My Experience with Chain Gyms in Japan

[@aecao1792]

Been living in japan for the past 5 and 1/2 years, training in gyms here for the past 3, and I gotta say it just never gets better

[@Jokervision744]

Better start a gym for foreigners then? idk

[@fullertakos]

So you confirm what he’s saying?

[@itsoracle]

​@@Jokervision744or a home gym 💀💀💀

[@aecao1792]

@@fullertakos yeah but also you can’t let them bully you, I’m a lot bigger now than when I started so that really helps now they leave me alone occasionally sending a stern look my way. For reference when I arrived in japan this time I was around 107kg 178cm and when I started I was 72kg 175cm so yeah

[@mrhigeji]

@@aecao1792 been here for over 5 years myself and really can't complain (except for the tattoo rule, that one is honeslty stupid). I had a similar experience as described in the video at a tipness (which is not a gym but a fitness club) but things have been good for the last 3 years since switching to anytime. Never had anybody complain to me, only "soft" time limits (keep rack use to 30ish mins at very busy times), can do any movement I like. It helps if you can speak Japanese. Probably also because kansai

[@Hajiroku]

As a competitive lifter in Japan, I faced limitations at the gym owned by one of our administrators. Deadlifting and other weightlifting exercises that required a spotter were not allowed. After enduring this restriction for 6 months, a 20-minute rule was added, prompting me to create my own home gym. Now, I have a fully equipped gym at home complete with a platform, over 300kg in plates, cables, and nearly every attachment imaginable. I couldn't be more content with my setup. In my opinion, if you are seeking general fitness, Japanese gyms may suffice. However, for those looking to build strength or compete, the gym experience in Japan can be quite challenging.

[@Livakivi]

Thank you for sharing! This is what a lot of people don't understand - while these rules don't affect casual gym goers that much, when it comes sports based lifting, such as competitive powerlifting or weightlifting, training for those will be heavily hindered by rules such as this. I'm thinking of making a follow up video showcasing more dedicated Japanese gyms that are made by passionate Japanese lifters that give Japanese people who love lifting a place to go to.

[@Hajiroku]

​@@Livakividepending on your location. I might be able to help you. I now run the powerlifting division in my prefecture and am connected to a few powerlifting gyms spread across Japan. Also, for anyone curious, for about the same amount you'd pay for a standard year-long gym membership in Japan, you can build a decent home gym. Two years worth and you'd get more than enough to get you by for a long time unless you are a very serious competitor.

[@Livakivi]

@@Hajiroku That's very interesting to hear, and thank you for offering! I very much agree with the home gym investment being a good idea, especially in the long term and when it comes to saving time. I wonder if there are any powerlifting type gyms in Japan that you would like to recommend to people?

[@dd805100]

​@@Livakivi I wonder if any mma gyms in Japan would have the equipment your looking for as strength is a big component in a fight I'm sure somewhere they would be equipped with what your looking for.

[@dd805100]

​@@Livakivi Also you won't have any confrontations via proxy at an mma gym or likely at all as long as your respectful cause if there's a real problem in an mma gym you can solve it by just fighting one on one

[@zdrett]

Bro is a chad: he arrives in Japan, first thing he does is to search for gyms

[@Julez108]

This is literally the best thing you can do when moving to a new place. You get to explore the city while looking for a gym that isn't dogshit, you establish a routine where you have to get out of the house several times a week, you will be constantly exposed to roughly the same group of people who are doing the same thing as you which means you can more easily make new friends, and on top of that you get sick gainz. The only thing that rivals it would be joining some kind of a martial arts club.

[@jesseredden7123]

Isn’t a “Chad” any guy who isnt a loser and has a girlfriend to incels?

[@pdpandion4931]

and then posts a video to bitch about Japanese gyms

[@pyrogenic]

Even better, he makes his own home gym almost straight afterwards as well

[@are3287]

I mean if you have a hobby youre gonna want to continue it despite moving

[@Phobos2085]

Sad to see the home of anime have a culture completely counter to becoming an anime character.

[@toddscamera]

Impossible to live there

[@stanleyextra2812]

Well, Japanese culture itself is anti-anime. Japanese only get all those impossible self-expression through manga/anime. If manga/anime is not making money, they would have eliminated it.

