Quads Gym

Wow! What an amazing gym. I felt like I was training for a competition in there. Yesterday was my first day there, my trainers are now members. I bought a one day guest pass for $ 13. Weekly pass is $ 50 10 day pass is $ 90.
The front desk guy Derek was very knowledgeable and welcoming. He even held my bag behind the desk for me. I asked about a swimming pool, he kind of smirked and said «no this is a trainers gym, no frills, bells and whistles» lol I really liked that answer. It is a bit out of my budget, but I can certainly see why one would invest in this gym. Everyone was there to WORK. Only downfall is that it closes at 10pm.
The best part of my night, after using the amazing equipment was stopping by my local Xsport which was full of pop music, people crowding around equipment talking or on their phones, and seeing the difference between a chain bs gym vs a real one.

Visited for a weekend and found this place for a few days. Dopest little gym in Chicago. People in here just lifting weights, and that’s it. No frills or bells and whistles — just like a gym should be.

Been going here for 10 years — the gym is fine and the owner is a nice guy. You can’t find as much unique equipment anywhere else so that’s the best thing about this place. I’m going to terminate my membership soon, though — I have to come in the mornings due to my work schedule and they’ve had a person for the past year vacuuming and mopping in a WEIGHT ROOM around 9 – 11 AM with soapy water so that the floors are wet and soapy for at least an hour and a half. This is unbelievably dangerous — as much as the patrons and trainers have complained to the owner, the mopping continues. Someone will get hurt soon by slipping on a wet floor and trying to lift weights. I don’t know why they can’t clean after hours like most places. Patrons have also complained about the cleaning staff stepping right in front of them when they’re working out and spraying the chemicals onto the mirror literally right in front of them. Consider your self lucky if you work out at night here when there’s no soapy wet floor when you’re trying to squat.

Honestly, I can’t say anything negative about this place at all. I work around the corner from here, and some of my clients have gym memberships here, so it always spiked my curiosity.
I signed up for a three-​month membership, and go about 3 to 4 times a week. This place has everything, and it is always well cleaned, well-​maintained, and all the equipment is always put away. It is definitely well-​managed, and the awesome thing about this place that I really like is all of the celebrities and Big Time powerlifters and athletes have their signed pictures on the walls all around.
I’ve been to powerlifting gyms all around the nation, and I definitely put this at the top. There is so much space and never feels too cramped in here. And what I really like are the sports equipment on the first floor with all the plyometric boxes that are padded, the sand bags, the platforms and squat racks, and the mirrors all around. It feels like I’m playing football back out in California being here.
If you’re in Chicago, definitely come check out this gym, it is worth every penny!

This gym is awesome and is the best place to go in the city if you’re serious about getting fit but still want a friendly atmosphere. Beneath all the muscles, the members and owner, Dave, are wonderful people inside a wonderful, legit gym.

Decent gym, jerk owner. Take your business elsewhere, especially if you don’t want to risk putting up $ 600 for an annual membership just to see the joint shut down. Seriously. Only 25 – 30 regulars. Wouldn’t surprise me to see the place close in 2016. Not sure how they keep the doors open.

Best gym ever!!! The atmosphere is electric and the owner and staff are superb. If anyone is in Chicago and wants to experience a true powerlifting gym come to Quads and every gym on earth will not matter anymore.

I’ve always been skinny and never lifted weights before I joined Quads. I was worried that I wouldn’t be welcome, given that most of the clientele are extremely muscular, but that hasn’t been the case at all. Nobody has been judgmental to me — in fact, several people have introduced themselves, offered me tips, offered to spot me, etc.
As the other reviews have said, the gym is reasonable priced with no contract BS you might get at other gyms. Dave, the owner, is extremely nice, as are the other front-​desk staff.
My only complaint is that — even though it seems like there is a TON of equipment at Quads — a few of them are in short supply. For instance, there are only two real squat racks (though you can do squats on a couple of other machines too), and they are often full. There is only one area to do deadlifts, and people generally take over the area for an hour at time. Most of the time I get lucky and find whatever I need is available, but there have been a few occasions where I couldn’t get what I needed.

I’ve been working out at Quads for years. In fact, I’ve been there for so many years, that I now qualify for the «senior citizen» discount. (I started going there before I was old!) While it may not have all the bells and whistles of other «chain» gyms, it has the best selection of equipment in town. Even at peak hours, there is rarely a wait for equipment. Even if there is, you can easily find another machine or set of weights to get the job done.

