Planet fitness
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I think that Planet Fitness is very judgmental, especially considering that they're a company who pushes the "no judgment" agenda so hard. Their advertisements stereotype and ridicule people who are in shape and strength train, and they have a "lunk alarm" that patrons can hit to publicly humiliate anybody they feel is acting too much like they're actually in a real gym. They prey on (and foster) the ridiculous misconception that every other gym in the world is full of giant meatheads on steroids and bikini centerfolds who will ridicule and laugh at you if you dare step foot in their hallowed gym. Instead, Planet Fitness ridicules and humiliates you if you happen to be in shape and lift anything heavier than soup cans. All in the name of *not* being judgmental, of course. Because they're a "no judgment" zone.
I never have thought of it this way but I think you have hit the nail on the head!!!0 -
I joined PF last year in September again and I also hate those pizza nights or bagel Tuesday's ... I don't want to smell that when I walk in and want to work out!!!
In my gym employees warm their food up between 8-9:30 am and the vents are so bad the entire gym smells! I get so hungry and miserable
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i think they are all run different. if mine has pizza and bagels and candy... I've never seen it (and im there 5 days a week at least LOL)
i love mine. I may hate another location.
I see people of all ages and fitness levels, people in various dress, people in the free weight section (and yes i hear the occasional weight drop or grunt and ive never heard any alarm go off lol) and of course, the ever popular cardio and strength machines.0 -
i just want to go to one and set the lunk alarm off with a deadlift PR so i can say i did it..dont really care if i get the boot haha0
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The only thing Planet Fitness is good for is trolling it and trying to get them to set off the lunk alarm. If you want to actually get in shape, go find a real gym that doesn't give out free pizza and candy at the door.
Just LOL at this place.0 -
I was there a few years ago due to location. It was probably before the commercials but the lunk alarm, color code and all that was in effect. The great thing was the price: 9.99 per month. I wanted to pay for a year up front but they did not allow for that. The free weights section was not terrible but limited. The max dumbbell weights were 80 pounds per dumbbell. They had plenty of Olympic benches and weights. Maybe one squat rack.
I did set down a barbell - not drop but just set down on the floor like I normally do and it triggered the alarm. It was not much at all. I was going to complain but figured it would be a losing battle. I did hear the alarm go off several times during the months I was there with perceived dropped weights and maybe a grunt. I was not there too long - I moved and joined a different gym. Canceling the membership required a written letter. I was not aware of pizza nights or anything like that.
Best gym (and most expensive gym) I have been to is Lifetime but very expensive - one month there equaled 1 year at planet fitness.0 -
If you are someone who is going to the gym just to get in shape/lose weight, Planet Fitness is great.
If you are new to going to the gym, Planet Fitness is great.
If you are not using all the weights in a 310lb oly weight kit, Planet Fitness is great.
If you like to get a tan, Planet Fitness is great.
If you want a place where all the weights are put back in place, and every station wiped down 50 times a day, Planet Fitness is great.
If you don't mind that half the people there are 50+lbs over weight, Planet Fitness is great.
If you don't mind that some of the people there have disabilities, Planet Fitness is great. Got folks on oxygen and folks in wheelchairs at the one I go to.
If you don't mind having to go out to the lobby if you want to have a phone conversation, Plant Fitness is great.
If you don't mind a place that seems to have more stations than bodies, Planet Fitness is great.
If you don't mind a place that is not going to try and sell you products, or a personal trainer, Plant Fitness is great. Yes, they have products for sale. Other than asking me if I wanted sun tan lotion or goggles the first time i used the tanning beds, no one has ever mentioned them to me.
Currently going there, mostly because my wife travels a lot. Planet Fitness is everywhere. Our old chain is in 2 states, 14 locations, 6 of which are within 50 miles of home.
While I miss being able to use barbells, rather than Smith Machines, Plant Fitness has 8 Smith Machine stations... vs my old gym which had 2 squat racks, and 5 bench stations, and there were times I was having to wait because while I had a station I couldn't get enough weights to hit my numbers.
