Planet Fitness?
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »Deborah105 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Deborah105 wrote: »Listen, Planet Fitness is marketed as a gym for the average joe/jane - not power lifters. It is cheap and cheerful and they strive to keep it a place where you can go, workout, and not feel you're doing anything wrong by NOT being a power lifter or power anything. A simple and no frills type of place. If anyone needs something more rigorous then find a different type of gym. Why is this so hard?
Actually, from what I've seen they are anything but "no frills". A hard core gym tends to be "no frills" i.e. no powered cardio machines and juice bar/pro shop etc.
Power cardio machines? You mean a treadmill? plonk . . .
I don't belong any longer (recently joined LA Fitness - let the conversation begin!), but the one I went to had a juice and water machine. Fancy!
Nothing wrong with LA Fitness...that's where I go. Two squat racks and a power cage at mine (along with three Smith machines). Preloaded bars up to 110 LBS, dumbbells in 2.5 lb increments higher than I'll ever use, and I can deadlift.
Smith machines. Booooooooooooooooooo. You should ask them to trash those for more squat racks and power cage.
Except I already have no problem getting the cage because everyone else there uses the Smiths :: shrugs ::
Complete opposite at my gym but it's easy to get the SM for shrugs and calf raises at least.
because its easy LOL
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I've had amazing experience at my planet fitness! The staff was super nice and the facility is soo clean! I don't unstestand all negative feedback PF gets! Give it a try you might like it! Only can decided tha btw still go to love it!0
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I was out doing errands this am and was going by a PF so, because of this thread, I stopped in and said I was thinking of joining and could I take a walk around. The guy said sure, so I walked around by myself for about 10 minutes or so. There were plenty of benches, oly bars and plates and an area for squats, presses and deadlifts. There were signs warning about dropping plates and not using cell phones except in the lobby area. There were a few guys working out who were "built" and appeared to be serious lifters. There were a few women on the cardio machines and a few people who were intent on what they were doing. It was clean and had a large area with a circuit of machines for total body fitness. There was nothing obvious that said this isnt a good enough gym.0
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yopeeps025 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »Deborah105 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Deborah105 wrote: »Listen, Planet Fitness is marketed as a gym for the average joe/jane - not power lifters. It is cheap and cheerful and they strive to keep it a place where you can go, workout, and not feel you're doing anything wrong by NOT being a power lifter or power anything. A simple and no frills type of place. If anyone needs something more rigorous then find a different type of gym. Why is this so hard?
Actually, from what I've seen they are anything but "no frills". A hard core gym tends to be "no frills" i.e. no powered cardio machines and juice bar/pro shop etc.
Power cardio machines? You mean a treadmill? plonk . . .
I don't belong any longer (recently joined LA Fitness - let the conversation begin!), but the one I went to had a juice and water machine. Fancy!
Nothing wrong with LA Fitness...that's where I go. Two squat racks and a power cage at mine (along with three Smith machines). Preloaded bars up to 110 LBS, dumbbells in 2.5 lb increments higher than I'll ever use, and I can deadlift.
Smith machines. Booooooooooooooooooo. You should ask them to trash those for more squat racks and power cage.
Except I already have no problem getting the cage because everyone else there uses the Smiths :: shrugs ::
Complete opposite at my gym but it's easy to get the SM for shrugs and calf raises at least.
because its easy LOL
No clue what you are talking about.0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »Deborah105 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Deborah105 wrote: »Listen, Planet Fitness is marketed as a gym for the average joe/jane - not power lifters. It is cheap and cheerful and they strive to keep it a place where you can go, workout, and not feel you're doing anything wrong by NOT being a power lifter or power anything. A simple and no frills type of place. If anyone needs something more rigorous then find a different type of gym. Why is this so hard?
Actually, from what I've seen they are anything but "no frills". A hard core gym tends to be "no frills" i.e. no powered cardio machines and juice bar/pro shop etc.
Power cardio machines? You mean a treadmill? plonk . . .
I don't belong any longer (recently joined LA Fitness - let the conversation begin!), but the one I went to had a juice and water machine. Fancy!
