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Question for Planet Fitness ppl

cbarn025
cbarn025 Posts: 939 Member
edited February 19 in Chit-Chat
So I have a question for the people who workout at Planet Fitness (PF) or the people who support PF's rules. Do you really get offended by people in the gym who are in really great shape who make noise when they workout or may flex in the mirror? If so why? I'm asking b/c I recently worked out with a friend as a guest at PF. I met him there and was wearing and old T-shirt with the sides cut. He told me I probably wanted to put on another shirt or I'd get a bunch of funny looks and may get asked by staff to change it. WTF?! Is it really that serious?

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  • Darkcelticnova
    Darkcelticnova Posts: 36
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  • runforestrun35
    runforestrun35 Posts: 480 Member
    I don't really pay too much attention to other people, I use planet fitness because the price is right.. the machines are kept up and it is close to work. I think the dress code issues are a little stupid... you can't wear a bandanna... ! I don't care if anyone if people grunt, it means you are working hard!
  • Livin4me1969
    Livin4me1969 Posts: 745 Member
    I work out there for the price as well and I do not mind at all if you grunt and groan and as far as I am concerned you can wear what you like. I do not even notice what other people are wearing. I do not know why they have those rules. :drinker:
  • navygrrl
    navygrrl Posts: 517 Member
    I personally don't care, but I don't work there. I go to Planet Fitness because my health insurance reimburses me my gym costs there.
  • digitalbill
    digitalbill Posts: 1,410 Member
    Planet Fitness is close to work (I can work out at lunchtime) and the price is right.
    Grunting and flexing has never really bothered me too much.
    What irritates me is the screaming at every rep and the 10 minutes of flexing while blocking the weights.
    My lunchtime is at 2:00 PM so there is never anyone there so I cannot coment on how strict my home gym is on these rules.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    So I have a question for the people who workout at Planet Fitness (PF) or the people who support PF's rules. Do you really get offended by people in the gym who are in really great shape who make noise when they workout or may flex in the mirror? If so why? I'm asking b/c I recently worked out with a friend as a guest at PF. I met him there and was wearing and old T-shirt with the sides cut. He told me I probably wanted to put on another shirt or I'd get a bunch of funny looks and may get asked by staff to change it. WTF?! Is it really that serious?
    From all the people here, people don't choose the gym because it's "safe" or non-judgmental (although seems to be the judgiest place ever), but because it's cheap. I have a feeling a few higher ups thought it was a great idea when they came up with the gym, and all the franchises continue the trend, but it doesn't actually seem to be a big draw for clientele.
  • elusive_design
    elusive_design Posts: 1,095 Member
    PF is not for me, as told to me by a manager. My views on that place fall along the lines of, for weight loss or mass gains it is as useless as an Old Navy in a nudist colony. For someone who is looking to just maintain via circuit training or goes for the occasional jog on a crappy day it's a great place to go.
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    PF is not for me, as told to me by a manager. My views on that place fall along the lines of, for weight loss or mass gains it is as useless as an Old Navy in a nudist colony. For someone who is looking to just maintain via circuit training or goes for the occasional jog on a crappy day it's a great place to go.

    Hmmm. I managed to lose 40 lbs working out at PF.

    The good thing is, if you don't want to join PF, then you don't have to. If you don't want to abide by their dress code, you don't have to go there. It's plain and simple to me. I've been working out there for 6 years and I enjoy it, but I also don't mind following the rules that I agreed to when I signed up. If I did, I'd switch to another gym.
  • elusive_design
    elusive_design Posts: 1,095 Member
    I think a lot has to do with individual managers. I'll tell you this much, setting that siren off on someone sitting under a loaded barbell is eventually going to end in a lawsuit when someone crushes their sternum or breaks some ribs.
  • emirror
    emirror Posts: 842 Member
    It's all about price and convenience. I've lost fat and put on muscle working out there, so I would disagree that a person cannot make gains there.
  • McCluskey1128
    McCluskey1128 Posts: 88 Member
    I think a lot has to do with individual managers. I'll tell you this much, setting that siren off on someone sitting under a loaded barbell is eventually going to end in a lawsuit when someone crushes their sternum or breaks some ribs.

