Brute Strength Gym

Great place... If Gail left, I might come back...

I really enjoyed this gym, great equipment, great people, Gayle was very helpful, I will work out here often.

This gym would be better if you could get someone to spot you and Gail left.

I have been training at Brute Strength Gym for a long time.
I have become stronger and have made great gains and I owe all this
to Gail's knowledge, and support and overall coaching.

Gail has her moments but overall if you want to get big and strong fast she is the trainer to go to to get the results you want.

-Ready to Leave brute strength gym

Brute Strength Gym is located in the same place, with the same equipment, just more friendly management. BSG welcomes all. You won't find a better gym in the area.

writes: Brute Strength Gym is located in the same place, with the same equipment, just more friendly management. BSG welcomes all. You won't find a better gym in the area.

More friendly? That's what I want in a gym, a little ray of sunshine. What a crock. Gayle was pushed out. There were some that didn't like her and some who did. Try finding someone else to work the hours and put in the time that she did. She worked to keep things running correctly. Its funny that the "NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM" had to call her the first day she was gone to figure out how to opperate credit card machine!!. I will not argue that Brute was put together with the best equipment; Gayle put it together. The people make the place not just a building. At Brute you will find a lying roid queen (I believe the transformation is complete, and she is damn near a he) and several clowns that are truely bad for business. The roid queen has more damn drama than 42nd Street. Watch out at this gym, a knife will soon go into your back.

stella, for once STOP stiring shit.

Stella rocks! She has been a great help to me whenever I was in the gym and helped me with my bench shirt and always gave me good sound lifting advice as far as powerlifting goes. Go Stella!

Wow! advise about a shirt..BFD!

It's pretty pathetic that all you whiners cannot even use a screen name and have to be anonymous. Maybe since you are too scared to speak up to the owner and tell them how you feel is why gail is gone and she left on her own accord, which is why she is at a hole in the wall. No one pushed her out she had dug herself so deep she didn't know how to get herself out so decided to just run away instead of taking the chance she had to turn things around. She was a good trainer...I will give her that. But that is where it ends. gail practically had the most perfect opportunity someone in her shoes would ever want...freedom to run her dream gym as well but in the end all she did was run one man's dream gym into the ground. What a "CROCK"!!! **BTW free day pass for new guests** **BSG...Better people, Better atmosphere, Better equipment**

Gayle did not build this gym. Gayle road the coat tails of the owner into a dream job, then flushed it all away by being unable to compromise, communicate, or otherwise act like a civilized human being. The equipment was chosen and paid for by the owner. The building was found and leased by the owner. Gayle help watch over the gym while it was put together and then managed it once it was open, thats all! She then proceeded to take every thing for granted and ran it into the ground, While trying to take credit for anything good that may have happened. Gayle is correct, the people make the gym: That is why we are all glad she is gone. The gym, now, seems like a real home for the hard core! Gayle was not "pushed out" she stormed out like a child when she finally couldn't have her way. She has a long history of ruining relationships and then blaming it on the other party: NAS, APC, damn near every gym and trainer in Hampton Roads; the list goes on forever. Now she has alienated this great gym. Good riddance to bad rubbish! I have been a member since almost day one, and I have never seen a more happy group of lifter then in the past three days. No more black cloud floating around the gym. Gayle is very knowledgeable in some areas of strength training, but is not near as good as she thinks. What has she done lately? Has she trained any lifting champions? Does she have ANY training or sport certifications? The answer is NO to all of these. Gayle even had some of these naive members convinced she could train them in Olympic lifting. The only snatch she knows anything about is between her legs - and that is probably tried out and worthless. She is both sad and delusional. It's strange that Gayle complains about a "roid queen" when she is an admitted user of steroids in the past. Perhaps Gayle should not be so quick to throw stones since she lives in a glass house. In talking to most of the other members the feeling is that she was the only one bad for business. The new manager seems intelligent, strong as hell, and interested in listening to members and helping them improve. He doesn't just spout off common lifting knowledge stolen from other trainers and then take credit for it. Gayle was there all the time, I will give her that. But that was the problem, whenever new members ran into her she ended up chasing them off. Plus, she simple had no other place to go. All she has ever done is sit around the gym. Now she got paid to sit around - hell, she spent half of her time sleeping on the damn couch! There are rumors that Powerhouse maybe closing, where will she go then? There are no other gyms that will have this tumor of a human being. To all interested parties: Just go into Brute Strength Gym. Have a free work out. See if you like it. If you like real strength training my bet is you will LOVE it.

Can't we all just get along? Sometimes relationships (business and personal) end and it's no one's "fault". If you love Gayle, good for you. Go find her. If you don't, then mind your own business and get a good work out in. She's gone now, just wish here good fortune in the future.

