This 74-year-old can kick you ass.

[BO-SENSEI]

Most of the time, I see guys at the gym barely lifting 20 pounds but this guys is intense. I wish Japanese weightlifters paid attention to this guy so they know what to do.

Yeah, I know it should be "your" ass, but who cares?

[MrUltimateGaijin]

ive noticed that the public gyms in japan are full of buff older guys. And they probably do have a higher quality of life than there sedentary friends.

[wuchan]

Originally Posted by MrUltimateGaijin

ive noticed that the public gyms in japan are full of buff older guys. And they probably do have a higher quality of life than there sedentary friends.

you're lucky. My local public gym is full of fat middle aged housewives who just sit on the equipment and socialize.

[IkemenTommy]

Originally Posted by wuchan

you're lucky. My local public gym is full of fat middle aged housewives who just sit on the equipment and socialize.

At least you have women at your gym. My main gym is full of dudes who rack up helluva amount of weights but their forms are complete shit and their "personal trainers" only count their reps for them...

[BO-SENSEI]

I am glad I am not the only one who has a problem with the weight lifting culture in Japan, or lack there of. Most of them have no form, and the gym I go to only has a bar on a track, and dumbbells that only go up 15kg. Not to mention the over and unnecessary use of lifting belts. Honestly, who needs a lifting belt when you are using a lat pull down machine or bench press, even when they do use it for squats, they are not using nearly enough weights to warrant the use of a belt.

The gym I attend would be an embarrassment as a hotel health club in America. The machines are easily 30 years old, the dumbbells and weights are rusted and even older. The only thing that the gym has invested in recently is a dozen of those electrical horse machines. It’s a shame that I can't use the pool because of a tattoo.

The school I teach at does have a very nice new training room but they are all machines. They have an old set of barbells, but I feel like I need a tetanus shot to use it.

[D chama]

All the gyms i've been to in the Yokohama areas are only full of frail middle aged men and gossiping obasans. Not too big on the weights, just mostly cardio machines.