I Made An Old School Gym - Vince's Gym Switzerland

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  • In this video I share a tour of my new old school gym- Vince's Gym Switzerland! Enjoy.
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  • @AlexLeonidas
    @AlexLeonidas 3 місяці тому +17

    I love your home gym, it would be a dream training here using your classically inspired equipment. Beats most modern gyms, with the old-school flair naturally forcing max effort! The attention to detail and rationale behind every historical piece is wonderful to see, truly cementing you as THE Golden Era Bookworm. I can't wait for the upcoming training footage. Your passion is contagious!

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +3

      @AlexLeonidas brother you are welcome any time, you have a lifetime membership as far as I'm concerned. Thank you so much for your kind words. This gym was birthed from pure heartfelt passion ❤ and love for old school classic bodybuilding

    • @supremedestiny4956
      @supremedestiny4956 2 місяці тому

      maybe its time for a trip to switzlerland

  • @GoldenEraBookworm
    @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +22

    No pool, no chrome, no music. Just Iron. Vince Gironda, Vince's Gym, 1947

    • @bratha217
      @bratha217 3 місяці тому

      Looking forward to your next massive content on exercise demonstration using all the classic equipment.

    • @davidthomas9123
      @davidthomas9123 3 місяці тому

      Nice job, you nailed the trifecta old school gym staples- red vinyl, wood panelling and carpet 💪💪

  • @ranfan1820
    @ranfan1820 3 місяці тому +44

    An old school gym without horrible music blaring? Sign me up!

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +17

      No pool, no chrome, no music. Just Iron. Vince Gironda 1947

    • @charlesbeck9170
      @charlesbeck9170 3 місяці тому +12

      I remember in the 1st World Gym, Joe Gold didn't allow music!

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +7

      @@charlesbeck9170 correct, this allows concentration

    • @__-wm9lu
      @__-wm9lu 3 місяці тому +3

      This video has horrible music blaring though

    • @iluvmym4
      @iluvmym4 3 місяці тому +1

      No cell phone allowed 🤫

  • @vrazicze
    @vrazicze 3 місяці тому +32

    This is masterpiece... So much history in this gym and in this video!

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +11

      Thank you. I put my heart and soul into this gym. It's been years in the making, decades actually.

  • @Wildcat_Hellcat
    @Wildcat_Hellcat 3 місяці тому +23

    What a fantastic gym, Carlos! It's like a shrine! Your genuine enthusiasm is always so infectious!

  • @rj5822
    @rj5822 3 місяці тому +10

    That Hack Squat Machine really does look like it was inspired by the Barbell Hack Squat. Which in my mind is probably an underrated exercise, and should be staple in any Barbell only programs

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +6

      The barbell hack squat was one of Steve Reeves' favourite exercises for developing the thighs. This machine is definitely inspired by this exercise as the idea is to load the thighs and not the axial spine at the shoulders. In this way you get more intense training with less weight

  • @ryans339
    @ryans339 3 місяці тому +11

    Aaaaaaawesome, love it. I can really appreciate your love of old school bodybuilding. I love going through old material and pictures. I still use it for motivation. I wish modern gyms had some of those unique benches.ewpcially the Scott benches.

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +5

      Scott benches are hard enough to find. I had to custom make Preacher bench, and I designed it based on the original Standing Preacher Curl bench from Vince's Gym. It is my pride and joy. Took years to get the design correct.

    • @ryans339
      @ryans339 3 місяці тому +2

      @GoldenEraBookworm When I was much younger, I had looked at the Scott forearm bench, the one you sat back on, and his preacher bench
      He sold these,
      I remembered he had a catalog. That preacher bench and its rounded side are so much better than the typical gym preacher. You had these custom built? You based it off the original designs? Would someone be able to order these from you, or could you ?

  • @SSN515
    @SSN515 3 місяці тому +6

    Well done. Reminds me of the West Coast gyms we would hit when I was a young Marine. No nonsense stuff and atmosphere. When I was a kid, the local YMCA had a weight room with really old school equipment dating back to the late 1890's, and early 1900's.

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +3

      that is awesome, do you know what happened to all the equipment?

  • @user-dn4lg1dv5v
    @user-dn4lg1dv5v 3 місяці тому +5

    I am green with jealousy. Amazing gym and amazing accuracy in completing the gym. Respect

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +1

      thanks mate, the green hulk is always welcome to train here. The Iron and the Bookworm await!