Darrick jackson is cool, nice, fuzzy bear, trainer from hell, if u wanna be huge he is the guy. I have nothing to say about this gym other than its an old school gym.

As an amateur bodybuilder, this is by far the best gym I’ve ever been to anywhere in the country. Dave, the owner, works the front desk most days himself. Extremely nice guy who is a straight shooter. No contracts, no sign up fees, no first and last month, no bank draft. Walk in, pay your month, and do it again the next month when it’s time. The ONLY gym I’ve ever seen that’s still doing it the old school way. In addition, I’ve never seen a gym with so much equipment and so many toys for every type of individual whether you be a bodybuilder, power lifter, physique athlete or your everyday gym goer. Everyone here is serious about what they’re doing. Highly recommend anyone who is serious about working out to give this place a try. I’m hooked.

Really great gym. Flew in on red eye and loved that they had a pretty reasonably priced day pass.
Everything you could want on a hardcore gym. Power racks, bumper plates, heavy DB’s, tons of benches. As some others have said, this is a gym for pushing some iron, the anti-​planet fitness.
Highly recommend checking this place out if you want a great workout.

Update: Recently a new member, Sergio somebody or other, has joined Quads. This new member, the spoiled son of a famous bodybuilder, has had a few serious meltdowns in front of everyone in the gym. By meltdowns, I mean the sort of behavior you expect from a 4 year-​old throwing a temper tantrum because they couldn’t have McDonald’s.
While I like many things about Quads, there’s far too much unused equipment in the gym, and by unused I mean /​never used/​. To the point of it being a fire hazard and making for hardly any open spaces to use some of the equipment.
If the owner could see fit to grow a spine and get rid of the new member who’s been throwing temper tantrums and be less of a hoarder, Quads could really improve. I won’t hold my breath, however.

Top quality bodybuilding gym, it’s why it’s featured in the magazines so often. Much better than any other gym I checked out in Chicago. This is a GYM not a ‘health club’, you want to bodybuild/​lift weights, you won’t beat Quads in Chicago.

Best gym in Chicago without question. Every piece of equipment you could ever want. Great no nonsense place to push steel.

The best gym in Chicago… period! This is a GYM, not a health club. A place for serious gym folks to lift, train, sweat, grunt and grow. Every kind of equipment you need is here! Leave your very expensive (yet perfectly color coded) workout fashions at home… or wear them to LA Fitness.

This is the best gym I have ever been too. It basically has two or three of every machine, lots of free weights and the owner is a nice guy. You get what you pay for.

I need to update this review — 7÷31÷2014
I recently moved from San Antonio, TX and was member of Gold’s Gym. Gold’s took over another chain in San Antonio called Spectrum and certain gyms were «lifter’s gyms.» Now I THOUGHT I had been going to a great gym in Texas. I was wrong.
I have going to Quads for roughly a year now and it’s been one of, if not the best gym experiences that I’ve had. The trainers, the staff, the clientele are all very serious about working out — and more importantly want to know about YOU and YOUR GOALS. Sure the guys are HUGE but they don’t come with big attitudes. It’s a pleasure to work out there and I miss it when I’m traveling for work. Equipment? If you can’t find it at Quads, it hasn’t been made … this year. Great gym. Highly recommended.

To Tracy F,
You obviously failed in reading comprehension since there is a LARGE BLUE cmon repeat with me a LARGE BLUE sign that states no deadlifting upstairs (ive attached a photo for easier understanding). Hmmm that elimates a good chunk of what powerlifting is… Oh but you should know that already since you are an expert ;)
So no i didnt miss anything and if you are actually there with other members the downstairs area is always occupied.
The 5 power racks you stated is wrong, it is 2 with the other 3 being HALF racks. So that makes 1 (one) power rack upstairs where no real power lifting is allowed (see blue sign) and 1 (one) power rack downstairs where said power lifting is allowed.

I wrote the first two reviews to be helpful. This update I write for me. I can’t see them unless I do it.
I was very sincere and in some sentences of each review conveyed a lot.
It’d be nice if they had wifi and tvs on machines (with sound!). The customer service is… interesting. Some of the patrons are nice. I’m glad I wrote the first two reviews.
(11−17−09…kudos seemingly normal guys and hat guys. You’re as inspiring as Richard Simmons with twice the sex appeal)