[@cniht]

Their society is quite literally dying (population shrinking) for a reason.

[@amixofgeekcontent]

LOL

[@thewallsspeaktome3507]

@@cniht I mean so is every western country, it's just hidden underneath immigration

[@adamlovrencak]

NEED MORE JAPAN CONTENT!!!! I love that you have similar interest(to me), and making videos about them. I'm really excited for more Japan videos. Keep up the great work

[@limbodesu]

gym video x japan video crossover no way

[@kricku]

Thought I'd never experience it

[@sk8_bort]

Now he just needs to find an abandoned house to renovate and then build a Linux based setup in his bedroom to play runescape (with a nice custom keyboard)

[@aut1stickid]

Sorry to hear you had bad luck with the gyms in Japan! I went to a gym in Japan for about 6 months and nobody seemed to care about the rules, not even the staff (they used to compliment my lifts which was very sweet). There were some huge dudes too who grunted a lot and filmed themselves all the time. I also have helped a few random people with their form. I thought that was normal but after your video seems like that gym was an exception.

[@Livakivi]

I wonder what gym it was

[@aut1stickid]

@@Livakivi It was Mira Fitness in Kofu, other branches will be different though I think

[@longiusaescius2537]

Nice name

[@aa898246]

i would also be interested in seeing more videos about your drawing and art stuff (if you have had time to do that)

[@Livakivi]

I'd really like to make some related to that, if I can find the time for it

[@aa898246]

would be very cool if u do@@Livakivi

[@milesseawind]

I would also like that

[@dashi3l]

Man has finally done it

[@RollsTF2]

Using gyms in Japan has been an experience lol. Luckily I go to a relatively chill one. I still pay roughly 6k yen a month though. If you're going to build a home gym, I'd highly recommend going through your apartment contract and checking what it says about weight limits and noise etc. If I ever get a house here, I'm for sure gonna build a home gym, but that's just not feasible for me atm.

[@markj.a351]

I lived in Japan for 6 years the gym rules were: >no sounds while lifting >20 minutes max for equipment (reduced from 30 minutes because of covid) >Not allowed to squat etc without shoes on >gym shoes must not have been used outside >injuring yourself is preferable to dropping weights if you fail a set because you won't scare anyone (yes I was legit told this) >NO LATERAL RAISES because someone might walk into you >no tattoos >1 hour 30 mins max (you had to go back to the reception and check-in again to stay longer. And yes, this was on an unlimited use contract) >filming and photography were actually allowed I met some great friends there though, so worth it. I miss many things about Japan but the gyms suck ass.

[@DJHASDIMONDS]

bro finishes his house and immediately dips💀

[@Ramsker]

I heard all about how difficult gyms can be in Japan and was anticipating trouble before my move, but suprisingly I've found myself to have a pretty good experience at AnytimeFitness. Had some encouraging experiences, people smiling and are all friendly so that worry was essentially settled.. I've seen some wild takes online that you should "take your headphones off during a set because it's respectful", then I see a local bopping it with the fattest Bose headphones you've ever seen. look forward to see how your new home gym project turns out!

[@Livakivi]

a part of the video may or may not have been about anytime fitness haha

[@fastenedcarrot9570]

Had no idea you were a Natural Hypertrophy enjoyer. One of the best fitness channels for sure.

[@stexus3739]

BOM and Basement Bodybuilding too! Great channels.

[@triplearielinfinite2]

its like 4:30am. i can definitely tell ur in japan. excited to see ur videos while over there

[@andrewcheng1998]

It tells a lot about Japanese culture as a whole. Failure and bothering others are unwelcomed to the degree they forget it is part of working out and being human.

[@gabrieljimijones]

I always use the Anytime gyms when in Tokyo and staff are incredibly friendly, courteous and helpful. Yes there are limits on how long you can use squat rack etc but this is only during busy times so that others have the opportunity to train. Never had any other issues really.

[@nanibaka2703]

wooow u finally in japan. eHHH u also watch natural hypertrophy? same

[@yagsipcc287]

This is so dumb imo. Ok cool no "grunting or dropping weights" clearly these people have never trained hard or gone for a one rep max or close to it. Also have to wear socks when deadlifting is insane... I personally have insanely wide feet, most shoes do not fit me an when I am lifting heavy even with shoes that "fit" my feet push out agaisnt the sides can be painful.