    • @user-dn4lg1dv5v
      @user-dn4lg1dv5v 3 місяці тому +1

      @@GoldenEraBookworm thanks brother, that'd be awesome. Seriously, I'm very impressed with all the pieces you have acquired. More impressive still are the custom pieces and all the knowledge about how to use them. You have really created something special and unique. Like having a time machine. God speed, my brother in iron.

  • @goldenera4ever
    @goldenera4ever 3 місяці тому +2

    Awesome! My ideal dream home gym would be a replica of The Original Gold's in my back yard with the same type of old equipment.

  • @RichS.73yroldbodybuilder
    @RichS.73yroldbodybuilder 14 днів тому +1

    Yes, a good gym has no phone no pool no pets and like the song, especially no cigarettes.💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

  • @stevecalamars7890
    @stevecalamars7890 3 місяці тому +7

    should be proud of this set-up! what a rare collection!! awesome to see!

  • @retrobilly1719
    @retrobilly1719 3 місяці тому +6

    Wow Fantastic Gym you have and You’re really good at Making your own Equipment

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +5

      Thank you, my grandfather was a carpenter and taught me everything I know.

  • @mje9000
    @mje9000 3 місяці тому +2

    Thanks for sharing your Golden Era gym. It is absolutely beautiful and the intricate details are Amazing! Your Passion for the Golden Era, Vince’s Gym and the Original Gold’s Gym is Unparalleled! Keep up the great work In remembering the Golden Era!

  • @arronbatchvarov5035
    @arronbatchvarov5035 Місяць тому +1

    Hello golden era bookworm , i was the teenage champion for two years in the UKDFBA , i am freinds with lee kemp the head judge and he said to me on stage as i won my first contest ,
    The last time i have seen genetics incredible as yours arron , was when i saw lee preist for the firts time . How cool is that
    Awsome gym goldenera bookworm it would be awsome to train with you !

  • @RichS.73yroldbodybuilder
    @RichS.73yroldbodybuilder 14 днів тому +1

    Hammer strength makes that hack squad machine. They have one at my gold’s gym.💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

  • @Trendle222
    @Trendle222 3 місяці тому +1

    holy crap man! i would pay good money to work out in your gym damn! i started training in the 80's as a teenager and modern gyms suck compared to your gym, VERY Impressed, AND you have motivated me to improve my home gym ( i only have a simple bench, 25lb barbell, two 30 lbl dumbells, and EZ curl bar, and two 25lb plates , and several 10lb and 5 and 2 1/2 pound plates )

  • @bashirjohnson4120
    @bashirjohnson4120 3 місяці тому +8

    Wow that set up look awesome 👌 I like it

  • @fareedingram4626
    @fareedingram4626 3 місяці тому +2

    @ Golden Era bookworm 😮!! This was Amazing what you have done with your commitment to Vince and the Original Era of Moving Steel!! Amazed!! Wow ❕ 😮!!

  • @davidjones6470
    @davidjones6470 3 місяці тому +8

    Excellent Thumbnail sir,

  • @MrJudo2go
    @MrJudo2go 3 місяці тому +3

    It worked back then, and it will still work now. 👍🏋️‍♂️

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +2

      In all honesty, some of Vince's equipment works better. I am learning by applying, and have felt areas of the muscle I could never hit before. The man was a genius

  • @MajorTom6
    @MajorTom6 3 місяці тому +1

    Wow. That is a fantastic gym! Takes me right back to when I started training in the late 70s.

  • @Jari1973
    @Jari1973 3 місяці тому +5

    It is surely one of the finest gyms in the world 🤌
    Some of these devices are really super efficient 👍

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +3

      Thank you, I think it is one of the finest home gyms done old school. I am biased of course :)

  • @neli8868
    @neli8868 3 місяці тому +2

    Good job dear Carlos, you're living your dream

  • @THEWARRIORSMIND.
    @THEWARRIORSMIND. 3 місяці тому +4

    Epic.

  • @cjdesign5700
    @cjdesign5700 3 місяці тому +2

    Great Job my friend...need a classic Larry Scott pic next to Arnold

  • @ancient1350
    @ancient1350 3 місяці тому +3

    Epic. You're a true freak.💪💪💪
    This isn’t a gym, it's a love letter.

