Planet Fitness Comes to Canada

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There's no reason for all the bashing against PF.

Would you still say that if they were to ridicule fat people instead of bodybuilders in their ads? This is a serious question.

Bodybuilders intimidate some people. Many people feel self-conscious enough when going to the gym- add bodybuilders to the mix and people may feel even more out of place. They may be going about it the wrong way but I think PF is trying to eliminate that feeling of intimidation.

PF is a gym for individuals who are there for exercise- not for bodybuilding. PF is cheap because they don't need to spend the money on very expensive equipment and weights that bodybuilding requires.

Even if PF didn't have a "No bodybuilder policy", bodybuilders still wouldn't go there because the gym isn't suitable due to the lack of equipment that clientele requires.

Because it's worth linking to again, so "bodybuilder" can be put in cotenxt and because it's hilarious. You know, the "animals can go in this cage..." Do you think she even knows what "lunk or lunk head" even means? What percentage of ANY facility uses it for bodybuilding?

http://milkandcookies.com/link/267592

IMHO, PF is feeding the intimidation and judgment stigma of other gyms with "bodybuilders" that doesn't exist. I think I've seen 1 bodybuilder and 3 pro football players in about 15 years of gym going to multiple facilities. But hey, that's what they want. Feed on the false judgment that the novice believes occurs in every other facility and fill that membership base, when in turn they can perform all the judgment they want....as long as you fit the fitness enthusiast description.

PF doesn't spend money on expensive equipment? Which facilities are they using to film their commercials?

In my opinion, that video is completely staged. It looks fake, it sounds fake, and it seems as though the "actors" memorized the lines the producer(s) typed on the script.

I didn't say they don't spend money on expensive equipment. I said they don't have to spend the money on super expensive equipment that bodybuilders use.

I don't agree with their philosophy. I simply provided an explanation for why they don't want bodybuilders in their facilities.

Really? It sounds a lot like may of the PF defenders on this board, so I find it totally plausible. I guess that's me though.

I know why they don't want fitness enthusiasts (let's quit with this whole "bodybuilder" thing). It's to take advantage the urban myth(s) of gyms full of people who are just there to judge you and that they're lined with only "bodybuilders", that many individuals who have never stepped into a gym believe. It's not rocket math.

Trust me, I know. It's dumb. However, you can't say any gym is totally judgement-free because there will always be people there who DO judge. Not everyone, but there's always a few in the crowd.

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dbmata wrote: »

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I didn't say they don't spend money on expensive equipment. I said they don't have to spend the money on super expensive equipment that bodybuilders use.

I know I'm just a spectator for the sport, but... what equipment would that be?

Well, for one, they don't have squat racks or Olympic benches. They have a 'no deadlift and clean & jerk policy' (stupid, I know). Two exercises that are big in the "bodybuilding" world. I believe the dumbbells only go up to 70 or so pounds.

A good cage will be sub 1k, a decent leg press is like what, 3k-6k? I saw a PF once that had 4 of those in one corner.

If we're talking gear like that, it's fairly cheap stuff. Some folks claim there are actually barbells and cages at some PFs.

that would be something to see.

Yeah, no leg press at the PF I go to. Good thing my Y has two and my schools gym has one. My PF does have barbells but you can't remove the weight.

Ah. Pre-weighted barbells, interesting. I don't think I've ever seen that.

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spartan_d wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

There's no reason for all the bashing against PF.

Would you still say that if they were to ridicule fat people instead of bodybuilders in their ads? This is a serious question.

Bodybuilders intimidate some people. Many people feel self-conscious enough when going to the gym- add bodybuilders to the mix and people may feel even more out of place. They may be going about it the wrong way but I think PF is trying to eliminate that feeling of intimidation.

PF is a gym for individuals who are there for exercise- not for bodybuilding. PF is cheap because they don't need to spend the money on very expensive equipment and weights that bodybuilding requires.

