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Planet Fitness Just Came to My Town...
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stanmann571 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »Ironandwine69 wrote: »I have a PF membership for weekends only, because it's the only gym near me. Don't listen to BS, free bagel pizza etc have nothing to do with you. If you are serious about working out, you will get a workout. Only thing I hate are the Smith machines, so squats and bench suck, deadlifts are not non-existent. PF is fine for the average lifter.
Lots of folks at my PF doing Smith DLs
Not with proper form...
Proper for a free DL? or for a smith DL?
Proper form for picking up heavy dead weight from the floor cannot be achieved with the slanted angle forced by standard smith machines.9 -
clicketykeys wrote: »clicketykeys wrote: »MsHarryWinston wrote: »Actually my main problem is with their corporate culture. Can't get behind a company I don't agree with, no matter how convenient they are.
Can you elaborate on their corporate culture?
Lunk alarm - look it up
So their branding. I thought you were talking about unethical practices of some sort. Idk, maybe we have a renegade PF, but I've never seen or heard of it being used.Ironandwine69 wrote: »I have a PF membership for weekends only, because it's the only gym near me. Don't listen to BS, free bagel pizza etc have nothing to do with you. If you are serious about working out, you will get a workout. Only thing I hate are the Smith machines, so squats and bench suck, deadlifts are not non-existent. PF is fine for the average lifter.
not sure how you can be serious about working out if you can't do the main compound movements...
My goals may be different from yours. That doesn't mean I'm not serious about working toward them.
oh so many more things..
Like a "judgement free zone" that judges people as lunks.
Kicking people out for "working out too hard" because it was "intimidating" other members.
kicking people out for their workout out attire...like wearing a skullie or arm sleeve..
and the list goes on and on ...
My comment about compound movements was in reference to someone referring back to lifting. If you can't do movements that work the entire body and are a basic foundation, then one is not going to meet their lifting goals.
If your goal is too just do cardio for an hour then disregard, but that is not what that poser was referring to.
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Lunk alarm - look it up
If that's the worst you have against PF then that's awfully petty. It's not marketed as a gym for serious lifters, it's a place for beginners to go to get their confidence up on working out. It's a great starting place for most people. The lunk alarm should be in every gym to be honest. There's no reason to be dropping weights and being extra loud just for attention. Also never any reason to belittle people who are already terrified being at the gym in the first place.
Actually, it's a place for beginners to sign up due to low cost of entry and then spend $10 a month to not wear out the equipment (due to the fact that the vast majority of members rarely go...after all, it's only $10 a month).
Also, who's belittling anyone? If I'm doing some heavy T-bar rows and the last few reps are so difficult that I grunt loudly (this happens against my will and I actually get embarrassed about it), how does my grunting belittle anyone else? If I'm deadlifting over 400 lbs and I can't finish my last rep so I drop it on the lifting platform and it makes a loud bang, how is that directed at the beginner over on the chest press machine?
Lastly, if belittling is a problem then how is it okay to belittle me by setting off some stupid alarm to call attention to the fact that I can't do heavy rows without compulsorily grunting? How is it okay to mark me as a lunky showboat who wants your attention when all I really want to is to mind my own business and get my work done?34 -
It's cheap, extremely convenient for those with a hectic lifestyle, and has some nice extras.2
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That lunk alarm is trash though.4
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Carlos_421 wrote: »Lunk alarm - look it up
If that's the worst you have against PF then that's awfully petty. It's not marketed as a gym for serious lifters, it's a place for beginners to go to get their confidence up on working out. It's a great starting place for most people. The lunk alarm should be in every gym to be honest. There's no reason to be dropping weights and being extra loud just for attention. Also never any reason to belittle people who are already terrified being at the gym in the first place.
Actually, it's a place for beginners to sign up due to low cost of entry and then spend $10 a month to not wear out the equipment (due to the fact that the vast majority of members rarely go...after all, it's only $10 a month).
