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uyai11
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I want to join planet fitness. Any thoughts, or anything you want me to know about. Please tell. Thanks.
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I loved planet fitness and lost weight not as much as I could of because I didn't have the knowledge then about calorie counting1
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Depends on what you want. If you're primarily looking at working on cardio machines it's fine...if you do resistance training and you're fine with machines and a handful of free weights, it's fine. If you want to get into weight lifting at all, it's pretty sub-optimal at best. It's an OK starter fitness center...would hesitate to call it a gym.
I don't care for their fit shaming marketing.22 -
What are your goals? If you are a competitive lifter, Planet Fitness is not for you, but you'd already know that and wouldn't be asking.
There's a new PF near me and I'll probably join it when the new equipment smell dissipates.
Some people hate PF's "normal gyms are scary but we are safe" business philosophy so avoid it for that reason.4 -
kshama2001 wrote: »What are your goals? If you are a competitive lifter, Planet Fitness is not for you, but you'd already know that and wouldn't be asking.
There's a new PF near me and I'll probably join it when the new equipment smell dissipates.
Some people hate PF's "normal gyms are scary but we are safe" business philosophy so avoid it for that reason.
I don't think you have to be a competitive lifter...I'm not a competitive lifter in the least...but I was brought up working in the gym with traditional compound movements at the foundation of a good lifting program, most of which aren't allowed, even though they are basically the foundation of any solid program.4 -
Lol, the new PF near me has two pictures of weights, two of cardio, and the rest are of things like the water fountain and locker rooms. Despite that being incredibly lame, I am confident they have more than enough equipment for me.4
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cwolfman13 wrote: »Depends on what you want. If you're primarily looking at working on cardio machines it's fine...if you do resistance training and you're fine with machines and a handful of free weights, it's fine. If you want to get into weight lifting at all, it's pretty sub-optimal at best. It's an OK starter fitness center...would hesitate to call it a gym.
I don't care for their fit shaming marketing.
this. Great "starter" gym- or even a great second gym.
But it's a far cry from an actual gym.5 -
Take the tour. decide if your local PF is a good fit for you.
They're a franchise system so YMMV.1 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »Depends on what you want. If you're primarily looking at working on cardio machines it's fine...if you do resistance training and you're fine with machines and a handful of free weights, it's fine. If you want to get into weight lifting at all, it's pretty sub-optimal at best. It's an OK starter fitness center...would hesitate to call it a gym.
I don't care for their fit shaming marketing.
this. Great "starter" gym- or even a great second gym.
But it's a far cry from an actual gym.
I will second this ..
if you want to progress to bigger compound lifts and what not, then PF is not going to be for you. And the lunk alarm is just ridiculous.6 -
I've heard that they have kicked people out for openly disagreeing with their political views.2
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cwolfman13 wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »What are your goals? If you are a competitive lifter, Planet Fitness is not for you, but you'd already know that and wouldn't be asking.
There's a new PF near me and I'll probably join it when the new equipment smell dissipates.
Some people hate PF's "normal gyms are scary but we are safe" business philosophy so avoid it for that reason.
I don't think you have to be a competitive lifter...I'm not a competitive lifter in the least...but I was brought up working in the gym with traditional compound movements at the foundation of a good lifting program, most of which aren't allowed, even though they are basically the foundation of any solid program.
I'm used to having to do a lot of modifications due to my knees and lower back, so if I belonged to a facility that didn't allow deadlifts I'd find some other way to accomplish similar benefits. Like they say in yoga, "There are 80 postures and 1,000 variations."
But I can understand if you've been doing deadlifts for decades not wanting to join a gym that doesn't allow them.