Nothing wrong with LA Fitness...that's where I go. Two squat racks and a power cage at mine (along with three Smith machines). Preloaded bars up to 110 LBS, dumbbells in 2.5 lb increments higher than I'll ever use, and I can deadlift.
Smith machines. Booooooooooooooooooo. You should ask them to trash those for more squat racks and power cage.
Except I already have no problem getting the cage because everyone else there uses the Smiths :: shrugs ::
Complete opposite at my gym but it's easy to get the SM for shrugs and calf raises at least.
because its easy LOL
No clue what you are talking about.
Depending on whatever weight you use people deadlift then shoulder shrug. You are the first to say that you use the smith machine to make a exercise easier. I would not modify a workout to make it easier. That is my preference though. That is the whole point of lifting weight for me is to get stronger.0 -
Nice, so they put on a nice face.Dave198lbs wrote: »I was out doing errands this am and was going by a PF so, because of this thread, I stopped in and said I was thinking of joining and could I take a walk around. The guy said sure, so I walked around by myself for about 10 minutes or so. There were plenty of benches, oly bars and plates and an area for squats, presses and deadlifts. There were signs warning about dropping plates and not using cell phones except in the lobby area. There were a few guys working out who were "built" and appeared to be serious lifters. There were a few women on the cardio machines and a few people who were intent on what they were doing. It was clean and had a large area with a circuit of machines for total body fitness. There was nothing obvious that said this isnt a good enough gym.
I wonder how long that will last once you start running a tough lifting program.
I doubt I could do much of my program there.0 -
"looked too much like denim."
WTF?
It's either denim or it isn't. I'd have taken the shorts off, told them to analyze them and bring them back while I'm squatting. I swear.0 -
I'd love to be putting up weights like that when I'm an OG. Good for him. WITH a compromised heart. Doubly awesome.MsHarryWinston wrote: »I'm really torn on the whole PF thing, but I've never been to one. I hate their commercials. I hate the lunk alarm thing. But $10 is awesome.
I hear that they don't like people to lift heavy but what's considered heavy to everyone?
When my dad is in the States (we live in Canada) he goes to the gym down the way from my Gramps' house. And my dad presses 190lb. So that seems pretty heavy to me. And he's never said that they don't have what he needs to lift heavier than that there, all I know is that he currently presses 190lb and that he's able to do it at this Planet Fitness location.
* Also can I just say that my dad is pressing 190 POST heart attack! Yeah, just throwin that out there cause I think that's pretty awesome.
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kimbelle_vie wrote: »I've had amazing experience at my planet fitness! The staff was super nice and the facility is soo clean! I don't unstestand all negative feedback PF gets! Give it a try you might like it! Only can decided tha btw still go to love it!
and what do you do there? Cardio only?0 -
yopeeps025 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »Deborah105 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Deborah105 wrote: »Listen, Planet Fitness is marketed as a gym for the average joe/jane - not power lifters. It is cheap and cheerful and they strive to keep it a place where you can go, workout, and not feel you're doing anything wrong by NOT being a power lifter or power anything. A simple and no frills type of place. If anyone needs something more rigorous then find a different type of gym. Why is this so hard?
Actually, from what I've seen they are anything but "no frills". A hard core gym tends to be "no frills" i.e. no powered cardio machines and juice bar/pro shop etc.
Power cardio machines? You mean a treadmill? plonk . . .
I don't belong any longer (recently joined LA Fitness - let the conversation begin!), but the one I went to had a juice and water machine. Fancy!
Nothing wrong with LA Fitness...that's where I go. Two squat racks and a power cage at mine (along with three Smith machines). Preloaded bars up to 110 LBS, dumbbells in 2.5 lb increments higher than I'll ever use, and I can deadlift.
Smith machines. Booooooooooooooooooo. You should ask them to trash those for more squat racks and power cage.
Except I already have no problem getting the cage because everyone else there uses the Smiths :: shrugs ::
Complete opposite at my gym but it's easy to get the SM for shrugs and calf raises at least.
because its easy LOL
No clue what you are talking about.
