Poll of the Day > So I just got a membership to Planet Fitness.

(+) Yeah! (+)

Not gonna lie... It's like the perfect gym for me. Basically, it's starting to get cold out and I'll need a place to run in the winter.

Pros:
1) There's like 40 treadmills. 40! And roughly that many ellipticals, but I prefer running.
2) It has free weights well above the weight I'm likely ever going to need. Don't foresee lil ol me needing dumbbells heavier than 75lbs.
3) Their "30 minute circuit" seems decent enough for a quick workout, if not particularly fine tuned.
4) It's so much cheaper than any other gym in the area... Like nearly 1/4 of the price.

Cons:
1) No squat racks, only smith machines. But I knew that going in, and hardly a deal breaker.
2) That's it really? Offering pizza and bagels each month seems weird, along with the giant container of tootsie rolls on the counter, but whatever.
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I legit might get one as well. Only ten bucks a month. I really wanna check it out.

Only 75 lbs dumbells is kinda a deal breaker. And no squat rack? How will I dead left? (I hate smith machines)

green dragon posted...

How will I deadlift?

You don't.
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A friend of mine was telling about this....water massager or something that they have there. Do they have anything like that at your PF?

green dragon posted...

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A friend of mine was telling about this....water massager or something that they have there. Do they have anything like that at your PF?

Yeah, but they charge an arm and a leg to use it. They have two different membership levels. The "normal" level that includes the gym and classes for $10/month and the "black card" level that also includes the hydromassage, chair massage, tanning booths, and some pseudoscience energizer machine that looked like a spray on tanning booth, for $22/month.

I deemed the massager to not be worth more than doubling the cost.
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Damn, 22 bucks a month a great. I'm paying 51 bucks a month for this old ass ymca that is going through repairs. The repairs are happening up stairs in the weight room and it's limiting what I can do

green dragon posted...

Damn, 22 bucks a month a great. I'm paying 51 bucks a month for this old ass ymca that is going through repairs. The repairs are happening up stairs in the weight room and it's limiting what I can do

Wrong quote, i know but why the fuck are you doing deadlifts at the squat rack?
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mastermix3000 posted...

Wrong quote, i know but why the fuck are you doing deadlifts at the squat rack?

lmao true
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mastermix3000 posted...

Wrong quote, i know but why the fuck are you doing deadlifts at the squat rack?

Lmao, I didn't explain well. My ymca has (well had) an Olympic platform connected to the squat rack

I've heard a lot about PF but I've never been to one. I'm curious, how much do you pay monthly for your membership? My gym is somewhat pricy (~$26 per month)
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My wife has the premium membership or whatever you call it. We go together and I'm her "guest." $19.99/mo that way. We really enjoy it.

Not an "anti-animal cruelty" mention, or preaching vegan shit down anyone's throat, but after switching to a vegan diet (and juicing every day) less than a month ago, we both noticed a huge difference in our energy levels. I ran 6 miles in 56 minutes with no training compared to anything past this last month, and I was barely able to run 3 miles without getting tired or going out of breath.

Hope that didn't contribute to the "if someone's vegan, you're definitely gonna fucking hear about it" memes/jokes. Just sharing gym stories
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Did someone say you can't do deads? So they don't have barbells? And the hand weights cap at 75 lbs?

Pass.
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Is the lunk alarm real or was that just a comedy central sketch?

JanwayDaahl posted...

I've heard a lot about PF but I've never been to one. I'm curious, how much do you pay monthly for your membership? My gym is somewhat pricy (~$26 per month)

$5 signup fee, $40 yearly fee, $10/month membership fee.

So $165/year or $13.75/month

mirage_004 posted...

Did someone say you can't do deads? So they don't have barbells?

Correct. The only "barbells" they have are attached to smith machines. And I think my location only has the one.

mirage_004 posted...

And the hand weights cap at 75 lbs?

Yup.

This gym really does cater to a different clientele than most gyms. I won't ever need dumbbells that weigh more than that. I'm 140lbs, and I don't plan on lifting more than I weigh anytime soon, so this isn't a drawback for me. For many people, the gym just doesn't suit what they need, and that's definitely fine, but I just need a place to run when it's 40 below out, and this is perfect and dirt cheap to boot.

RedPixel posted...

(and juicing every day)

I'm honestly not sure if you're aware of the double connotation, but when people are talking about gyms, "juicing" means taking steroids. So under that context, your post was hilarious.

fettster777 posted...

Is the lunk alarm real or was that just a comedy central sketch?

Real. Though that said, I've read online that most people have never actually seen theirs go off in their gym.
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Damn, I'm way over paying for my gym membership. You guys are all paying like 20 bucks? And you think that's expensive? That's crazy to me

fettster777 posted...

Is the lunk alarm real or was that just a comedy central sketch?

It is real and totally stupid, but luckily its never went off while I was there. I don't think the employees at mine care, but your experience may be different.
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green dragon posted...

