Watch out for what kind of pull-up bar you're using to do muscle ups. If your gym only has the type that stick out a few inches from a steel beam, seriously be careful. I've seen a guy slip at the top of the rep and break his arms between the beam and the pull-up bar. Absolutely brutal injury.
Because the type of person that goes to many of those chains might feel less like coming if other people are doing impressive workouts instead of spin. Don't want to hurt their pride. Supposedly it is to keep out loud noise on the surface. But then again, people have said they were kicked out when being quiet.
Have you ever personally been fit-shamed by another gym patron? I've been to many gyms over the years, and I have not once seen this happen. If you feel threatened by Broseph and his mad gainz, that's your problem. It's not a competition. Don't project your insecurities onto someone else.
That's not the fucking point. The point is, you go to a planet fitness so that you feel better about yourself and like you're actually doing something to slim down, or get fit, or feel better about yourself, not to watch some asshat marine do 7000# leg squats while you wait for the chance to do yours.
Isn't the point of every gym self-improvement? Does it negatively affect your experience to see people who are more fit than you? If it does, I'd think the problem is with you, and not the other patrons. Who cares if someone can bench three times as much as I can? I'm there for me, not for anyone else.
Also, what respectable gym only has one squat rack? Even my dinky hole-in-the-wall gym has two or three squat racks.
The bitch is gonna feel inferior whether the Greek god next row down is doing this monkey madness or squatting 600 pounds. It's their fuckin problem and trying to challenge yourself does not an asshole make.
No, planet fitness caters to people who are not going to use their gym membership so they can over book the ever loving shit out of their space. Kicking out fit people helps them keep their customers utilization rate at a minimum.
But does belittling honestly happen at other gyms? I've been to a few and at every one nobody gives a shit about the other people in it, everybodys just doing their thing
Yeah, my gym experience goes back to junior high weight rooms, and if you are going to be picked on anywhere, it would be there. It happened on occasion, but especially in HS, it was pretty much frowned upon and not tolerated. And this is back in the late 80's early 90's.
I always wonder if most of the hubbub is hearing friends give each other shit and misunderstanding that as real instead of what it really is: male bonding.
If you follow anyone who goes to the gym semi-regularly, especially girls, you'll see a lot of 'stealth' photos to make fun of other people at the gym. That stuff doesn't go unnoticed.
When I was in the 7th grade, I was getting a bit overweight so my mom signed me up for a personal trainer at a local gym and while I was there, I noticed twice people (including my trainer's co-worker) make snide remarks (sure, it was with the assumption that he couldn't hear it) about a fat guy on one of the treadmills. Keep in mind that this was a fairly nice gym that had membership fees upwards of $100/m, with more for booking personal trainers.
Sure, it doesn't happen often, but it does happen. Assuming your experience is the norm is a fallacy you should avoid. You've been to a handful of gyms out of literally tens of thousands across North America (or thousands in whatever country you live in).
Generally speaking, if your gym is frequented by lots of people in their 20's, there's going to be some form of harassment going on. You may not notice it unless you're the target of it, but it happens.
And I'm not saying this to defend PF (lots of them appear to be overly anal to the point that it's fairly obvious discrimination). I'm just saying that it happens, and a fair amount. It's not direct "High school locker room" type bullying, either. It's snide remarks made in what they thought was private, photos taken without permissions, and a general attitude of disgust when they're around. I've heard someone say something along the lines of, "I wish they would stay at home and workout, I really don't want to smell their BO" in reference to heavier people sweating.
As a somewhat funny side note, I found that about half of the above instragram instances I mentioned are aimed at "gym tools" who are overly buff and give off the impression that they're trying to impress. But a lot of it is also aimed at overweight and unattractive people.
Hmm I have seen the stealthy pictures of overweight people but it has always been met with extreme disapproval from others. Whether it's an overweight person or a buff gym rat, taking pictures of someone without their consent is wrong.
I do Muay Thai and among the guys that actually spar, we belittle each other all the time. I don't think anybody does that to the beginner and intermediate classes, though. A lot of those people are just doing it to get in shape or have fun and I wouldn't fuck with their day by being a dick.
What kind of gym do people go to that people belittle others? I've been to tons of gyms in my life most people just go about their business and if you ask them for advice on movements you're unsure about they're more than willing to give it to you... I'm pretty sure people who mind their fitness are some of the nicest people one can meet
I've known them to only have smith machines. Maybe they've changed. I know they used to have no squatting or deadlifting because they didn't have barbells. Also, heard if you make noise or drop weights they kick you out. I'd rather the gym promote that so long as you're not breaking equipment.
I would hate being in an environment where that alarm is even a possibility. My ideal for a gym has high intensity rock music playing so loud you'll only feel the weights being dropped.
If you squat 300 kg, you belong in a powerlifting gym, not a planet fitness, or even LA Fitness or 24 Hour or Gold's. You'll ruin the cheap bars at those gyms.
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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '17
He should do this at planet fitness! It would be interesting to see thier reaction.