I am learning to use dumbbells in place of barbells. Planet Fitness has about 4 sets that go up to 75lbs. Most of the people there can't bench two 75lb dumbbells. A lot of them likely couldn't squat them either.
Planet Fitness has a ton of stations, and all the machines seem to be in really good shape. My old gym often had machines that were down for repairs for 3 weeks at a time.
To me, Planet Fitness is great for the casual gym person. I am not trying to get ready for anything harder than a Tough Mudder, and Planet Fitness works fine for that.
Your mileage may vary.0 -
I love PF. I live close to one, it's clean, the staff is friendly. And if you don't like it, that's fine. But I always feel intimidated at flashier gyms because I can't run 20 miles or lift hundreds of pounds. It was embarrassing for me to walk or lift light weights or just be not skinny there. Some things work for some people, other places don't.0
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I went to PF for the first time last night. I had already done my workout for the day but my roomie wanted some company and a little extra cardio never hurts.
Well.
The smell of Papa Johns smacked me in the face as soon as I entered. It wasn't quite so pervasive when we got to the machines so I let it go, got a good work out in.
Waiting for my roomie to exit their hydromassage bed, and back up front near the pizza...lobby full of people munching pizza...girl next to me eating a slice that I wanted desperately to rip from her hands. My god, I couldn't leave fast enough. That pizza night is a cruel thing IMO...I come to the gym to focus and I can't do that with the smell of delicious artery sludge wafting through the air. I also have an eating disorder that is triggered by pizza way too often, which is why I avoid places where one would expect it....
I couldn't take the gaudy purple splashed on everything and "no gymtimidation" on every damn machine. The people there were a good mix of resolutioners and serious fit folks, none of them bothered me, but the suggestion by the logo that I should feel "safer" at PF pissed me off.
I also hate their advertising. 0/10 would not go back.
I'm currently a member at a brand new LA Fitness. No one pretends to care about my insecurities or feeds me there. It's nice.0 -
That's a dumb idea. Why even bother? You only reinforce the stereotype they are perpetuating. Besides, are you sure that by walking in PF you won't just lose your gains by mearly being there? I wouldn't risk it.jacobhyatt91 wrote: »i just want to go to one and set the lunk alarm off with a deadlift PR so i can say i did it..dont really care if i get the boot haha0 -
nakedraygun wrote: »
That's a dumb idea. Why even bother? You only reinforce the stereotype they are perpetuating. Besides, are you sure that by walking in PF you won't just lose your gains by mearly being there? I wouldn't risk it.jacobhyatt91 wrote: »i just want to go to one and set the lunk alarm off with a deadlift PR so i can say i did it..dont really care if i get the boot haha
well, to be fair. You literally cannot even deadlift anything there anyway.
Their handweights go up to 40 pounds and they only have smith machines.
so.....0 -
Ex-coworker loved to compare his Smith Machine "deadlifts" with barbell deadlifts. He thought they were the same.rainbowbow wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
That's a dumb idea. Why even bother? You only reinforce the stereotype they are perpetuating. Besides, are you sure that by walking in PF you won't just lose your gains by mearly being there? I wouldn't risk it.jacobhyatt91 wrote: »i just want to go to one and set the lunk alarm off with a deadlift PR so i can say i did it..dont really care if i get the boot haha
well, to be fair. You literally cannot even deadlift anything there anyway.
Their handweights go up to 40 pounds and they only have smith machines.
so.....
Do I have to mention he worked out at PF too?
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nakedraygun wrote: »
Ex-coworker loved to compare his Smith Machine "deadlifts" with barbell deadlifts. He thought they were the same.rainbowbow wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
That's a dumb idea. Why even bother? You only reinforce the stereotype they are perpetuating. Besides, are you sure that by walking in PF you won't just lose your gains by mearly being there? I wouldn't risk it.jacobhyatt91 wrote: »i just want to go to one and set the lunk alarm off with a deadlift PR so i can say i did it..dont really care if i get the boot haha
well, to be fair. You literally cannot even deadlift anything there anyway.
