Eye Candy: Max Philisaire

Max Phillisaire was a "gratuitous skin" model over at Queerty awhile back. They have nearly three dozen images of this very attractive Black fitness model. Check him out!

Bally's Not Working Out?

Joe.My.God links to a New York Post article that reports that Bally Total Fitness is close to filing for bankruptcy. Apparently, Bally's sold Crunch last year for $45 million and their stock has fallen from $8 in June 2006 and is now trading at $0.31, with over $800 million in debt.

I've been a member of Bally's since at least 1994 and now pay something like $12 a month for membership. However, I joined 24 Hour Fitness in 2000 because I wanted more flexibility in the gyms I could go to when I was travelling on the west coast. Now I go to 24 about twice as often as I go to Bally's even though Bally's is about a 5 minutes drive closer.