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September 2023 by John D.
Let's talk about how crowded this place is. I swear, it's like trying to find a parking spot at a Black Friday sale, except instead of discounted TVs, you're fighting for a machine that's held together by duct tape and a prayer. It's so packed in here that I have to schedule my workout five weeks in advance just to snag a spot at the water fountain. Even sardines would be like, "Hey, this is a bit too cramped for my taste." But hey, the gym does have one thing going for it--it's a fantastic test of your patience. Who needs a peaceful, stress-free workout when you can spend half your time waiting for your turn and the other half wondering if that ancient bench press is going to collapse on you? You can also take a moment to appreciate the charming layer of dust that adorns every machine. And let's not forget the rust; it's practically a workout for your immune system, too. I'm pretty sure the dumbbells have grown their own ecosystems by now. Forget about disinfecting wipes; we need an archaeologist to clean this place up. The gym machines here look so old and rusty that I'm surprised they don't come with a historical plaque. You know you're in for a treat when you have to spend 10 minutes deciphering the hieroglyphics on weights because the labels have worn off - complete with the soundtrack of screeching metal. It's like a tribute to the Industrial Revolution right here. It's like a museum of fitness, where the artifacts are just as likely to break a sweat as you are. The gym also needs more machines, I suggest at least 3 times, but cut the number of cardio machines in half.
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March 2023 by Track Dad
Youthful and high energy gym. They have a wide range of top quality weight and cardio equipment. Gorgeous views! Usually very busy.
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March 2023 by Juan Eduardo Banzon (moadotexe)
People are friendly. However, space can be more efficiently used. I heard once that there was a place for a gym in the west field.
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December 2022 by Alexandre Choura
Many racks, but crowded even at 7am
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October 2022 by sub zero
Everyone's friendly but the limited gym space is under utilized. Get rid of (at least) half of the treadmills that aren't being used, and double up on machines that always have lines of students waiting. This is a relatively quick solution, no new construction is required, just good planing of space and resource allocation, given the funds exist. With more students than ever before, the funds should be available.
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March 2022 by Alex Calderwood
It's way too small for a university of this size. Nice otherwise.
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February 2022 by Jorge Hernandez
It's cool
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December 2021 by Dean Retter
Beautiful views. Ok gym. No music. TVs are permanently off. Perhaps this place could use new management
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December 2021 by Jinyoung Kim
I had fun time at OPERS during my undergrad time.
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May 2020 by Danielle N
Good gym. Broken equipment is fixed quickly. Beautiful view from the cardio machines upstairs. Usually busy but everyone is pretty courteous. Makes it easy to work out.EDIT: A few issues have made me lower my rating.- The windows are closed and TVs turned off 30 minutes before close. Why? A lot of people are still in the gym at that time and it gets stuffy quickly.- Equipment seems rundown lately. Many of the treadmills and ellipticals creak constantly.- The hours keep changing (shrinking) but the price (at least for community members) doesn't change in response. Classic UCSC.
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February 2020 by Vineet Gangadharan
For a UC that charges double the tuition of any state school and increases the admission rate of student every year, This gym is horrible. So around +20,000 students are supposed to be able to to effectively use this tiny building? It’s a floor and a half of space that gets more crowded every year. They’ve really skimped out on the athletics and you can see it. Can’t expect much better than a D3 school
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October 2019 by Briam Lanouski
the facility is absolutely beautiful, the machines and weights are more than satisfactory (besides the lack of a decent cable row machine) but the facility suffers from one fatal flaw, the attendees. By no means am I a body builder, but I understand basic gym etiquette. In contrast, some of the huge number of people who perpetually fill this gym do not. Many benches are left sweaty and unwiped after use, people rack their weights incorrectly and leave bars and attachments around the cable machines. There seems to be a general lack of respect for the facility by the users and the floor goes largely unsupervised, which does not help. If you come here, get used to waiting and "how many sets you got left".
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September 2019 by Danielle Newhouse
Good gym. Broken equipment is fixed quickly. Beautiful view from the cardio machines upstairs. Usually busy but everyone is pretty courteous. Makes it easy to work out.
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August 2019 by Ben Ely
couldn't ask for a better floor to breakdance On!!if your looking to improve your bboy/bgirl dance game look no further!three whole dance studios ready for some hiphop dance!!Hip hop dancer paradise over this bay here. stay dancing!
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July 2019 by H Khalaf
Little small, but good
