Gold's Gym (Hollywood)

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The plan was to go to the Memorial Day bodybuilding contest in Venice Beach. As the saying goes, %#@! happens, and there was a change of plans.
Instead of watching muscle men I went and pumped my muscles at the Gold's Gym in Hollywood. It was my first visit to a gym in five - 5 - months!

It's a fairly shiny and fancy place. Nothing bare bones or 'hardcore' about it; oh and since the location is next to West Hollywood it was, well, pretty damn gay too. It becomes fairly noticeable to the avid gym-goer those guys who pump iron for their strength and muscles versus those who work-out to "look good". To be sure, it's a fine difference...sort of like that between playing to win and playing not to lose badly.

first visit to a gym in 5 months

...and even my shorts match the sign!