Recent studies show that working out won???t help you lose weight. So why go to the gym? To check people out, of course. But New York Sports Clubs are just as diverse as the city itself. Each gym is like a little litmus test of neighborhood???s population. This week, we investigate all the variety New York Sports Clubs have to offer.
Chelsea is not as gay you think, especially if assumed everyone there is gay. There are women who live there, straight men who found great deals there and random people going out to Craftsteak there. The gym is just as mixed.
Most of the women who work out at the Chelsea gym look like the type who would have a gay man as a roommate. Maybe they like the security of knowing that none of the sex going on at the gym will involve them. But to be frank, these women wouldn’t get picked up at the gym anyway.
There are also plenty, ok, a few men who work out there who don???t seem gay. Admittedly our gaydar isn???t perfect, but they were too unkempt to be gay. No gay man worth his salt would know go to the NYSC Club on 23rd and 8th wearing a t-shirt with yellowed armpits.
What do people look like? They???re all muscular, with bodies or either shaved or left hirsute depending on the desired effect. Everyone has big arms, which is easily ascertained because most people wear sleeveless shirts.
In stereotyping Chelsea as a gay neighborhood, it???s often overlooked that it is an expensive one too. Unless you???re turning tricks for a room, you need to be rich to live in here. The gym???s clientele is also rich, which on the plus side means nicer work out clothes, but on the downside means older.
If you???re looking for young, hipster gay men, start running on the Williamsburg Bridge. If you want to find someone who will take you out to an expensive, Zone approved dinner, this gym is for you.
Speaking of which, we did notice several pairs of men leaving the locker room together. Since we weren???t privy to the men???s room, we can???t say if these pairs were old friends or newfound ones. Either way, the men leaving the locker room always seemed happy.
Tomorrow: Gramercy
No. 1
Lisi says:
“Men leaving the locker room always seemed happy.” Score one for pelvic thrusts!
Posted: Oct 8, 2007 at 6:32 pm
No. 2
bella says:
hmm wait…so this makes me rich? cause i go to the 23rd and 8th NYSC all the time ( then again i have an NYSC passport and go to any location)
hmm well..as a straight and cute woman , the reason i go to this gym is for the simple fact that its a block from my job.
very easy.
and your right..no ill dressed ppl go there.
Posted: Oct 8, 2007 at 8:43 pm
No. 3
BOHChris says:
I just joined the 23rd and 8th gym and, as a heterosexual male, I’ve gotten hit on 4 times in three trips to the gym. My gay roommate tells me that the steam room at this location is referred to in the community as the “low self-esteem room”. Gay guys are funny like that.
Posted: Oct 9, 2007 at 1:54 pm
No. 4
tservo says:
You go to a NYSC in Chelsea, you obviously read Jossip regularly, and you’re keeping a running count on how many time a guy’s flirted with you.
Whether you sleep with women or not, sounds pretty gay to me…
Posted: Oct 9, 2007 at 10:40 pm
No. 5
BOHChris says:
I guess I shouldn’t also point out that I write all these things down in my diary?
Posted: Oct 10, 2007 at 12:42 pm