Also, who's belittling anyone? If I'm doing some heavy T-bar rows and the last few reps are so difficult that I grunt loudly (this happens against my will and I actually get embarrassed about it), how does my grunting belittle anyone else? If I'm deadlifting over 400 lbs and I can't finish my last rep so I drop it on the lifting platform and it makes a loud bang, how is that directed at the beginner over on the chest press machine?
Lastly, if belittling is a problem then how is it okay to belittle me by setting off some stupid alarm to call attention to the fact that I can't do heavy rows without compulsorily grunting? How is it okay to mark me as a lunky showboat who wants your attention when all I really want to is to mind my own business and get my work done?
It seems some people at planet fitness would rather hear someone screaming in agony because they failed a lift and didn't drop the weight than dropping it and bailing safely.6 -
stanmann571 wrote: »Ironandwine69 wrote: »I have a PF membership for weekends only, because it's the only gym near me. Don't listen to BS, free bagel pizza etc have nothing to do with you. If you are serious about working out, you will get a workout. Only thing I hate are the Smith machines, so squats and bench suck, deadlifts are not non-existent. PF is fine for the average lifter.
Lots of folks at my PF doing Smith DLs
Smith machine DL is much worse than no DL9 -
A planet fitness came to my town. I then moved across the country.*
*Facts may not be related.9 -
When I'm doing dumbbell bench press, there's no way I can set the weights down without dropping them (well, about a foot from the floor). Lowering the weights to the floor would pull my arms out of their sockets.
If that's the worst you have against PF then that's awfully petty. It's not marketed as a gym for serious lifters, it's a place for beginners to go to get their confidence up on working out. It's a great starting place for most people. The lunk alarm should be in every gym to be honest. There's no reason to be dropping weights and being extra loud just for attention.Lunk alarm - look it up
And if a loud alarm goes off when I'm doing said presses, what if it startles me and I drop the weights on my face?
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Interesting discussion so far.0
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When I'm doing dumbbell bench press, there's no way I can set the weights down without dropping them (well, about a foot from the floor). Lowering the weights to the floor would pull my arms out of their sockets.
If that's the worst you have against PF then that's awfully petty. It's not marketed as a gym for serious lifters, it's a place for beginners to go to get their confidence up on working out. It's a great starting place for most people. The lunk alarm should be in every gym to be honest. There's no reason to be dropping weights and being extra loud just for attention.Lunk alarm - look it up
And if a loud alarm goes off when I'm doing said presses, what if it startles me and I drop the weights on my face?
You got what you deserved because lunk but hey we don't judge4 -
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When I'm doing dumbbell bench press, there's no way I can set the weights down without dropping them (well, about a foot from the floor). Lowering the weights to the floor would pull my arms out of their sockets.
If that's the worst you have against PF then that's awfully petty. It's not marketed as a gym for serious lifters, it's a place for beginners to go to get their confidence up on working out. It's a great starting place for most people. The lunk alarm should be in every gym to be honest. There's no reason to be dropping weights and being extra loud just for attention.Lunk alarm - look it up
And if a loud alarm goes off when I'm doing said presses, what if it startles me and I drop the weights on my face?
Weird, I've never had that problem.
In fact I've never had either problem.. If the lift fails, the weights fall to the side... at the end of the lift, rest the dumbells at my hip crease and sit up.
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When I'm doing dumbbell bench press, there's no way I can set the weights down without dropping them (well, about a foot from the floor). Lowering the weights to the floor would pull my arms out of their sockets.
If that's the worst you have against PF then that's awfully petty. It's not marketed as a gym for serious lifters, it's a place for beginners to go to get their confidence up on working out. It's a great starting place for most people. The lunk alarm should be in every gym to be honest. There's no reason to be dropping weights and being extra loud just for attention.Lunk alarm - look it up
And if a loud alarm goes off when I'm doing said presses, what if it startles me and I drop the weights on my face?
Agree with @stanmann571 never had the issue with putting weights down.