Depending on whatever weight you use people deadlift then shoulder shrug. You are the first to say that you use the smith machine to make a exercise easier. I would not modify a workout to make it easier. That is my preference though. That is the whole point of lifting weight for me is to get stronger.
when it's different movements and isolation, what makes more sense, induce stress and reduce available energy by adding a compound rep to an isolation rep.
OR focusing on the isolation reps only, and save the compound work when you're doing compound work. Allowing you to efficiently use what energy you have for the lift you are actually focusing on?
Hard's cool, but efficiency is the coolest.0 -
I think it depends on the location. I've heard horror stories, too, but mine is amazing. They don't limit you on deadlifts, we have squat racks, the lunk alarm rarely goes off (I only heard it for the first time last night, not even sure why or how). I think you can always make a workout work if you need to, but only you know your needs.0
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yopeeps025 wrote: »Char231023 wrote: »Why would PF not allow deadlifts?
I cannot do one of my favorite exercise there. I will never buy a guy memebership there. I will deadlift people before going there.
I deadlift people who work out at Planet Fitness.0 -
We can get a deadlift daisy chain going. You deadlift one of them, then I'll deadlift the both of you.0
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that's how dirty boys get clean.0
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kimbelle_vie wrote: »I've had amazing experience at my planet fitness! The staff was super nice and the facility is soo clean! I don't unstestand all negative feedback PF gets! Give it a try you might like it! Only can decided tha btw still go to love it!
and what do you do there? Cardio only?
Umm yeah, is that a problem?-1 -
kimbelle_vie wrote: »kimbelle_vie wrote: »I've had amazing experience at my planet fitness! The staff was super nice and the facility is soo clean! I don't unstestand all negative feedback PF gets! Give it a try you might like it! Only can decided tha btw still go to love it!
and what do you do there? Cardio only?
Umm yeah, is that a problem?
Obviously it isn't. They haven't kicked you out right? That place is a haven for the cardio only crowd.
Not so for people who are lifting free weights.0 -
kimbelle_vie wrote: »I've had amazing experience at my planet fitness! The staff was super nice and the facility is soo clean! I don't unstestand all negative feedback PF gets! Give it a try you might like it! Only can decided tha btw still go to love it!
You need to put it in context. Did you read that the OP is coming from a Crossfit background...that means more than likely she does Olympic Lifting...which looks like this:
They don't let you do this at PF. As I've previously stated, PF has it's place...but if you want to do traditional power lifting or Oly-lifting, PF isn't the place to do it. PF is a "general fitness" type of place.
If you dropped the weight like this lady is doing, you'd get thrown out of PF quick...not to mention I've never even seen a PF with bumper plates or an Oly platform. You have to drop the weight...there's no way to safely get the weight down out of a good, heavy clean and jerk or snatch. Even working at, let say 60% of max...you'll rip your shoulders out if you try to control the weight down.
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kimbelle_vie wrote: »kimbelle_vie wrote: »I've had amazing experience at my planet fitness! The staff was super nice and the facility is soo clean! I don't unstestand all negative feedback PF gets! Give it a try you might like it! Only can decided tha btw still go to love it!
and what do you do there? Cardio only?
Umm yeah, is that a problem?
why the eff was that post flagged?!?!0 -
Doing power cleans I wrecked my left shoulder for two weeks from doing them at 105# and trying to control them down from the rack to the hang.cwolfman13 wrote: »kimbelle_vie wrote: »I've had amazing experience at my planet fitness! The staff was super nice and the facility is soo clean! I don't unstestand all negative feedback PF gets! Give it a try you might like it! Only can decided tha btw still go to love it!
You need to put it in context. Did you read that the OP is coming from a Crossfit background...that means more than likely she does Olympic Lifting...which looks like this:
They don't let you do this at PF. As I've previously stated, PF has it's place...but if you want to do traditional power lifting or Oly-lifting, PF isn't the place to do it. PF is a "general fitness" type of place.
If you dropped the weight like this lady is doing, you'd get thrown out of PF quick...not to mention I've never even seen a PF with bumper plates or an Oly platform. You have to drop the weight...there's no way to safely get the weight down out of a good, heavy clean and jerk or snatch. Even working at, let say 60% of max...you'll rip your shoulders out if you try to control the weight down.
