That's it, I'm getting a truck tire!

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Gym ditches high-tech for no-frills workout

ALBANY, New York (AP) -- At this gym, there are no Cybex, Universal or Nautilus machines. The hundreds of weight plates piled around the place look like 1950s castoffs from the Soviet Bloc. There's no carpeting, just a concrete floor and a few rubber mats.

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Instead of trendy elliptical trainers, there's a 117-pound cement ball to lift. In place of indoor rowers, there are 68-pound tug boat chains to drag across the floor. And instead of Stairmasters, there's a 200-pound truck tire to lift and push.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/diet.fitness/05/19/no.frills.fitness.ap/index.html

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1. Wow... that gym isn't going to do much good for

wimpy girls like me. There's no way I can move a 200lbs of anything. I wouldn't be able to pick up 117 pound ball. The damn thing weighs more than I do.

My husband would probably like this place. He could probably pick up the 200 pound tire and throw it. He can pick me up and hold me above his head with one hand. He was even able to do this back when I weighed around 150 to 165lbs.