>tfw local gym gets bought out by la fitness >sucks because it was a 3 min drive/15min walk from my place >gets grandfathered rate of $20/month no yearly fees with la fitness, access to all the clubs nationwide including the premium ones
The only reason I'm still with this homosexual gym chain. Looking now I think new member rates are like 39.99/49.99/month
>39.99/49.99/month
i originally wanted to do LA because i went there in the past and i liked the sauna. but that price range is too expensive for me
i think PF is overheated. sure it's no Golds gym or anything but if you're there just to lose weight then i don't see an issue
>go in >lift >mostly office workers and people looking for cheap memberships >not much socializing >the marketing is based around being a good entry point.
its fine, the lunkalarm is cringe but nobody really used it especially upon the announcement of it >LUNK ALARM >whats your job? I pick things up and put them down! yeah!
within the week people made nonstop "prank" videos of trying to get staff to push the alarm.
Small garage gyms are the best of course but they are also infested with drama. >woman joins >tightest pants >all the trainers trying to frick her >lose trainers >trainer who is fricking her stays >lose him eventually as well >gym shuts down because its not making money and the owner realizes the BASED FITNESS MEMES doesnt offset how much it cost to run the place.
then you have to move to another gym.
Electricity, taxes, equipment, maintenace of the facility and hiring staff.
Trainers arent free and trainers who actually bring in customers without chasing people out of the gym are even harder to come by.
Usually your trainers are >hot woman >hot woman >hot woman >old man who was an athlete, his focus on helping football players. >roidmonkey, has no idea how to train but will copy paste routines he saw on tiktok. (His clients never make progress)
You need to be pulling in more money than the business cost otherwise during the slow parts of the month (summer, fall, and winter) you will lose your business.
January is when you get all of your customers and its incredibly difficult to keep them. Fat men and women are the best clients because they actively hate themselves and do not feel like they make progress ever which keeps them coming back.
An obese client will take about 2 years to get to a health BMI and they will often stick to the same gym/trainer for the duration.
A skinny girl or guy wants abs and will quit within a week but hopefully will forget his membership is on autopay.
>That stings because it's true.
Its because the skinny man and woman are having sex, unironically. Fat dudes can get laid but they deal with erectile dysfunction more often which ruins their self esteem and being obese is ruining your mental health constantly. >your wiener? it doesnt work compared to skinny peers who smoke weed and chug whisky. It doesnt even work as good as the 69 yearold meth addict with 3 baby momas. >you in the mirror? why you are disgusting, no woman could really love you. She will cheat on you if she does settle.
Don't even get me started on fat girls. The really ugly "good" fat girls do not get any wiener at all. I have had clients at 34 who had never once been asked on a date but after 2 years of training(and losing 250lbs with a skinfold removal surgery after) got married within a six month period and pregnant.
Obesity is the worst thing imaginable because it makes it very difficult for anyone to love you.
These people are your best clients, if you get them to lose 10lbs they will market you to their fat friends who will hire you.
A skinny zoomer will get a confidence boost from one week of training, ask a girl out, and upon getting laid will never come back.
The one skinny zoomer i had who stayed was molested by his older brother.
Another thing in relation to fat clients. You need to be the one taking their progress photos because they deeply wish to punish themselves. All of them without fail including old boomers fricking HATE themselves and want to fail. >client comes in >dont let them get a pump >strip them down to their bra or their shorts >pictures from the side and front >weight them >record it >make them lift >make them do their cardio for 20 minutes after, a slow walk or a bike ride. >go over progress from previous week or talk to them about where they are failing on their diet. >correct it.
If i have a really depressed fatty i will move them away from weights entirely and make them just walk for an hour because no matter how strong i make them the self hatred will make them binge eat an entire pizza or a gallon of milk.
But once their blood is moving about and they are no longer feeling numb and now its just pain they are so miserable that when a fat friend enables their shit behaviour they hate them and wont eat the pizza.
Of course this socially isolates them from their OBESE friends which means i wont get marketed to their OBESE friends this month. But i prefer my client to be making physical progress that i can put on my website in two years.
That gym wont be there in two years, you want to know who will be? My fat clients who has lost 150lbs. Now i have clients to show to the gym owner im negotiating with.
