OmarIsuf Nah Omar, he ain't alone. I was looking forward to some meet-action, instead I get Bart's story lol. (Not that I'm complaining, Bart's a solid dude).
Where I live, most gyms have 1 squat rack, 1 flat bench, and 50 various cardio equipment that's never even fully utilized 99% of the time. Go figure...
zFitness_ Not really. Something like a treadmill has electronics, it has software, it has moving parts. They're expensive and more complicated to make, they require maintenance, they use up electricity and they're prone to malfunctions. Squat rack is basically a bunch of metal bars welded together. Very simple piece of eqiupment that requires absolutely no maintenance and will never break down.
***** Yeah, I understand that cardio equipment brings people in. But it's not like gyms can have only squat racks or only cardio equipment.Let's look at my gym for example: 1 squat rack and several dozen cardio equipment. Now, if they remove 2 cardio machines and put a squat rack and another bench press in their place (with an extra bar + plates), they will *significantly increase* their barbell training capacity, and their cardio capacity will drop negigibly since it's rarelly used to its fullest. Cardio bunnies wouldn't even notice the lack of that one or two treadmills. In that sense, buying extra barbell training equipment could pay off nicely. It would bring more weight trainees to the gym and at the same time wouldn't hurt cardio bunnies at all. Because currently what they're doing is they're driving away people who want to weight train by wasting space on a bunch of treadmills that aren't even being used most of the time. That's not really what keeps the gym running, is it?
***** lol did you even look at your own profile picture? you insecure bitch who doesn't even have the balls to set his own picture as profile pic. I'm not tryn to get laid from the internet bro i can get laid every minute I want, I have respect for anybody who's tryin tho hustle that's whats up
Bart has really impressed me with how Barbell Brigade has turned out. When he first mentioned the idea of a gym, I knew it would be better than your typical commercial gym. But never would I had thought that it would have turned out to be such an impressive and unique place and community. Just goes to show when you're truly passionate about something, it just develops and grows.
Hey Omar keep doing your thing man, I really like your video's they are informative and entertaining - exactly what I want. And you're one of a handful of youtubers that I know for sure is natty and not faking it like so many others. Respect!
Love all the collabs you've done Omar. Extremely jealous of all the awesome gyms you've been able to visit. Keep up the solid content bro. I agree with one of the other commenters though... We need more Couch time!
No I was pretty damn sick for the last two weeks, so there has been no really fresh content since I've been back. Couple that with my recent book launch with Greg Nuckols...and we've all been missing some good Couch content on this channel. He'll be back soon in full force!
Omar you are dropping some nice ass videos lately bro keep it up mixing things up , all I see is everyone doing the same shit 10 minute long vlogs about them eating and talking for 9 minutes and about 1 minute of work out footage. You are doing some new shit I like it !
Right now I just train at my university's fitness center. BUT when I was in Connecticut I trained at a place called lightning fitness. Full strongman set up, monolift, competition benches, like 8 power racks, every type of specialty bar you can imagine, like 80 feet of turf, dumbbells to I think 150. Everyone there was super friendly and knowledgeable. If you're ever in the area, you need to check it out.
I currently lift at a low budget commercial gym. I'd be lying if I said it was the best gym I trained at, but it has a decent enough squat rack, enough weights, benches and dumbbells. I've made a few acquaintances there, so there's usually someone to talk to about training. But there's no sense of camaraderie within the gym as a whole. The lifters do their thing, and the cardio bunnies do their thing. The best gym experience I've had is from training at a Crossfit gym. If you can avoid the preachy Crossfitters, everyone is super friendly, and I got lucky in that the coaches at said gym were super knowledgeable about powerlifting and Oly lifting.
I personally love Crossfit but don't have the financial means to sign up to a gym. But yeah, I've managed to get a couple of free sessions at a couple and they're all amazing. Can do pretty much aaaaaaanything.
