Planet Fitness

[Hockeydude89]

Anybody know of a better place then these idiots to work out? I refuse to go there because of the lunk alarm. The whole concept is retarded. But I need to lose weight and I'd like to build some muscle. I was looking into a place called Retro Fitness but they seem similar to Planet Fitness in certain ways and I can't find any info on whether or not they do not have a lunk alarm.

[Rockheart]

Outdoors

It's really cheap too!

[etrigan]

What's a lunk alarm?

[Hockeydude89]

What's a lunk alarm?

It's an alarm that sounds every time a person grunts or drops a weight. A prison guard was thrown out of a planet fitness for grunting and refusing not to do so. Grunting is a normal reaction when lifting though, so it's really unavoidable. The alarm is extremely annoying and imagine how often it goes off if so many people grunt when working out.

[Rockheart]

It's an alarm that sounds every time a person grunts or drops a weight. A prison guard was thrown out of a planet fitness for grunting and refusing not to do so. Grunting is a normal reaction when lifting though, so it's really unavoidable. The alarm is extremely annoying and imagine how often it goes off if so many people grunt when working out.

That sounds ridiculous, but i have heard of that before.
I wonder what they would do if the whole place was full of lunk heads and the alarm went off.
Who is going to enforce it?

They have the Judgement free environment but they have the lunk alarm, this seems to be judgemental in it self.
No one will make fun of you there they say?
Also you get free pizza, bagels and candy, at a gym?

Seems there is an opportunity for a place that is opposite.
However if you had all the right kind of modern equipment, there would be no weights to drop.
You could essentially partition and soundproof the whole gym so that sound would not carry.
If there is no hard floors anywhere is it pretty easy to cushion the sound of anything.
There could even being some type of hearing apparatus so you could count your reps and have the volume higher in your earphones.

[Hockeydude89]

lol "I dropped a weight and the alarm went off and everyone was looking at me and it was kind of a fun thing."

How is that fun? Judgment free zone and yet everyone is looking at you because you dropped a god damn weight?

Lol I asked Retro Fitness on their Facebook if they have a lunk alarm, they laughed and said "no lunk alarm here,"

So it looks like I'll probably be looking into Retro. Fuck Planet Fitness.

[tommygun]

Planet Fitness is a horrible chain of gyms. They practice prejudiced behavior by targeting those serious about fitness. They deliberately try to humiliate people who actually push themselves during their workouts. If you're not doing some degree of grunting or heavy breathing as you lift weights, you're not working very hard. Weights are meant to do a bit of banging, that's why they are made of iron. Most of their "trainers" have no business in the fitness industry. they claim to be a judgment free zone but they go to great attempts to degrade those outside their target market. They promote unhealthy lifestyles and take advantage of those willing to pay top premiums for false hopes.

The sad part is more and more gyms are becoming like Planet Fitness. This place is an embarassment to the industry and I'd love to see somebody take them to court for their behavior.

[ladyluv]

if you really want to get in shape, you have to do boxing workouts or a crossfit type routine. The rest are useless

[merelypink]

work out at home!!

[Hockeydude89]

Through my research I've come to learn that many people do not even consider Planet Fitness a real gym. I'm inclined to agree with that statement because I really feel that they're full of shit.

[tommygun]

if you really want to get in shape, you have to do boxing workouts or a crossfit type routine. The rest are useless

Make sure you book your physio and chiro appointments now if you're going to do Crossfit.