ANYWAY TLDR
Yes op planetfitness is fine. there are even sneaky cheeky powerlifters there trying to stealth deadlift.
If you are lifting for aesthetics planet fitness is the only gym you will ever need. Power shitting is moronic unless you are 6'2" and on roids. Even Sam Sulek gets freaky pumps at planet fitness. Saying it's a bad gym is just autism.
>dumbells >Smith machine >cables >plenty of machines
Because of the online memes, i thought they were like a preschool for fat people but I went there and there I saw alot of big dudes and I had a fun time. Still gonna stick with my gym though.
>cheap >crowded >milfs everywhere >dumbbells >cardio dominant >dyel positivity
I've been going to Planet Fitness for almost an entire year. Considered trying another gym but I like how close it is to my house.
I cant tell if these are pros or cons. Milfs and dumbells are both great imo but i wish theyhad proper squat racks instead of just awkward smith machines, a couple more benches and pull up/dip/calisthenic stations and more stairmasters. Mine has like 30ish treadmils and only 4 stairsteppers which is fricking ridiculous. All of the hot women/old people and basedboys trying to burn cals would benefit infinitely more from stairmasters or elipticals if they use the resistance/speed in intervals but the large majority just walk briskly on a treadmill listening to headphones for a long time.
its ok. I wish the dumbells went up to at least100lbs.
mine is filled with nothing but mexicans that spend 5 minutes looking for a parking space up front so they can back their pickup trucks in, walk on a treadmill for 20 minutes, do 30lb on the leg curl machine, and leave.
We all gotta start from somewhere.
Depends on which one you go to. There are better gyms, but if that's all you have then it's better than nothing.
>tfw local gym gets bought out by la fitness
>sucks because it was a 3 min drive/15min walk from my place
>gets grandfathered rate of $20/month no yearly fees with la fitness, access to all the clubs nationwide including the premium ones
The only reason I'm still with this homosexual gym chain. Looking now I think new member rates are like 39.99/49.99/month
>39.99/49.99/month
i originally wanted to do LA because i went there in the past and i liked the sauna. but that price range is too expensive for me
i think PF is overheated. sure it's no Golds gym or anything but if you're there just to lose weight then i don't see an issue
>go in
>lift
>mostly office workers and people looking for cheap memberships
>not much socializing
>the marketing is based around being a good entry point.
its fine, the lunkalarm is cringe but nobody really used it especially upon the announcement of it
>LUNK ALARM
>whats your job? I pick things up and put them down! yeah!
within the week people made nonstop "prank" videos of trying to get staff to push the alarm.
Small garage gyms are the best of course but they are also infested with drama.
>woman joins
>tightest pants
>all the trainers trying to frick her
>lose trainers
>trainer who is fricking her stays
>lose him eventually as well
>gym shuts down because its not making money and the owner realizes the BASED FITNESS MEMES doesnt offset how much it cost to run the place.
then you have to move to another gym.
What does it take costwise to run a gym? Besides the rent and insurance
depends on where, plus equipment, plus staff, plus memberships, plus building/rent
so a lot
Electricity, taxes, equipment, maintenace of the facility and hiring staff.
Trainers arent free and trainers who actually bring in customers without chasing people out of the gym are even harder to come by.
Usually your trainers are
>hot woman
>hot woman
>hot woman
>old man who was an athlete, his focus on helping football players.
>roidmonkey, has no idea how to train but will copy paste routines he saw on tiktok. (His clients never make progress)
You need to be pulling in more money than the business cost otherwise during the slow parts of the month (summer, fall, and winter) you will lose your business.
January is when you get all of your customers and its incredibly difficult to keep them. Fat men and women are the best clients because they actively hate themselves and do not feel like they make progress ever which keeps them coming back.
An obese client will take about 2 years to get to a health BMI and they will often stick to the same gym/trainer for the duration.
A skinny girl or guy wants abs and will quit within a week but hopefully will forget his membership is on autopay.
>A skinny girl or guy wants abs and will quit within a week but hopefully will forget his membership is on autopay.
That stings because it's true.
>That stings because it's true.
Its because the skinny man and woman are having sex, unironically. Fat dudes can get laid but they deal with erectile dysfunction more often which ruins their self esteem and being obese is ruining your mental health constantly.
