hello!

5thAveGym · 07-26-2008, 02:41 PM

Hello!

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Hey Dante and Skip...great board... I have been a member for several years under another account...however something happened to account a while back..so I activated a new one. I know Dante from back 12-14 or so years ago...I subcribed to Hardcore Muscle...excellent bodybuilding newsletter from the early to Mid 90's on...
I have been training for 20 years and competitively bodybuilding for the last 10 years. I like using compound movements when I train..specfically the incline bench, Squat and deadlift.. I certainly hope to be able to learn and contribute what I have learned over the years.

For all who are wondering about the name on my account...5th Ave Gym was at one time probably the premier bodybuilding gym in NYC and on the east coast...it ranked right up there with Diamond gym, Strong and Shapley..etc.. During the late mid to late 80's throughout the late 90's to to 2000.. 5th Ave gym produced several IFBB pros...Bernard Sealy, Kai Greene, Orville Burke, Chris Dickerson...many natural champions...Carmi Smith, etc etc... and more than a few outstanding NPC national level athletes...the Gym has been around since 1979 on 5th Ave in Brooklyn..and prior to that it was at another location...its still a great place to train...although there are not as many bodybuilders currently training there as in the past.

again..great to be here!

5th Ave Gym---thats me in the red..along with a buddy of mine..Joe

milkstud · 07-26-2008, 03:00 PM

Wow, great to have another source of knowledge here! Do share!

dboy · 08-30-2008, 06:15 PM

Thanks for this post man. Because of it I discovered the 5th Ave gym today. I moved to Brooklyn about 6 months ago and have been using Equinox (barf). Finding 5th Ave gym is a saviour... I can't even go into the culture change. Getting a spot in commercial gyms like Equinox is non-existent. At 5th ave the manager ran over to help spot me on my squats and then gave me ole the thumbs up! Sorry, I'm basically advertising... but I'm excited about having a new gym.

dropshot001 · 08-30-2008, 06:58 PM

welcome, i'm stoked to have another knowledgable, experienced mind on this board.

5thAveGym · 09-16-2008, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dboy

Thanks for this post man. Because of it I discovered the 5th Ave gym today. I moved to Brooklyn about 6 months ago and have been using Equinox (barf). Finding 5th Ave gym is a saviour... I can't even go into the culture change. Getting a spot in commercial gyms like Equinox is non-existent. At 5th ave the manager ran over to help spot me on my squats and then gave me ole the thumbs up! Sorry, I'm basically advertising... but I'm excited about having a new gym.

Happy you like the gym...if you see me there...come over and say hello... I don't look like I did in the picture in my Avatar (red) but I am not that unrecognizable..hahaha! I am usually over near the squat rank... or deadlifting....

all the best.

5th Ave gym

**trucelt** · 09-16-2008, 07:07 PM

Hey Ivor

great to hook up with you again! for all the IM Members Ivor and i used to train together at Schaumburg Powerhouse in Illinois and hung out a few times, i think we went to a few shows too. Hes a great bodybuilder and a decent human-being. He's also a natty for life bb. Welcome aboard buddy

5thAveGym · 09-22-2008, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trucelt

Hey Ivor

great to hook up with you again! for all the IM Members Ivor and i used to train together at Schaumburg Powerhouse in Illinois and hung out a few times, i think we went to a few shows too. Hes a great bodybuilder and a decent human-being. He's also a natty for life bb. Welcome aboard buddy

Hey Jay...thanks for the kind words...its nice to be thought of in such high regard. I definately hope to learn as well as contribute to this great board.

all the best,

Ivor

Livestrong77 · 09-22-2008, 08:10 AM

Welcome aboard 5thAve. I'm new to this board myself, but I"m deff. looking forward to any input you have, which I"m sure there's a lot of!!

fnf1996 · 11-07-2008, 10:47 PM

v1hyp · 11-08-2008, 04:42 AM

Welcome!

The_Savage · 11-14-2008, 12:33 PM

I'm new as well, but I wanted to mention that I've been to 5th Ave Gym a few times and it was AWESOME. I only found out about it a month before I was gone for the summer, and now I'm at college in Maine. I wish I could have spent more time there while I was living in Brooklyn.

