MR.AMERICAS GYM
Mr. America's Gym
"Pay Your Gym Dues!"
as told by John Defendis, Mr. USA...
Ah, the gym. Michaliks gym. It was different
as I had once stated in a previous article. No aerobics
classes... no cardio equipment... no sauna, steam, or
pool... no racquetball! Just big heavy black steel machines
and benches with red padding to remind you of the old
torture chambers.
When you came to Mr. America's Gym to train, there
was only one way, one speed- very hard and very fast!
The facade and grounds to the front door were hosed
down several times a day to wash away lost breakfasts
and lunches. This was the hardcore Mecca of bodybuilding,
a shrine to gut wrenching, ball busting workouts. No
Tony Little exercise tapes found in these premises!
If you didn't train hard, you were shown, or should
I say thrown through the back door! Medals were won
by how many brutal workouts you could endure and you
were only as "bad" as your last workout. You
were respected not so much by how you looked but as
how hard you could train! Steve didn't take any bulls**t!
One day a guy with ELS (Exaggerated Lat Spread) came
in to workout and Steve stopped him and told him that
he was 3 months overdo on his membership dues. The guy
said, "Yeah, whatever, I'll bring money in next
time" and then he proceeded to workout. Steve reached
into the bottom drawer of his desk and took out a hammer
and headed out the front door. Oh boy, I thought...this
is gonna be good. I gotta see this.
As I walked out the front door of the gym I saw Steve
walk over to the guys Corvette and smash in the headlights.
Just as the guy came running out of the gym, Steve started
whacking out the passenger side windows. The guy was
screaming frantically, "Stop! Someone call the
cops! What the hell are you doing to my car?"
Steve just nonchalantly looked at him and said, "It's
okay now, we're even. You can go train now."
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