Those that have to put others down to pump themselves up, are sad and desperate creatures. There's enough hate out there to spare. Stop hating and just lift! Gayle is great and so is Brute Strength Gym. I'll renew my membership and wish Gayle the best as well!

Couple things here: If you want to stay Anonymous, thats fine, but if you want to talk about people or situations that have happened at the gym you need to get your facts straight. Also, why the need to attack people over a computer? Instead of being so negative, take a minute to have a conversation with some of the employee's at BSG and you might re-think the comments you've made. I know for a fact every friday night at BSG there are a group of strongman training (as well as others lifters) and the New Manager is right there with them. If you have any comments or concerns I would bring it up with him.

The New "Clown" Manager

Echoing the last 2 posts....lets have less drama. I moved here in the last year and training at Brute Strength has been the best part of the move. I drive a fair ways to get to the gym, but every time I walk in the door I can't believe how lucky I am to get to train there. Indoor strongman.....we are just too lucky to have all that. Plus all the best powerlifting equipment too. Gayle was always kind to me, so I miss her and wish her well. But I hope the new mgmt is successful too. We need more members to support the gym. So if any lifters in the area haven't been to Brute Strength, you need to come see what you are missing.

Now that we all have vented our emotions, let us focus on the present by bringing in strongman and powerlifting events back to BSG! Hampton Roads is large enough to support these activities. Bring back the APC and invite other federations in to stimulate powerlifting and put on non-sanctioned bench meets. Why? Because its fun to watch and participate in. Stay healthy, stay strong,
Frank

LOL, right here is the reason powerlifting is fucked up and will never be taken as a "real" sport. So much crying.

Why aren't we talking about the gym, rather than all the shit that happened in the gym or the people in it? And at least if you want to talk about something, know your shit. But really, the drama should be set aside. But now about the gym. Probably the best place I've ever been. Whether you're there to get fit or are a serious lifter, it doesn't matter; it's the best damn place around. When you walk in a gym, you should feel welcomed, which I do. If you need help, all you have to do is ask someone politely and they will be glad to help you. Seriously, Brute Strength Gym is the best fucking place around! GO TO BSG! You won't regret it. Don't believe me? Check it out for yourself.

WOW!!! I knew things were stressed at BSG but Oh My I didnt know it was that stressed....the optimum word here being WAS. No matter what was done by former management (Gayle) she has moved on to train at another gym and I am glad she found somewhere to conduct business.

BSG has new management a familiar face who has ties with the members. He wants to increase the gyms membership and continue to put on meets. That is what BSG was about from its birth a great place to train and compete.

I havent been in very much lately due to my work schedule and school schedule but I do stop by to say "Hey" to everyone and will come to BSG to catch a workout between bellydance classes.

Stella has always been very nice to me and I admire her conviction to excel at her sport. She shouldn't be judged.....You go Stella!!!!

The friday strongmen are a good bunch they just like to have fun while they train, that just wasn't Gayles way to train...so it did cause some conflicts....but everyone should be able to train the way they get the most results for themselves...your training is just that yours for you...

I wish everyone the best at BSG I hope to see you soon...

Hipnotic Shimmy

We've seemingly covered everything with the comments regarding the recent changes at the gym. Additional ones will be deleted.

Good!

To the new manager at BSG, I wish you the best and have hopes you will grow this gym to huge success, I have confidence you will. If I can be of any assistance let me know. See you soon.
Hipnotic Shimmy

I just happened to be surfing the web and to my surprise BSG is under new management. With that said, I congratulate BSG on the new management. I am wishing everyone involved total success. Many blessings to Gayle too.

DLH will have a football field, pool, indoor and outdoor track, strongman, powerlifting, and body building. BSG, good luck... Say, howmany new members have flooded back into BSG now that Galye has been fired? Have the masses returned??

So, many come to the gym due to "New Management"?

Yes, it seems to me there are more people at BSG now. I do not work there so I cannot say for sure, just an observation.

Some people really need to let go of all the negativity. It will eat you up. And others need to sack up and post your name if you are going to bad mouth people. Posting anon and bad mouthing folks is cowardly and frankly sad. Consider what that says about your own character.

If people want to post about another gym, how about going to that gyms area and posting. More classy behavior.

Posted by Rob, there are not many Rob's at BSG, most of you know who I am.

Went back to the gym recently and was very impressed with the staff. Great people that are friendly and willing to help me put on my bench shirts and some hand offs on the bench. I could not ask for a better group of people.
Frank

i saw your name on the powerlifting watch website and would like to know if you are aware of any powerlifting gyms in the williamsburg area since there are none listed.

Thanks,

Detric