Fit to Print Volume 23 Issue 3 September 2014 | Page 3

it to get it. The thing really is a swing
(reminds me of a song) and the arc of
motion allows you to get extremely deep
into your squat without putting pressure
on your knees or back. And it absolutely
kills the quads. You may need assistance
walking away form this one. Really.

@ FI

Better Than Ever
Our 30th anniversary is now in the rear
view mirror, slowly receding into
memory. We sent it off with a bang—see
page 7 if you doubt me—and returned our
attention to where it always properly
belongs: the road ahead. Truthfully, we
never took our eyes off the road. We’re
already working hard to make the next
30 years even better than the last. With
that in mind, it was an exceptionally
busy summer at the gym, and if you’re
just returning from a summer hiatus you
might not recognize the place.

you make a big change to your website
you always run the risk of sending
people off into the virtual ether.
Hopefully you weren’t lost out there
for too long. We actually had some
very good reasons to upgrade our
website. First off, so much has been
changing with regard to how people
access the web, with about half our
traffic coming from mobile devices.
Our new site will respond
automatically to whatever device you
are using, so you’ll have the same

Out With The Old...
For starters, we replaced the
entire selectorized circuit. If you
don’t know what a selectorized
circuit is, it was the
collection of white
weight machines with
teal seat cushions that
occupied the center of
the weight room floor
- roughly parallel to
the big aerobic room.
All of those machines
are gone, bye-bye.
They have been
replaced with brand
new state-of-the-art
selectorized
equipment from
Precor (see centerfold
for more). This
equipment is more than just gorgeous—
it’s extremely easy to use, and
exceptionally ergonomic. If you’re
already a circuit strength fan, you will
fall instantly in love with these new
machines. Even if you’re a strength
training novice, you’ll find yourself
strangely attracted to these flirtatious
beauties. Go ahead...step on to one. You
can fall in love with strength training.
It’s OK.
We’ve been providing free group
orientation sessions on the new
machines. Watch for announcements on
Facebook.

Introducing Our New Website
Another big change that may have left
you feeling a bit disoriented was our new
website. We rolled it out on the
anniversary of the day we opened, just
to be a little dramatic. The first thing
you probably noticed was that some of
your old shortcut links didn’t work
anymore. Sorry about that! Whenever

We also added a plate loaded leg
extension from Pendulum, the folks that
made our insane shoulder/upper chest
press. Simply designed and beautiful in
an aggressive sort of way, this is another
machine that just kills. Your quads, that
is. With these two new machines, there’s
really no excuse for skinny legs anymore.
Get on them!
BTW, we’ll also be holding orientation
sessions for these machines. As for the
Swing Squat, TJ is so excit VB&