I’ve been working out at Quads Gym for over 17 years. I’ve worked for Dave as his night manager for 10 years! Dave’s an awesome guy, and being at this gym is like a family! It’s home away from home! I’d never thought of competing in bodybuilding, until I signed up at Quads. It was an amazing experience, for 5 years! Love this gym!! 🏋🏾♂️💪🏾❤️
John you are definitely leaving a incredible legacy. I discovered you when I was watching another fitness influencer that her and her boyfriend did with you. You let them stay in your home and I was so impressed with how genuine, kind, nice person and on top of that gave them one hell of a good workout. I was hooked to you and your videos. Rest assured you are leaving an phenomenal impact on people :)
#1:30 - I hear you John. Im 60 and the gym has always been my oasis. its the one place in your life where the effort has a direct correlation with the results.
Man the end of that video when John said he wanted to leave a legacy, got me teary eyed. We miss you John, phenomenal gym btw. I'll have to stop in when I'm in the area.
John left a legacy that’s for sure. The comment about the owner’s business partner passing at 49 is very painful now that John has passed away at the same age. I still can’t believe he is gone.
I get up between 12am and 3am on Sunday morning to do deadlifts and it's not great getting up that early but when I get done doing them I'm happy. The gyms empty except for maybe one or two people. It's a Anytime Fitness gym I don't live anywhere near a big(real) gym. I'm 59 and want to workout until I die.
This will be a great series, the owner is so knowledgable about the equipment. He would need to be as there are some machines there that are quite unique.
Great start to the series, John. I really liked the editing in how you bounced back and forth with the sit down talk and the tour. Love training at Quads when I’m in Chicago. One of my all time favorites.
Thanks to the magazine's Golds and World Gyms (and all the legends that trained there) have always had the spotlight. But there are so many other gyms that have been around just as long with just as much atmosphere, camaraderie, blood and sweat. As soon as camera started rolling you know you are seeing an old school iron pit and the twinkle in Dave De Young's eye screams the heart and soul he's put into the place. This is going to be a great series John and serve as a valuable asset to the history of the sport!
45 year's. That's amazing. Thx John Meadows for the great video content. I really Love seeing All the gyms around the country. Would have been awesome to see some video of you training at the gym also John
Man i come from Croatia , you dont even have decent barbells here , when i see all those machines i can't even believe how many options you guys have, and its definitely a slight advantage. I hope my eyes get to see a gym like that one day here.
I train here every-time I visit Chicago to see family. I've been 20+ times and I still discover new, amazing equipment every session. Wall to wall old school dungeon style gym. I would kill for a local gym that was 1/4 of what Quads is.
Awesome series John. Wish you could have spent more time in the gym and showed all the unique pieces of equipment. How about a series on your favorite pieces of equipment for each body part?
Very nice review, John. Quads is the best Gym the Chicagoland area has ever had. Dave surprises with new equipment all the time. The atmosphere at Quads is welcoming and conducive to great workouts and Dave is a good man.
John, I wish I knew you were in Chicago at Quads. I would love for you to come to USA Gym in Bridgeview, Il. It's Chuck Sanow's gym and an outstanding old school gym that you don't see anymore. I've been wanting to meet you and this would be a perfect opportunity. I'm on vacation all week.
Started following your workouts just a few short months ago. Being old school bodybuilder myself, I am following you to get myself out of retirement and back to competing in the Figure bodybuilder division and planning on competing again at 55! Thanks for your wisdom and keep the old school alive!
Wow mountain dog thanks for showing us this amazing gym theres not to many left like this looking forward to the series much respect to u and the owner of quads
I saved this video to watch with dinner and my gf. Seen the gym on mutant but we’ll watch anything with John in it! Your one of the - sadly - few really good influencers out there. Keep doing Exactly what your doing! Thanks for all the great content and info and Now New Gyms!!
Hey, thanks for the great content! I was wondering if you could make a video on hunger management, I think there are a lot of people that struggle with this including myself, thanks again!
You can clearly see how passionate he is about lifting and seeing people succeed in his gym.
If I'm ever in the Chicago area I'll stop by
I’ve been working out at Quads Gym for over 17 years. I’ve worked for Dave as his night manager for 10 years! Dave’s an awesome guy, and being at this gym is like a family! It’s home away from home! I’d never thought of competing in bodybuilding, until I signed up at Quads. It was an amazing experience, for 5 years! Love this gym!! 🏋🏾♂️💪🏾❤️
I cant wait come back, what an awesome gym and what an awesome gentleman Dave is
is it still open
@@patrickprendergast9589 Very much so!!! 😊👍🏾💪🏾💪🏾
John you are definitely leaving a incredible legacy. I discovered you when I was watching another fitness influencer that her and her boyfriend did with you. You let them stay in your home and I was so impressed with how genuine, kind, nice person and on top of that gave them one hell of a good workout. I was hooked to you and your videos. Rest assured you are leaving an phenomenal impact on people :)
Thank you so much :)
Totaly agree!!!
