Anyone go to Planet Fitness

When I went there, I did mostly cardio- lots of time on their elipticals and treadmills-- but I missed the classes, so I switched.

Hmmm. Don't know much about PF myself. I like nice equipment, so I'm not a fan of dropping weights either. If some jack-wagon sounded a "lunk alarm" at the gym I go to, they would likely have 2-3 very nice gentlemen stuff them into the tractor tire that we throw around and roll them outside for a "time out"... :noway:

I'm just sayin'...

I'm not a fan of dropping weights either. That said, you know what happens when you actually push yourself in the gym? You sometimes find the point where you fail. You know what happens then? You tend to drop the weights. It happens.




RE: Pizza - it's an awesome post-lifting recovery food. Carbs and protein (fats, too) all wrapped into one easy-to-eat slice.

I wish I could. There aren't any close enough to me that I know I'd go every day. I have friends and family who go, though, and they love it. Inexpensive, good equipment, clean facility. Just don't drop any weights.

When deadlifts are arguably vs squats the best exercise to do and they don't want people doing them it makes me wonder... I make noise when I'm deadlifting and nobody wants to hear weights making noise at a gym!

Yeah, I'm not a fan, they definitely don't seem to like cleans and deadlifts, I learned that the hard way. To each their own I guess, but to me it seems a little counter productive to "outlaw" functional exercises if done correctly or safely, but if people are that intimidated by guys like me training hard, I guess its good for them to have a place to go and do something.

I wouldn't go, but again, I don't think I'm their indented target customer (in fact I was told that exact same thing by a manager). Funny thing is, you can learn allot from the guys who are training hard because many of us are very passionate and don't mind explaining things to someone who is willing to put in the work and wants to get results. I've learned allot from different successful men and woman over the years, by just training around them, and learning (also shutting up long enough to hear what they have to say).

Something is always better then nothing though, to each there own

I dress like I'm going to planet fitness, I don't own any muscle shirts, just muscles.

Can't have people fat-shaming the overweight by displaying their physiques at the gym.

I expect people to be in shape at my gym, hell its motivation... the people who always come here are HUGE, I should come here lots too! Guess that logic is lost on the planetfitness folks.

Went for a bit last year and was flabbergasted by the pizza thing. Ingenious, really.

Anyway I was fine on the elliptical for a bit. Then I tried biking and found that I couldn't comfortably fit on any of the bikes. And there were no other options for cardio (eg, stairs, rowing, etc). Yet it was a huge space.

Then later when I got to weightlifting I realised there was no squat rack. And their dumbbells top out at 90 or 100 I think. Finally, I learned about their ridiculous rules and bristling hostility toward bodybuilders. Definitely not the place for me.

Hard to beat $10 a month though. Or $15 with no commitment.

Right I pay $40 month to month at another place and its worth every penny so far. Much smaller space yet far great diversity of machines and much better amenities.

When budget allows, I hope to graduate to a place with a pool. Love swimming but haven't done it in years.

I think it depends on the PF, at least that's what I am getting from the comments here.

I've belonged to PF for almost 6 years. The one I belong to has oodles of cardio equipment, plenty of free weights and a lot of other machines to work out on if you aren't into free weights.

They do have pizza night the first Monday of the month and bagel morning the second Tuesday of the month. I am out of there by the time the pizza comes, and honestly, the only reason I don't eat it is because I know that all those grubby hands that are grabbing pieces haven't been washed first and that's just ick to me. I don't work out in the mornings, so the bagel thing isn't an issue either (though I can't eat bagels anyways because they give me heartburn).

I'm not sure why people have problems with the tootsie rolls. They are very low in calories and are delicious!

My PF is very clean, the staff is super friendly and they greet me by name every day when I get there.

I guess I'm not considered a "serious" gym goer because I don't lift heavy. That's okay. I've belonged to several other gyms in the past. None were as clean or well run as the PF I belong to. None of them had the friendly employees that my PF has. None of them were nearly as inexpensive to belong to as my PF. So I am happy there, if you chose not to join, that's no skin off my nose.

i do 24hour, mostly because of the child care hours are awsome at mine.

No barbell = no deal.
Smith machines and no squat rack = useless and dangerous (oh the irony)
pizza and bagels = WTH? Isn't there enough temptation around?

Going to a gym that you can afford instead of not = fine. If you must.

I would look for a local (non-chain) place if one is around. My gym costs $10.27 a month. Its relatively small and there are no showers (and no pool of course) which is disappointing, but the people are friendly, the equipment is nice, the price is right, and my money is supporting a local business.