The Sporting Club
San Diego, CA 92122
Phone: (858) 552-8000
03/22/2008 Posted by 515
i wrote a review earlier under the name 515. i want to say more about the gyms in s.d. because i know how important it is to me when i travel to a new city. as i said before , world gym in pacific beach is by far the best gym in s.d. for serious weight lifters. they have machines by cybex, icarian, hammer strength, nautilus and polaris. they have a wood stick for twisting and stretching. they have 2 neck machines. one by hammer strength and one by nautilus. they have 5 seated leg press machines including the one by cybex which is my favorite. they have at least 4 squat racks. they have 3 hamstring machines. they open at 4am mon.-fri. and 5am sat. and sun. they have all of the usual cardio machines. they are about 3 miles from the ocean so they have no air con. it can get warm in july and aug. the sporting club has new machines by life fitness. most of these machines are not designed well and do not get into the muscle groups as well as machines by the aforementioned companies. the sporting club also has some machines by hammer strength which is a very good line. the sporting club has all hammer strength benches for their chest exercises. flat, incline and decline. these machines are as good as any ever made. the sporting club has an excellent selection of all the usual cardio machines. they also have a 25m swimming pool, tennis courts, basketball court, sauna, steam and many classes such as yoga and pilates. the 24 hr. fitness gyms around s.d. are also good. they have mostly cybex and hammer strength machines. the 24 hr. on balboa ave. is very good as well as the one in pacific beach. their locations in la jolla and UTC are very small. for serious weight lifting the 24 hr. gyms are better than the sporting club. but again world gym is the best for serious weight lifting.
Pros: clean
Cons: weight machines are new but not top quality
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