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kimbelle_vie wrote: »kimbelle_vie wrote: »I've had amazing experience at my planet fitness! The staff was super nice and the facility is soo clean! I don't unstestand all negative feedback PF gets! Give it a try you might like it! Only can decided tha btw still go to love it!
and what do you do there? Cardio only?
Umm yeah, is that a problem?
why the eff was that post flagged?!?!
Post flagged?? What are you talking about0 -
Go look at your post newbie.kimbelle_vie wrote: »kimbelle_vie wrote: »kimbelle_vie wrote: »I've had amazing experience at my planet fitness! The staff was super nice and the facility is soo clean! I don't unstestand all negative feedback PF gets! Give it a try you might like it! Only can decided tha btw still go to love it!
and what do you do there? Cardio only?
Umm yeah, is that a problem?
why the eff was that post flagged?!?!
Post flagged?? What are you talking about
Someone flagged you as being abusive. lol.
Welcome to PA MFP.
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cwolfman13 wrote: »kimbelle_vie wrote: »I've had amazing experience at my planet fitness! The staff was super nice and the facility is soo clean! I don't unstestand all negative feedback PF gets! Give it a try you might like it! Only can decided tha btw still go to love it!
You need to put it in context. Did you read that the OP is coming from a Crossfit background...that means more than likely she does Olympic Lifting...which looks like this:
They don't let you do this at PF. As I've previously stated, PF has it's place...but if you want to do traditional power lifting or Oly-lifting, PF isn't the place to do it. PF is a "general fitness" type of place.
If you dropped the weight like this lady is doing, you'd get thrown out of PF quick...not to mention I've never even seen a PF with bumper plates or an Oly platform. You have to drop the weight...there's no way to safely get the weight down out of a good, heavy clean and jerk or snatch. Even working at, let say 60% of max...you'll rip your shoulders out if you try to control the weight down.
Pcwolfman13 wrote: »kimbelle_vie wrote: »I've had amazing experience at my planet fitness! The staff was super nice and the facility is soo clean! I don't unstestand all negative feedback PF gets! Give it a try you might like it! Only can decided tha btw still go to love it!
You need to put it in context. Did you read that the OP is coming from a Crossfit background...that means more than likely she does Olympic Lifting...which looks like this:
They don't let you do this at PF. As I've previously stated, PF has it's place...but if you want to do traditional power lifting or Oly-lifting, PF isn't the place to do it. PF is a "general fitness" type of place.
If you dropped the weight like this lady is doing, you'd get thrown out of PF quick...not to mention I've never even seen a PF with bumper plates or an Oly platform. You have to drop the weight...there's no way to safely get the weight down out of a good, heavy clean and jerk or snatch. Even working at, let say 60% of max...you'll rip your shoulders out if you try to control the weight down.
At my PF I see people lifting weights and no one is making a fuss about it! In fact the people that work there even lift as well.0 -
kimbelle_vie wrote: »kimbelle_vie wrote: »I've had amazing experience at my planet fitness! The staff was super nice and the facility is soo clean! I don't unstestand all negative feedback PF gets! Give it a try you might like it! Only can decided tha btw still go to love it!
and what do you do there? Cardio only?
Umm yeah, is that a problem?
why the eff was that post flagged?!?!
I flagged it because she is a defender of PLANET FITNESS AND THEREFORE MUST BE SHUNNED!
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Oh, I agree. I AGREE AND WILL NOW FLAG YOU TO SHOW THAT I LIKE YOUR POST.
hmmm, that seems oddly personal.-1 -
kimbelle_vie wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »kimbelle_vie wrote: »I've had amazing experience at my planet fitness! The staff was super nice and the facility is soo clean! I don't unstestand all negative feedback PF gets! Give it a try you might like it! Only can decided tha btw still go to love it!
You need to put it in context. Did you read that the OP is coming from a Crossfit background...that means more than likely she does Olympic Lifting...which looks like this:
They don't let you do this at PF. As I've previously stated, PF has it's place...but if you want to do traditional power lifting or Oly-lifting, PF isn't the place to do it. PF is a "general fitness" type of place.
