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Perks of this gym:
* Space: Traffic to the gym is relatively light, even at rush hour. And even when it's crowded, it's never bad enough where you're bumping up into other bros. Oh, and if you have a problem with bros at the gym--or any hilarious gym stereotype--get over it. Unless you're doing curls in the squat rack you're fine #goingturbro
* Diversity of Equipment: I've leaving this at five stars in spite of this gym lacking a true running track. I can't stand treadmills because you can't control your speed with only your legs, and that just isn't natural. Seriously, this kind of thing could save your life. If Independence were a man I'd slap him in the face for all the treadmills he owned, but as friends, because the running track in the back of the gym is enough for me. Running is the bane of my existence, and any more than a mile is likely preceded by a puff on the old inhaler, since most of my long distance running is outside and I happen to be allergic to palo verde. Having a short distance track for sprinting, skipping, spinning, and rolling is a must.
* Lifting, bro: There are two deadlift areas with powercages, and two additional squat racks. There are four barbell bench press stations, and one each of incline and decline. Then, there are a number of incline, decline and flat benches across the main free weight area, which is lined with a good number of dumbbells, up to 200+ pounds.
* Other stuff: Independence has everything from heavy bags and foam rollers to yoga mats and plyo boxes, hell they even have bosu balls, if you're into that kind of thing. I'm not aware of the class schedule (yoga, posing, some group fitness classes), but that's what their website is for. I think it's actually out-of-date; you get what you get. The men's bathrooms are decently equipped and maintained, and although the number of lockers is far fewer than what you'd expect at a bigger gym, there are always empty ones.
I'll keep going to Independence for as long as I live in the area. Despite my glowing review, I urge everyone to consider other gyms. I don't need a bunch of Yelpers crowding up my grunting space. Dost thou even hoist?
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