Their handweights go up to 40 pounds and they only have smith machines.
so.....
Do I have to mention he worked out at PF too?
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These people need to be stopped!!!
http://www.myvidster.com/video/2695713/The_Plight_of_Muscled_Americans_-_The_Daily_Show_with_Jon_Stewart_-_091411_-_Video_Clip_Comedy_Central0 -
Infamous_El_Guapo wrote: »
When I originally saw that spot, I wondered to myself why would a guy like that even think PF be remotely suited to his goals?
As a side note and I know this is a highly edited segment, but that PF's spokesperson -- what a condescending, horrible person.0 -
I just joined and I am relatively fit. My main reason for joining though was the hydromassage machine. Plus with health insurance credit and company reimbursement it came out to be free. There is candy at the front desk. Havent experience the pizza and bagels yet but looking forward to it. Its not like the Y membership I had but once again it cost less and I already know what I am going there for and what I will do.0
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By the author of "New Rules of Lifting":
Planet Fitness Is Not a Gym - And it’s stupid to keep pretending it is
...At Planet Fitness, it’s always January. They drive away the lifters who would be expensive to accommodate, in favor of those who’re least likely to swipe their cards more than a few times a month. Many, I suspect, don’t swipe their cards at all; the $10 monthly charge seems a small price to keep alive the dream of getting in shape.
It may be the best business model in the history of health clubs: a facility people pay for but barely use. And the company is proud of that. “We say we’re not a gym, we’re Planet Fitness,” says Gosselin, the company’s PR director.
The problem isn’t Planet Fitness. The company is perfectly clear about what it is. The problem is people who expect it to be something it isn’t: a place where serious lifters get serious workouts. You aren’t likely to get that for just $10 a month.
Read more: http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/planet-fitness-is-not-a-gym0 -
kshama2001 wrote: »By the author of "New Rules of Lifting":
Planet Fitness Is Not a Gym - And it’s stupid to keep pretending it is
...At Planet Fitness, it’s always January. They drive away the lifters who would be expensive to accommodate, in favor of those who’re least likely to swipe their cards more than a few times a month. Many, I suspect, don’t swipe their cards at all; the $10 monthly charge seems a small price to keep alive the dream of getting in shape.
It may be the best business model in the history of health clubs: a facility people pay for but barely use. And the company is proud of that. “We say we’re not a gym, we’re Planet Fitness,” says Gosselin, the company’s PR director.
The problem isn’t Planet Fitness. The company is perfectly clear about what it is. The problem is people who expect it to be something it isn’t: a place where serious lifters get serious workouts. You aren’t likely to get that for just $10 a month.
Read more: http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/planet-fitness-is-not-a-gym
I once read somewhere -- maybe its in even in this article -- PF described as an "adult daycare."0 -
I did it over the summer. I couldn't get to the university gym and so I tried them.
I'm fairly solitary. When I go to the gym I zone out and pay no attention to anyone else. They are less neurotic about me working out in cargo shorts and work shirt. They don't seem to care if I put propel powder in my water (the university does for some reason).
However their equipment is more limited than the university and their facilities aren't as nice. Can I trade a hydro massage for showers? Or a steam room?
I am a bit weirded out by the pizza and bagels. I never partook, but they were once a week and publicized. But if you want a more spa-like gym experience then fine.0 -
nakedraygun wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »By the author of "New Rules of Lifting":
Planet Fitness Is Not a Gym - And it’s stupid to keep pretending it is
...At Planet Fitness, it’s always January. They drive away the lifters who would be expensive to accommodate, in favor of those who’re least likely to swipe their cards more than a few times a month. Many, I suspect, don’t swipe their cards at all; the $10 monthly charge seems a small price to keep alive the dream of getting in shape.
