Hi Muscle Beach!
I met fine body builders and squatted my lil’ heart out for Arnie at the original Muscle Beach gym.
If you know me, you know I’m big on fitness. I’m a whey-protein sipping, Arnold Schwarzenegger admiring gym junkie. I love boot camps and doing free weights. My dream is to one day perform non-assisted hanging leg raises. (I don’t want to be bulky or a size zero stick… just keep my curves and be a toned, femininely cut pocket rocket!) So it’s no wonder why I made it a priority to visit the original Muscle Beach Gym in Venice Beach, California and gain some inspiration from the big shots.
I must admit that I didn’t know what to expect. I sussed the gym out first and met the super-friendly body builder, Bishoy Hanna. He’s a cool cat who’s won many International body building championships with that rock hard body of his! Anyway, he invited me to train with him the next day, so I did!
"OF COURSE I will train with you tomorrow, Bishoy!"
A lot of regulars train at MB and they were all so warm and welcoming to a girl training in their territory. They posed for pics, gave advice on form and made it a memorable and entertaining work out. There was no ego at all; just muscle! And I fulfilled my goal: Squatting on Venice Beach, baby! I did my personal trainer proud. Check out the sizzling snaps:
Squatting 20KG for Arnie, yew!!!
Hi boys! (Hayden & Bishoy)
Hi Richie and Mr. King Chair!
Bishoy doing his thing!
Phwoarrr!
Dead lifts
Mr King Chair!
King Chair leg raises
Hayden's Hanging Leg Raises
My temporary membership ^o^
- Thanks Bishoy, you’re a machine!!!
Again, thank you to all the lovely bodybuilders. It was a pleasure meeting y’all. If you’re in town, definitely go visit Muscle Beach. Everyone is super friendly!
It’s good you were able to make the trip here this time around, and look at you going to be the new Mrs Hulk, or maybe just a challenger to She-Ra or something!
This has to be my fave of all your wonderful blogs.So cool. wow what muscles.