Even if PF didn't have a "No bodybuilder policy", bodybuilders still wouldn't go there because the gym isn't suitable due to the lack of equipment that clientele requires.

Because it's worth linking to again, so "bodybuilder" can be put in cotenxt and because it's hilarious. You know, the "animals can go in this cage..." Do you think she even knows what "lunk or lunk head" even means? What percentage of ANY facility uses it for bodybuilding?

http://milkandcookies.com/link/267592

IMHO, PF is feeding the intimidation and judgment stigma of other gyms with "bodybuilders" that doesn't exist. I think I've seen 1 bodybuilder and 3 pro football players in about 15 years of gym going to multiple facilities. But hey, that's what they want. Feed on the false judgment that the novice believes occurs in every other facility and fill that membership base, when in turn they can perform all the judgment they want....as long as you fit the fitness enthusiast description.

PF doesn't spend money on expensive equipment? Which facilities are they using to film their commercials?

In my opinion, that video is completely staged. It looks fake, it sounds fake, and it seems as though the "actors" memorized the lines the producer(s) typed on the script.

I didn't say they don't spend money on expensive equipment. I said they don't have to spend the money on super expensive equipment that bodybuilders use.

I don't agree with their philosophy. I simply provided an explanation for why they don't want bodybuilders in their facilities.

Really? It sounds a lot like may of the PF defenders on this board, so I find it totally plausible. I guess that's me though.

I know why they don't want fitness enthusiasts (let's quit with this whole "bodybuilder" thing). It's to take advantage the urban myth(s) of gyms full of people who are just there to judge you and that they're lined with only "bodybuilders", that many individuals who have never stepped into a gym believe. It's not rocket math.

Trust me, I know. It's dumb. However, you can't say any gym is totally judgement-free because there will always be people there who DO judge. Not everyone, but there's always a few in the crowd.

I never said they were (that would include PFs), but that's what PF is trying to claim....you know...judgment free when their ironic business model is built on judging people by how they look or dress.

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OT question: for those fixed weight barbells, is the number the total weight including the bar, or the weight of the ends only? If the latter, how much does the bar weigh?

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RGv2 wrote: »

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RGv2 wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

RGv2 wrote: »

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spartan_d wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

There's no reason for all the bashing against PF.

Would you still say that if they were to ridicule fat people instead of bodybuilders in their ads? This is a serious question.

Bodybuilders intimidate some people. Many people feel self-conscious enough when going to the gym- add bodybuilders to the mix and people may feel even more out of place. They may be going about it the wrong way but I think PF is trying to eliminate that feeling of intimidation.

PF is a gym for individuals who are there for exercise- not for bodybuilding. PF is cheap because they don't need to spend the money on very expensive equipment and weights that bodybuilding requires.

Even if PF didn't have a "No bodybuilder policy", bodybuilders still wouldn't go there because the gym isn't suitable due to the lack of equipment that clientele requires.

Because it's worth linking to again, so "bodybuilder" can be put in cotenxt and because it's hilarious. You know, the "animals can go in this cage..." Do you think she even knows what "lunk or lunk head" even means? What percentage of ANY facility uses it for bodybuilding?

http://milkandcookies.com/link/267592

IMHO, PF is feeding the intimidation and judgment stigma of other gyms with "bodybuilders" that doesn't exist. I think I've seen 1 bodybuilder and 3 pro football players in about 15 years of gym going to multiple facilities. But hey, that's what they want. Feed on the false judgment that the novice believes occurs in every other facility and fill that membership base, when in turn they can perform all the judgment they want....as long as you fit the fitness enthusiast description.

PF doesn't spend money on expensive equipment? Which facilities are they using to film their commercials?

In my opinion, that video is completely staged. It looks fake, it sounds fake, and it seems as though the "actors" memorized the lines the producer(s) typed on the script.

I didn't say they don't spend money on expensive equipment. I said they don't have to spend the money on super expensive equipment that bodybuilders use.

