SGU/Ross: The Gym

[basupran]

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Looks like I didn't make it off the waitlist into a USA Allo school. I will go to either SGU or Ross depending on a few things. One of my main issues is the gym. Does anyone know how the gyms at SGU/Ross are? Do they have free weights, free bench, air conditioning, etc?

TIA

 

[awdc]

Yes, we've got free weights, free bench, and air conditioning. And weight machines for just about every muscle group. Upstairs, they have floor space for aerobics classes, yoga, etc. But it's getting a little small for the student population but I think it does it's job quite nicely, though. It closes at 2am every night and opens I think at 6am.

 

[UT_OC]

Lol.. you base med schools on the gym.. wow, that's a first. But I'm a big gym buff as well.. but I think I would go to SGU just b/c their USMLE percentages are pretty high which means coming back to the US for residency is good. just FYI

 

[Bevo]

there isn't much difference between Ross and SGU, in terms of clinical sciences.

S/he is just trying to evaluate where he'd rather live for 16 months or 2 years.
Life style matters down here.

USMLE/Reputation/etc should matter the most, but there isn't much difference in the basic sciences.

 

[Heliums]

which school lets you finish in 3 1/2 years??

 

[basupran]

Both schools appear to be very similar in terms of pass rates, etc. I am not too concerned about that as I feel that passing is more on my shoulders. I want to go to a school with an environment conducive to learning. I feel that the gym is a big part of this. Soooo, how are the gyms?

 

[Bevo]

well, Im holding off on saying if the gym is good or bad.

I have my complaints about it. Cardio equipment can be hard to use at times. We've had a broken treadmill since last september. Supposed to have a new one ordered on the new billing cycle or something and supposed to be here this month. We have 1 eliptical rider, 2 bikes, some weird cross-country ski machine, and a stairmaster.

Down stairs there is a TV, still not hooked up to anything (I dont think) with a pretty loud stereo underneath (that works plenty well)
Upstairs is free space basically. With tv/vcr for people who want to do tae bo or whatever.
Has mats for stretching/situps/etc


Free weights to let you do most of what you want. We dont have a cage though. We got 2 benches.

Rest was described by awdc.

 

[basupran]

Incline bench? Rack for doing squat/traps? Military press?

 

[Bevo]

incline bench - yes
rack for squats - yes
traps - if Im thinking correctly, then yes

 

[iamhotok]

why do you people use a gym when you can swim in the warm caribbean ocean almost everyday!

there is no need for a gym at all. we are living right by the ocean, and it is never crowed. swim is the best sport ever, it is good for your muscle, and your lung.

and there is no pollution in the ocean, either. there is no dirty chlorine, either. and once in a while, you can see a school of fishes swimming right by you.

and if you swim after it is dark, it is pure magic! every stroke you make, you will see tiny sparks of light right in the water, it is as if you are flying among the stars. everyone should try it! 👍

 

[Drakensoul]

Swimming =/= Bodybuilding

 

[basupran]

Swimming =/= Bodybuilding

Exactly.

 

[PayingMyDues]

anyone have any input on the gym at SGU?

 

[iamhotok]

what is bodybuilding?

and what is the purpose? to show off to keep yourself healthy?

swimming is the best sport. look at those statues, how often do you see a bodybuilder type of statue?

 

[Drakensoul]

what is bodybuilding?

and what is the purpose? to show off to keep yourself healthy?

swimming is the best sport. look at those statues, how often do you see a bodybuilder type of statue?

Uhm, the "best" sport is entirely subjective. People aren't trying to become swimmer statues by bodybuilding. The point is muscle group hypertrophy.
Increasing mass and strength (bulking), and then decreasing bodyfat (cutting), and it requires extreme dedication and effort to do it well (e.g., competition level). Your body will not willingly allow itself to weigh 200 pounds of muscle, it requires constant maintenance, absolutely stringent dieting, and unyielding training.

For lesser levels (non-competition), it's still a lot of effort. 😛

A bodybuilder wouldn't want a swimmer's build. The goal isn't to weigh 145 pounds and be thin and lean, it's to be bulked and muscular (with low bodyfat after cutting phases).

 

[HavanaGuy]

Yeah , SGU also has a gym...I haven't been there a lot cause i swim in the beach but it has benches, free weights, stationary equip for weights to do arms, legs, etc, also satationary bicycles, etc. No AC though, iyt sits above the basketball courts, quite breeze. Good luck

 

[basupran]

what is bodybuilding?

and what is the purpose? to show off to keep yourself healthy?

swimming is the best sport. look at those statues, how often do you see a bodybuilder type of statue?

Just as you are a natural ectomorph and choose to maintain it with a lean body, I am a natural endomesomorph and choose to exploit it with weightlifting. As Draken said, it does take extreme dedication and dilligence to maintain a bodybuilders physique through work/school. It is very challenging and very rewarding in the end.

About the statues/ideal body thing, each person has their own opinion. May would argue that Mr Pitt had the perfect body in Fight Club
http://www.angelfire.com/mi3/pandorasshadowyglen/images/cult_classic_EW.JPG
but I would say that he is too skinny. I would say Arnold
//www.bodybuildingreviews.net/bodybuildingdoc/schwarz.jpg
or Bill Pearl

So, it is a matter of personal opinion.

 

[iamhotok]

beauty and youth will fade, and your rigorous weekly exercise will also stop.

i see lots of students working out religiously, but i know, in the end, once they grow older, probably most of them will stop working out. how often do you see older people working out in the gym?

 

[PayingMyDues]

wow...what an outlook...might as well die now since your going to die when your old

 

[Leukocyte]

Any one here believe that working-out can acctualy accelerate aging?!

As part of my FP core at UMDNJ/St. Mary's, we had to rotate at the nursing home. The attending who was with us (a Hopkin's trained Geriatric specialist), told us that most, if not all, of the Nursing home residents who live to their 80's and 90's are people who were "moderate", and "proper". They lived life "moderately", meaning they:

Did not diet, yet did not over-eat
Did not excersice, yet were not inactive
and did not over-stress themselves physically or mentally.

I mean, if you think about it, does it not make sence? When "working-out" you are deliberately putting your body under "extra" physical stress, thus increasing the wear and tear of organs.

How many atheletes you know live to their 90's?