 But then the last time we went, I discovered that for many of the guys here, all their crunches and squats had a much deeper purpose than looking good. The gym, my friends told me, possesses a special luck for young serial union men who want to move to America or Europe. They believe that if you use the weights here to sculpt your body, make it beautiful enough, you will find a wife overseas and that Sonics has a track record to prove it.