I don't agree with their philosophy. I simply provided an explanation for why they don't want bodybuilders in their facilities.

Really? It sounds a lot like may of the PF defenders on this board, so I find it totally plausible. I guess that's me though.

I know why they don't want fitness enthusiasts (let's quit with this whole "bodybuilder" thing). It's to take advantage the urban myth(s) of gyms full of people who are just there to judge you and that they're lined with only "bodybuilders", that many individuals who have never stepped into a gym believe. It's not rocket math.

Trust me, I know. It's dumb. However, you can't say any gym is totally judgement-free because there will always be people there who DO judge. Not everyone, but there's always a few in the crowd.

I never said they were (that would include PFs), but that's what PF is trying to claim....you know...judgment free when their ironic business model is built on judging people by how they look or dress.

In their little planet, it's only acceptable when they are doing the judging *eyeroll*

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dougpconnell219 wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

RGv2 wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

RGv2 wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

RGv2 wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

spartan_d wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

There's no reason for all the bashing against PF.

Would you still say that if they were to ridicule fat people instead of bodybuilders in their ads? This is a serious question.

Bodybuilders intimidate some people. Many people feel self-conscious enough when going to the gym- add bodybuilders to the mix and people may feel even more out of place. They may be going about it the wrong way but I think PF is trying to eliminate that feeling of intimidation.

PF is a gym for individuals who are there for exercise- not for bodybuilding. PF is cheap because they don't need to spend the money on very expensive equipment and weights that bodybuilding requires.

Even if PF didn't have a "No bodybuilder policy", bodybuilders still wouldn't go there because the gym isn't suitable due to the lack of equipment that clientele requires.

Because it's worth linking to again, so "bodybuilder" can be put in cotenxt and because it's hilarious. You know, the "animals can go in this cage..." Do you think she even knows what "lunk or lunk head" even means? What percentage of ANY facility uses it for bodybuilding?

http://milkandcookies.com/link/267592

IMHO, PF is feeding the intimidation and judgment stigma of other gyms with "bodybuilders" that doesn't exist. I think I've seen 1 bodybuilder and 3 pro football players in about 15 years of gym going to multiple facilities. But hey, that's what they want. Feed on the false judgment that the novice believes occurs in every other facility and fill that membership base, when in turn they can perform all the judgment they want....as long as you fit the fitness enthusiast description.

PF doesn't spend money on expensive equipment? Which facilities are they using to film their commercials?

In my opinion, that video is completely staged. It looks fake, it sounds fake, and it seems as though the "actors" memorized the lines the producer(s) typed on the script.

I didn't say they don't spend money on expensive equipment. I said they don't have to spend the money on super expensive equipment that bodybuilders use.

I don't agree with their philosophy. I simply provided an explanation for why they don't want bodybuilders in their facilities.

Really? It sounds a lot like may of the PF defenders on this board, so I find it totally plausible. I guess that's me though.

I know why they don't want fitness enthusiasts (let's quit with this whole "bodybuilder" thing). It's to take advantage the urban myth(s) of gyms full of people who are just there to judge you and that they're lined with only "bodybuilders", that many individuals who have never stepped into a gym believe. It's not rocket math.

Trust me, I know. It's dumb. However, you can't say any gym is totally judgement-free because there will always be people there who DO judge. Not everyone, but there's always a few in the crowd.

I never said they were (that would include PFs), but that's what PF is trying to claim....you know...judgment free when their ironic business model is built on judging people by how they look or dress.

In their little planet, it's only acceptable when they are doing the judging *eyeroll*

I don't get the whole judgement thing. A naked supermodel could walk through there and I wouldn't notice.

And I've never actually seen the lunk alarm go off. I'm kinda tempted to go in there in a muscle shirt and start grunting and dropping weights to see what happens.

Have you seen a commercial, laying out their entire business model?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKAVC3uPg_Q

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dougpconnell219 wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

RGv2 wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

RGv2 wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

RGv2 wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

spartan_d wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

There's no reason for all the bashing against PF.