It may be the best business model in the history of health clubs: a facility people pay for but barely use. And the company is proud of that. “We say we’re not a gym, we’re Planet Fitness,” says Gosselin, the company’s PR director.
The problem isn’t Planet Fitness. The company is perfectly clear about what it is. The problem is people who expect it to be something it isn’t: a place where serious lifters get serious workouts. You aren’t likely to get that for just $10 a month.
Read more: http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/planet-fitness-is-not-a-gym
I once read somewhere -- maybe its in even in this article -- PF described as an "adult daycare."
Nope, not in that article, and I think that's over the top. People are at different levels and PF might be just what some people need at a particular point in their lives. If I hadn't worked out for years while in shape and was comfortable in gyms, I would have found PF's message appealing.0 -
nakedraygun wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »By the author of "New Rules of Lifting":
Planet Fitness Is Not a Gym - And it’s stupid to keep pretending it is
...At Planet Fitness, it’s always January. They drive away the lifters who would be expensive to accommodate, in favor of those who’re least likely to swipe their cards more than a few times a month. Many, I suspect, don’t swipe their cards at all; the $10 monthly charge seems a small price to keep alive the dream of getting in shape.
It may be the best business model in the history of health clubs: a facility people pay for but barely use. And the company is proud of that. “We say we’re not a gym, we’re Planet Fitness,” says Gosselin, the company’s PR director.
The problem isn’t Planet Fitness. The company is perfectly clear about what it is. The problem is people who expect it to be something it isn’t: a place where serious lifters get serious workouts. You aren’t likely to get that for just $10 a month.
Read more: http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/planet-fitness-is-not-a-gym
I once read somewhere -- maybe its in even in this article -- PF described as an "adult daycare."
It's okay. You can come to my gym anytime.0 -
nakedraygun wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »By the author of "New Rules of Lifting":
Planet Fitness Is Not a Gym - And it’s stupid to keep pretending it is
...At Planet Fitness, it’s always January. They drive away the lifters who would be expensive to accommodate, in favor of those who’re least likely to swipe their cards more than a few times a month. Many, I suspect, don’t swipe their cards at all; the $10 monthly charge seems a small price to keep alive the dream of getting in shape.
It may be the best business model in the history of health clubs: a facility people pay for but barely use. And the company is proud of that. “We say we’re not a gym, we’re Planet Fitness,” says Gosselin, the company’s PR director.
The problem isn’t Planet Fitness. The company is perfectly clear about what it is. The problem is people who expect it to be something it isn’t: a place where serious lifters get serious workouts. You aren’t likely to get that for just $10 a month.
Read more: http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/planet-fitness-is-not-a-gym
I once read somewhere -- maybe its in even in this article -- PF described as an "adult daycare."
It's okay. You can come to my gym anytime.
In booty shorts.0 -
nakedraygun wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »By the author of "New Rules of Lifting":
Planet Fitness Is Not a Gym - And it’s stupid to keep pretending it is
...At Planet Fitness, it’s always January. They drive away the lifters who would be expensive to accommodate, in favor of those who’re least likely to swipe their cards more than a few times a month. Many, I suspect, don’t swipe their cards at all; the $10 monthly charge seems a small price to keep alive the dream of getting in shape.
It may be the best business model in the history of health clubs: a facility people pay for but barely use. And the company is proud of that. “We say we’re not a gym, we’re Planet Fitness,” says Gosselin, the company’s PR director.
The problem isn’t Planet Fitness. The company is perfectly clear about what it is. The problem is people who expect it to be something it isn’t: a place where serious lifters get serious workouts. You aren’t likely to get that for just $10 a month.
Read more: http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/planet-fitness-is-not-a-gym
I once read somewhere -- maybe its in even in this article -- PF described as an "adult daycare."
It's okay. You can come to my gym anytime.
In booty shorts.
You know me too well.0 -
OK, so Planet Fitness is a Post Office which sells stamps ONLY to collectors.
I'll keep my Powerblock adjustable dumbbells and FitnessBlender, thank you.0
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