    Wait, that's true?
  • monkeywizard
    monkeywizard Posts: 222 Member
    That should be a thing.. a PF Flash mob.. all wearing tank tops or sports bras, Tight/short pants, bandanas and just start flexing...
  • elusive_design
    elusive_design Posts: 1,095 Member
    I think a lot has to do with individual managers. I'll tell you this much, setting that siren off on someone sitting under a loaded barbell is eventually going to end in a lawsuit when someone crushes their sternum or breaks some ribs.

    Wait, that's true?

    Sure is! It's like an air raid siren inside the building, downright deafening and disorienting
  • dianaeatworld
    dianaeatworld Posts: 25 Member
    Been there for one year. My reason's for joining were because they are cheap, open 24 hours and less than a mile from my house. I could care less who is wearing what and who grunts and groans.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    That should be a thing.. a PF Flash mob.. all wearing tank tops or sports bras, Tight/short pants, bandanas and just start flexing...

    That is hilarious! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    That should be a thing.. a PF Flash mob.. all wearing tank tops or sports bras, Tight/short pants, bandanas and just start flexing...

    I would totally be up for this. But then, I wear normal running/aerobics clothes when I workout at my PF, which means they are mostly tight. I wear a sports bra with a tank or t-shirt up top, not necessarily tight, but definitely not long and loose. No one has ever mentioned my attire.
  • Riffraft1960
    Riffraft1960 Posts: 1,984 Member
    Never realized they had a dress code. I go there because it is cheap and it is halfway between my home and work and I can stop there in the morning. Never paid attention to anybody else, how they dress or if they grunt. Well I guess have paid attention to a few ladies in yoga pants.
  • digitalbill
    digitalbill Posts: 1,410 Member
    PF is not for me, as told to me by a manager. My views on that place fall along the lines of, for weight loss or mass gains it is as useless as an Old Navy in a nudist colony. For someone who is looking to just maintain via circuit training or goes for the occasional jog on a crappy day it's a great place to go.
    Not for weight loss?
    The formula for weight loss is quite simple and if you cannot drop weight as a PF member... well..... I guess some people need a little more hand holding then others.
  • HerkMeOff
    HerkMeOff Posts: 1,002 Member
    Oh this thread again...
  • thomaszabel
    thomaszabel Posts: 203 Member
    I used to go to PF. Price was right: $10 per month. I really don't care what other people do or if they grunt, as long as they aren't yelling or anything crazy.

    I switched to Anytime Fitness because it is open 24 hours, 365 days per year. PF actually closed around 8 or 9 pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and with my work schedule, that was when I wanted to use it quite often.

    Anytime Fitness doesn't have any silly rules against hard core exercisers, but then again, I haven't really noticed any of those types of people in the gym.
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    Per the usual response....

    If the didn't caracaturize fitness enthusiasts and call them dumb by using a slang term for dumb or stupid all while advertising a judgement free zone, they'd catch far less hell here, but from what I can tell that's what they want. Telling people the don't belong so they join their "judgement free" zone when in all actuality they are probably the most judge mental gym around
  • elusive_design
    elusive_design Posts: 1,095 Member
    PF is not for me, as told to me by a manager. My views on that place fall along the lines of, for weight loss or mass gains it is as useless as an Old Navy in a nudist colony. For someone who is looking to just maintain via circuit training or goes for the occasional jog on a crappy day it's a great place to go.
    Not for weight loss?
    The formula for weight loss is quite simple and if you cannot drop weight as a PF member... well..... I guess some people need a little more hand holding then others.

    Are you really that thick? Bad troll, back beneath the bridge!
  • finallylean
    finallylean Posts: 553 Member
    Just joined today. Too soon to comment. I hope I don't end up regretting it.
  • Hadabetter
    Hadabetter Posts: 942 Member
    So I have a question for the people who workout at Planet Fitness (PF) or the people who support PF's rules. Do you really get offended by people in the gym who are in really great shape who make noise when they workout or may flex in the mirror? If so why? I'm asking b/c I recently worked out with a friend as a guest at PF. I met him there and was wearing and old T-shirt with the sides cut. He told me I probably wanted to put on another shirt or I'd get a bunch of funny looks and may get asked by staff to change it. WTF?! Is it really that serious?
    There are people who really aren't interested in looking at people in t-shirts with the sides cut out, or listening to them grunt when they lift, or watch them flex in the mirror. PF is trying to create a place for those people.

