Egoatdoor

$34.99 a month and a one time $149 orientation fee at LA Fitness in Philadelphia suburbs.

My previous memberships were $42 a month at a non chain hard core gym and $45 a month three years ago at an overpriced, extremely crowded, mainstream oriented " don't train too seriously because the other members get intimidated " Golds Gym just outside Philly.

Getting bigger is a battle and the weapon is my fork.

"The harder I work, the luckier I get"- Jenny Lynn

JerseyDevil

New Jersey, 10 miles from Philadelphia. $25 a month for a family membership. No contract.

Rocco32

Arlington, VA. I belong to TWO gyms because I'm such a dedicated, massive bodybuilder, LOL. One I pay 59.99 at and at Golds I pay $39.00 at.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...

bracewater

Northern Virginia 30 miles outside of DC


member at Life Time fitness $50/month I don't remember the initiation fee but it was like $300 or something like that no contract.

this gym is great except the fact that it is WAY over crowded

milliman

San Diego
24 hour fitness
$16 per month..

Just bought membership for my kids
Prepaid $800 for 3 years (about 22 mo), then only $20 per year thereafter
for any of their gyms.

Quitters never win, and winners never quit ! ! !

Who says big guys can't do pull ups ?

Wide grip, behind the neck:

. 37 @ 182 lbs
. 33 @ 198 lbs

nmuriqi

No, but that's a damn good idea.

I'm coming in the gym, i'm coming at home, i'm coming in front of 25,000 people...it's fantastic!

nmuriqi

I might actually have to put that in the suggestion box.

I'm coming in the gym, i'm coming at home, i'm coming in front of 25,000 people...it's fantastic!

min0 lee

NEW YORK and also a Ballys member. why don't you like Ballys, just wondering if it's for the same reasons?

Big Smoothy

Saigon, Vietnam: lots of options.

Currently $2 USD per visit for full free weight, all cable, nautilus, jacuzzi, steam room, sauna, and professional bodybuilder staff who give free advice. Open 6 AM to 9:30 PM, seven days per week.

One can become a full memeber for about $40 USD per month to play tennis, swim, and other stuff.

BigDyl

Easton, MD.


A member of the YMCA, but this "Y" has mutiple suprisingly nice weight rooms. Not that I'm a fan of the people that train there or anything though...

KarlW

Sydney, Australia. (payed 600 bucks Oz for 1 year)

I like the gym, only been there couple months cause we moved. Took me a while to find a gym that wasn't too exe (like 800-1000 bucks for the "studio" type gyms.....yuck!!!!).

Easton where do you train?

shutupntra1n

How's this for ya.. they call me Srg. Buff

shutupntra1n

It's a dump to get to the point.. oh and not to mention no hotties to peak at

sabre81

buffalo, ny i pay per year, $300 a year, + 3 months free, so that equates to $20 per month for the buffalo athletic club. Awesome facility for what i pay.

Egoatdoor

I know the question wasn't directed to me, but I couldn't resist the need to vent.

What's wrong with Ballys???
1. No gym etiquette whatsoever. The members( and the TRAINERS) do not strip the bars when they are done, there are plates all over the floor, the dumbbell racks are not marked, so DBs are put wherever, if people bother to put them back on the rack at all. I need a 20 pounder?? It might be in the aerobics room or lying underneath a machine somewhere. Good luck trying to find it... The place is full of "need a seeing eye dog because I am blind mirror hogs" who grab a dumbbell to curl and then insist to standing six inches from the rack and the mirror while they curl, oblivious as to whether you have already started a set behind them or else need to grab a dummbbell off the rack, which you can't do because they are blocking the way.
2. The staff is clueless and does not even enforce what few "rules" they have. The last Ballys I was in, there was a sign saying "no gym bags on the floor". I pointed out a guy carrying a bag to a trainer and he refused to do anything about it. Sure enough, a few weeks later, the 50 pound dumbbells disappeared.
3. Not enough equipment. There is no way you can get near the bench press on Monday night...take a number and come back later...one power rack, so at peak hours, forget about deadlifting( of course, no else deadlifts) or squatting because people insist on using the station for barbell curls.
4. If you are a woman and at any of all attractive, LOOK OUT. Most of the single guys are on the make and think the gym is a pick up joint, so unless you wear headphones, you will be hit upon repeatedly.

Getting bigger is a battle and the weapon is my fork.

"The harder I work, the luckier I get"- Jenny Lynn

sabre81

lol. I looked at ballys before i went to the buffalo athletic club. The only reason i didnt go was because they only had dumbblels up to 90 lbs. Otherwise, it was a nice place, at least here in buffao.

dbolman

NYC; $2/mo at any of the chain of city-owned gyms.

Chain Link

I think he meant gyn. Or maybe Jim? Why is Jim carging monthly fees, he owes back child support!

Florida, And free.. My friend has a small OB-gyn in his garage that we use. But damn, his "reverse seated hip abduction " machine is set to high, or something. I cant even do one rep; damn near blew a blood vessel out in my head.

Thinking of joining Golds before the year is out though.

gmontem

I'm from the SF Bay Area, California. I recently moved from SF to Hayward and recently joined Bally's. Bally's was an improvement compared to my previous gym (that one had no barbells). I'm still under the 30 day trial and I think I have a week left before I can cancel my membership and get my $100 back. I hate to hijack this thread but has anyone who left Bally's tried 24 Hour Fitness? Just wondering since there's one near my home.

dbolman

Call 24 Hour Fitness saying that you'd like to try a workout; most gyms want business and are willing to accomodate as part of the sales process.

Egoatdoor

I can't speak from direct experience because there are none around here, but I read a thread on another site a few months ago about 24 Hour Fitness. The "trainers" there were said to be as bad ( i.e. inexperienced and not knowledgable) as the ones at Ballys. It is a chain that places heavy emphasis on signing up new members and selling personal training packages than in member service after the fact. The 24 hour feature is good though. I wish my gym opened earlier on weekends.

I can't speak to whether there are etiquette issues there. I advise anyone I know who is thinking of joining any gym to do at least one and possibly two or three trial workouts before you join. Look around. Check out the equipment. Talk to some members and ask them what they think of the place. That will give a feel for whether or not it fits what you want. Any reputable gym will allow you to do this and if they don't, it should be a big red flag.

Getting bigger is a battle and the weapon is my fork.

"The harder I work, the luckier I get"- Jenny Lynn

M.J.H.

I am from Newark/Hockessin, Delaware, but I workout in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. I train at the YMCA and I pay $29 a month I think.

Stats!
23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat

380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

The M.J.H. Chronicles

LAM

you must see some interesting people working out in Kennett Square...

they are some strange people out there in mushroom country...

Dumbest statement made in the Anabolic Zone for Nov

TBD

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What you talking about Willis ?

Hawkwind

Small hill town in western, MA between Sturbridge and Springfield ...right on the CT border. No fees, I have my own gym.

Amy

BigDyl

"I am from Newark"


Hey, thats not far from me.

min0 lee

Damn your right on all accounts.