Would you still say that if they were to ridicule fat people instead of bodybuilders in their ads? This is a serious question.

Bodybuilders intimidate some people. Many people feel self-conscious enough when going to the gym- add bodybuilders to the mix and people may feel even more out of place. They may be going about it the wrong way but I think PF is trying to eliminate that feeling of intimidation.

PF is a gym for individuals who are there for exercise- not for bodybuilding. PF is cheap because they don't need to spend the money on very expensive equipment and weights that bodybuilding requires.

Even if PF didn't have a "No bodybuilder policy", bodybuilders still wouldn't go there because the gym isn't suitable due to the lack of equipment that clientele requires.

Because it's worth linking to again, so "bodybuilder" can be put in cotenxt and because it's hilarious. You know, the "animals can go in this cage..." Do you think she even knows what "lunk or lunk head" even means? What percentage of ANY facility uses it for bodybuilding?

http://milkandcookies.com/link/267592

IMHO, PF is feeding the intimidation and judgment stigma of other gyms with "bodybuilders" that doesn't exist. I think I've seen 1 bodybuilder and 3 pro football players in about 15 years of gym going to multiple facilities. But hey, that's what they want. Feed on the false judgment that the novice believes occurs in every other facility and fill that membership base, when in turn they can perform all the judgment they want....as long as you fit the fitness enthusiast description.

PF doesn't spend money on expensive equipment? Which facilities are they using to film their commercials?

In my opinion, that video is completely staged. It looks fake, it sounds fake, and it seems as though the "actors" memorized the lines the producer(s) typed on the script.

I didn't say they don't spend money on expensive equipment. I said they don't have to spend the money on super expensive equipment that bodybuilders use.

I don't agree with their philosophy. I simply provided an explanation for why they don't want bodybuilders in their facilities.

Really? It sounds a lot like may of the PF defenders on this board, so I find it totally plausible. I guess that's me though.

I know why they don't want fitness enthusiasts (let's quit with this whole "bodybuilder" thing). It's to take advantage the urban myth(s) of gyms full of people who are just there to judge you and that they're lined with only "bodybuilders", that many individuals who have never stepped into a gym believe. It's not rocket math.

Trust me, I know. It's dumb. However, you can't say any gym is totally judgement-free because there will always be people there who DO judge. Not everyone, but there's always a few in the crowd.

I never said they were (that would include PFs), but that's what PF is trying to claim....you know...judgment free when their ironic business model is built on judging people by how they look or dress.

In their little planet, it's only acceptable when they are doing the judging *eyeroll*

I don't get the whole judgement thing. A naked supermodel could walk through there and I wouldn't notice.

And I've never actually seen the lunk alarm go off. I'm kinda tempted to go in there in a muscle shirt and start grunting and dropping weights to see what happens.

Have you seen a commercial, laying out their entire business model?

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RGv2 wrote: »

dougpconnell219 wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

RGv2 wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

RGv2 wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

RGv2 wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

spartan_d wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

There's no reason for all the bashing against PF.

Would you still say that if they were to ridicule fat people instead of bodybuilders in their ads? This is a serious question.

Bodybuilders intimidate some people. Many people feel self-conscious enough when going to the gym- add bodybuilders to the mix and people may feel even more out of place. They may be going about it the wrong way but I think PF is trying to eliminate that feeling of intimidation.

PF is a gym for individuals who are there for exercise- not for bodybuilding. PF is cheap because they don't need to spend the money on very expensive equipment and weights that bodybuilding requires.

Even if PF didn't have a "No bodybuilder policy", bodybuilders still wouldn't go there because the gym isn't suitable due to the lack of equipment that clientele requires.