You can clearly see how much these guys respect each other
Exactly!
#1:30 - I hear you John. Im 60 and the gym has always been my oasis. its the one place in your life where the effort has a direct correlation with the results.
John you’re gonna be the next Anthony Bourdain but for gyms.
I miss Anthony
Shawn Ray 😂
Anthony Bourgains
And now they're both gone. RIP john
Holy crap, a rotator cuff machine. This is next level!
All I see is gains in that gym wish we had that in Australia love the passion of the owner
Seen alot of gyms, never seen one like this. This is now on my bucket list.
Fantastic video John. The amount of equipment in there is crazy and you're 100% on Dave's passion for his gym, something very rare these days.
That gym definitely qualifies as one of the best in the country. Thanks for giving us a look around!
I agree I wish I could train there wow 👏
Man the end of that video when John said he wanted to leave a legacy, got me teary eyed. We miss you John, phenomenal gym btw. I'll have to stop in when I'm in the area.
Pray that gyms like this stays. Got Warhouse, Greg Longs, and my gym in my area. LA, Retro, and Planet is killing the hardcore gyms here!
There popping up alot in my neck of the woods. I'm in Abq New Mexico, I'm seeing a resurgence of hardcore gyms.
The place looks awesome and the owner seems like a very down to earth guy. Thanks for the review! I need to visit Quad’s next time I go to the city.
Should change the name of this series to gymhub cause I almost came 5 times watching this. What a badass gym
Haha, that gym is quite pornographic to be fair lol. incredibly gym!
My workout would literally be 10 hours long b/c I would need to try EVERYTHING
@@ashleyoatmilk im just hoping there was some implied double entendra to that comment
LOL... I need this gym!
💯
This is the best gym in Chicago! Dave is the man. Keep up the great content.
agreed!
John definitely left a good long lasting legacy! RIP Mountain Dog! 🙏💪
10:44 "we got like, 12 hamstring machines" that tells you all you need to know about the level of this gym!
I really enjoyed this. Thanks for John
Love it great video John! What a gym looking forward to seeing where you go in this series.
Wow! Awesome gym! Owner is great as well, love his passion! That gym is what we all love! Thanks John
I Really liked the tour of this gym and seeing the old school equipment.
Love gym searches/tours! Its great to see how gyms owners care so much! Cant wait to see the rest of the series.
John left a legacy that’s for sure. The comment about the owner’s business partner passing at 49 is very painful now that John has passed away at the same age. I still can’t believe he is gone.
What an awesome gym and really liked Dave, seems like a great guy. Thanks for taking us around the gym while talking with Dave.
Awesome gym! Thank you for sharing this!! Respect is key for keeping members & employees happy!
RIP…John. ❤️
My favorite gym!!
Oh man that gym is my picture of heaven 😍
This gym is solid made!
Awesome. Looking forward to these.
I used to go to Quads in Calumet City, I visited the North side Quads once or twice.
You can tell that guy loves his gym alot ! Im forsure going to have to train there
This gym has 30 years of history as evidenced by its equipment. That’s a good thing.
That's an insane amount of unique equipment in one gym
Proud to say this is my gym! It's really an amazing place. The amount of equipment and the variety is unreal.
I get up between 12am and 3am on Sunday morning to do deadlifts and it's not great getting up that early but when I get done doing them I'm happy. The gyms empty except for maybe one or two people. It's a Anytime Fitness gym I don't live anywhere near a big(real) gym. I'm 59 and want to workout until I die.
This is what paradise for bodybuilders looks like!
wow, great gym and you can tell its great cause the owner is great, great big hearts create great big good things!
This is a great idea for a series, can't wait to see more! I wish my gym had some history.
true squat machine looks fantastic.
Thx John for keeping Gym life fun. At 59 I always look forward to seeing motivated positive people at the Gym.
Awesome tour!
Such a cool idea for a series. Looking forward to seeing more!
This will be a great series, the owner is so knowledgable about the equipment. He would need to be as there are some machines there that are quite unique.
Wow great gym with some fantastic pieces.
Owner seems like a very genuine person. Thanks for the video
quads is great i happened to go there during the week of chicago pro in '13, very neat seeing photoshoots there
Great job, John!
That was brilliant John both of you are a like good honest guy's thank you
when i see john walking around so calmly its like i can see his inside child bouncing up and down, excited about all the equipment :D
YEP!
Great start to the series, John. I really liked the editing in how you bounced back and forth with the sit down talk and the tour. Love training at Quads when I’m in Chicago. One of my all time favorites.
John is full of excitement 😂 I would too with that many machines.
