbaden is we have many more outdoor options to include a new track, multiple fields, a massive hill to use for stairs!
Here's a link: http://wiesbaden.armymwr.com/index.php/europe/wiesbaden/programs/clay-kaserne-fitness-center/
Here's a link: http://wiesbaden.armymwr.com/index.php/europe/wiesbaden/programs/clay-kaserne-fitness-center/
US Army MWR :: Clay Kaserne Fitness Center
This state of the art Fitness Center opened in June of 2006. The newly built center boasts 2 Fitness rooms, 1 Cycle room, a family room, Cardio area with over 50 elliptical and treadmills. We offer over 20 pieces of Nautilus equipment, an extensive free weight area with Hammer Strength and Life Fitness equipment. A contact room for boxing and combative 2 Racquetball courts, main Gym Floor that accommodates Basketball and Volleyball. For...
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I just left Wiesbaden myself back in February and I agree that the gym is great there. The only thing that would make it better would be to have a pool. There was talk about getting one at some point on base but I don't think that it will ever happen. There's nothing outside besides the rock wall (which I never saw used in the 3 years I was there) because there is literally no room on Wiesbaden anymore haha!
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any gym with less machines and more room to pick up and move, swing or throw heavy things.
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What gym do you use at Ft Sam, sir? I heard Central Post Gym was supposed to be the way you described, but when I went there yesterday for the first time I was pretty disappointed. I only saw one squat rack in the entire place. Jimmy Brought is a decent size but always seems to be crowded in the free weight area. I haven't been to METC yet but I hear it's full of IET kids (which seems odd to me since we were never allowed to use a gym during IET).
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CPT (Join to see) - If you're going to use a gym on FSH, METC gym is the best option. There are at least squat racks, medicine balls, KB, battling ropes and pull up bars. There is an indoor short track (200m) with stations at intervals to do other exercises.
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I'll have to check it out this week. I hear it gets crazy crowded with IET soldiers on the weekend, but during the week it's not too bad. Once I'm out of training and my schedule clears up a bit I'll probably find a spot off post but for the time being I need a spot at Fort Sam. Plus it saves me a few bucks every month.
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CPT (Join to see) - Go in the afternoon. It's not too crowded. Friday afternoon you'll have the joint to yourself!
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I haven't been in a few years, but the gym at McQuire AFB was pretty nice. The gym at the North Fort on Lewis was nice too. The pentagon has a real nice facility but it's members only.
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McQuire AFB was really nice. I imagine that the Pentagon would have a great gym. I don't think the DC area is a place where you could just hit a gym on the way to work with all the traffic. Having a gym there at work would be awesome.
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I really enjoy the gym at Kaneohe Bay, but I actually like the smaller gyms better typically because of less of a crowd.
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I try to go at off hours. But it is hard at times. And I really hate January. You would think it Mardi Gras in there.
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Iraq, they had the best gyms I have seen. Reason for this is because they aren't pretty. They had everything that was needed to get the best workout for every part of the body. I suggest as long as the gym has bench press, dumbbells, squat rack. those are basically what is all to a monster workout. Everything else is a plus.
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All the Military Gym's I have been to each have positives and negatives. Just to caveat I lime popes gym also Callahan and Tucker on Fort Bragg are nice. The Gym in Yokosuka Japan was one I also enjoyed.
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I love Callahan. I was with the 525th MI at Bragg and was only a block away. I just left Soto Gym on Bliss and loved it. It is spacious and has a lot of nice equipment. The only thing I was looking for was a Chest fly machine. They didn't have one. I would do free weights I am getting over a shoulder injury and need the stability of a set motion to build strength back into it. But I will just go really low weight on a bench instead.
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That is smart listen to your body and as you get stronger don't sacrifice form. I have had a plethora of injuries and have had to learned that the hard way.
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I haven't been to enough different bases or gyms to personally know much but of the ones I have been to I would go with the HAWC at Scott AFB. 24 hour access with plenty of nice equipment and a half decent indoor running track for crappy weather days. Was especially nice while on mids when very few people were in there, usually mid shifters from either Security Forces or my weather unit so you could do what you wanted without fighting crowds. I kind of miss it some days, and that's coming from someone who personally hates gym settings.
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I can't day I have Ebert SRM a 24 hour military gym. That would be awesome. It sounds like a good one.
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First military gym was at Parris Island, 1959 to 1962. Nothing like the gyms of today. Basic York barbell weights and solid iron York dumbbells to a 100 pounds. Only gym machine was a basic universal machine. No cardio machines. The best cardio back then was a 10 mile beach run, two or three times a week. The gym instructor was Buddy Basil, 1960 New Jersey. At 80 years of age I now use the John Chafee gym in Newport,R. I. After 60 years I've used many gyms, both military and civilian. When I look back, that first gym prepared me for the military and life.
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