Because it's worth linking to again, so "bodybuilder" can be put in cotenxt and because it's hilarious. You know, the "animals can go in this cage..." Do you think she even knows what "lunk or lunk head" even means? What percentage of ANY facility uses it for bodybuilding?

http://milkandcookies.com/link/267592

IMHO, PF is feeding the intimidation and judgment stigma of other gyms with "bodybuilders" that doesn't exist. I think I've seen 1 bodybuilder and 3 pro football players in about 15 years of gym going to multiple facilities. But hey, that's what they want. Feed on the false judgment that the novice believes occurs in every other facility and fill that membership base, when in turn they can perform all the judgment they want....as long as you fit the fitness enthusiast description.

PF doesn't spend money on expensive equipment? Which facilities are they using to film their commercials?

In my opinion, that video is completely staged. It looks fake, it sounds fake, and it seems as though the "actors" memorized the lines the producer(s) typed on the script.

I didn't say they don't spend money on expensive equipment. I said they don't have to spend the money on super expensive equipment that bodybuilders use.

I don't agree with their philosophy. I simply provided an explanation for why they don't want bodybuilders in their facilities.

Really? It sounds a lot like may of the PF defenders on this board, so I find it totally plausible. I guess that's me though.

I know why they don't want fitness enthusiasts (let's quit with this whole "bodybuilder" thing). It's to take advantage the urban myth(s) of gyms full of people who are just there to judge you and that they're lined with only "bodybuilders", that many individuals who have never stepped into a gym believe. It's not rocket math.

Trust me, I know. It's dumb. However, you can't say any gym is totally judgement-free because there will always be people there who DO judge. Not everyone, but there's always a few in the crowd.

I never said they were (that would include PFs), but that's what PF is trying to claim....you know...judgment free when their ironic business model is built on judging people by how they look or dress.

In their little planet, it's only acceptable when they are doing the judging *eyeroll*

I don't get the whole judgement thing. A naked supermodel could walk through there and I wouldn't notice.

And I've never actually seen the lunk alarm go off. I'm kinda tempted to go in there in a muscle shirt and start grunting and dropping weights to see what happens.

Have you seen a commercial, laying out their entire business model?

Oh I know, I'm just saying I find it amazing grown people care about that.

In wearing headphones, usually with my eyes closed, in my own little world. I don't know and don't care what someone in the weights section is doing.

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FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

RGv2 wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

spartan_d wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

There's no reason for all the bashing against PF.

Would you still say that if they were to ridicule fat people instead of bodybuilders in their ads? This is a serious question.

Bodybuilders intimidate some people. Many people feel self-conscious enough when going to the gym- add bodybuilders to the mix and people may feel even more out of place. They may be going about it the wrong way but I think PF is trying to eliminate that feeling of intimidation.

PF is a gym for individuals who are there for exercise- not for bodybuilding. PF is cheap because they don't need to spend the money on very expensive equipment and weights that bodybuilding requires.

Even if PF didn't have a "No bodybuilder policy", bodybuilders still wouldn't go there because the gym isn't suitable due to the lack of equipment that clientele requires.

Because it's worth linking to again, so "bodybuilder" can be put in cotenxt and because it's hilarious. You know, the "animals can go in this cage..." Do you think she even knows what "lunk or lunk head" even means? What percentage of ANY facility uses it for bodybuilding?

http://milkandcookies.com/link/267592

IMHO, PF is feeding the intimidation and judgment stigma of other gyms with "bodybuilders" that doesn't exist. I think I've seen 1 bodybuilder and 3 pro football players in about 15 years of gym going to multiple facilities. But hey, that's what they want. Feed on the false judgment that the novice believes occurs in every other facility and fill that membership base, when in turn they can perform all the judgment they want....as long as you fit the fitness enthusiast description.

PF doesn't spend money on expensive equipment? Which facilities are they using to film their commercials?

In my opinion, that video is completely staged. It looks fake, it sounds fake, and it seems as though the "actors" memorized the lines the producer(s) typed on the script.

It's not staged. There is no way that Planet Fitness would have staged a video that is so completely embarrassing to them. Nor could any such video have been shot at their facility without their knowledge.