Originally Posted by
Ghost_Wheel22
Dom isn't too far off the mark for the stereotypical box. And back in 2013 when he made that video was when a lot of the problems were coming to a head. I know for a fact the first box that came into my town was ran by a couple that had their level 2 certs and boy were they proud of that fact and how it meant they knew all the secrets to getting a ripped body and you, the customer, knew fuckall. Four months later a gung-ho dude almost literally exploded his knees trying to snatch some stupid amount of weight cuz GOTTAGOFAST WoD and had zero idea how to even do it right and the box kinda folded up shop afterwards. The newest box that's been around for a few months has decently knowledgeable staff but struggle to snag memberships because $160+/mo is still the norm and most of the market has already been absorbed by other various gyms that costs half that or less.
Now that I think on it there's only like two gyms that can really offer a good weight section in my city. The rest all consist of 90% machines and cardio with a token bench bar and the desk attendants bluescreen if you ask simple things like chalk or what types of barbells they have.