That gym looks fuckin sweet. Definitely right about the atmosphere too. Thanks for the vids omarbrah enjoying and appreciating al the content you upload ! Peace
I think it's more important to be lifting with positive people who are encouraging you, pushing you, and making gains with you rather than the gym. I lift in a pretty shitty gym but the people I lift with help me keep the strength gains comin. Love your channel Omar
I'm currently going to fit4less and they are one of the only commercial gyms that allow powerlifting, chalk, banging weights, pretty often I see guys doing max effort min 500-600 deads which is a weird thing for a commercial gym. Definitly if you have the right environment you can grow a lot more, because of the continued encouragement
The camaraderie at my gym is great. People make sure your knees don't go past your toes, your barbell doesn't go too low on the bench, you don't need to do unnecessarily dangerous deadlifts (or a friendly reminder to use the smith machine if you do)!. To top it off there's only one power rack/barbell so you really get intimate with your gym members when you have to wait 1 hour for your turn. The best part is the music! Katy Perry, Taylor Swift are my jams and are personally responsible for my pr's. Great environment!
I go to Powerhouse gym in Chatsworth, Ca. Not a lot of great facilities in the area, but it's got a pretty good atmosphere. Need a niche powerlifting gym so bad!
there isn't a lot of really good powerlifting gyms where I live, matter if fact the closest IS barbell brigade in LA but I can't be driving an hour up there everyday and I was looking for that family atmosphere that Bart has created at the brigade. so my buddy goes to a crossfit gym where a lot of the members go out to eat frequently so I feel that where I'm living right now I can do powerlifting at the box and also have that family esque environment. good video omar!
I'm Egyptian and one of my absolute dreams is to go to barbell brigade one day. Oh how much I dream about doing it each and every day you post a video about it.
Gym environment is so important! The manager at my old gym literally ruined my workouts because it was 'Planet Fitnessesque', and she harassed me nearly everyday. Made so many more gains when I switched to my local gym :)
I partly agree! If your goal is bodybuilding or powerlifting, then going to a gym that's based on your specific goals with an environment full of people with similar goals is only going benefit you by motivating you. As far as success is concerned, regardless of which gym you go to it won't make a difference that's if you truly want something as bad as you wana breath.
I workout at a great powerlifting gym called American Barbell Club. It was a sponsor of raw unity where Dan green lifted and they have a bar he used in competition.
Nice that it is not a pure elitist gym. I like the fact that a beginner, an amateur or a pro can work out in the same gym. People help each other out. Instead of acting like they don't notice each other with music in their ears.
awesome gym, looks really roomy too. i remember years ago i was going to open a gym and was going to have a sprint track and sled section in it too. i come from an athletics background and a lot of the lifts we used you cant do in the commercial gyms.
I agree. That gym was clean as hell and not hot as fuck. Super cool place to train at. Plus, you always have Bart or Nadeem staring you down "better put dat shit up."
I would love to set up a gym like this one day. You would need to set up in a pretty big city to make it work though. Need enough serious lifters in an area to generate enough memberships to make it work. Don't want to be selling memberships to anyone who isn't serious. You also need a shit tonne of capital investment. This equipment isn't cheap! People in LA are so lucky to have a facility like this available to them
You got mad people psyched (myself included) with the first four words in the title of this video... That should at least make you consider doing one in the near future.
Amazing Gym. My question is, how did Bart afford to build this gym? The start-up cost must be insane-hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars worth of equipment
Powerlifting gyms/clubs is the best! I'm training at a powerlifting club, a small place in 70's style. It's very cheap, a full year membership is the same as a few months at a normal gym. And everyone knows each other there and it's fun just to be there, and there's no damn x-fitters ;)
I wish every gym was like this gym. I unfortunately haven't bee able to find any really high quality gym in the Kalamazoo MI area yet, just some moderately acceptable ones.
I train at a classic gym where almost everyone in my gym train barefooted. I train barefooted and half naked. You're allowed to bang and make noises on the heavy weights but your hands have to be on that equipment until it reaches the ground. Hardcore lifting and being diplomatic at the same time. The best gym ever.
I go to a shitty commercial gym for convenience but in my city there's a gym called Universal Athletics which is a great facility geared towards powerlifting. The owner is sponsored by animal and a couple others, holds meets, formally USPA but now IPA, and Dan Green visits occasionally.