Take a look at these videos to learn how to set the dumbbells down. Your shoulders will thank you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8CJsfwALDI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8y8dQZMJXw 5 -
A quick google found this as wellPackerjohn wrote: »
When I'm doing dumbbell bench press, there's no way I can set the weights down without dropping them (well, about a foot from the floor). Lowering the weights to the floor would pull my arms out of their sockets.
If that's the worst you have against PF then that's awfully petty. It's not marketed as a gym for serious lifters, it's a place for beginners to go to get their confidence up on working out. It's a great starting place for most people. The lunk alarm should be in every gym to be honest. There's no reason to be dropping weights and being extra loud just for attention.Lunk alarm - look it up
And if a loud alarm goes off when I'm doing said presses, what if it startles me and I drop the weights on my face?
Agree with @stanmann571 never had this issue.
Take a look at these videos to learn how to set the dumbbells down. Your shoulders will thank you.
https://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/main/popup/name/dumbbell-bench-press
1.Lie down on a flat bench with a dumbbell in each hand resting on top of your thighs. The palms of your hands will be facing each other.
2.Then, using your thighs to help raise the dumbbells up, lift the dumbbells one at a time so that you can hold them in front of you at shoulder width.
3.Once at shoulder width, rotate your wrists forward so that the palms of your hands are facing away from you. The dumbbells should be just to the sides of your chest, with your upper arm and forearm creating a 90 degree angle. Be sure to maintain full control of the dumbbells at all times. This will be your starting position.
4.Then, as you breathe out, use your chest to push the dumbbells up. Lock your arms at the top of the lift and squeeze your chest, hold for a second and then begin coming down slowly. Tip: Ideally, lowering the weight should take about twice as long as raising it.
5.Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions of your training program.
Caution: When you are done, do not drop the dumbbells next to you as this is dangerous to your rotator cuff in your shoulders and others working out around you.
Just lift your legs from the floor bending at the knees, twist your wrists so that the palms of your hands are facing each other and place the dumbbells on top of your thighs. When both dumbbells are touching your thighs simultaneously push your upper torso up (while pressing the dumbbells on your thighs) and also perform a slight kick forward with your legs (keeping the dumbbells on top of the thighs). By doing this combined movement, momentum will help you get back to a sitting position with both dumbbells still on top of your thighs. At this moment you can place the dumbbells on the floor.
Variations:
Another variation of this exercise is to perform it with the palms of the hands facing each other.
Also, you can perform the exercise with the palms facing each other and then twisting the wrist as you lift the dumbbells so that at the top of the movement the palms are facing away from the body. I personally do not use this variation very often as it seems to be hard on my shoulders.
The variation I was taught was more wrist centric than leg centric, but I've only worked up to 90s so the kick might be necessary with heavier DBells.
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A friend of mine looked into buying a PF franchise. The cheapest buy in was 200K PLUS all the equipment and you have to do their cheap membership rates. not sure how anyone makes money on these things.2
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trackercasey76 wrote: »A friend of mine looked into buying a PF franchise. The cheapest buy in was 200K PLUS all the equipment and you have to do their cheap membership rates. not sure how anyone makes money on these things.
I never looked into the specifics, but I'm pretty sure the model is you sign up a ton of people (it's only $10 a month) and only 10-15% show up on a regular basis.0 -
I had a membership there twice over the years. I didn't like it. It was hard to get it canceled each time too.0
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When I'm doing dumbbell bench press, there's no way I can set the weights down without dropping them (well, about a foot from the floor). Lowering the weights to the floor would pull my arms out of their sockets.
If that's the worst you have against PF then that's awfully petty. It's not marketed as a gym for serious lifters, it's a place for beginners to go to get their confidence up on working out. It's a great starting place for most people. The lunk alarm should be in every gym to be honest. There's no reason to be dropping weights and being extra loud just for attention.Lunk alarm - look it up
And if a loud alarm goes off when I'm doing said presses, what if it startles me and I drop the weights on my face?
You got what you deserved because lunk but hey we don't judge
Thanks so much @Packerjohn and @stanmann571 for the info.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbK3wWpWNto
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