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +2

      Dear Golden Era of Bodybuilding. Faces are red, veins go blue, when we are pumping iron, I love you! God Speed, Golden Era Bookworm.

  • @billybrown7953
    @billybrown7953 3 місяці тому +2

    Im 64 5'10 173 and still pumping iron. I lift on my concrete patio in Central Florida year around as the sun comes up. Its great.... NO RULESNOFOOLS .... What a nice setup.

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +4

      Mate, this is a celebration of the home gym. People think you need chrome shiny equipment, but no. You just need a limited set of equipment and some creativity to create a gym that can develop your physical culture. This is what this gym is all about.

  • @rob-boticscalisthenicshome6355
    @rob-boticscalisthenicshome6355 3 місяці тому +3

    Carlos this is a fantastic gym. Reminds me of the first gym I ever trained in where the owner built all his own equipment. You do great work preserving the old school ways.

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +3

      Thanks. My grandfather was a carpenter, and showed me everything I need to know to build gym equipment or martial arts equipment. I have done so for the last 2 decades and this is the end result. I love it!

  • @TheMercuryZz
    @TheMercuryZz 3 місяці тому +2

    This fucking awesome 🙌 hope to have a gym like this some day❤

  • @joseallday133
    @joseallday133 3 місяці тому +1

    Really enjoyed watching this. Such a passion for the classic era of physical culture!

  • @user-ct8sy7rn4c
    @user-ct8sy7rn4c 2 місяці тому

    A very nice room! The times of the golden era are the kindest and most pleasant times.

  • @lewisfruen5648
    @lewisfruen5648 3 місяці тому +3

    The Forearm Bench Baby !! Ahhh! Carlos, this is so cool 😀

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +1

      Mate, every video from now on will be demonstrated. With this gym, I plan to take this channel to a whole new level of educating

  • @stankormy5717
    @stankormy5717 3 місяці тому +1

    Vince Gironda would be proud!

  • @faceisking
    @faceisking 3 місяці тому +3

    So damn cool!😊

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +2

      Absolutely 💯 old school all the way

    • @faceisking
      @faceisking 3 місяці тому +2

      @@GoldenEraBookworm 💯 and I love it

  • @DevonBarrett
    @DevonBarrett 3 місяці тому +3

    Congrats mate, what an epic gym you've built! Happy training 💪

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +4

      Training is more like a muscle lab now. I am finally understanding why Vince recommended certain exercises, the feeling I get in my arms, legs, chest, lats, delts is nothing I have ever felt before.

  • @gioscott2363
    @gioscott2363 3 місяці тому +3

    Your solidily built gym matches the build of your house....Old school and built to last; unfornately for me my modern Florida house would collapse with that much iron! Love the videos! They're my inspiration.

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +1

      Thanks mate. Old school is built to last because it is made with passion, it takes time, patience, not rushed like nowadays. It's taken me years to finally finish this product, through sickness and health.

  • @mbctraining
    @mbctraining 3 місяці тому +1

    Damn bro. This is amazing. All credit to you 👏 that is some serious effort 💪

  • @zeroman155
    @zeroman155 2 місяці тому +1

    Vince Gironda would be proud. 👌💪

  • @byzantineroman2407
    @byzantineroman2407 3 місяці тому +2

    You should find a way to manufacture some of this rare stuff and sell it.

  • @QueensNativeNYC
    @QueensNativeNYC 3 місяці тому +1

    That's awesome.. Nothing like having your own gym!

  • @AnthonyLauder
    @AnthonyLauder 3 місяці тому +3

    This is amazing. I had no idea you had such an extensive collection of old time machines. Very impressive.

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +3

      Some are original, and others are custom made. It has taken a great amount of time and patience to set all this up, but it has been worth it.