I actually came from jkn and learned to love barts attitude then when i saw his training videos relized how smart he is. I would go to his gym but its probly crazy expensive
I got into an amazing situation where I'm paying 45 bucks for 3 years. My cousin got 5 years for 90 bucks. This gym out of like the 4 non commercial gyms in my town is the only one where there is a huge mixture of people from beginners to competing bodybuilders and powerlifters. Because it's so in expensive you'll see a lot of lower class people getting in shape that wouldn't have the opportunity if they had to go to one of the other gyms which are 25+ per month.
One day I hope I will train at Barbell Brigade, what amazing gym for lift iron .I come from France and I discover this gym on the Bradley Martyn youtube channel !
For a millisecond before reading the full title I thought you finally did a meet... Don't do this to me.
READ THAT FULL TITLE TIAGO.
OmarIsuf Nah Omar, he ain't alone.
I was looking forward to some meet-action, instead I get Bart's story lol. (Not that I'm complaining, Bart's a solid dude).
OmarIsuf Yeah, I also feel a little bit misled. I subscribed for OmarIsuf not OmarIsuf&Friends
Same here. All I read was my first powerlifting meet and I got super excited. Thats all I needed to read
Nice. Portuguese powerlifter. Did not know they existed
Where I live, most gyms have 1 squat rack, 1 flat bench, and 50 various cardio equipment that's never even fully utilized 99% of the time. Go figure...
Cardio equipment are dirt cheap compared to actual lifting equipment.
zFitness_ Not really. Something like a treadmill has electronics, it has software, it has moving parts. They're expensive and more complicated to make, they require maintenance, they use up electricity and they're prone to malfunctions.
Squat rack is basically a bunch of metal bars welded together. Very simple piece of eqiupment that requires absolutely no maintenance and will never break down.
My gym only has two benches
1 squat rack, you should be thankful man
***** Yeah, I understand that cardio equipment brings people in. But it's not like gyms can have only squat racks or only cardio equipment.Let's look at my gym for example: 1 squat rack and several dozen cardio equipment. Now, if they remove 2 cardio machines and put a squat rack and another bench press in their place (with an extra bar + plates), they will *significantly increase* their barbell training capacity, and their cardio capacity will drop negigibly since it's rarelly used to its fullest. Cardio bunnies wouldn't even notice the lack of that one or two treadmills. In that sense, buying extra barbell training equipment could pay off nicely. It would bring more weight trainees to the gym and at the same time wouldn't hurt cardio bunnies at all.
Because currently what they're doing is they're driving away people who want to weight train by wasting space on a bunch of treadmills that aren't even being used most of the time. That's not really what keeps the gym running, is it?
"You get what you pay for" - Bart Kwan. I interpret this as "Barbell Brigade is expensive as fuck but worth it"
It actually isn't. If it was a Canadian gym- the price he charges would be a standard price.
jozic Considering the equipment he's got in that gym, I would join if they had one here in my city
Even if it was for 100 dollars a month I'd join that shit.
jozic shit that is nothing compared to the shitty gyms in nyc memberships starts at 50 and a shity gym.
Zradia I know that feel, bro. I wonder how much it would cost to start a gym like that here...
Fucking fuck yeah.
Have some respect and calm yours bro. Smh
Carlos Morales virgin
***** lol did you even look at your own profile picture? you insecure bitch who doesn't even have the balls to set his own picture as profile pic. I'm not tryn to get laid from the internet bro i can get laid every minute I want, I have respect for anybody who's tryin tho hustle that's whats up
Bart and Geo are the shit.
collab pls. thanks haha
we all want to make it happen!
awesome!! i cant wait *****
why do u say like that? i like you but i like them as well
hakimuddin Alotewala she is saying they are THE SHIT** which means they are the best lol
"Dominate humbly"
That quote is amazing and the gym looks amazing!
Bart has really impressed me with how Barbell Brigade has turned out. When he first mentioned the idea of a gym, I knew it would be better than your typical commercial gym. But never would I had thought that it would have turned out to be such an impressive and unique place and community. Just goes to show when you're truly passionate about something, it just develops and grows.
