Where the @#$% are the free weight gyms?

Emoni

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I regularly do some minor exercises, but use free weights. Squats, deadlifts, bench press and the like. I don't use machines (usually) nor do I use little prancy dance rooms. Just free weights. Apparently it is extremely hard to find these sorts of gyms. I know that free weights are ﾆ稚ﾆ椎?ﾂーﾆ脱ﾆ竪ﾆ鍛ﾆ暖but I'm trying to find a gym round Shinkoiwa or Kinshichou with no luck. All of them are overpriced dance dance yoga, pool, group crap centers that "might" have a limited free weight area. I'm not looking to pay12,000 yen a month for tons of things I don't even use.

Does anyone have any ideas? Am I not searching for the right type of place? Are there other types of gyms that have free weights under a different name? It can't be THIS hard right?!

 

undrentide

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Free Weight is フリーウェイト (not ウエット）

Where are you residing?
Most ward (区 ku) has facilities for indoor sports and generally they are either free or cost very little.
To use them, you need to be either residing or working in that particular ward.

葛飾区総合スポーツセンター (Katsushika-ku)
ﾅ?窶ｹﾂ湘ｼ窶ｹﾃｦ窶伉債坂?｡ﾆ湛ﾆ竹ﾂーﾆ団ﾆ短ﾆ停?愴耽ﾂー || ﾅｽ{ﾂ静昶?堙娯?堋ｲﾋ???愿? ||

江戸川区スポーツランド (Edogawa-ku)
ﾆ湛ﾆ単ﾂーﾆ暖ﾆ椎?ﾆ停?愴誰 - ﾆ稚ﾆ鍛ﾆ暖ﾆ探ﾆ停?ｹ - ﾆ弾ﾆ男ﾆ湛 - ﾆ暖ﾆ椎陳ーﾆ男ﾆ停?愴丹ﾆ淡ﾆ停ぎ - ﾆ致ﾂーﾆ停?ｹ - ﾂ江ﾅ津仰静ｬ窶ｹﾃｦﾆ湛ﾆ竹ﾂーﾆ団ﾆ停?ｰﾆ停?愴檀

墨田区 (Sumida-ku)
ﾅｽ{ﾂ静敘?T窶牌ﾂ 窶渡窶彡窶ｹﾃｦﾅ津ｶﾅｽﾂｮﾆ脱ﾆ巽ﾆ置ﾆ探ﾆ辰ﾆ暖
*Sumida-ku's centre does have a weight-training room. You can use it for only JPY140 (max. 1 hour).
They are open 18:00-21:00 (Tue, Wed, Fri) 10:00-11:45 (Thu) 15:00-17:00 and 18:00-21:00 (Sat)

 

Emoni

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Thanks so much for your help. The first two are pretty darn far from me, as I'm right near Shinkoiwa station. However, the third option might be doable... I'll have to check into that one. My work outs are usually about an hour and 20 minutes but I could do an hour. I'll check. (Whoops... that is Shinmurai! Thought it was closer)

Thanks for the correction on フリーウェイト by the way!

 

undrentide

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In case of Katsushika-ku, I'm afraid that the centre is closed from November 2011 until April 2012 for renovation.
ﾅ?窶ｹﾂ湘ｼ窶ｹﾃｦ窶伉債坂?｡ﾆ湛ﾆ竹ﾂーﾆ団ﾆ短ﾆ停?愴耽ﾂー || ﾅｽ{ﾂ静昶?堙娯?堋ｲﾋ???愿? > 窶伉債坂?｡ﾆ湛ﾆ竹ﾂーﾆ団ﾆ短ﾆ停?愴耽ﾂー 窶佚戸?ｧﾅ?ﾃ卍・ﾆ暖ﾆ椎陳ーﾆ男ﾆ停?愴丹ﾆ停?ｹﾂーﾆ停ぎ||

There's another place in Nishi-Mizumoto, you'll have to take a but either from Kameari or Kanamachi.
ﾅ?窶ｹﾂ湘ｼ窶ｹﾃｦ窶伉債坂?｡ﾆ湛ﾆ竹ﾂーﾆ団ﾆ短ﾆ停?愴耽ﾂー || ﾅｽ{ﾂ静昶?堙娯?堋ｲﾋ???愿? > ﾂ絶?ｦﾅ陳ｳ窶佚戸?ｧﾅ?ﾃ ||
You can use the training room for JPY300 (max. 3 hours).

 

Emoni

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Darn... guess no other choice than my university 45 minutes away then Thanks for the help. Wish there was just some sort of basic free weight gym, but I guess not.

 

nice gaijin

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1. google "300 workout"
2. find tractor tires to flip over
3. flip over tires
4. repeat
5. enjoy being a sex god

 

Half-n-Half

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Emoni said:

Darn... guess no other choice than my university 45 minutes away then Thanks for the help. Wish there was just some sort of basic free weight gym, but I guess not.

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You could just buy your own free weights. Or do what nice gaijin said and flip some tractor tires on your way to godliness. People might wonder why you're flipping tires but they'll stop wondering when you shoot laser beams out of your eyes.

 

Emoni

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Sadly, Japan seriously limits my space (along with everyone else's) so buying a cage and 200 kilos of plates along with a bench just isn't going to work on the third floor of an apartment in Japan. The tire idea isn't bad... even though it sounds silly, but no place to put even that...