Next Level Fitness

A gym by bodybuilders for bodybuilders, and anything fitness including MMA. Laid back atmosphere with with common sense and common courtesy setting order not rules set by corporate in another state. I like that the owner is usually there and everyone is aware of each but since most are there to workout and not to gossip like in big gyms. They have anything you can possibly need to get in great shape. The people running it are competitors so they know what they’re doing. The hours are good.
Reason it doesn’t get 5 stars is BC that they got to lose the purple décor!!! Please!

This is where I get swole now. A gym, inside of a dying mall. It’s a beautiful thing; like a star emerging from the colorless depths of a black hole. Fortunately, they have their own outside door, so you don’t have to walk through the dying mall to get there. Also, I can work out then walk upstairs and get a lemonade from Chick-​fil-​a.
This place has almost everything that I like in a gym. Lots of weights. Lots of things to rack those weights on. Lots of things to hit: heavy bags, speed bags, upper cut bags, dexterity training bags, Muay Thai bags and grappling dummies. Several tractor tires and a track to flip them back and forth. Sledge hammers to hit things with. Endurance ropes. A fake ass half octogon cage with padding. They also have several tread mills and elliptical machines and some other weight machines. Basically, if this place had a pool, hot tub and steam room, it would be my perfect gym.
There are some things that I don’t like about the gym, but most of it is not the gym’s fault. The music they play is just terrible. Think Night at the Roxbury. That is the gym’s fault, but who the hell works out without an mp3 player, so it doesn’t really matter. The culture at this place kind of sucks. No one racks their weights when they are done and that drives me crazy; so not only are there weights just laying around all over the place, but there’s a cranky, bearded dude yelling at people all the time (me). Also, this place has an inordinate amount of dude bros (douches) working out. I’m sure it has to do with the combo of the Kenner location and the focus on MMA stuff. This happened to me: I was benching a good amount of weight. A dude bro approached and asked if he could work in. I agreed because I am Mr. Gym Etiquette. This fucker proceeded to add 180 lbs to what I already had, got under the bar and struggled with every ounce of might he had to do one rep, then immediately jumped up, muttered «thanks» and left the gym. Left his extra weight on the bar and everything. If I see him again, I’m coming after him with the sledge hammer.
All in all, I really like this place. It has a lot of what I like and not a lot of the shit I don’t care about. Also, it’s cheap ($ 30 a month) with no contract or registration fee. Check it out if you like getting swole and drinking lemonade.