This Gold’s Gym features live plants, tire floors, an elite performance center, and energy-generating “Boost” bikes!
Last updated on May eighth, 2024
Months since his last YouTube upload, bodybuilder Kai “The Predator” Greene is back with an eco-conscious tour of ‘World’s Greenest Gym,’ a Gold’s Gym branch in Berlin, Germany, where he was presented with natural beauty, recycled artistry, and state-of-the-art technology.
We were interested by how can we bring the legacy brand into the longer term for all of the young athletes” Pierre, who greeted Greene, says of the gym’s energy-efficient efforts.
The 5,200-square-foot carbon-neutral facility opened in 2021, earning the distinguished Platinum Leed certificate for its ecological achievements. Follow three-time Arnold Classic USA Open champ Greene through the futuristic training factory with unique twists and turns at every corner below:
Cork Floors and 10-Meter High Plants
The first stop within the tour was a 320 square meter fitness classroom with gym flooring made entirely of cork, the identical material as wine stoppers. Beyond its renewability, cork is sound-reducing, thermal insulating, and shock-absorbent, reducing joint impact during exercise.
Something not commonly seen in most gyms is 10-meter-high plants concentrated in and across the cardio areas. “You mean to inform me these aren’t like plastic?” says a bemused Green. Pierre assured him they were living, respiration trees, filtering pollutants, and cleansing the air.
Computer Tiles, Golden Dumbbells & Tire Floors
Tiles from repurposed computer monitors decorate the constructing’s exterior and interior, showcasing creative sustainability. An idea that usually resonates with devout artists like Kai Greene.
The legendary 150-kilogram (330-pound) golden dumbbells from Gold’s Venice call the Berlin location home. Greene smiled at the thought of gold shiny objects; appearing more intrigued by the primary gym floor produced from recycled automotive tires. “This actually has a use value, and it makes the place look beautiful too,” said Greene.
The “Special Room”
“We should go to a special room,” Pierre insisted as Greene proceeded cautiously and skeptically. Although the enormous brilliant words that read ‘Posing Room’ gave it away.
Greene went from highly suspicious to almost stripping right down to his posing trunks. Hanging from the partitions just outside the posing doors are nostalgic images of iconic bodybuilding figures like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbo.
Performance Paradise, Boost Bikes, & Muscle Park
Pierre took it up a notch with the two,000-square-meter “Performance Center,” separate from the regular gym.
It’s a training paradise.
From artificial grass turf to a combat ring, climbing ropes, weight lifting equipment, and rather more, it has every thing to accommodate the training needs of elite performers.
Gold’s Berlin partnered with the Technical University of Berlin to remodel stationary cardio bikes into power sources to expand its green initiatives.
“You can bring us some energy, and we save the energy, after which we use it to run the place,” Pierre offered as Greene hopped on for a ride. “There are cycles on the market; they’ll produce energy but not on a level like these bikes.”
Impressed by the indoor portion, the last attraction was Berlin’s version of Gold’s Gym Venice outdoor gym, or Muscle Park. “This is where the magic happens without the roof,” says Pierre after passing through the spinning doors.
With not much to see aside from plate-loaded machines and free weights on a cold day, that wrapped up the green tour. “I’ll take this experience with me in every single place I’m going,” left Greene.