And I agree that prohibiting lifts like deadlifts and the other anti-serious lifter policies they have are lame. However, for $10/month and my fitness goals and abilities I would personally put up with it.3 -
I like the one by me. Has lots of cardio machines and equipment, I see buff dudes there lifting all the time. Never heard the lunk alarm go off and the one by me doesn't do pizza and bagels once a month.2
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I go to PF. They are a basic no frills gym. Cardio machines that vary by location. Weight machines, decent assortment of free weights and fixed barbells. Depending on amount and availability of equipment there could be potential for overcrowding (happens in weight section of mine alot). IMHO, if your goal is bodybuilding, exercise classes, or powerlifting it is not the gym for you. My primary work out is at home, so it gets the job done.3
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I will echo the "starter" comment. I was a member for a couple of years before I got into running. What finally lured me away was the opportunity to take classes (spin, zumba/hip hop) with several of my running friends at their gym. It was a great place to get into the routine of working out regularly but my goals changed and they couldn't keep up with them.0
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kshama2001 wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »What are your goals? If you are a competitive lifter, Planet Fitness is not for you, but you'd already know that and wouldn't be asking.
There's a new PF near me and I'll probably join it when the new equipment smell dissipates.
Some people hate PF's "normal gyms are scary but we are safe" business philosophy so avoid it for that reason.
I don't think you have to be a competitive lifter...I'm not a competitive lifter in the least...but I was brought up working in the gym with traditional compound movements at the foundation of a good lifting program, most of which aren't allowed, even though they are basically the foundation of any solid program.
I'm used to having to do a lot of modifications due to my knees and lower back, so if I belonged to a facility that didn't allow deadlifts I'd find some other way to accomplish similar benefits. Like they say in yoga, "There are 80 postures and 1,000 variations."
But I can understand if you've been doing deadlifts for decades not wanting to join a gym that doesn't allow them.
And I agree that prohibiting lifts like deadlifts and the other anti-serious lifter policies they have are lame. However, for $10/month and my fitness goals and abilities I would personally put up with it.
there is really no substitute for a deadlift...romanians maybe, but that is going to work hamstrings and glutes..so no..1 -
I go to one because of price and location. It is clean, always open, and no issues with the staff. They have never said a word to any of us for deadlifting. My only real complaints would be the Smith machines instead of free weights and that the dumbells only go up to 60 pounds.1
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I go to one because of price and location. It is clean, always open, and no issues with the staff. They have never said a word to any of us for deadlifting. My only real complaints would be the Smith machines instead of free weights and that the dumbells only go up to 60 pounds.
if you are deadlifting in the smith you may not be getting the true benefit of deadlifting with a bar on the floor...2 -
kshama2001 wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »What are your goals? If you are a competitive lifter, Planet Fitness is not for you, but you'd already know that and wouldn't be asking.
There's a new PF near me and I'll probably join it when the new equipment smell dissipates.
Some people hate PF's "normal gyms are scary but we are safe" business philosophy so avoid it for that reason.
I don't think you have to be a competitive lifter...I'm not a competitive lifter in the least...but I was brought up working in the gym with traditional compound movements at the foundation of a good lifting program, most of which aren't allowed, even though they are basically the foundation of any solid program.
I'm used to having to do a lot of modifications due to my knees and lower back, so if I belonged to a facility that didn't allow deadlifts I'd find some other way to accomplish similar benefits. Like they say in yoga, "There are 80 postures and 1,000 variations."
But I can understand if you've been doing deadlifts for decades not wanting to join a gym that doesn't allow them.
And I agree that prohibiting lifts like deadlifts and the other anti-serious lifter policies they have are lame. However, for $10/month and my fitness goals and abilities I would personally put up with it.
there is really no substitute for a deadlift...romanians maybe, but that is going to work hamstrings and glutes..so no..
I've seen more than a couple people doing heavyish(2-3 plate) deadlifts on the smiths.
So, while that may be policy, it's not evenly enforced.
And I know smith deadlifts and squats aren't exactly deadlifts and squats, but that's a different discussion.0 -
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Inexpensive - but stupid alarms go off when people work too hard!1
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