[@Verbux]

Alan Thrall, Natural Hypertrophy, Bald Omni-man and Basement Bodybuilding? Like and subscribed

[@freehatespeech6804]

8:10 Lol I love the women casually walking in the background. No reaction. It's just that crazy strong guy again.

[@tommy5514]

This is interesting but not what i experienced in Japan. I trained in Tokyo at gold's gym. I had to cover my tattoos with tape the gym provided...that was the only weird thing. It was amazing training there...i love Japan.

[@M1szS]

I understand that japan has different rules than some other countries, but the gyms are straight up a joke if all of that is true, how do you even workout with all this bs??

[@amixofgeekcontent]

Also, if you build your own home gym, you can get some of the money back by selling the equipment before you leave the country.

[@lukeesken5415]

No way! I had sworn I saw someone exactly like you recently in the Misatodai area where I live. Now I watch this video, and I feel like the gods are messing with me. I also eventually worked my way to realizing that a home gym was the best option, though it took a couple years of failed attempts. Good luck, and I know you're gonna love it here!

[@Smazzish]

This is awesome. I'm learning Japanese to reconnect with my family over there and it's really interesting to see how you're finding living there, as I might do the same later on in my life. I'll keep my preconceptions and opinions on Japan to myself for now, looking forward to seeing how it goes

[@QuickQuips]

Seems like there's an open market for more powerlifting friendly gyms in Japan for at least the foreigners.

[@venom_lowrider]

Honestly most of these rules rock. 20 min is enough to do anything you need to. Even heavy squats and deadlifts. And the infestation of selfie taking gym influencers makes me think taking photos should be banned everywhere. The Japanese are awesome.

[@uni60205]

Just admit you don't lift

[@lukegaming86]

If there is one thing I know about Japan, they love ridiculously harsh rules with little to no logical reason supporting their existence

[@flavius91]

Be real, most people don’t film themselves to check their form. I actually love the no filming rule.

[@Livakivi]

I have filmed myself thousands of times and so have my friends, its very valuable for checking form and progression. I personally also don't care if someone records for social media and whatnot, even though tbh I've never seen it happen in the gyms I've been at.

[@flavius91]

@@Livakivi edge cases. I’ve also done that when I first started deadlifting. But we don’t represent the majority. Highschool boys and women of all ages don’t film themselves to check their form.

[@Livakivi]

@@flavius91 I don't really care if they do or don't tbh lol, all I care is that I'm able to utilize it myself

[@flavius91]

@@Livakivi I understand that, but you need to understand why this rule exists in many gyms all over the world, not just in Japan. When people filming for social media or other reasons disrupt everyone else, hog the machines or even entire gym spaces, and even yell at people for ruining their shots or staring at them, it becomes a big problem. Because of these entitled groups, you and everyone else using it to check their form have to suffer. They can’t enforce a rule saying “you can film but only to check your form”, they can either allow it or ban it altogether. They also can’t say “you can film but don’t disrupt others”, because, you guessed it, some people will still disrupt others. So sorry but as someone who’s been disrupted countless times in the gym by the tiktok generation, I love this rule. Other rules in your video are downright retarded. Not this one tho.

[@Livakivi]

@@flavius91 I haven't really experienced it myself because in Estonia such culture doesn't really exist in terms of social media. If someone actually makes TikToks and whatnot, they do it in a mild way without anyone noticing or disrupting anyone because they're too self aware. As for Japan, the rule is because Japanese people are generally wary of pictures/filming due to privacy, so I honestly wasn't surprised at all over it.

[@dsuedholt]

8:16 is that the Gym! in Veeriku, Tartu? 👀 Used to go there when I was living in Tartu, now I'm disappointed that I never ran into Rauno loading up a 10 plate deadlift, lol.

[@panamka6489]

This is so inspiring to see you finally visited Japan and can stay here for a while. Keep us updated about your journey, can we expect more vlogs from Japan? And are you visiting Japan as a tourist or student/worker? (sorry haven't finished watching yet) GOOD LUCK

[@panamka6489]

I've found some answers to my questions at the end of the video, thx, u doing great content!!!

