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Planet Fitness
Posted on 7/1/17 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 7/1/17 at 9:28 pm
I'm looking for an inexpensive place to lift weights with my son. What can you tell me about Planet Fitness?
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Posted on 7/1/17 at 9:32 pm to bigcatfish
Don't be too awesome or they will kick you out.
You can get a good workout there but no heavy stuff.
What kind of lifting do you want to do?
You can get a good workout there but no heavy stuff.
What kind of lifting do you want to do?
Posted on 7/1/17 at 10:27 pm to bigcatfish
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lift weights
Can't do that at Planet Fitness, at least not at my local one. All they have are Smith Machines. I wouldn't want to train your son how to lift on a Smith Machine.
Posted on 7/2/17 at 12:07 am to bigcatfish
Planet fitness is the social justice warrior of fitness.
Posted on 7/2/17 at 4:25 am to bigcatfish
If he is just starting out, don't take him there. He needs to be doing the basic barbell lifts. Put him on the starting strength program, StrongLifts or greyskull. Please do not try and program yourself for him.
Find a local gym with a power cage and get to work.
Find a local gym with a power cage and get to work.
Posted on 7/2/17 at 9:08 am to bigcatfish
Go join a snap. They're not expensive and usually good weight set ups. But please before you do, read and learn about some gym etiquette.
Posted on 7/2/17 at 9:21 am to bigcatfish
If you want something cheap, a lot of cities have rec centers. For example, BREC has a gym that is 15/mo. No contract. Has a power rack, dumbells, machines, and cardio equipment: LINK
Posted on 7/2/17 at 1:12 pm to bigcatfish
Just don't go there. That's honestly the best advice I can give you
Posted on 1/29/18 at 6:41 pm to bigcatfish
Dakmak Performance
Posted on 1/31/18 at 9:09 am to bigcatfish
I can understand not wanting to spend a TON of money on a gym when just starting, but you certainly get what you pay for with gyms. Stretch your budget a bit, nothing crazy, but explore some mid-priced gyms. Snap Fitness, Anytime Fitness, YMCA, etc. Remember that it’s an investment in yourself, so pick a place that gives you the best chances to succeed at a good value.
Posted on 2/1/18 at 11:59 am to bigcatfish
New one in Covington is pretty nice. Well worth the $10. I was hesitant to go and take a tour with the wife because I had a preconceived idea as to what it would be but they have such a variety of things to do there (not sure if they’re all the same) that I signed up immediately. They don’t have super heavy weights or barbells but I’m too old for that stuff anyway. Smith machines and 75 dumbbells are fine for me.
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