If you dropped the weight like this lady is doing, you'd get thrown out of PF quick...not to mention I've never even seen a PF with bumper plates or an Oly platform. You have to drop the weight...there's no way to safely get the weight down out of a good, heavy clean and jerk or snatch. Even working at, let say 60% of max...you'll rip your shoulders out if you try to control the weight down.
Pcwolfman13 wrote: »kimbelle_vie wrote: »I've had amazing experience at my planet fitness! The staff was super nice and the facility is soo clean! I don't unstestand all negative feedback PF gets! Give it a try you might like it! Only can decided tha btw still go to love it!
You need to put it in context. Did you read that the OP is coming from a Crossfit background...that means more than likely she does Olympic Lifting...which looks like this:
They don't let you do this at PF. As I've previously stated, PF has it's place...but if you want to do traditional power lifting or Oly-lifting, PF isn't the place to do it. PF is a "general fitness" type of place.
If you dropped the weight like this lady is doing, you'd get thrown out of PF quick...not to mention I've never even seen a PF with bumper plates or an Oly platform. You have to drop the weight...there's no way to safely get the weight down out of a good, heavy clean and jerk or snatch. Even working at, let say 60% of max...you'll rip your shoulders out if you try to control the weight down.
At my PF I see people lifting weights and no one is making a fuss about it! In fact the people that work there even lift as well.
They do Oly-lifing? I've never once seen a PF that allows OLYMPIC lifting...it's different than just lifting weights. Do you even know what you're talking about?
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yopeeps025 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »Deborah105 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Deborah105 wrote: »Listen, Planet Fitness is marketed as a gym for the average joe/jane - not power lifters. It is cheap and cheerful and they strive to keep it a place where you can go, workout, and not feel you're doing anything wrong by NOT being a power lifter or power anything. A simple and no frills type of place. If anyone needs something more rigorous then find a different type of gym. Why is this so hard?
Actually, from what I've seen they are anything but "no frills". A hard core gym tends to be "no frills" i.e. no powered cardio machines and juice bar/pro shop etc.
Power cardio machines? You mean a treadmill? plonk . . .
I don't belong any longer (recently joined LA Fitness - let the conversation begin!), but the one I went to had a juice and water machine. Fancy!
Nothing wrong with LA Fitness...that's where I go. Two squat racks and a power cage at mine (along with three Smith machines). Preloaded bars up to 110 LBS, dumbbells in 2.5 lb increments higher than I'll ever use, and I can deadlift.
Smith machines. Booooooooooooooooooo. You should ask them to trash those for more squat racks and power cage.
Except I already have no problem getting the cage because everyone else there uses the Smiths :: shrugs ::
Complete opposite at my gym but it's easy to get the SM for shrugs and calf raises at least.
because its easy LOL
No clue what you are talking about.
Depending on whatever weight you use people deadlift then shoulder shrug. You are the first to say that you use the smith machine to make a exercise easier. I would not modify a workout to make it easier. That is my preference though. That is the whole point of lifting weight for me is to get stronger.
Oh, I see what you are saying now. Yes, I always add 50lbs to the SM for shrugs when doing them there vice free and I cannot deadlift as much as I shrug so to go heavy I'm stuck with the SM, but it's not something that a SM gives any real advantages too other than the counterweight. As for calf raises, well we don't have a standing machine and I hate seated so there aren't any other choices.
ETA and if you were referring to my sentence where I said it was easier, yes easier to get onto the SM since the racks are always full so you wait forever.0 -
Why not sumo dl it, which lets you move a little more weight, use some straps, and shrug until T level triples?0
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Why not sumo dl it, which lets you move a little more weight, use some straps, and shrug until T level triples?
Because I'm an old man now. :P I used to put it on pull blocks and do a sumo, since sumo is hard off the ground and easy at the lock out, but my new gym doesn't have proper pull blocks so I would need to use the rack pegs and well, that's the same thing as waiting for the rack. :grumble:0
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