How expensive(compared to the quality) is your gym?

[deschain]

Those are some pretty good prices. My gym is around $50 a month if you sign the 2 yr contract. I'm still technically on as a trainer, so I don't have to pay it though (yay). Mine is a good sized locally owned that is sort of a pseudo gym, sort of not, but does have lots of nice amenities.

The World Gym around here costs close to the same I believe. Other than that, there's a YMCA (and who would want to go there).

 

[Typhon]

That's actually pretty expensive depending on where you live.

Around here, most people build new homes in sub-division neighborhoods. A new 2 story, 4 bd/3bath brick house, of about 2000-2700 sq ft will cost anywhere from $200,000-$400,000 - depending on the neighborhood. It's not like they're nasty little slums either - I'm talking Mercedes driving mid-upper middle class neighborhoods. (Not that I have a Mercedes, or live in one of those neighborhoods for that matter).

Lol, I knew I lived in the wrong country, 4 bed houses on my street would cost well over $1m. We have a huge housing crisis in London because the population density is too high and everyone with money buys investment properties so prices keep rising. Young buyers can't get on the property ladder anymore!

p.s. Mercedes are cool, I'd never buy any other car (other than a 60's Ford Mustang - they rock)

 

[Mccartdon]

32 $ a month 28 $ with student discount (mine) haha, we have a olympic pool/ aerobics/ kick boxing and all kinds of machines and free weights room

 

[Typhon]

32 $ a month 28 $ with student discount (mine) haha, we have a olympic pool/ aerobics/ kick boxing and all kinds of machines and free weights room

I miss my student discount, I used to get over 50% off, althogh my nutrition sucked back then so I didn't get many gains

 

[Typhon]

Those are some pretty good prices. My gym is around $50 a month if you sign the 2 yr contract. I'm still technically on as a trainer, so I don't have to pay it though (yay). Mine is a good sized locally owned that is sort of a pseudo gym, sort of not, but does have lots of nice amenities.

I suppose I don't have an objection to nice amenities, so long as they have the correct balance of equipment. A Pseudo Gym as I called them earlier are those commonly frequented by skinny-fat women who don't want to lift through fear they'll get big muscles and men trying to get Brad's abs by doing 10 variations of crunches and not a single squat or deadlift. They take a million suppliments but never seem to eat any actual food and spend more time chatting up married women at the bar than working out.

I wouldn't mind that much (at least they leave all the proper weights for me to use) but they're the same peole who think I'm either mentally ill or taking steroids because I'm getting visably bigger and increasing the weight I lift without doing a single bicep curl or tricep kick back (the only thngs they pick up dumbells for).

These people are perfectly illustrated below by the fantastic Guido & Luigi

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/end rant

 

[NBS 4life]

im not going to vote because I dont pay for a membership ahhhh the perks of working there. It costs our members 100 NZD per month

 

[Danger_Dave]

I suppose I don't have an objection to nice amenities, so long as they have the correct balance of equipment. A Pseudo Gym as I called them earlier are those commonly frequented by skinny-fat women who don't want to lift through fear they'll get big muscles and men trying to get Brad's abs by doing 10 variations of crunches and not a single squat or deadlift. They take a million suppliments but never seem to eat any actual food and spend more time chatting up married women at the bar than working out.

I wouldn't mind that much (at least they leave all the proper weights for me to use) but they're the same peole who think I'm either mentally ill or taking steroids because I'm getting visably bigger and increasing the weight I lift without doing a single bicep curl or tricep kick back (the only thngs they pick up dumbells for).

These people are perfectly illustrated below by the fantastic Guido & Luigi

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/end rant

That's actually a really funny comic. What exactly does "skinny-fat" mean? I've heard the term used on here before I'm just not quite sure the meaning.

 

[Typhon]

That's actually a really funny comic. What exactly does "skinny-fat" mean? I've heard the term used on here before I'm just not quite sure the meaning.

Well, they're skinny but their body composition is more fat than muscle. Probably caused by spending too much time in a calorie deficit.

Take a look at this article, I'll probably get flamed a lot but I absolutely agree with everything said

Testosterone Nation - The Anti-Skinny Fat Manifesto

 

[Danger_Dave]

Well, they're skinny but their body composition is more fat than muscle. Probably caused by spending too much time in a calorie deficit.

Take a look at this article, I'll probably get flamed a lot but I absolutely agree with everything said

Testosterone Nation - The Anti-Skinny Fat Manifesto

ehh? Who the hell would want to be skinny-fat then?

 

[deschain]

ehh? Who the hell would want to be skinny-fat then?