Damn, I'm way over paying for my gym membership. You guys are all paying like 20 bucks? And you think that's expensive? That's crazy to me

Oh, I'm aware of how dirt cheap this membership is. The last gym I went to charged me closer to 50/month. It is most definitely a better gym, but at nearly 4x the cost it better damn well be better.

As for not wanting to pay the extra 12/month at PF, I just don't think the hydromassage (the only thing I'd use) is worth basically any money.
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If you aren't doing deadlifts at the squat rack where are you doing them?

My gym has 3 reg benches, 2 incline benche, 1 decline bench and then 2 open squat racks and 1 closed squat rack.

Is there just a section with barbells for deadlifts?
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Dynalo posted...

$5 signup fee, $40 yearly fee, $10/month membership fee.

So $165/year or $13.75/month

This is about how much I am paying at my current gym, Charter Fitness. I used to go to a greasy, public fitness club, meaning that it was funded by local taxes. I was paying $28/month for an old, rusted weight room, a dozen aerobics machines total.

Moved to a new town that has a Charter Fitness. $13-14/month gets me a s*** ton of aerobics machines and massive strength training section. Absolute bargain.
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No deadlift, no bench, no squats, no deal.
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DrPrimemaster posted...

If you aren't doing deadlifts at the squat rack where are you doing them?

I don't do mine inthe squat rack, the Olympic platform I do them on is attached to the squat rack

green dragon posted...

Damn, I'm way over paying for my gym membership. You guys are all paying like 20 bucks? And you think that's expensive? That's crazy to me

living the life with free access to university gym
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green dragon posted...

Damn, I'm way over paying for my gym membership. You guys are all paying like 20 bucks? And you think that's expensive? That's crazy to me

living the life with free access to university gymDrPrimemaster posted...

If you aren't doing deadlifts at the squat rack where are you doing them?

My gym has 3 reg benches, 2 incline benche, 1 decline bench and then 2 open squat racks and 1 closed squat rack.

Is there just a section with barbells for deadlifts?

Take the barbell out and do them just in front of the rack so the rack can still be used
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DrPrimemaster posted...

If you aren't doing deadlifts at the squat rack where are you doing them?

My gym has 3 reg benches, 2 incline benche, 1 decline bench and then 2 open squat racks and 1 closed squat rack.

Is there just a section with barbells for deadlifts?

Somewhere on the ground where there is space. I used to go to one of the top bodybuilding gyms in my country and that had more barbells than racks, platforms and benches combined. They were in a vertical barbell holder. And if all the platforms where used I could always deadlift somewhere.

Clench281 posted...

living the life with free access to university gym

Why? Are you in school still, or do you work for the school?

Clench, what the fuck are you doing with your life?

Dynalo posted...

2) That's it really? Offering pizza and bagels each month seems weird, along with the giant container of tootsie rolls on the counter, but whatever.

It's called pavlonian conditioning so people keep coming back.

Basically if you start associating gyms with something sweet like candy as a reward (or pizza/bagels) you'll be more inclined to go back. Same reason doctors/dentists have that shit for kids.

Also, their whole thing is being judgment free/being ok with yourself/whatever, and eating with or around other people subconsciously makes you more comfortable around them. Y'know, the whole "breaking bread" thing.

I don't remember the whole gist of it, but I did a research paper on how planet fitness was manipulating people for business rather than helping people w/ their physical health for my psych class that was sorta an intro to behavioral and cognitive psych in uni.

I doubt anyone's interested so I'm not going to go any further.

Dynalo posted...

RedPixel posted...

(and juicing every day)

I'm honestly not sure if you're aware of the double connotation, but when people are talking about gyms, "juicing" means taking steroids. So under that context, your post was hilarious.

Lol that didn't even cross my mind. Nah, not referring to steroids. Just plant power.
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green dragon posted...

How will I dead left? (I hate smith machines)

dumbell deadlifts with 75 pounders. Do a ton of reps and a very slow eccentric phase. It's far from ideal, but beats nothing.

fettster777 posted...

Is the lunk alarm real or was that just a comedy central sketch?

Totally real

The one and only time I went they set it off on me while I was doing kettle bell exercises with the 50 pound Dumbbells

Total joke of a gym, ok?
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SmokeMassTree posted...

fettster777 posted...

Is the lunk alarm real or was that just a comedy central sketch?

Totally real

The one and only time I went they set it off on me while I was doing kettle bell exercises with the 50 pound Dumbbells

Total joke of a gym, ok?

yeah it's real. they set it off on me too a couple times.
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Clench281 posted...

green dragon posted...

Damn, I'm way over paying for my gym membership. You guys are all paying like 20 bucks? And you think that's expensive? That's crazy to me

living the life with free access to university gymDrPrimemaster posted...

If you aren't doing deadlifts at the squat rack where are you doing them?

My gym has 3 reg benches, 2 incline benche, 1 decline bench and then 2 open squat racks and 1 closed squat rack.

Is there just a section with barbells for deadlifts?

Take the barbell out and do them just in front of the rack so the rack can still be used

Oh ok, thats what I do, but we don't have any extra barbells.
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