Planet Fitness
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Even if it means telling people that bodybuilders and other athletes are horrible people? Even if it means telling the public (incorrectly) that deadlifts and other highly functional moves are only to be performed by such detestable human beings?If it helps a group of people who would not otherwise be helped, it's good.
Somehow, I doubt that PF would get a pass if they were to discriminate against the overweight in that manner. Middle America would be in an uproar. PF demeans highly accomplished athletes instead though, and so the people around here applaud their tactics. Something is wrong with that.
Lunks are just the people that are throwing the weights around and screaming and grunting the whole time during their workout. How could that not intimidate somebody? If you're just lifting weights and not slamming the weights back down while being respectful to others around you, I see no problem. That wouldn't be lunking at all.
I belong to a lifting/strongman gym, I also belong to PF for cardio, but that's beside the point. At my lifting gym no one has ever thrown weights around, there's no screaming or grunting. Though sometimes we do get a little exuberant when someone is going for max effort and we're cheering them on. Stop judging us.0 -
Even if it means telling people that bodybuilders and other athletes are horrible people? Even if it means telling the public (incorrectly) that deadlifts and other highly functional moves are only to be performed by such detestable human beings?If it helps a group of people who would not otherwise be helped, it's good.
Somehow, I doubt that PF would get a pass if they were to discriminate against the overweight in that manner. Middle America would be in an uproar. PF demeans highly accomplished athletes instead though, and so the people around here applaud their tactics. Something is wrong with that.
Lunks are just the people that are throwing the weights around and screaming and grunting the whole time during their workout. How could that not intimidate somebody? If you're just lifting weights and not slamming the weights back down while being respectful to others around you, I see no problem. That wouldn't be lunking at all.
I belong to a lifting/strongman gym, I also belong to PF for cardio, but that's beside the point. At my lifting gym no one has ever thrown weights around, there's no screaming or grunting. Though sometimes we do get a little exuberant when someone is going for max effort and we're cheering them on. Stop judging us.
seriously, I got to a power lifting gym and no one throws weights around or is screaming like a maniac. We actually have a "boom room" where people can go one rep max and heavy deads, so that the other members do not have to hear all that. This mythological person that throws dumbbells all over the place all the while screaming like a pregnant lady in labor is a fantasy creation of PF that they use to scare people into using their gym....2 -
Love Planet Fitness! I can only speak for the one I most frequent in BR, LA. There is huge mix of serious lifters and those who are in the beginning stages of their fitness journey, though I've never seen any serious lifters " get bashed" they do have rules that make it an inclusive atmosphere for most people which is great and it's seems to be a gross overstatement that they discriminate against anyone, I mean they also have it posted that you should wipe down the equipment after you use it, is that discriminating against the unhygienic? I really don't get the outrage at having free pizza once a month either. Bottom line you get a lot for a relatively small membership fee but again it's what you make of it.
Define serious lifter. It is pretty much impossible to be a serious lifter without being able to do traditional compound movements like squats, deadlifts, bench press, etc...they're pretty much fundamental to being a serious lifter. Also note that a serious lifter doesn't equate to being a body builder...I posted previously that I'm a cyclist...about 180* from being a body builder...the foundation of my lifting routing revolves around cleans and snatches as well as other traditional compound power movements and tons of box jumps and whatnot...do they even allow box jumps at PF? How do people get their vert on?1 -
Even if it means telling people that bodybuilders and other athletes are horrible people? Even if it means telling the public (incorrectly) that deadlifts and other highly functional moves are only to be performed by such detestable human beings?If it helps a group of people who would not otherwise be helped, it's good.
Somehow, I doubt that PF would get a pass if they were to discriminate against the overweight in that manner. Middle America would be in an uproar. PF demeans highly accomplished athletes instead though, and so the people around here applaud their tactics. Something is wrong with that.
Lunks are just the people that are throwing the weights around and screaming and grunting the whole time during their workout. How could that not intimidate somebody? If you're just lifting weights and not slamming the weights back down while being respectful to others around you, I see no problem. That wouldn't be lunking at all.
I belong to a lifting/strongman gym, I also belong to PF for cardio, but that's beside the point. At my lifting gym no one has ever thrown weights around, there's no screaming or grunting. Though sometimes we do get a little exuberant when someone is going for max effort and we're cheering them on. Stop judging us.
