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OT lifting baws - Franco's on Magazine

Posted on 12/5/16 at 2:46 pm
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 2:46 pm
Just moved to the Irish Channel and looking for a gym with a squat rack and an area to do deadlifts. Franco's is in walking distance of my new place so I'm looking there first. Any of you work out there? Worth the price? Any other places you'd recommend in the area that can accommodate powerlifting?
Posted by SirWinston
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 2:53 pm to
Lofty place with plenty of baws who rock out to Starboy while lifting, mate. I'd still recommend the JCC over Franco's for the hot Hebrew women, but either is keen
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Posted by L S Usetheforce
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 2:54 pm to
Add a few jacked up gays too
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 2:56 pm to
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Lofty place with plenty of baws who rock out to Starboy while lifting, mate



Yea it's definitely not what what I'd normally choose in a gym, but I'm finding it difficult to find non-crossfit gyms in the area that have free weights.
Posted by Lester Earl
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 2:59 pm to
Crossfit Nola Downtown 1309 Magazine St
Posted by SirWinston
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 3:06 pm to
Crossfit needs to die
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 3:22 pm to
I wouldn't mind joining a crossfit gym if I didn't actually have to do crossfit and could just use their racks and platforms. But apparently I can't do that which is why I'm not looking at crossfit gyms.
Posted by soccerfüt
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 3:23 pm to
JCC > Franco's

Agreed.
Posted by tgrbaitn08
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 3:23 pm to
Earl is this you?

Posted by lsu777
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 3:25 pm to
suck it up and drive over to the westbank athletic club. best gym in the nola area.

pretty hard core. Mutiple racks, platforms, chains, pit shark, hurricane, dbs up to 200lbs, ghd, reverse hyper etc. You know its hardcore when you walk in and they have a big leader board for the big lifts hanging on the wall.
Posted by Lazy But Talented
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 3:28 pm to
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suck it up and drive over to the westbank athletic club.



Hell yea, come lift baw.
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 3:29 pm to
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suck it up and drive over to the westbank athletic club. best gym in the nola area.



30-40 minutes of travel ain't gonna happen. If I was okay with that I'd stick to 504 Fitness or Final Fitness in Elmwood.
Posted by Neauxla
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 3:33 pm to
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504 Fitness
tell Jake sup
Posted by SuperSaint
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 3:34 pm to
quote:

Franco's is in walking distance of my new place
same
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Just moved to the Irish Channel
same
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 3:35 pm to
Damn baw you following me? I moved from the CBD as well
Posted by SuperSaint
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 3:37 pm to
Meet me at Pete's Out In THe Cold for a Jamison
Posted by lsu777
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 3:52 pm to
Westbank athletic club isn't just any gym. its a throw back and there are only a few left in the state that are like it. Its worth the travel. Go check it out on a saturday and get back to me.
Posted by tigerpimpbot
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 4:01 pm to
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 4:02 pm to
quote:

Westbank athletic club isn't just any gym. its a throw back and there are only a few left in the state that are like it. Its worth the travel. Go check it out on a saturday and get back to me.


I'll check it out. But I'm just being realistic. If I'm beat from work or if the traffic across the CCC is looking bad (which is basically every single day) I just won't go. The best gym in the world ain't shite if I never end up going.
Posted by Babewinkelman
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 4:02 pm to
lots of chains on the west bank
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