Lord's Gym

As if it intends to put you down to business without letting you meander into gloss and glamor, an enormous area at Lord's Gym is dedicated to the actual work-out region. Paneled by the large mirrors and decked with machines of all shapes and sizes, Lord's fills you with awe. Not because it has classy equipment or knowledgeable trainers, but by its sheer size, especially in comparison with the small and lowly reception area.

But in addition to pomp, a professional outlook is missing, too. Here you are perhaps at the Lord's mercy, or on your own knowledge of the stress and strain that your muscles can bear, either of which is not very promising or even safe.

Though the gym might be lacking in an adequate number of towels, there is no dearth of machines that you can sweat at. There are bench-presses, including the incline, the decline and the flat types. There are also machines for chest pressing, lats and rowing exercises; a T-bar; and the cable pull-over. For your shoulders, there is equipment like the butterfly machine, back rods and front rods. There is also an assortment of dumbbells weighing between 2.5lbs and 20lbs. For your thighs, there is a leg-press, a reverse-curl and a calf-machine.

The small reception stocks some wooden lockers and a water-filter in addition to a desk which takes up most of the space. The gym does not provide personal training or guidance on nutrition, but an instructor is present for your assistance, i. e. if you call out for him seriously.