ES business – Might done right
Mira Costa alums Al Ediz Basol, left, and Al Brown opened Gate 14 earlier this year, and have built up a devoted following. Photos It is approaching 7 a.m. Inside El Segundo’s Gate 14, everyone has collapsed onto the rubber mats that cover the gym’s floor. Some people are stretching out their hips, bowing their heads with the resignation of the penitent. Others sit up with their arms extended behind them at acute angles to their back, leaning into the position with a blank-faced satisfaction that suggests they have found the one group of muscles with enough strength left to support them. And still others lie flat on their backs, the occasional head nod the only evidence they have not simply passed out. Meanwhile, Ediz Basol and Al Brown, who are both owners and trainers for Gate 14, lead a post-workout discussion. It is part technique overview, part pep talk. They bring up tweaks to certain exercises, and emphasize that form is just as important in isometric holds as it is in the more explosive moves. There is some talk of psychology and motivation, about how to approach challenging sequences. But the most striking thing about the scene is the way Basol and Brown refer to people…
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