Thinking about joining Planet Fitness

I have been a member for six months. There are plenty of bulky men there and women who are fit and none get kicked out.

Not all are the same. The ones that made it in the news seems to be extreme owners or something.

We also have a great free weight section. Our lunk alarm never goes and I hear plenty being dropped on the floor.

So bascially any gym that has heavy lifters are A__ H____ Gyms and "we" intimidate other people and are basic juice heads...and anyone that wears "hot pants" and a sports bra to workout in looks like an A__ ...

All coming from planet fitness members...interesting...

Ironic posts are ironic...

*shakes head, puts on hot pants, sports bra, tank top, drinks some juice and goes to lift something heavy*

and people wonder why PF gets made fun of....jeeez louise...

I suspect the posters who said these things are the type to complain to managment which are then forced to deal with someone who isn't doing anything wrong...

FWIW: I never said any of those things.

And I go to Planet Fitness.

Oh, and there are other people who posted that go to PF that pretty much said the same things I did, which again, were not any of the above comments.

yeah but people need somethign to complain about!!! even when it has no bearing on them

Because there aren't enough ant hills being kicked today, what is wrong with the pizza? If I've got room for it, I take a slice. It weirded me out at first to see it there, but then again, no food is bad food right?

My husband and I both joined PF about a month ago and I see women and men in there ALL THE TIME in running shorts and tanks with no problems whatsoever. I guess it is all where they are located. The people are nice and it is pretty easy to ignore the tootsie rolls and bagel bar in the early morning hours.

There are weightlifters in there who lift all the time with no problems. There is a full set of free weights including machines as well. Rows upon rows of barbells.

Maybe we lucked out and have one of the nicer ones, but at 10 bucks a month...you can't beat that.

I have been a member for six months. There are plenty of bulky men there and women who are fit and none get kicked out.

Not all are the same. The ones that made it in the news seems to be extreme owners or something.

We also have a great free weight section. Our lunk alarm never goes and I hear plenty being dropped on the floor.

i legit believed the lunk alarm was a joke. i haven't been there when it has gone off, either. nor have i been to a pizza night (and not deliberately. my routine must miss that monthly occurrence).

now i sort of want to hear the alarm go off. the rebel in me is tempted to pull, but the spazz most likely will prevail.

this scaredy-cat ain't pullin' *kitten*.

I like Planet Fitness and I appreciate the fact it's a gym for everybody. I guess when I lose all my weight and start bulking up then {b]I'll want to join the A_ _ H_ _ _ Gym so I can be like the people I was intimidated by when I was just another fatty who needeed to lose weight and get in shape...NOT![/b] FYI , every Planet Fitness I've been in has free weights, barbells and cages if you chose to use them, what it doesn't have is juiced up muscle heads, join it and enjoy it because it's a nice place to get in shape at a reasonable cost.

Sidenote: Work out attire... I personally don't enjoy it when people wear inappropriate clothing (such as only underthings like sports bras and hot pants), however, it's their right to look like an *kitten*. I know when I see men and women in outfits like that (at the gym OR at yoga) it's all about the show and not so much the work. And I just tune them right on out.

This quote defending the first quote from the person who posted the 2nd quote

Oh c'mon now. You know there is a difference between lifting and being a jerk. Screaming, being loud, hogging equipment, grunting excessively, or basically just being an *kitten* is very different than lifting. You can do any of those nasty behaviors on any piece of equipment. No ad says NO LIFTING or NO LIFTERS. It is basically saying leave the douche bag behavior at home.

I grunt, am loud and sometimes drop the weight when I am lifting...but have yet to hear a runner grunt much...

FWIW: I never said any of those things.

And I go to Planet Fitness.

Oh, and there are other people who posted that go to PF that pretty much said the same things I did, which again, were not any of the above comments.

I never said you did I said the posters of these comments meaning the ones I referred to and have now quoted for clairity..

I wont ever join PF because it isn't a judgment free zone and based on everything I have seen (esp in this thread) it seems that the judging that happens at a lot of their gyms are by those who claim a fit person is intimidating or a woman who wears workout gear looks like an *kitten*...

I have lots of friends who wont join either...yes we are all lifters but to be frank we aren't welcome at many PF fitness centers...and I wouldn't go if i can't wear my tanks and hot pants...

edited to fix quotes

I like to lift heavy, work hard, proud of my accomplishments like you all and wouldn't join a gym without being able to squat and deadlift. But I still don't see the point of this ridiculous thread, besides some people making themselves look like idiots.

"Think I'll sign up and see how fast I get kicked out" "I'll put on my bad *kitten* bandana and get kicked out with you" "Stay at Planet "no gainz" so more weights for me, BRAH" "Getting a gift to help change your lifestyle and help you get healthy is like getting coal in your stocking" Really?

*shakes head, ponders what is wrong with people, why they care about something that doesn't matter to them, drinks sip of water, and realize some people just can't help looking like fools.*

Just go do you and worry about stuff that actually matters to you.

:drinker:

I like to lift heavy, work hard, proud of my accomplishments like you all and wouldn't join a gym without being able to squat and deadlift. But I still don't see the point of this ridiculous thread, besides some people making themselves look like idiots.

"Think I'll sign up and see how fast I get kicked out" "I'll put on my bad *kitten* bandana and get kicked out with you" "Stay at Planet "no gainz" so more weights for me, BRAH" "Getting a gift to help change your lifestyle and help you get healthy is like getting coal in your stocking" Really?

*shakes head, ponders what is wrong with people, why they care about something that doesn't matter to them, drinks sip of water, and realize some people just can't help looking like fools.*

Just go do you and worry about stuff that actually matters to you.

I'll just leave this here....

Honestly, if PF's marketing practice wasn't to caricaturize individuals who take their training seriously and call them a lunk: a dull or stupid person; blockhead....an awkward, heavy, or stupid person; while calling themselves a "judgment free zone"...they'd catch far less hell here.

Oh hai OP. I'm happy for your success and pride in that success. Just FYI: There are probably 20 active PF hate threads at any given moment on MFP. You probably thought you were adding something to the conversation that warranted a new topic, or that you were being witty and original... but you were mistaken. Good day.