Miss you John. RIP 🙏
Thanks to the magazine's Golds and World Gyms (and all the legends that trained there) have always had the spotlight. But there are so many other gyms that have been around just as long with just as much atmosphere, camaraderie, blood and sweat. As soon as camera started rolling you know you are seeing an old school iron pit and the twinkle in Dave De Young's eye screams the heart and soul he's put into the place. This is going to be a great series John and serve as a valuable asset to the history of the sport!
i knew you would appreciate it!
45 year's. That's amazing. Thx John Meadows for the great video content. I really Love seeing All the gyms around the country. Would have been awesome to see some video of you training at the gym also John
2 videos coming right up :)
@@mountaindog1 . Looking forward to seeing them. Thx John Meadows
What a great place, excellent place to train. Thxs for show us that kind of places. Great job, great great passion
This gym is amazing! I would imagine that the gym in Heaven would look like this!
so glad i found you through Jeff Nippard you do really great videos
thank you!
Hi John. Always excited to see your new videos. Thanks a lot for all the knowledge and tips.
Man i come from Croatia , you dont even have decent barbells here , when i see all those machines i can't even believe how many options you guys have, and its definitely a slight advantage. I hope my eyes get to see a gym like that one day here.
love this guy the owner, he makes the world a better place, would enjoy being around him
100%
I've been training at Quad's since before it was Quads and owned by Dave.
Kenneth Griffin went to quads yesterday so much equipment there just realized I miss so much shit I haven’t seen their till this video.
I train here every-time I visit Chicago to see family. I've been 20+ times and I still discover new, amazing equipment every session. Wall to wall old school dungeon style gym. I would kill for a local gym that was 1/4 of what Quads is.
Struth!!
I need more equipment in my shed.
Just wow.... 😍😍😍
wow i dream about a gym like that
this will go down as my favorite series on YT. so awesome
doing a new one Friday...recording on friday I mean
mountaindog1 notifications always on so i look forward to the upload!
Loving the content big dog
Always entertaining and educational
Much love
Loving this series John!...I too am an “exercise equipment junkie” as the owner stated!
rest in strength, dave!!! love quads, we miss you.
I'm always in chicago will definately check this out.
If anyone ever in Montreal you should check out the Monster Gym in Montreal, it's amazing!
yeeeahhhhhhh good series idea!
what a awesome gym and owner. great video john
John your killing it with these gym videos ! Really cool
Awesome series John. Wish you could have spent more time in the gym and showed all the unique pieces of equipment. How about a series on your favorite pieces of equipment for each body part?
So much cool equipment
Great video John!! I’m really looking forward to this series
Thank you John Meadows for putting planet fitness and their pizza to shame.
haha!
Very nice review, John.
Quads is the best Gym the Chicagoland area has ever had. Dave surprises with new equipment all the time.
The atmosphere at Quads is welcoming and conducive to great workouts and Dave is a good man.
100%
John's face when the guy interrupts about the paramount machine. priceless.
John, I wish I knew you were in Chicago at Quads. I would love for you to come to USA Gym in Bridgeview, Il. It's Chuck Sanow's gym and an outstanding old school gym that you don't see anymore. I've been wanting to meet you and this would be a perfect opportunity. I'm on vacation all week.
USA Gym is a great place, just off I-294.
I wish I could find a gym like it in West Tennessee.
Thank you sir always enjoy the awesome content and can't wait to check out more hidden gems
Incredible content John, much respect for you and the owner!
Awesome,in Belgium one can only dream of such a gym.
Awesome series!!!
Love seeing gyms
That was awesome!
Such an awesome gym
Awesome gym
Started following your workouts just a few short months ago. Being old school bodybuilder myself, I am following you to get myself out of retirement and back to competing in the Figure bodybuilder division and planning on competing again at 55! Thanks for your wisdom and keep the old school alive!
congrats!!! go hard!
Wow mountain dog thanks for showing us this amazing gym theres not to many left like this looking forward to the series much respect to u and the owner of quads
Holy crap I love that gym
I saved this video to watch with dinner and my gf. Seen the gym on mutant but we’ll watch anything with John in it! Your one of the - sadly - few really good influencers out there. Keep doing Exactly what your doing! Thanks for all the great content and info and Now New Gyms!!
ty very much!
I’ve still never trained there but I live like 4 blocks away! Need to make it in soon....place looks amazing!
whaaaaat?????
Eager to see more of this. And after that, tour Europe!!!!
Wow 😯 I thought John and that guy was around the same age. It a 20 yr difference. Thought they were old high school buddies. Dope Gym
Hey, thanks for the great content! I was wondering if you could make a video on hunger management, I think there are a lot of people that struggle with this including myself, thanks again!
JM ur the best in the bussiness!!!! 💯💯🇲🇽🇺🇸
Sick video. This guy and his gym rule.