Descriptive Essay: The Influence Of Cages

Located across the street from a cross fit warehouse is a parking lot and many warehouses that many small businesses use as their offices or headquarters. This is a place where you would least expect the cage, a place that brings back many memories for me, to be. Once you drive into the parking lot and make a right into a more secluded parking structure that seems to be in the middle of nowhere, you can find the main entrance of the cage with the number 107 in bold letters written across the glass door. Security guards in their white cars slowly patrol the area very suspiciously looking for people who are up to no good. At nighttime, this place gives off a vibe that feels like you are about to walk into a top-secret club. This place was like a second home for one of my closest friends, Ben. He is currently going to be playing baseball for Claremont McKenna for his freshman year of college. His high ambitions to become a professional baseball player helped motivate me to push harder with my training for tennis as well. Whenever he would hang out we would always do something active. Whether that would be sports, going to the gym, doing sprints on the track, or running hills and stairs. Afterwards we would end up at the cage whether to kick back and stretch while listening to some music and talking, to hit some baseballs, or to try to improve our speed with agility exercises. My friend Ben and I were both very committed to our goals and the cage was a place we got to look forward to at the end of the day. …show more content…
The cage is the nickname for the rectangular shaped warehouse that Ben rents out and converted into a baseball batting cage and fitness area. This place has impacted myself today because it has enforced into my mind that working hard to achieve your goals does not have to be miserable. Even though we were working hard at the cage, it is still where I had some of my fondest memories over this summer. Once you step into the cage you can still hear the sound of a doorbell greeting you inside which was left there by a tire company that previously owned the warehouse to alert them when customers have arrived. You might also simultaneously hear music blasting through the large powerful speakers, which are located next to the door. The next thing you would notice is a large whiteboard straight ahead where the reception desk most likely was. On it is written in bold letters a motivational quote that is different everyday. Another thing you will notice upon entering the cage is the very old chairs and a box used as a table in the middle of them. You might even catch a subtle scent of In n Out burger from a late night food run the night before. Although this room did not initially look like a comfortable or welcoming place, it reminds you of the actual purpose of this place, which is to help you train to become a better athlete. Ben and I would always go to the cage together at nighttime. The nice contrast between the cage’s loud blasting music and bright lights and the outsides silence and darkness gave this place an atmosphere that produced feelings of motivation and excitement. On the left side of the room is the speaker system that connects to the whole warehouse as well as more drawers which are used to hold items such as workout logs that keep track of things such as your personal records in agility and sprinting exercises as well as baseball hitting stats. In front of these drawers to the left is another room that is used as the storage room. To the left of the white board and where the reception desk once was is another door that leads to a long, narrow room. The floor of this room is all artificial grass. The first thing you will notice is the baseball-batting cage on the right side of this room. This batting cage is surrounded by black net and you can see buckets of baseball bats and baseballs located inside of it. Sometimes