Sweden visit

esdoornblad · 05-06-2008, 06:01 PM

I will be working in Gothenburg for three weeks (mid-May to early June) and wanted to know if there is a good gym (regular not MMA/BJJ/MT) that is near Chalmers Univ.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Diomedes · 05-06-2008, 06:50 PM

Im probably studying there in the Fall, this information would be useful for me as well.

Diomedes · 05-06-2008, 06:57 PM

I'll be at U of G not Chalmers though.

esdoornblad · 05-06-2008, 08:09 PM

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Im probably studying there in the Fall, this information would be useful for me as well.

In fact, I'll probably be there for 3-4 weeks in October/November, too. I'm coming off knee surgery (my third) so was just interested in general conditioning. No interest in checking kicks or defending the kneebar.

krellik · 05-07-2008, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by esdoornblad

I will be working in Gothenburg for three weeks (mid-May to early June) and wanted to know if there is a good gym (regular not MMA/BJJ/MT) that is near Chalmers Univ.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

There are suposed to be two good hardcore powerlifting gyms in Gothenburg, altough I did never really bother to find them in my time there. If you dont mind the expensive corporate bullshit gyms (that isnt "to" bad with american standards) there is a descent SATS high up on kungsgatan (central gothenburg)..

Its unfortunate that you cant do martial arts because there are a few really solid gyms both for mma, bjj, boxing and muay thai.

krellik · 05-07-2008, 09:14 AM

Well I went and checked an old post I made at a swedish strenght forum when I was still living in gothenburg and looking for a good solid powerlifting gym...

There turned out to be two real hardcore gyms GSK and GKK both is powerlifting gyms... GSK is out at Stigcenter, GKK is at Slottskogsvallen, I know Stigcenter is located a bit outside the city, I am not 100% sure where Slottskogsvallen is but I think it is pretty close to central gothenburg, propably just a few tram stations out or something...

Now if your not allergic to commersial gyms there a quite a few in central gothenburg, and as I mentioned my favorite was a SATS high up on kungsgatan, I trained there myself a year or so and they got enough barbells and dumbells to be happy, definitively not a hardcore gym though, I payed around 400 swedish kronors a month there which is pretty standard in Sweden and not to bad for being Gothenburg...

Edit: and if anybody is interested in martial arts gyms in Gothenburg I can definitively point you in the right direction depending on what your interested in...

esdoornblad · 05-07-2008, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by krellik

There are suposed to be two good hardcore powerlifting gyms in Gothenburg, altough I did never really bother to find them in my time there. If you dont mind the expensive corporate bullshit gyms (that isnt "to" bad with american standards) there is a descent SATS high up on kungsgatan (central gothenburg)

Thanks very much for the information. I will probably stick with the SATS you mention.

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Originally Posted by krellik

Its unfortunate that you cant do martial arts because there are a few really solid gyms both for mma, bjj, boxing and muay thai.

Its tempting but my knee is still a long way from permitting combat sports. I'm not even "allowed" to run. Next visit will be a different story. Thanks again.

brennan.jamesp · 05-07-2008, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by krellik

Well I went and checked an old post I made at a swedish strenght forum when I was still living in gothenburg and looking for a good solid powerlifting gym...

There turned out to be two real hardcore gyms GSK and GKK both is powerlifting gyms... GSK is out at Stigcenter, GKK is at Slottskogsvallen, I know Stigcenter is located a bit outside the city, I am not 100% sure where Slottskogsvallen is but I think it is pretty close to central gothenburg, propably just a few tram stations out or something...

Now if your not allergic to commersial gyms there a quite a few in central gothenburg, and as I mentioned my favorite was a SATS high up on kungsgatan, I trained there myself a year or so and they got enough barbells and dumbells to be happy, definitively not a hardcore gym though, I payed around 400 swedish kronors a month there which is pretty standard in Sweden and not to bad for being Gothenburg...

Edit: and if anybody is interested in martial arts gyms in Gothenburg I can definitively point you in the right direction depending on what your interested in...

I know its OT but what is SATS like in Sweden? Here they are a little ken and barbie-esque

krellik · 05-07-2008, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by brennan.jamesp

I know its OT but what is SATS like in Sweden? Here they are a little ken and barbie-esque

Comparing to a good OLY "atlet klubb" or a hardcore powerlifting gym its definitively Barbie gyms, the one I went to in Gothenburg wasnt to bad for being a comercial gym though, the trainers seemed pretty allright and I even got a "Oh your doing REAL training" comment when doing deadlifts there one day so it was pretty descent. I wouldnt plan on doing olympic lifting there, but the powerlifts shouldnt be a problem...

brennan.jamesp · 05-08-2008, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by krellik

Comparing to a good OLY "atlet klubb" or a hardcore barbie gym its definitively Barbie gyms, the one I went to in Gothenburg wasnt to bad for being a comercial gym though, the trainers seemed pretty allright and I even got a "Oh your doing REAL training" comment when doing deadlifts there one day so it was pretty descent. I wouldnt plan on doing olympic lifting there, but the powerlifts shouldnt be a problem...

Funny you say that because I trained in one once (there to play squash) and got alot of stares when I was showing my friend how to do deadlifts, there wasn't alot of sweat about either!