Sports Centre/Gym

maherball

Hey how's it going people,
I was just wondering is the gym up and running again? I'm a graduate who was using the gym before the inferno and I've not been out since, so if anyone knows if the gym is open, it would be a big help to me. Thanks.

Ostrom

I seem to remember getting an email about it being open again. I'm sure usual exam time restrictions apply until late January though

Gael

Yes, it's been open since Monday last. But you have to enter through the yellow side doors on the right-hand side of the building, as you approach from the arts block. The old main entrance is still surrounded by safety fencing.

LeixlipRed

Yeh, been in there a few times since it opened again and everything is operating nicely. No heating or proper equipment or proper changing facilities but did it ever have that?

maherball

Cheers lads and lassies, I went today was a little confused with the whole new entrance buzz but was the same as usual. Tho I see the bikes still have no straps...

SeanMurphy

I was just wondering what sort of condition the swimming pool is in...and are there changing rooms in the actual pool building itself?

Any feedback much appreciated.:)

LeixlipRed

Of course they're in the pool building! How the hell would it work if they weren't?? The swimming pool is perfectly fine. It's small but dressing rooms and showers are clean. Showers are also ridiculously good. Better than my shower at home

As for straps on the bikes, the gym is a **** hole. But what do you expect, funding for that sort of thing is very low priority in NUIM.

Beau

LeixlipRed wrote: »

the gym is a **** hole.

Are you serious? The gym is top quality, particularly the free weights room. Minus the changing rooms its the best gym I've ever been in and its free! (or very cheap if you have to pay).

pisslips

Yep, it's about the size of trinity gym but for half the population.

Beau

pisslips wrote: »

Yep, it's about the size of trinity gym but for half the population.

And UCD's isn't much bigger either and its not in the best shape. You don't realise how lucky we are to have a free gym and not have to queue to use weights/machines.

LeixlipRed

Beau wrote: »

Are you serious? The gym is top quality, particularly the free weights room. Minus the changing rooms its the best gym I've ever been in and its free! (or very cheap if you have to pay).

How many gyms have you been in? The dressing rooms are shabby. So is the gym. Half the equipment is in a very poor state of repair. The cardio equipment is limited. Calling it top quality is ridiculous tbh.

Beau

Just under ten I'd say. I disagree with you though, what machines are in a bad way? You'd be surprised the amount of gyms that don't have the essentials like a squat rack and or a cage, we have both. I couldn't ask for more (bar new changing rooms, but will take a good gym thats free and take my shower at home any day).

pisslips

I'm only letting this out because i'm finished in Maynooth

The handicapped shower is ****ing class..........

LeixlipRed

Why bother with that? The dressing room right down the end of that corridor past the small sports hall is the best. No one uses it either.

SeanMurphy

Well now everybody knows about the super secret vip changing room...

pakblue

Bha now everyone knows about the super secret dressing rooms :mad: but only 3 out of the 4 work.

Best showers are the sports dressing rooms (like for Soccer and Rugby) on the outside of the sports building but cant get into them with out a key card bha

But to be fair they replaced the heads and the showers I have taken there where good unlike the year before where you had to rape the wall to get any water on yourself.

Haven't been to the college gym since it the fire, heard off my house mate there was no hot water is this still the case?

maherball

yeah the water is still cold, tho I like this gym well due to the freeness mainly.......tho I should pay

pisslips

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Why bother with that? The dressing room right down the end of that corridor past the small sports hall is the best. No one uses it either.

Yeah I used to go there but then i discovered the handicapped shower, I'm telling you man....the power, you'll be lucky if you have one testicles left.

Effluo

Can anyone tell me what time does the gym opens and closes at?

Cheers

Beau

Mon - Friday 8 to 10
Sat - Sun 10 -5

Effluo

noice cheers mon