I take so much pride in calling this my home. So happy to train in this badass facility with such amazing lifters.
I like the being the best you can be and being humble about it, so very true. It's great to help others in their journey as well
Hey Omar keep doing your thing man, I really like your video's they are informative and entertaining - exactly what I want.
And you're one of a handful of youtubers that I know for sure is natty and not faking it like so many others.
Respect!
Love all the collabs you've done Omar. Extremely jealous of all the awesome gyms you've been able to visit. Keep up the solid content bro.
I agree with one of the other commenters though... We need more Couch time!
Did THE Couch retire from life??? missing him on a daily bruh
No I was pretty damn sick for the last two weeks, so there has been no really fresh content since I've been back. Couple that with my recent book launch with Greg Nuckols...and we've all been missing some good Couch content on this channel. He'll be back soon in full force!
OmarIsuf Ya i subscribed the strengthoery and Nuckols dropping those knowledge bombs hard on me and i like it
That gym is an absolute DREAM!
I really hope I can train there someday.
Before clicking i thought this was Omar's first powerlifting meet -_-
I tried to make it clear with the title (Bart Kwan's Story) to avoid confusion!
OmarIsuf i didnt read it all cause i was too excited seeing u uploaded a new video bro
Lifting Is Living
hahahaha right on man
I second guessed the books but man am I glad I bought them, unreal so far!
Love hearing the feedback dude- thanks SO much to everyone that bought them thus far!
Omar you are dropping some nice ass videos lately bro keep it up mixing things up , all I see is everyone doing the same shit 10 minute long vlogs about them eating and talking for 9 minutes and about 1 minute of work out footage. You are doing some new shit I like it !
That gym is mindblowing, a strength athletes dream!
Right now I just train at my university's fitness center. BUT when I was in Connecticut I trained at a place called lightning fitness. Full strongman set up, monolift, competition benches, like 8 power racks, every type of specialty bar you can imagine, like 80 feet of turf, dumbbells to I think 150. Everyone there was super friendly and knowledgeable. If you're ever in the area, you need to check it out.
that gym is so badass. my gym isnt cutting it anymore. i need this in texas.
It's awesome how they provide so many training accessories for members. If I lived in LA I would absolutely train there.
I currently lift at a low budget commercial gym. I'd be lying if I said it was the best gym I trained at, but it has a decent enough squat rack, enough weights, benches and dumbbells. I've made a few acquaintances there, so there's usually someone to talk to about training. But there's no sense of camaraderie within the gym as a whole. The lifters do their thing, and the cardio bunnies do their thing.
The best gym experience I've had is from training at a Crossfit gym. If you can avoid the preachy Crossfitters, everyone is super friendly, and I got lucky in that the coaches at said gym were super knowledgeable about powerlifting and Oly lifting.
preach my friend, preach! #CrossfitFTW #CrossfitTakeover
Minhaz Hussain I don't like Crossfit, but their gyms are awesome.
I personally love Crossfit but don't have the financial means to sign up to a gym. But yeah, I've managed to get a couple of free sessions at a couple and they're all amazing. Can do pretty much aaaaaaanything.
bart is the definition of humble success
If I ever come to America. I'm stopping by for a session here!
The world needs more places like this. Franchise time Bart.
By next year for sure!
Barbell brigade, fortis, and madtown fitness are the coolest gyms I've seen thus far.
This is my perfect gym any plans to make it a franchise? This is the golds gym of powerlifting
Bart is definitely one of my heros.
That opening was amazing
I love this gym so much. Good work Bart..
That gym looks fuckin sweet. Definitely right about the atmosphere too. Thanks for the vids omarbrah enjoying and appreciating al the content you upload ! Peace
I think it's more important to be lifting with positive people who are encouraging you, pushing you, and making gains with you rather than the gym. I lift in a pretty shitty gym but the people I lift with help me keep the strength gains comin. Love your channel Omar
Awesome video! I will most likely be moving back to LA next year so hopefully I can make this gym my home!!
How old is Bart? Damn impressive and motivating he's a successful business owner at what looks like a young age.
dollahite7 He's 30
Makes me wish I had a gym like that in my town. Solid video man.