Little Barbie Doll girls who think they will turn into Shera Queen of the Jungle if they lift anything more than a pink or purple rubber coated weight.

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P.S. - CCR - LOVE the cartoons! Lattes and Leg Extensions FTW!

 

[Danger_Dave]

Little Barbie Doll girls who think they will turn into Shera Queen of the Jungle if they lift anything more than a pink or purple rubber coated weight.

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P.S. - CCR - LOVE the cartoons! Lattes and Leg Extensions FTW!

ahhh. Well you learn something new everyday.

 

[Typhon]

ehh? Who the hell would want to be skinny-fat then?

Most of the men don't want that, they just have no clue about what they're doing. They're the people who look at me like I'm crazy while I deadlift as they sit on that inny-outty thigh 'toning' piece of crap machine (If I ever open a gym that's the name sticker I'm gonna put on it and see if anyone has the guts to use it) then go off to add some creatine to their Latte and scoff down a tiny salad, while talking to their mates about how genetics are the only reason they're a hard gainer while idiots like me must be cheating by pumping themselves up with steroids (never have)

They seem to think that things like squats aren't needed anymore because there's a machine that helps to them more effectively

Blimey, I'm still worked up by it an hour later! I think I might start a thread to compete with the Chillout log called the Raging log

 

[Dav1d]

Yeah, living in England sucks sometimes, everything costs more than anywhere else. I love the reaction of Americans when they get here and they find out that Petrol is $2 per litre and a pack of cigarettes will set them back about $12.

Lol, it works great for us 'cos we get to go over to America and do our Christmas shopping for half the price

Haha, Yer, I agree, english currency, I buy everything from american sites... but going to america to shop... surely the flight and all that will cost more than shopping in england :S

 

[Danger_Dave]

Most of the men don't want that, they just have no clue about what they're doing. They're the people who look at me like I'm crazy while I deadlift as they sit on that inny-outty thigh 'toning' piece of crap machine (If I ever open a gym that's the name sticker I'm gonna put on it and see if anyone has the guts to use it) then go off to add some creatine to their Latte and scoff down a tiny salad, while talking to their mates about how genetics are the only reason they're a hard gainer while idiots like me must be cheating by pumping themselves up with steroids (never have)

They seem to think that things like squats aren't needed anymore because there's a machine that helps to them more effectively

Blimey, I'm still worked up by it an hour later! I think I might start a thread to compete with the Chillout log called the Raging log

LMAO the thigh toning machine is possibly the dumbest thing I've ever seen. OR maybe I'm just too dumb to use it, but as soon as I sat down on that machine, I got right back up because I just felt too dumb to do it. It's sad though that alot of people don't use proper form when doing things, even on the machines!. I seriously see guys on bicep curl machines that swing their backs and shoulders to get it up and they don't even go through the full motion.

 

[SmithMachine]

40 a month here but it is totally worth it and the massage chairs in the vip room with the 52 inch plasma t.v with cable is sik and not to mention the trainers save me tons of money by buying me protein powders dirt cheap!!!

 

[YZFRydn]

I just hit up 24 hour. They have plenty of equipment and very rarily have I ever had to wait for someone to finish their sets. I can't stand it when people think the gym is a social room. They sit there taking their time talking about all kinds of things and not working out. If you are in a corner fine, but don't take up one of the machines.

 

[YZFRydn]

LMAO the thigh toning machine is possibly the dumbest thing I've ever seen. OR maybe I'm just too dumb to use it, but as soon as I sat down on that machine, I got right back up because I just felt too dumb to do it. It's sad though that alot of people don't use proper form when doing things, even on the machines!. I seriously see guys on bicep curl machines that swing their backs and shoulders to get it up and they don't even go through the full motion.

Don't be knocking the hip abductions. Nothing wrong when you see the hot little ladies in there doing them. Just builds to the testosterone. Not to mention, it is fun to just jump on there and do the whole stack just so you can at least say you can on one machine. Haha.

 

[Typhon]

40 a month here but it is totally worth it and the massage chairs in the vip room with the 52 inch plasma t.v with cable is sik and not to mention the trainers save me tons of money by buying me protein powders dirt cheap!!!

:yelrotflmao:
LMAO, that's my idea of hell, I like to get in, lift, get out. Stuff like special chairs and cable TV just attracts the wrong kind of people

 

[SmithMachine]

:yelrotflmao:
LMAO, that's my idea of hell, I like to get in, lift, get out. Stuff like special chairs and cable TV just attracts the wrong kind of people

heh **** those people...i do my workout and at the end of it chill and watch some reno 911 :yelrotflmao: or the discovery channel

 

[JeannineAnne]

I pay $54 a month