Planet Fitness-Judgement free? I think not!

Cook7166 said:
For some people I'm sure this is a great option to accomplish their goals, so I wouldn't get on my high horse about how much better of a gym goer you are than the users or owners of this franchise, rather I would stop bitching, close out my membership and go somewhere else.
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I'll say this: I think gyms for beginners, the injured, the elderly, or those who just want to take it slow and easy have their place. They really do. But I also think they should love themselves for what they are and not try to masquerade themselves as anything else. Its just not productive for the facility in question or the people they are meant to help. In the end they just end up with a whole lot of ticked off people and an image problem.
 
I agree with you 100% Red Panda.

Not sure why that person got defensive about it. Must be affiliated with PF in some sort of way, especially since that was he/she's 1st post.

All I was doing is simply calling PF out on something they claim to be but aren't which is a Judgement free zone.
 
Corporate contacted me in an email. I'll compile some of the complaints and questions and shoot it back their way.

I have a feeling their response will be somewhere along the lines of "if you don't like it, don't join our franchise."
 
evolution said:
Corporate contacted me in an email. I'll compile some of the complaints and questions and shoot it back their way.

I have a feeling their response will be somewhere along the lines of "if you don't like it, don't join our franchise."
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That's pretty much what the lady told me after asking me to drop the weights softer. She said they have "rules" like a nice restaraunt has a dress code. I said "yea but restaraunts don't pretend to be "Judgement Free".

She walked away, silent.
 
What I can't get over is no deadlifting. I'm appalled, seriously. That's one of the staple moves for anyone wanting to improve in any aspect of lifting.
 
I'm loving my university's gym. The only rule they have is "no olympic lifting", but other than that they are cool. Hell i walked in and worked out with my sandals today and didn't get crap.

Sounds like you need to find a new gym though.
 
The reality is that more and more gyms are becoming cardio stations or provide tons of cardio machines and a few dumbbells/barbells or a smithmachine to look complete. We could soon have gyms the size of football stadiums with tons of cardio machines that are dirt cheap.

@LV I'm not a fan of (presumably fasted) A.M cardio but rather than go to that place you can do some db/kettlebell swings or even db snatches right at home. If you want a quick jog, run right round your neighborhood.
 
evolution said:
I have a feeling their response will be somewhere along the lines of "if you don't like it, don't join our franchise."
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It makes you wonder why they didn't mention things like the no deadlifting rule when LV signed up. He's not the smallest of guys after all; were they thinking he bulked up from Tootsie Rolls and the eliptical?
 
Typhon said:
It makes you wonder why they didn't mention things like the no deadlifting rule when LV signed up. He's not the smallest of guys after all; were they thinking he bulked up from Tootsie Rolls and the eliptical?
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Hes not really that big thats why. :angry2:
 
tribal said:
The reality is that more and more gyms are becoming cardio stations or provide tons of cardio machines and a few dumbbells/barbells or a smithmachine to look complete. We could soon have gyms the size of football stadiums with tons of cardio machines that are dirt cheap.
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Strange, isn't it? Lots of people running on treadmills and riding stationary bicycles in the gym, even though they could be running or bicycling outside (possibly getting useful work out of their exercise). Instead, they could be using the gym equipment that is not easily substituted for outside the gym (such as the weights).

I do plenty of cardio, but it is all either commuting or sports, never on a machine in the gym.
 
Hahaha, here is a pic I snapped with my Blackberry the other day when I was on the elliptical at Planet Fitness. These were in the water bottle holder....

Maybe they were trying to spike their insulin during cardio...LOL.
 

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~LV~ said:
Hahaha, here is a pic I snapped with my Blackberry the other day when I was on the elliptical at Planet Fitness. These were in the water bottle holder....

Maybe they were trying to spike their insulin during cardio...LOL.
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For that extra boost of energy!!! It's FITNESS FUEL! Duh. :D

Were the heart rate monitor grips all sticky? :p
 

Haha awesome!:cool3:
 
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