Right behind the Stardust Casino and Hotel, near where I was living, there was an executive-type gym called the Sporting House. (It really was a gym, though in Nevada, its name might easily get it mistaken for something else. In fact, the name turned out to be a prophecy: the place is now a strip club, though under a different name.) The daughter of Las Vegas hotel tycoon Steve Wynn worked out there, so I figured it must be a cool place.