    I go to a place that doesn't have any rules like that, but none of the people act like that either. And trust me, there are some people in there training really hard. None of that extra "look at how bad I am" stuff is required in order to get a hard workout.
  • metacognition
    metacognition Posts: 626 Member
    If someone throws weights down and makes loud bangs, shouts in a group or generally acts like an *kitten*, then it really annoys me - it's the distraction aspect. I support a gym that cuts down on the teenage annoyances. Work out or leave. Maybe this is because I'm older.

    But serious lifters don't bother me at all. If someone grunts while lifting something heavy, good for them. I don't care. If girls wear slim tank tops and boy shorts, I still don't care. If they dead lift, that's great too.
  • HerkMeOff
    HerkMeOff Posts: 1,002 Member
    Just joined today. Too soon to comment. I hope I don't end up regretting it.

    PF are Franchises, yours may be great.
  • CarineCNM
    CarineCNM Posts: 19 Member
    I was at PF for 9 months and overall it does the trick for people that have lots of individual motivation. For me having Spin, Zumba, and other classes available at LA Fitness I have been more successful. Its like having a personal trainer included in the fee when you go to the classes. I found that at PF the "free" trainers didn't really train (at least not on a regular basis).

    Another personal reason I stopped going is, while I was doing the circuit (for my first time) I was on the leg press machine and accidentally dropped the weight before lowering myself to the neutral position. They sounded the alarm on me and I was soooooooo embarrassed. I avoided the weights and things because I was intimidated and when I get the courage, they sound the alarm. I didn't step foot back in there again, except to cancel my membership. As to the original poster, I don't care what others do, I keep my headphones in and keep it moving. PF is what you make of it, and as mentioned above PF is a franchise meaning they all can have different rules. For example, in Gainesville, FL I went with my hair wrapped with a scarf and I was told to take it off (unless it was for religious reasons). I have been to 2 others and that was not the rule. Anyways....I guess I will shove off this post now, bad memories resurfacing :(
  • digitalbill
    digitalbill Posts: 1,410 Member
    PF is not for me, as told to me by a manager. My views on that place fall along the lines of, for weight loss or mass gains it is as useless as an Old Navy in a nudist colony. For someone who is looking to just maintain via circuit training or goes for the occasional jog on a crappy day it's a great place to go.
    Not for weight loss?
    The formula for weight loss is quite simple and if you cannot drop weight as a PF member... well..... I guess some people need a little more hand holding then others.

    Are you really that thick? Bad troll, back beneath the bridge!
    Nope.. Not that thick at all.
    I have put on 20 LBS of pure muscle in three months without ever touching a weight. Nothing but pushups, situps, running, and eating everything in sight.
    I have also dropped 20 LBS in two months by limiting my calories to 900 per day, getting very little sleep, and constantly excersizing.
    Again, never touching a weight.
    So, to say that you cannot put on muscle or drop weight at PF (weights, cario equipment, ect) is a really stupid comment.
  • kharral86
    kharral86 Posts: 63
    I use planet fitness and as for the dress code, it states that you cant wear jeans or work boots. I dont know if maybe my planet fitness is different. I havent seen anything or heard the alarm go off yet. Ive been going for 5 months. I like the price i pay and it happens to be the closest gym to me.
  • AusAshMommy
    AusAshMommy Posts: 845 Member
    I swear my branch must be vastly different from every other PF out there for some simple reasons

    1. The "lunk alarm" sounds more on those dumb *kitten* commercials they run on their TV's more than it does in the actual gym
    2. I wear a bandana every single time I workout (6/week) and No one has ever said word one to me
    3. I hear people grunting, and making all kinds of noises over their headphones and again no one has said word one, nor has that alarm gone off
    4. I dropped the bar on one of the leg machines on accident (foot slipped) and not once did anyone say anything, look my way or nothing - yes I was embarrassed, but no one said anything nor did the alarm go off...

    What concerns me most are those people using the machines inappropriately to do exercises - like stand up squats on the Hip Abductor machine - more worried they are going to fall and hurt themselves; or the guys who use the shoulder raise one to exercise their necks - again worried they are going to hurt themselves...
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