Omar if you started a gym, I'd definitely join!!
I'm currently going to fit4less and they are one of the only commercial gyms that allow powerlifting, chalk, banging weights, pretty often I see guys doing max effort min 500-600 deads which is a weird thing for a commercial gym. Definitly if you have the right environment you can grow a lot more, because of the continued encouragement
Moving back home to LA in two months. Will be at BB before I even sign for my apartment and unpack my things.
The camaraderie at my gym is great. People make sure your knees don't go past your toes, your barbell doesn't go too low on the bench, you don't need to do unnecessarily dangerous deadlifts (or a friendly reminder to use the smith machine if you do)!. To top it off there's only one power rack/barbell so you really get intimate with your gym members when you have to wait 1 hour for your turn. The best part is the music! Katy Perry, Taylor Swift are my jams and are personally responsible for my pr's. Great environment!
I go to Powerhouse gym in Chatsworth, Ca. Not a lot of great facilities in the area, but it's got a pretty good atmosphere. Need a niche powerlifting gym so bad!
The quality of local gyms is 100% a factor that I would consider when moving house and a good gym would definitely influence me
there isn't a lot of really good powerlifting gyms where I live, matter if fact the closest IS barbell brigade in LA but I can't be driving an hour up there everyday and I was looking for that family atmosphere that Bart has created at the brigade. so my buddy goes to a crossfit gym where a lot of the members go out to eat frequently so I feel that where I'm living right now I can do powerlifting at the box and also have that family esque environment. good video omar!
I'm Egyptian and one of my absolute dreams is to go to barbell brigade one day.
Oh how much I dream about doing it each and every day you post a video about it.
A day will come when I will experience the Barbell Brigade Gym in California. For now I must make money in Illinois.
Barbell Brigade needs to come to the uk!
Ill never go to this gym . .but i already love it :D
Gym environment is so important! The manager at my old gym literally ruined my workouts because it was 'Planet Fitnessesque', and she harassed me nearly everyday. Made so many more gains when I switched to my local gym :)
Southern Elite Powerlifting Gym.
Awesome atmosphere and at a price you just can't beat... Also it's 24/7
Awesome collab man!
You should do the Toronto Pro Show meet next year Omar.
Lmao omar actually went with the 'like if you agree' line, stay on dat like hustle man
I partly agree! If your goal is bodybuilding or powerlifting, then going to a gym that's based on your specific goals with an environment full of people with similar goals is only going benefit you by motivating you. As far as success is concerned, regardless of which gym you go to it won't make a difference that's if you truly want something as bad as you wana breath.
Damn Texas needs a barbell brigade gym ASAP!! Lol
Although high school and college gyms have powerlifting gear. Commercial gyms need to catch up.
I workout at a great powerlifting gym called American Barbell Club. It was a sponsor of raw unity where Dan green lifted and they have a bar he used in competition.
Nice that it is not a pure elitist gym. I like the fact that a beginner, an amateur or a pro can work out in the same gym. People help each other out. Instead of acting like they don't notice each other with music in their ears.
awesome gym, looks really roomy too. i remember years ago i was going to open a gym and was going to have a sprint track and sled section in it too. i come from an athletics background and a lot of the lifts we used you cant do in the commercial gyms.
The shirts look pretty cool! I want one!
I agree. That gym was clean as hell and not hot as fuck. Super cool place to train at. Plus, you always have Bart or Nadeem staring you down "better put dat shit up."
Awesome video Omar very insightful keep it bro
This gym is so fuckin sick. Love Bart. Would fly from england just to use it/10.
this gym looks AWESOME!!!!!
would be a dream to open up my own gym, and Barts is f*cking amazing!
I would love to set up a gym like this one day.
You would need to set up in a pretty big city to make it work though. Need enough serious lifters in an area to generate enough memberships to make it work. Don't want to be selling memberships to anyone who isn't serious. You also need a shit tonne of capital investment. This equipment isn't cheap!
People in LA are so lucky to have a facility like this available to them
the bromance in this is strong
Omar,
Make a deal with Bart and bring a Barbell Brigade in Canada.