[@adokce]

bro is NH-pilled and Basement Bodybuilding enhanced 💪

[@ntrg3248]

I'd also rather make my own gym at home, I don't go to the gym here in Australia but if I were in Japan I sure as hell wouldn't want to start. If I wanted to train with someone I'd just invite them over.

[@jacsmi]

Someone should open up a Western style gym and get all the expat market.

[@yungjamez312]

Told y’all 💯 and y’all didn’t believe me

[@Livakivi]

The best part is that there are actually so many passionate Japanese lifters who directly oppose those rules because they literally don't allow them to train for their sport or goals, and there are some Japanese powerlifting/weightlifting focused gyms that have the polar opposite rules compared to the chain gyms that just try to get the most accessible, average person to sign up for a membership from day 1 and pay the sign up fee and quit a few days later, yet the dyels for some reason protect these corporate business practices as if they were some cultural virtues of Japan, even though they're just calculated tactics to earn more revenue, similar to the marketing of Planet Fitness.

[@hollisspear6278]

Brother there is no legit need to film yourself in the gym. Dudes have been lifting weights and getting big for decades before cell phone cameras existed; that's why gyms have mirrors. Moreover all modern mobile phones have multiple cameras, not to mention 360 cameras that cover the whole room. You can't say "I'm just filming myself" with any credibility anymore.

[@jesseredden7123]

Yep, f*ck the people who film, watch videos and have conversations on their phone in the gym. Almost invariably they are the ones with the worst form and weakest workouts.

[@timmykookoo]

I'd love to here the origin story of how you became this opposed to filming your lifts.

[@harley1768]

I have the same experience in my Japanese university’s gym. Can’t use phones or earbuds in the lifting section, only on treadmills and bikes. We have to wear red laces to show we are wearing indoor shoes, even though you could just put red laces on your outdoor shoes. I had to take a “training session” before I used any of the machines, and then had to wait a month before I could take another training session to be able to use the squat racks and dumbbells. But the training sessions were so infrequent (once a month), that I didn’t end up doing it until 4 months later because the sessions were always at a time when I had class. The gym is pretty nice and well equipped though. And I’ve heard many people grunt and yell during sets, and there is no timer for using equipment. But the training sessions were pretty annoying. The worst part now is that I can’t listen to my own music while lifting, so I have to listen to the terrible, corny, royalty free rap that they put on

[@stayingfitandfocused]

lmao bro thats fkn depressing

[@16m49x3]

I was in Japan for 3 weeks for holidays and decided to visit a climbing gym or two. All of them require you to pay extra to register as a member, but I was obviously only going to ever come there once. (I stayed in Tokyo for 10 days and Osaka the rest) Me and my wife played stupid foreigners in Tokyo and managed to get in for the cost of someone that's already a member. And that seemed to go fine. It was a tiny place but really good vibes. In Osaka I went there with my Japanese friend and there was no option but to pay for the registration there. I find this to be a strange business decision. Even in my home country I always go to different gyms because they offer different things. Why make it difficult to get new customers?

[@stibba4286]

ig thats why you never see buff guys in japan

[@Julez108]

Commercial gyms are already a pain in the ass but apparently Japan takes them to the next level. Makes me appreciate my small home town gym even more.

[@AYstrength]

Natty king detected 💢 Opinion accepted 💯

[@Jotun184]

Going to those gyms there seems super frustrating, 迷惑をかけない at all costs I guess. Super looking forward to hearing more about your story living in Japan! Subbed to patreon. I think a more 'vlog' style where editing is more loose could totally work for videos like these where you share your thoughts about a topic. Just wondering - as I'm planning on doing something similar when I start approaching fluency - and I know this question prob comes up ad nauseam - what visa type are you on? Are you currently working in Japan aside from KZbin? - just ignore these if they're too personal or anything, just curious and hungry for any info about this lol.

[@Livakivi]

Thanks for the support and for reading and giving feedback about the post! I'm using the working holiday visa, I'm not working in Japan though, the visa just allows you to do work during your stay in Japan as well!

[@Jotun184]

@@Livakivi Awesome, enjoy!!