07-26-2008, 02:41 PM	#1
5thAveGym New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 5	hello! Hello! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey Dante and Skip...great board... I have been a member for several years under another account...however something happened to account a while back..so I activated a new one. I know Dante from back 12-14 or so years ago...I subcribed to Hardcore Muscle...excellent bodybuilding newsletter from the early to Mid 90's on... I have been training for 20 years and competitively bodybuilding for the last 10 years. I like using compound movements when I train..specfically the incline bench, Squat and deadlift.. I certainly hope to be able to learn and contribute what I have learned over the years. For all who are wondering about the name on my account...5th Ave Gym was at one time probably the premier bodybuilding gym in NYC and on the east coast...it ranked right up there with Diamond gym, Strong and Shapley..etc.. During the late mid to late 80's throughout the late 90's to to 2000.. 5th Ave gym produced several IFBB pros...Bernard Sealy, Kai Greene, Orville Burke, Chris Dickerson...many natural champions...Carmi Smith, etc etc... and more than a few outstanding NPC national level athletes...the Gym has been around since 1979 on 5th Ave in Brooklyn..and prior to that it was at another location...its still a great place to train...although there are not as many bodybuilders currently training there as in the past. again..great to be here! 5th Ave Gym---thats me in the red..along with a buddy of mine..Joe

07-26-2008, 03:00 PM	#2
milkstud Light-heavyweight Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Redding, CA AND Salina, KS Posts: 1,274	Wow, great to have another source of knowledge here! Do share! __________________ I'm a POOR COLLEGE STUDENT and you need protein, SO DO IT!!!Use my discount code kyb999 at www.trueprotein.com to get 5% off the top protein avaliable. 10% off if you order 16lbs or more!! Re: Smith Machines: "shit all over them and make their frames tremble when you approach"- Sanatus My Journal: http://www.intensemuscle.com/27817-m...ournal-16.html

09-16-2008, 07:07 PM	#6
trucelt Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Honolulu,Hawaii Posts: 2,074	Hey Ivor great to hook up with you again! for all the IM Members Ivor and i used to train together at Schaumburg Powerhouse in Illinois and hung out a few times, i think we went to a few shows too. Hes a great bodybuilder and a decent human-being. He's also a natty for life bb. Welcome aboard buddy __________________ I dont think you'll ever find somebody at the end of thier days looking back over thier life saying "damn i wish I would have put in more overtime at the office"...life is about people and experiences.

11-07-2008, 10:47 PM	#9
fnf1996 New Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1	dd nice

11-08-2008, 04:42 AM	#10
v1hyp Lightweight Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germany (U.S. Military) Posts: 422	Welcome! __________________ "SET NO LIMITS" "if I can train, mother fucker I am going to train." –“Skip” "Light days'' "Aren't those like a feminine hygienne product?????" -KidRok http://www.intensemuscle.com/32760-v1hyps-log.html

08-30-2008, 06:15 PM	#3
dboy New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 7	Thanks for this post man. Because of it I discovered the 5th Ave gym today. I moved to Brooklyn about 6 months ago and have been using Equinox (barf). Finding 5th Ave gym is a saviour... I can't even go into the culture change. Getting a spot in commercial gyms like Equinox is non-existent. At 5th ave the manager ran over to help spot me on my squats and then gave me ole the thumbs up! Sorry, I'm basically advertising... but I'm excited about having a new gym.

08-30-2008, 06:58 PM	#4
dropshot001 Middleweight Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Honolulu (home), Madison, WI (college - here now) Posts: 502	welcome, i'm stoked to have another knowledgable, experienced mind on this board.

09-22-2008, 08:10 AM	#8
Livestrong77 New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 86	Welcome aboard 5thAve. I'm new to this board myself, but I"m deff. looking forward to any input you have, which I"m sure there's a lot of!!

11-14-2008, 12:33 PM	#11
The_Savage New Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brunswick, Maine Posts: 8	I'm new as well, but I wanted to mention that I've been to 5th Ave Gym a few times and it was AWESOME. I only found out about it a month before I was gone for the summer, and now I'm at college in Maine. I wish I could have spent more time there while I was living in Brooklyn.

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