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Find A Gym: What do you look for when selecting a gym membership?
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shibs
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I think one of my biggest factors is how busy it is... i absolutely hate a crowded gym. Most ppl at my gym are douche bags, or just do the cardio machines. I've seen about 2 ppl that are actual serious lifters. Also its annoying that they only have one place for me to do deadlifts, so enough squat racks or whatever so i don't have to wait around would be a huge plus.. there just aren't many options where i live unless i wanna go to golds or the Y, where basically my entire town goes :\
Slyder190
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But big picture....
Hours of operation definately. My gym is open 24hrs.
I like having a steam room available. And there also signs saying a bathing suit is MANADATORY. Otherwise you get your membership revoked.
I hear people say cleanliness. Yes you want the place to be kept up with, but at the same time, you're at a gym dude, not a day spa. Go to L.A. Fintess if you want to workout wearing make up, see your reflection off shiny equipment and don't want to break a sweat during the course of your workout.
I like not having to listen to top 40, hip hop, or fuckin dance club music. No prob with my gym there either.
Lots of equipment is a must. If you like that too, then join a big gymm, not a small one.
Parking is nice. My gym now, the lot can get packed, but you can always still get a spot. The old corporate gym I used to work for, forget it. People used to seriously say all the time, that they just said fuck the workout and went home cuz they had to drive around for days trying to get a spot.
And I like that my gym is not corporate. There's a big differene between making members happy and getting down on your hands and knees to kiss their ass. I also like that as a trainer we get paid very well and don't have to try and sell RIDICULOUSLY INFLATED CORPORASTE PRICES, and that we as trainers keep the majority of the money, with only a portion going to the great people that run the PT Dept at my gym. And that they aren't up our ass all day every day asking where our sales/session counts are at.
That's my input. And as you can tell, I love my gym!
Hours of operation definately. My gym is open 24hrs.
I like having a steam room available. And there also signs saying a bathing suit is MANADATORY. Otherwise you get your membership revoked.
I hear people say cleanliness. Yes you want the place to be kept up with, but at the same time, you're at a gym dude, not a day spa. Go to L.A. Fintess if you want to workout wearing make up, see your reflection off shiny equipment and don't want to break a sweat during the course of your workout.
I like not having to listen to top 40, hip hop, or fuckin dance club music. No prob with my gym there either.
Lots of equipment is a must. If you like that too, then join a big gymm, not a small one.
Parking is nice. My gym now, the lot can get packed, but you can always still get a spot. The old corporate gym I used to work for, forget it. People used to seriously say all the time, that they just said fuck the workout and went home cuz they had to drive around for days trying to get a spot.
And I like that my gym is not corporate. There's a big differene between making members happy and getting down on your hands and knees to kiss their ass. I also like that as a trainer we get paid very well and don't have to try and sell RIDICULOUSLY INFLATED CORPORASTE PRICES, and that we as trainers keep the majority of the money, with only a portion going to the great people that run the PT Dept at my gym. And that they aren't up our ass all day every day asking where our sales/session counts are at.
That's my input. And as you can tell, I love my gym!
gorillahung
New member
I go for atmosphere. I actually prefer there to be a decent crowd. It makes the place feel energetic. I use a YMCA which has everything I need. I would like for the showers to have stalls and curtains. The Y just has a big open shower area. One time there was an old man in the shower and I guess his Viagra kicked in and he got a big boner. That was awkward. Everyone pretended not to notice.
DJ_UFO
Banned
Priorities in order are:
- hours of operation
- maintenance of the equipment
- variety of machines
- cleanliness
- race and class of humans
- distance
Being a member of bally, I don't like it. Hours of operation are useless, equipment is not properly maintained, a few machines needed to isolate muscles do not exist, people is nasty and they speak too much spanish and/or creole.
- hours of operation
- maintenance of the equipment
- variety of machines
- cleanliness
- race and class of humans
- distance
Being a member of bally, I don't like it. Hours of operation are useless, equipment is not properly maintained, a few machines needed to isolate muscles do not exist, people is nasty and they speak too much spanish and/or creole.
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