Thanks,
They're packing it up and putting it on a truck headed to Canada right now!
Omar, when are you gonna do a PL meet?
That's the coolest gym I've ever fucking seen.
I'm in LA but prefer the garage gym route. After grinding through traffic to get home, the last thing I want to do is head out again to go to the gym.
absolutely incredible gym...having said that you know bart regrets the 200lbs dumbbell investment
You got mad people psyched (myself included) with the first four words in the title of this video...
That should at least make you consider doing one in the near future.
TIL Ham-Factor is important in determining a gym. 10/10 would join.
I'm actually moving to Petaluma, California! I hope it's somwhere close I wanna go at least once or twice (:
For a second there i thought it was Omar's first powerlifting meet
Amazing Gym. My question is, how did Bart afford to build this gym? The start-up cost must be insane-hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars worth of equipment
I wish I had a gym like this
beautiful to watch, great gym.
Nice gym and all, but where are all the treadmills and ellipticals for us cardio bunnies?
Not srs
The sled?
I NEED my machine flies, I NEED my machine shoulder press and I NEED my smith machine to squat! I don't want to hurt myself
gripm Hey don't talk shit about my shoulder press machine
+rzrselliott calf rais machine aka a farm
*power lifting gym.
Powerlifting gyms/clubs is the best!
I'm training at a powerlifting club, a small place in 70's style. It's very cheap, a full year membership is the same as a few months at a normal gym. And everyone knows each other there and it's fun just to be there, and there's no damn x-fitters ;)
Bart, guys... is the RIG from Rogue Fitness? We're looking forward to purchasing our own, thats why i ask.
Thank you!
I would love a gym like this, only shitty commercials around me
Absolutely loved that gym. Pulled 525lb there.. #feels
You should come out with print books of the science of lifting.
I wish every gym was like this gym. I unfortunately haven't bee able to find any really high quality gym in the Kalamazoo MI area yet, just some moderately acceptable ones.
Awesome gym man! If I lived there.... I'd be there.
Really need to check this place out!
What a great philosophy .. Thanks for sharing ..
Thanks for watching!
OmarIsuf My pleasure!! You look so cute together!
Mr. Ivan it just got a bit creepy...
I train at a classic gym where almost everyone in my gym train barefooted.
I train barefooted and half naked.
You're allowed to bang and make noises on the heavy weights but your hands have to be on that equipment until it reaches the ground.
Hardcore lifting and being diplomatic at the same time.
The best gym ever.
I go to a shitty commercial gym for convenience but in my city there's a gym called Universal Athletics which is a great facility geared towards powerlifting. The owner is sponsored by animal and a couple others, holds meets, formally USPA but now IPA, and Dan Green visits occasionally.
Dude omar feels like you havnt been home in months lol. All your videos have been at super training or barbell brigade lately
popped a semi cuz of the misleading title. I thought Omar was announcing his first meet!
When's Omar's first powerlifting meet?
😩😫 why can't I find a gym like this! I workout in LA Fitness. It's kinda of hard to get hyped up in there.
Badass gym. Leave it to Omar to make a bad ass video every video!
HOLY SHIT I NEED TO GO TO THAT GYM THIS SUMMER
I actually came from jkn and learned to love barts attitude then when i saw his training videos relized how smart he is. I would go to his gym but its probly crazy expensive
Awesome video.
When I go to California I'm definitely going to barbell brigade.
of course they put their weights away.. bradley martin and bart would give them an ass whooping
This is true
I got into an amazing situation where I'm paying 45 bucks for 3 years. My cousin got 5 years for 90 bucks. This gym out of like the 4 non commercial gyms in my town is the only one where there is a huge mixture of people from beginners to competing bodybuilders and powerlifters. Because it's so in expensive you'll see a lot of lower class people getting in shape that wouldn't have the opportunity if they had to go to one of the other gyms which are 25+ per month.
The best gym: my backyard. What do I listen to? CT Fletcher and rock.
#gainzfordayz
One day I hope I will train at Barbell Brigade, what amazing gym for lift iron .I come from France and I discover this gym on the Bradley Martyn youtube channel !