    • @OTM-101
      @OTM-101 3 місяці тому

      Well done Carlos you do it proud.😊😊😊

  • @extrasmack
    @extrasmack 3 місяці тому

    You've put together the dream old school gym, Carlos! I'm sure you'll enjoy it for many many years. Looking forward to all the demo videos. That's quite the workload you've signed up for. 😂

  • @RenaissanceBodybuilding-vk2od
    @RenaissanceBodybuilding-vk2od 3 місяці тому +1

    💥 Super great and fascinating. 💥👍👍👍👍👍 Glad to see you and GEBW recovered, healthy, and going strong. [Moving is always stressful.] This video really hits the mark. Even for those of us very familiar with Vince's philosophy and exercises, it will be very helpful to see exercises demonstrated. [Daryl Conant is the only other person doing this, so; the more people demonstrating the better.] Beautiful gym, with nice wood all around (the top floor of a Swiss chalet?). Congrats on the *new* Old School gym! - Best 'The Dance Dude'

  • @shawndropik5996
    @shawndropik5996 3 місяці тому +1

    This is aweome! Thank you for being a source and sharing what you share. Endlessly inspiring.

  • @gmil4172
    @gmil4172 Місяць тому +1

    Congratulations for this amazing gym.

  • @Doug_Sweeney_
    @Doug_Sweeney_ 3 місяці тому +3

    This is way too cool!!

  • @RichS.73yroldbodybuilder
    @RichS.73yroldbodybuilder 14 днів тому +1

    All of those pulldown handles are available at my gym because I have a gym owner who is really passionate about having the best stuff. Very odd to see this specified equipment in a home gym though.

  • @Esco-lq4rb
    @Esco-lq4rb 3 місяці тому

    This is incredible. I feel like I'm in the late 70s and early 80s just by watching this.

  • @johnkelley6278
    @johnkelley6278 3 місяці тому +2

    Can you imagine some of the arms that have layed upon that preacher curl . Lots of great bodybuilders and maybe even actors such as Clint Eastwood and Robert Blake.

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому

      I know, but mine is NOT the original. I have custom built it to be as close as possible to the original. The original is owned by Daryl Conant.

  • @user-jy6nx4eg3u
    @user-jy6nx4eg3u 3 місяці тому

    Great!!!!back when bodybuilding is original

  • @torynichols2413
    @torynichols2413 3 місяці тому

    The gym I go to still has one of those incline benches. They still have the rack and it has two different benches one for doing sit-ups and the other like yours. They still have Nautilus equipment with the cams and chains too. It's nice it has equipment back from the 60s 70s 80s 90s to current Day stuff too like Assault.

  • @Trendle222
    @Trendle222 3 місяці тому

    but seriously man, im Blown away, your gym kicks asss

  • @julioochoa3448
    @julioochoa3448 2 місяці тому

    I live here in Germany I would love to one day see your gym in person. Love your channel peace and blessings from DE

  • @Fred-px5xu
    @Fred-px5xu 3 місяці тому

    My dear Sir, your collection is impressive. Indeed I would like to be a member of you establishment. It is a true homage to old fashioned Iron Man bodybuilding equipment. Kudos and once again thank you for producing another brilliant video tour and lecture.

  • @jonathanshampine9948
    @jonathanshampine9948 3 місяці тому

    Love it!

  • @tooltoad1974
    @tooltoad1974 3 місяці тому

    Awesome stuff man!

  • @regharman1
    @regharman1 3 місяці тому

    Just amazing! Very well done.

  • @prenticefaber9626
    @prenticefaber9626 3 місяці тому

    I'm envious. Thanks for sharing.

  • @jib6984ify
    @jib6984ify 3 місяці тому

    Love it.

  • @christian5051
    @christian5051 3 місяці тому +1

    Well done Carlos, this is amazing!

  • @mokaakashiya375
    @mokaakashiya375 3 місяці тому

    Amazing man

  • @Hans-qr9px
    @Hans-qr9px 3 місяці тому

    happy to see you back and healthy.

  • @carlshoemaker5590
    @carlshoemaker5590 3 місяці тому

    incredible!

  • @knightrider6473
    @knightrider6473 3 місяці тому

    This is great. Superb job.

  • @MPLifts1111
    @MPLifts1111 3 місяці тому

    This is sick!

  • @gb8814
    @gb8814 3 місяці тому +2

    Wow amazing stuff. Looking forward to your demos on these. Thanks for sharing.

  • @ciaran8306
    @ciaran8306 3 місяці тому

    Good man, looks brilliant! Very creative!!

  • @booty121212
    @booty121212 3 місяці тому

    AMAZING Carlos!