I've been in and out of gyms most of my life and have never really observed this type of behavior...and in the event I have, it's rare and generally management does something about it...it's a mythology created by PF. Every gym I've ever belonged to has rules against slamming weights, etc.1 -
I used to go to a gym and there was one guy, working with dumbbells on an inclined bench, who ALWAYS slammed the weights down to the ground when he was finished. the barbells would bounce and sometimes roll and skid away from him. He was obviously playing some sort of macho movie in his head and he was an idiot. He wasn't doing a snatch or any of sort of thing. I am 60 years old and I have been in gyms since high school and I have seen may people acting like "lunks," I have a different word for them but I will keep it clean!
PF uses a certain marketing gimmick, maybe some see it as excluding, but seriously you "serious lifters", you don't want to be at PF anyway so why does it bother you so much? PF has a niche and it works for them and it works for many of the people that go there. Live and let live baby and stop taking everything so personallY 0 -
i am going to open a gym that says "no weak people allowed" and see what the reaction is...2
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i am going to open a gym that says "no weak people allowed" and see what the reaction is...
no no... clearly it should be "no one who isn't attractive, thin, fit, or strong"
because PF is rejecting memberships of women who are considered "too attractive" and "intimidating". Women who are in "too good" of a shape. And obviously dissuades heavy lifting.0 -
rainbowbow wrote: »i am going to open a gym that says "no weak people allowed" and see what the reaction is...
no no... clearly it should be "no one who isn't attractive, thin, fit, or strong"
because PF is rejecting memberships of women who are considered "too attractive" and "intimidating". Women who are in "too good" of a shape. And obviously dissuades heavy lifting.
I was asked once not to wear a tank top again. I just canceled my membership and never went back. It was cheap for cardio when there are lots of bugs out and it gets hot, but I like to wear tank tops. Also been the only gym I've been in where men openly would just stare at you. Yep no thanks. Y'all can have it. I took a big shot of HTFU and just run outside now.
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rainbowbow wrote: »i am going to open a gym that says "no weak people allowed" and see what the reaction is...
no no... clearly it should be "no one who isn't attractive, thin, fit, or strong"
because PF is rejecting memberships of women who are considered "too attractive" and "intimidating". Women who are in "too good" of a shape. And obviously dissuades heavy lifting.
LOL ..
I am going to call it "HPO Fitness" = Hot People Only Fitness0 -
All that stuff about the loud grunts and throwing weights down being forbidden, I could care less. That was never a factor in our decision to sign up. We just needed to get our sweat on after midnight due to work hours with a good price. Planet Fitness fit the bill perfectly. People will continue to make fun of PF and their philosophies because they aren't fans of the huge guys staring at themselves in the mirror the whole time they're lifting huge amounts of weights. There are gyms of all kinds. Salon.com had an article online about it before and talking about how different gyms are like cliques in school. Don't know the link offhand but compared them (typically) to members of the Breakfast Club. It was pretty funny. If you're really into weights and love your slamming and grunting, PF isn't the gym for you but there is one out there for you. If you want to sweat away your fat on as many cardio machines as possible, come over to Planet Fitness. Disclaimer: If the lunk alarm goes off when you're on a treadmill, you might get tested for roids.
If you don't care about loud grunts, and throwing weights why are you making fun of those people on here? Why are you lableing people who like to lift weights as "huge guys staring at themselves in the mirror? I actually don't see a point of this thread at all, you already signed up for the gym, and it fits your needs, you basically just started this thread so you could name call so called lunks and argue why you signed up, you didn't come here looking for actual advice.
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I love pf. But mine is too far and no kid zone so i have to cancel0
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My wife and I are trying out Planet Fitness tonight. Seems very affordable and I like the concept of no gymtimidation. I've lost around 50 pounds so far without going to the gym. Hopefully this will help even more because I can't stay on target every single day. We all have bad days. PF being 24 hours helps a lot too. Me and my wife are night people. What are your thoughts about this place if you've attended before? If you want to add me, go right ahead as well. Have a great night!
Did you go? Did you join? How do you like PF?0
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