[@jackwisniewski3859]

Truly a culture of pencilneckery

[@ramensnail_]

I like how you casually mentioned that you moved to Japan and will stay there for about a year (': can't wait for more Japanese content as well as new Japanese manga purchases - I'm sure you'll treat us with it

[@ilyabond2707]

lol. These rules are absurd. It’s like it’s a library but with some metal. 😅

[@johnprager662]

I always figured that if I ever had to move to a country with bad gyms, I'd just get some rings and do calisthenics at a park then come to terms with losing some lower body strength.

[@DexFlex_YT]

yes sir I love NH

[@iamhavingastroke8008]

love your vids bro. It aint much but i wanna support you however i can

[@Livakivi]

Thank you very much bro!

[@Tango_Hendrix]

Home gyms are the way to go, especially here in America

[@zimpetrichor4919]

In over 20 years of living in Japan I have never enjoyed going to the gym in this country. Where in Canada I used to go to the gym for 4 hours every day 5 days a week. Here in Japan they are just too many stupid rules that make absolutely no sense whatsoever a small minority of rules are needed I agree. But the main issue for me has been the feeling of xenophobia whenever I go to the gym here, you feel very unwelcomed by the Japanese staff and some members. They always treat foreigners like we are guilty of something even though we have done nothing wrong. Perhaps we should start treating Japanese people with xenophobia in our countries too.

[@xxColorDust]

My two cents as someone living in a hub in Japan. Most (if not all?) chains are franchises so the experience varies VASTLY between location. Hubs like where I live are super crowded, so the timers and superset rules are a necessary evil to get access to the machines you want. If it's not crowded, everyone ignores the timers 90% of the time. The no teaching rule is pretty common, but in all locations I was at it was there to recent private personal trainers from using the gym, not to stop people teaching their friends. I wonder if the gym in the video is just an outlier or if it's a communication problem. Either way, I'm pretty happy with my gold gym membership now, expensive but no timers, plenty of space and a sauna. Couldn't imaging making a personal gym with both space and noise problems

[@HorseyWorsey]

Honestly makes me glad I have the commercial gym I do. Franchisee/Owner who was a former competitor and multiple staff with their on stage wins proudly displayed up front, Record wall for men and women on different lifts, Student Discount, Friendly staff, Regulars who are decent. Pretty much all the necessary machines and thank god, Power racks and Free-weights. Grunting and clanging allowed. Open 24/7.

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon1828]

america number one ofc

[@thorn9382]

For how kind japanese people are it's weird how confrontational they become over standing out or breaking arbitrary rules

[@brianlai4387]

I guess this is why my friend (a Japanese national) told me that Japan is a horrible country to live and work if you can see through the touristy facade. He's currently living in Thailand on a privileged residency visa and doesn't intend on coming back. I wish people would stop glamourizing Japan. It's not great as everyone claims it is.

[@makobe584]

If you go to a public gym you shouldn't hog equipment through supersetting or whatever. And 20 minutes per exercise is plenty. Filming yourself can be helpful for form, but so many people record others and upload it without asking for consent that I understand gyms banning filming altogether. And unless you're making money from it, helping someone with their form should be encouraged rather than prohibited.

[@wootks]

Congrats on the move to Japan. EDIT: For your friend with problems squatting. He should be squatting with only the bar or body weight until he gets the balance and mobility. I am kinda siding with the Japanese gym bro on this one.

[@Sweat404]

I’m a member of anytime fitness in Japan and I find it pretty good. My only gripe is it’s a bit expensive (¥8000/$80) a month. A lot of the rules are not imposed at Mt gym and the 20 minute rule is something I support because I hate it when people sit there and play with their phones instead of working out.

[@user-vt6dh4uk1i]

I've been living in Taiwan for a while and we have the same rules and procedures here, except for filming youself and tats, it's kinda crazy how most of this is allowed in the west lol. Hoarding equipment, taking up a bench for an hour, yelling and being naked is wild in a public gym. I'm sure there are smaller grungier powerlifting gyms with less rules.

[@gasoline1707]

I lucked out and my gym lets me do pretty much all that stuff without time limits or anything. I only wish Japanese people were more open to working in with others, since there's only one cable machine.