>your wiener? it doesnt work compared to skinny peers who smoke weed and chug whisky. It doesnt even work as good as the 69 yearold meth addict with 3 baby momas.
>you in the mirror? why you are disgusting, no woman could really love you. She will cheat on you if she does settle.
Don't even get me started on fat girls. The really ugly "good" fat girls do not get any wiener at all. I have had clients at 34 who had never once been asked on a date but after 2 years of training(and losing 250lbs with a skinfold removal surgery after) got married within a six month period and pregnant.
Obesity is the worst thing imaginable because it makes it very difficult for anyone to love you.
These people are your best clients, if you get them to lose 10lbs they will market you to their fat friends who will hire you.
A skinny zoomer will get a confidence boost from one week of training, ask a girl out, and upon getting laid will never come back.
The one skinny zoomer i had who stayed was molested by his older brother.
Another thing in relation to fat clients. You need to be the one taking their progress photos because they deeply wish to punish themselves. All of them without fail including old boomers fricking HATE themselves and want to fail.
>client comes in
>dont let them get a pump
>strip them down to their bra or their shorts
>pictures from the side and front
>weight them
>record it
>make them lift
>make them do their cardio for 20 minutes after, a slow walk or a bike ride.
>go over progress from previous week or talk to them about where they are failing on their diet.
>correct it.
If i have a really depressed fatty i will move them away from weights entirely and make them just walk for an hour because no matter how strong i make them the self hatred will make them binge eat an entire pizza or a gallon of milk.
But once their blood is moving about and they are no longer feeling numb and now its just pain they are so miserable that when a fat friend enables their shit behaviour they hate them and wont eat the pizza.
Of course this socially isolates them from their OBESE friends which means i wont get marketed to their OBESE friends this month. But i prefer my client to be making physical progress that i can put on my website in two years.
That gym wont be there in two years, you want to know who will be? My fat clients who has lost 150lbs. Now i have clients to show to the gym owner im negotiating with.
ANYWAY TLDR
Yes op planetfitness is fine. there are even sneaky cheeky powerlifters there trying to stealth deadlift.
You sound like a homosexual and I'd beat the shit out of you if I ever saw you.
would the roidmonkey get mad if i ask for his cycle
I get my money's worth since I use the showers (homeless) and lift there.
I pay $25 monthly for the black card
What does the black card give you ?
You get exclusive access to the secret BBC room where you are surrounded by glory holes
I'll buy a card for my gf then
You can call everything racist and say Black person
Massage chairs, tanning, red light therapy, use any PF, bring a guest for free.
If you are lifting for aesthetics planet fitness is the only gym you will ever need. Power shitting is moronic unless you are 6'2" and on roids. Even Sam Sulek gets freaky pumps at planet fitness. Saying it's a bad gym is just autism.
>dumbells
>Smith machine
>cables
>plenty of machines
Because of the online memes, i thought they were like a preschool for fat people but I went there and there I saw alot of big dudes and I had a fun time. Still gonna stick with my gym though.
>cheap
>crowded
>milfs everywhere
>dumbbells
>cardio dominant
>dyel positivity
I've been going to Planet Fitness for almost an entire year. Considered trying another gym but I like how close it is to my house.
I cant tell if these are pros or cons. Milfs and dumbells are both great imo but i wish theyhad proper squat racks instead of just awkward smith machines, a couple more benches and pull up/dip/calisthenic stations and more stairmasters. Mine has like 30ish treadmils and only 4 stairsteppers which is fricking ridiculous. All of the hot women/old people and basedboys trying to burn cals would benefit infinitely more from stairmasters or elipticals if they use the resistance/speed in intervals but the large majority just walk briskly on a treadmill listening to headphones for a long time.
milfs with thin waists and big butts give me the extra strength needed to finish a set
its ok. I wish the dumbells went up to at least100lbs.
mine is filled with nothing but mexicans that spend 5 minutes looking for a parking space up front so they can back their pickup trucks in, walk on a treadmill for 20 minutes, do 30lb on the leg curl machine, and leave.
Exact same mexicans here. They also do bicep curls in front of the mirror that are at most 40lbs
it cool with m2 24hr/7days good to go right after work at like 12am REEEEEEEEEEEE, my last gym close at 11pm dogshit hours also
It's so cheap, what could possibly be a downside that isn't offset by the ridiculously low price?