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 :)
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.
#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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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?
Lived in Chicago my whole life and Quads is the mecca, in the Chicago area. Glad you got a chance to visit!! Hope you got some deep dish pizza while you were here
Andre Akerele what’s your favorite place for deep dish in Chicago? Would love to go to a low key place that’s locally owned and actually good instead of a chain
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
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.
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.
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!!
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!
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!!!
All I see is gains in that gym wish we had that in Australia love the passion of the owner
You can clearly see how much these guys respect each other
Exactly!
Holy crap, a rotator cuff machine. This is next level!
Seen alot of gyms, never seen one like this. This is now on my bucket list.
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!
💯
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
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.
#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.
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.
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.
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.
You can tell that guy loves his gym alot ! Im forsure going to have to train there
RIP…John. ❤️
This is the best gym in Chicago! Dave is the man. Keep up the great content.
agreed!
What an awesome gym and really liked Dave, seems like a great guy. Thanks for taking us around the gym while talking with Dave.
I Really liked the tour of this gym and seeing the old school equipment.
Wow! Awesome gym! Owner is great as well, love his passion! That gym is what we all love! Thanks John
That's an insane amount of unique equipment in one gym
Miss you John. RIP 🙏
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.
Awesome gym! Thank you for sharing this!! Respect is key for keeping members & employees happy!
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 and you can tell its great cause the owner is great, great big hearts create great big good things!
I used to go to Quads in Calumet City, I visited the North side Quads once or twice.
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.
This is a great idea for a series, can't wait to see more! I wish my gym had some history.
Awesome tour!
Love gym searches/tours! Its great to see how gyms owners care so much! Cant wait to see the rest of the series.
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!
This gym is solid made!
Great job, John!
Owner seems like a very genuine person. Thanks for the video
so glad i found you through Jeff Nippard you do really great videos
thank you!
Such a cool idea for a series. Looking forward to seeing more!
true squat machine looks fantastic.
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!
Oh man that gym is my picture of heaven 😍
quads is great i happened to go there during the week of chicago pro in '13, very neat seeing photoshoots there
Struth!!
I need more equipment in my shed.
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.
Loving this series John!...I too am an “exercise equipment junkie” as the owner stated!
Awesome. Looking forward to these.
Wow great gym with some fantastic pieces.
That was brilliant John both of you are a like good honest guy's thank you
My favorite gym!!
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
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 definitely left a good long lasting legacy! RIP Mountain Dog! 🙏💪
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.
John is full of excitement 😂 I would too with that many machines.
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!
what a awesome gym and owner. great video john
What a great place, excellent place to train. Thxs for show us that kind of places. Great job, great great passion
Proud to say this is my gym! It's really an amazing place. The amount of equipment and the variety is unreal.
I wish this series could be revived.
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?
Thx John for keeping Gym life fun. At 59 I always look forward to seeing motivated positive people at the Gym.
Lived in Chicago my whole life and Quads is the mecca, in the Chicago area. Glad you got a chance to visit!! Hope you got some deep dish pizza while you were here
Andre Akerele what’s your favorite place for deep dish in Chicago? Would love to go to a low key place that’s locally owned and actually good instead of a chain
wow i dream about a gym like that
Hi John. Always excited to see your new videos. Thanks a lot for all the knowledge and tips.
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
Loving the content big dog
Always entertaining and educational
Much love
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%
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.
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!
10:44 "we got like, 12 hamstring machines" that tells you all you need to know about the level of this gym!
John your killing it with these gym videos ! Really cool
Thank you sir always enjoy the awesome content and can't wait to check out more hidden gems
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!
That gym is unreal!!! You really couldn't get bored, its one of thoes gyms you train for 3 hours caus you want to try everything 🤣
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
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.
Incredible content John, much respect for you and the owner!
love this guy the owner, he makes the world a better place, would enjoy being around him
100%
Awesome,in Belgium one can only dream of such a 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!
So much cool equipment
Great video John!! I’m really looking forward to this series
This gym is amazing! I would imagine that the gym in Heaven would look like this!
wow that is awesome. I remember Dave from the calumet city days. I gotta go to Chicago sometime and say hi. Such a great guy.
Awesome series!!!
This is what paradise for bodybuilders looks like!
If I ever travel back to the states I’d love to visit this gym. Looks amazing!
I’ve still never trained there but I live like 4 blocks away! Need to make it in soon....place looks amazing!
whaaaaat?????
That was awesome!
Mutant on a mission John Meadow's version! 😅
Awesome gym 💪🏼
Eager to see more of this. And after that, tour Europe!!!!
yeeeahhhhhhh good series idea!
John's face when the guy interrupts about the paramount machine. priceless.
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.
Sick video. This guy and his gym rule.
Another awesome video, John.
this is so great!!!
i wanna visit one day!!!
Another great video John!
both of theese two brothers have gone to be with the Lord. Live in Peace!