[@Cronama]

I miss the day's when the gym was just a sand pit with concrete and rebar weights, where all the equipment was worn and covered in rust yet still more stable than a South American country. All this bureaucratic rigmarole is really off-putting.

[@angelosunn6930]

Thats the reason I love me my small local gyms here in germany. Everyone is friends with eachother, no one gives a fuck if you grunt / do heavy weights, and don't even get me started on the 20 minute timers cause wtf. If you're short on time just ask the guy if you can work in. Simple as that.

[@person880]

Some of it seems pointless, but not allowing photos/videos, phone calls, and grunting makes sense. People don't like being in other people's videos, there is no reason why anybody should be having phone conversations in the gym, and there are too many gym bros and others who take themselves too seriously who will exaggerate their grunts and annoy others. I like rules that allow me to have more peace. If you want to grunt on the phone and video yourself, you can do that in your home, right? I guess these gyms are more for everyday workouts for keeping in shape, not for people going to the gym as a hobby or as a career.

[@hehecactusboy4312]

I'm lucky to have a good gym near me (Iron Body Fitness in Idaho) where the owner is competing on a national level. It's a great atmosphere, and means I don't have to set up a home gym which I not only have space for, but would not work out (haha) because it would be too easy for me to go do something in between sets and get distracted.

[@velluccisamuel]

I hate commercial gym they butcher the concept of lifting weights to a social club. Here in my gym at first I was lectured on lifting and weights by a staff that does not lift weight or do any exercise. Nor does the owner put them on a gym courses, yet they lecture as in semi dropping bumper plates, jess every clean and jerk I do I have to bring it down slowly, and my rotor cuffs are not happy with it. I always call them planet fitness to their face and my jokes with other lifters that know what is wrong with it.

[@Frch015]

I missed your content for about two weeks D: and I was worried thinking you'd leave youtube but after I've watched this video it seems the channel is gonna pass through neat changes and also neat kind of new or improved content so I'm happy for you

[@LovelyMinmay]

>japan >go to gym >no pictures or video >go to arcade >totally legal to take video of random passerby with an static camera Why do they do this?

[@kamo7293]

4:36 this happens in other countries too, some gyms are very no no on gym goers acting like free coaches. there was a story I heard where a PT mom and her teen son were in the gym where she worked as a PT and she was giving him tips on his form and they were reprimanded by the staff. it's a very scummy thing to do ngl

[@hehecactusboy4312]

So, basically what you're saying is in a few years when I've bulked up enough, I'll be one of the strongest men in Japan when I visit?

[@dabba_dabba]

I worked out because I wanted to look like an anime character. When I went to Japan last year, i was wondering why everyone looked so scrawny. This explains it

[@Justusperthes]

When I moved to Japan about 6 years ago, I was surprised to see how prohibitively expensive the gyms were. So I ended up going to a local park with some simple calisthenics bars. It ironically turned out to be one of the best things to have happened for my strength and fitness, as I made some amazing gains during my 1 year stay there. But you will be missing out on a lot of lower body exercises 😅

[@jordiriera1081]

I see you are reading most of the comments, so I hope you reply: Wasnt there any Anytime Fitness branches nearby? I expect that given that it is a foreign company they are still more lax than local brands.

[@eclipsegfxable]

HAHAHA 4:35. Now I understand screaming like an absolute madman, but c'mon the sounds of force exertion you make when lifting heavy is completely fine. "Don't grunt because you might scare people" is pretty weak.

[@mome9350]

The more i look into japan, i just see a bunch of people stressed out over unnecessarily over complicated stuff.

[@PJ-hi1gz]

Ok but its still sus the new guy would be failing squats on his first day. That’s not an average experience for most people who squat.

[@lay003]

damn i wasn't aware japanese gyms were so controlling and restricted, that sucks glad ur building a home gym in japan :D

[@marius2k8]

ESTONIAN! That's why your accent sounded familiar. Siim Land's is similar. That's the bell it was ringing... *feels better now*

[@numipinkpanda5486]

Public gyms are scary to me even in my country. I was going to a public gym, but very soon I built my own home gym and it increased how often I work out a lot, I enjoy it now! Japanese gyms seem like nightmare, I would be constantly scared or anxious if I am doing the wrong thing, if I was too loud or something...