  • @psychodynamicnaturalhistor437
    @psychodynamicnaturalhistor437 3 місяці тому

    That's awesome. Congrats.

  • @TexasSurplusPro
    @TexasSurplusPro 3 місяці тому

    Awesome!

  • @Deadragonbone
    @Deadragonbone 3 місяці тому

    nice gym ❤, great job 👏

  • @thinkmuscles
    @thinkmuscles 3 місяці тому

    Really awesome collection! Looking forward to the demonstration videos!

  • @ClassicBodybuildingArchives
    @ClassicBodybuildingArchives 3 місяці тому

    What an awesome and beautiful gym you have there Carlos! Congratulations, Peace, Sal

  • @raaz.since1989
    @raaz.since1989 3 місяці тому +1

    Superb.. all in one
    ..❤

  • @utopianseeker5493
    @utopianseeker5493 3 місяці тому

    Great job Carlos!

  • @dominicpaul1
    @dominicpaul1 3 місяці тому

    Absolutely spectacular 💥💥💥

  • @iluvmym4
    @iluvmym4 3 місяці тому

    My favorite video you shared so far
    & you make great content 👏

  • @Gods_son7
    @Gods_son7 3 місяці тому +1

    DOPE!!!! That’s a masterpiece gym right there 🫡

  • @TheStrategos392
    @TheStrategos392 3 місяці тому

    That hoodie is dope man.🔥🔥

  • @ElmerGreen-kv1vt
    @ElmerGreen-kv1vt 3 місяці тому

    Superb superb superb! ! !

  • @metal-lm6ue
    @metal-lm6ue Місяць тому

    Great stuff thank you for preserving the equipment and knowledge and also sharing the wisdom.

  • @lamontmcfadden6642
    @lamontmcfadden6642 3 місяці тому

    Awesome vince would be proud

  • @Fortteder
    @Fortteder 3 місяці тому

    Good Job Man 💪👊

  • @BradLydiaP
    @BradLydiaP 3 місяці тому

    very cool bro, i can tell this has been a labour of love for you! much like bodybuilding itself!

  • @EnormeEkoH
    @EnormeEkoH 3 місяці тому

    thats a dream! what a gym!

  • @fighters5514
    @fighters5514 3 місяці тому

    Congratulations 🎉 big Carlos ❤ wonderful 💯

  • @anthonym8345
    @anthonym8345 Місяць тому

    Dream gym

  • @decisionforchristwithpasto7911
    @decisionforchristwithpasto7911 3 місяці тому

    Super excellent recreation of Old School gym. Great work! Thanks for the inspiration Carlos!

  • @RobertRose-uj9ce
    @RobertRose-uj9ce Місяць тому

    Well done sir.😊

  • @jan6485
    @jan6485 19 днів тому

    Sooo cool great place to workout 💪🏾

  • @johnnickless2529
    @johnnickless2529 3 місяці тому

    Did good. Very looking forward to seeing videos showing the use. The forearm bench looks like something I need to make

  • @powerpalace
    @powerpalace 3 місяці тому +2

    Impressive selection of old school equipment! Nice work. Thanks for sharing this

    • @GoldenEraBookworm
      @GoldenEraBookworm  3 місяці тому +1

      Thanks mate, it's been years of collecting and custom building.

  • @SillyPottyMouth
    @SillyPottyMouth 3 місяці тому

    You have a great home gym! I wish to have a similar one in the future.

  • @johngrantland680
    @johngrantland680 3 місяці тому

    Great home gym and I like the raw room look.

  • @brucebanner3566
    @brucebanner3566 3 місяці тому

    Wish I could live in Switzerland. cool gym!

  • @OzzyGold
    @OzzyGold 3 місяці тому

    Very cool mate! Loving the random weights and the custom made stuff, a true lifters gym. I wonder if there is a sauna effect up there when snow's on the roof 💪

  • @saizkumar3627
    @saizkumar3627 3 місяці тому +1

    Congrats 👏🏻 👏🏻....
    I hope you will get some Nautilus Machine 😅

  • @kcuhc84
    @kcuhc84 3 місяці тому

    Looking forward to the demonstrations. I too am a Powertec fan.

  • @jimmylight4866
    @jimmylight4866 3 місяці тому

    Vince Gironda was way ahead of his time. Shows up ripped at a competition before ripped was even popular.