Good gyms in Boston?

[HOOSYODADDI]

Hi All,

I will be in Boston for a couple of days this week visiting family. Unfortunately, the trip falls on two of my main workout days. Can anyone give me a recommendation for good gyms in and around the Boston metro area? There are a lot of Bostonites here in the forums - so please HOLLA!

Also, please let me know of some reputable stores that carry weightlifting shoes/boots - i.e.- Otomix brand. Weightlifting footwear can't be found where I live and I'm hesitant about buying shoes online without trying them on first locally. I recently got busted for doing squats without shoes at my gym . . . so I need to get some soon.

One more thing: Have any of you ever tried to take your whey powder and other supplements on carry-on while flying? I'd really like to take my whey and creatine powder with me on the trip, but fear the transportation security will stop me and fuck with/seize my supplements. They have a bad habit of getting into shit that contains food, as well as smearing chemicals on food preparation utensils (pots and pans). I recently went on a hiking trip in the Guadalupe mountains and the fuckers smeared some kind of chemical on my camp pots. I have no idea what the chemical was, but I'm sure it is not safe to eat . . . Even if I purchase more whey and creatine in Boston, I'm still going to be on the plane for about 7 hr stretches. The flights are in the middle of the day - during my prime "eating times." Even if I don't get to work out at the gym (family obligations), I still want to make sure that I eat well. I am planning to stock up on some Cliff bars, but you can only eat so many of those . . . Any suggestions? Another consideration is that I will only be able to take 1 - 2 carry-on pieces of luggage. I will not be able to check any luggage.

Update: I just talked with my mom and she says that the airline probably won't provide a meal - let alone a vegetarian meal. . . I don't know what I'm gonna do about this situation. HELP! I gotta eat.

Thanks,

HOOS

 

[9cyclops9]

There's a decent gym at the corner of Newbury and Mass Ave called Boston Sports Club. It isn't the best in the world (tons of machines) but it has enough free weights to do what you need to do. I'm not sure how much they charge for a one day pass or whatever though. There are several other BSC's so depending on where you're staying you might want to go to a different one. There's a Gold's on Landsdowne, but I haven't been there. Can't help you with the other stuff, but I've never had any problem bringing food on the plane before.

 

[HOOSYODADDI]

There's a decent gym at the corner of Newbury and Mass Ave called Boston Sports Club. It isn't the best in the world (tons of machines) but it has enough free weights to do what you need to do. I'm not sure how much they charge for a one day pass or whatever though. There are several other BSC's so depending on where you're staying you might want to go to a different one. There's a Gold's on Landsdowne, but I haven't been there. Can't help you with the other stuff, but I've never had any problem bringing food on the plane before.

Thanks for the info and quick reply, 9cyclops9. Now I have some gym names to look for when I arrive. As for free weights and machines, here's what I need:

CHEST/Back day:
dumbells and incline bench
cable machine(pulldowns)

LEGS day:
squat rack w/olympic weights
leg curl (hamstring) machine
leg press machine

Thanks,

HOOS

 

[9cyclops9]

Yeah we've got all that stuff at BSC. I assume Gold's has it too (maybe not Oly weights, I dunno), but I haven't been there. If you go to the BSC on Newbury let me know, maybe we can work out together. If it wouldn't be too weird meeting a fellow Penis Enlargementer in real life.

 

[HOOSYODADDI]

Yeah we've got all that stuff at BSC. I assume Gold's has it too (maybe not Oly weights, I dunno), but I haven't been there. If you go to the BSC on Newbury let me know, maybe we can work out together. If it wouldn't be too weird meeting a fellow Penis Enlargementer in real life.

I'm comfortable meeting you and the rest of my fellow Penis Enlargement'ers.
I'll PM you shortly with more info.

Regards,

HOOS