Thinking about joining Planet Fitness

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...

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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.

I wanna go to see if this workout outfit that I wear will get my fat butt kicked out... or if it's just the toned folks.

I get that Planet Fitness isn't going to meet the needs of everyone. But it works for me and seemingly lots of other people. And at $10 a month, the savings are substantial. 50 pounds gone and maintained for almost 2 years.

Maybe you could just be happy that it's helping others reach their health and fitness goals and find a gym that's a better fit for you?

I don't go to any gym. But I like what you said. ^ Do what is good for you and leave everyone else alone.

Look at it from an economic perspective - at $10 a person per month, they are volume oriented, and therefore no single member is critical to retain, they don't rely on loyalty. A few will quit when they ding them on their ticky-tack little rule infractions, but most won't, because it isn't the budget to go to a gym that is $20, 30, 40 + that provides you with the freedom to wear do-rags, grunt, powerlift, etc.

I am completely generic and low key when I go into a gym, I don't socialize, grunt, wear goofy clothes, attempt to set world deadlift records, etc., so I would probably join a Planet Fitness if there was one in my area because a month's membership is probably going to be cheaper than my dinner bill tonight.

wow, I think I'll throw eggs at the next planet fitness i see. :noway: :grumble: :mad: :frown:

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.

read the whole thread..some of those responses were responding to people saying anyone that does not go to PF and lifts heavy is an Ahole by default...

but way to cherry pick with zero contex....

I suppose what bothers me is the hard line between the two camps. I've been to Gold's Gym before and the folks there were great. I went with a friend of mine who felt nervous going alone. Turned out just fine. Now over a decade later, my wife goes to Planet Fitness and I decide to join her. I get in free as a guest whenever I go with her so that's a win. I have no idea what I'm doing with weights and both patrons and staff have been very helpful. Why can't you be serious about fitness and go to either one? There are some muscle bound dudes in the Planet Fitness I go to. I guess it is the absolutes and generalities that bother me.

edited because the way I structured one of the sentences made it read funny

are they geared toward serious lifters? maybe not.

are they marketing geniuses? definitely.

can some people get a great workout there? certainly.

going to pf beats sittin on a couch.

are they the cheapest? no. i go to golds...$10/mo.

PF is the nickelback of gyms...it's just trendy to hate it.

Brilliant! BTW, since when does Gold's cost $10.00 a month? Where have I been?

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.

read the whole thread..some of those responses were responding to people saying anyone that does not go to PF and lifts heavy is an Ahole by default...

but way to cherry pick with zero contex....

I suppose what bothers me is the hard line between the two camps. I've been to Gold's Gym before and the folks there were great. I went with a friend of mine who felt nervous going alone. Turned out just fine. Now my wife goes to Planet Fitness and over a decade later, I decide to join her. I get in free as a guest whenever I go with her so that's a win. I have no idea what I'm doing with weights and both patrons and staff have been very helpful. Why can't you be serious about fitness and go to either one? There are some muscle bound dudes in the Planet Fitness I go to. I guess it is the absolutes and generalities that bother me.

I'm going to stick with this, too many people are missing the forest for the trees...

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.

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I had some issues with planet fitness when it came to billing and their customer service that dealt with that. The gym itself was alright, really nothing special imo. I was on the $20 a month plan that they had but never used any of the perks so it ended up being a waste. Was locked in for a year which ended up being a problem when my car broke down and I couldn't get there anymore cause it was like 10 miles away from me.

the thing that i object to is that fact that a 10 a month gym can only be sustainable if a large percentage of the people NEVER go, or almost never go.

Is that a fact though? The gym I go to is $10/month. I believe it is a small business, and not any kind of franchise as I've never seen or heard of another one. There is a sign up fee, and also a yearly "maintenance fee" but that is pretty common.

I only know two things to be facts:

-if all the new faces i saw every New Years kept coming, you couldn't possible cram everyone into the gym. Its approaching that state every NY anyway.

-they hassle you when you try to end your membership and probably have an additional charge (but i'm just talking out of my butt on the extra charge lol)

when i first started going, it wasn't that bad.

They didn't have a squat rack, and thats bad enough.

but then they took out one of only two flat benches and deleted the only incline bench.

plus a gym with only two olypmic bars is just laughable, i'm sorry. and good luck finding the other one, i swear to god they hide it lol.

still better then nothing or driving 30 min in the opposite direction from home, which are the alternatives

buy a rig from roguefitness.com and everything ships free! i can dream