[@TrailingSpaces]

So excited to see the vids in Japan! I've rewatched your japanese learning series countless of times and this is like the culmination of all that !!

[@Hoppitot]

Alright but the real question is does anybody actually follow the rules? If you are training with your buddy and you are doing the work as well there's clearly no issue right?

[@Jokervision744]

Personal gym sounds interesting. Seems like it's easier to fit through hallways and stairs than running mat. I wonder how much you would need to become monkey. I saw one old guy who played around on monkey bars like his weight was nothing to him, and sure it was on tv, but still it was about a place where people like to go to caravan ride and the place was a "village shop", but it was actually big ass city shop in size. Tuuri is the town's or village's name. I'd like to have migaku, but it breaks on operagx... well it breaks on youtube, and videos load weirdly.

[@Zion7HS]

Call me crazy but aside from the tattoo thing I think most of those rules are reasonable and more of a good thing than a bad thing. When it really comes down to it, I think your reaching pretty far for reasons you need to do filming in a gym. For 99% of people, filming themselves "to check their form" isn't necessary. Neither is sitting on a piece of equipment for nearly half an hour and/or being on the cell phone. I think the banning of texting/talking on the phone is a good thing and I think the 20 minute limits during crowded times are a good thing too. As for the ban against training a friend, I've been to gyms in Japan and you certainly can train WITH a friend (there is no gym anywhere that says you can't) but your not supposed to be taking the role of a personal trainer regardless of the relationship. Almost any gym anywhere will frown on doing that. Awesome upload regardless, I think think this video is biased has a tone that gyms in Japan are unreasonable when in fact they are very reasonable, they just ask for some mutual respect and manners from the members.

[@krhump]

gyms now are a lot better I joint my first gym in Japan in 1999 and omg they had so many rules dress code etc. Good thing now is there are many type of gyms depends on your goals but yes thrybare different to western gyms lol

[@la.zanmal.]

"It's better to take those [body fat percentage] results with a huge grain of salt"... but isn't water retention one of the things that makes them inaccurate?

[@CTback]

1. So this must be where Planet Fitness got their lunk alarm from. 2. No tattoos must mean no Yakuza allowed.

[@antonioc8862]

Definitely annoying. But in the end those unexpected annoyances are part of what makes living abroad interesting

[@kamo7293]

3:24 I knew before that bottom message that this was a NH program I recognise his style of listing out supersets

[@Ben-nx6pd]

Im moving to Japan for 4(ish) months in April, first thing I looked for was the closest gym 😂😂😂

[@Diginiti]

Someone squatting for the first or around the first time, or even training for a long while, should not be failing to the pins at_all. Your friend needs to learn more, and you need to do a better job and learn how to teach.

[@user-bf7td1gn3t]

No way I'm rewatching some of your videos and you randomly just post a new one

[@7o743]

Bro😂this is heaven, the problem with camera is Karen will always use video to blame man man, saying we stare at them, when in reality, we didn't even do it

[@everythingstrength1485]

So...what you're trying to say is. Buy your own weights, forget the gym. You can literally get more done on your own 💯

[@fredsmith5782]

Man… this level of regulation is stupid. This is probably the reason why gym going in Japan is not popular

[@1974Carnage]

Sounds awesome to me. People managed to workout without phones for thousands of years.

[@Rafix]

bro this is sad :((

[@SpareMango]

Livakivi face reveal after all this time Side note, what's happening with the place in Estonia while you're gone? Weren't there cats too? Or were they feral cats that just stuck around

[@Livakivi]

The reveal was actually a few videos ago lol, but there's no need to worry about the cats, they're fine.

[@SpareMango]

@@Livakivi I must've missed it lol, really excited to see what you do in Japan. It's been a long journey and you always find ways to make things fresh and incentive. Cheers🙌🙌

[@fustilarian1]

Excellent, I do almost exclusively calisthenics because I don't want to depend on gyms, in Hong Kong where I live they can be pretty scummy.

[@CarlosAM1]

This sort of garbage rules making me want to go into a Japanese gym full of tatoos, with a friend, shirtless and screaming like a maniac on the first rep lmao. WAY too strict, as usual.

[@rahag-oz4dw]

you are watching all the good channels i found recently. (except gvs maybe)