As I posted on my IG yesterday, "with our gym closing at the end of the month - just in time for Summer - I've had to off and find another joint to get my sweat on. However, in order to do what is best for me and my training, this has led me to sell out and go corporate = @planetfitness . I will do my best to maintain the high standards of #screamingtortiseathleticclub #screamingtortiseac and fuck things up a little, in my own best way"

I gotta tell you though... that hydro massage chair is fucking awesome

A friend of mine then responded that he got banned for doing a max heart rate test run on the treadmill. "Apparently running at top speed with the incline all the way up is intimidating to other members"

So, we'll see

ETA: I'll be updating the "Denizens of the Gym" thread(s) as the situation arises, but from what I saw on my little tour yesterday, there don't seem to be to many 'weirdos' around - except me, of course

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

Never tried out Planet Fitness. I generally don't like gyms' policy of having to sign up, take a tour or attend some sort of training, provide bank account information, etc. Around here the community centers (county and city operated) have gyms that you can just walk in, pay $3 for a day pass, and get in and get out. That's what I do. They are well maintained and clean and some also have pools for lap swimming. I don't pay too much attention to the other people there, but they don't have any signs posted like no lunkheads or no fat chicks or whatever.

What's the deal with the 5 gallon jugs of water? It's not like the Lunks are doing any cardio so no need to replace fluids.

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Trieatalot

It's a C minus world.

I've only used Planet Fitness on travel (when work travel was a thing), and never had to anything but sign a waiver and pay for the day. Wasn't given any speeches about behavior or anything.

Never had any trouble from other people questioning how I work out.

When I went over, I was informed that I didn't need to do ANY in-person stuff, and I could've just joined through the app, picked a "home" location and walked right in

It was still nice to get a courtesy walk-around, since I was there already

AND the hydro massage chair

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

Maybe it is just varies by Planet Fitness location.

The one here says, “The monthly membership payment will be automatically debited from your account each month, so you don’t have to worry about a thing.”

Yeah, see, that is the problem I have with gyms in general...giving them access to my bank account, credit card, etc. under the guise that it is for my convenience.

So what part of the story are you leaving out? They tried to permanently ban you with no explanation for using a treadmill. that makes total sense.

I think you mean gallon jugs?

I'd love to know why that started. I don't remember it being a thing at all when I started lifted 30 years ago. There is this general concern of being well hydrated nowadays, but maybe it has to do with consuming high protein diet and/or creatine?

Now it's just part of the look of many serious lifters, along with lugging around a ridiculously large gym bag from exercise to exercise. I have no idea what they are carrying in there.

I would presume he was running too fast/intensely which could be perceived as intimidating to other gym members.

. . . or inspiring, but who needs to see that sh*t ?

So it sounds like they are over the top in terms of implementation. (I read the rest of the thread!) But the main idea they are trying to get across is fine.

I just can't help thinking of the fact that the song "I'm Too Sexy..." was written by a couple of gym owners ("Right Said Fred") who thought the preening of a bunch of the members was over the top...

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Tri or tri not; this is no du. (--- with apologies to Yoda.) Slow triathlete who survived Huntsville, Lelystadt, Colmar, Fontanil, and
Szekesfehervar/Lake Velence. Arbor hydration specialist in a kid's park in Monterrey 4 times in the 1990s (and in the pits in 1994).

Neither Intimidation nor Inspiration are strong suits of mine, so I'm good there

Probably just need to make sure I don't wear a shirt or a mask that blatantly says "Fuck" on it anywhere

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

Creatine supplements would be my first guess. The combo of creatine and H20 blow your muscles up like balloons.

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The devil made me do it the first time, second time I done it on my own - W

This, plus I sweat a lot and when running fast or hard on a treadmill it tends to "leave the confines of the machine area." I did clean up very well afterwards but it didn't matter to the Karen that was walking on the one beside me.

And my original reply was 18 months ago. How did this thread get brought back to the light if day?

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"...the street finds its own uses for things"

I read that as "swear" which may also be a problem if I'm watching Jeopardy! while on the TM and I shout something like "What is Brazil, you fucking idiot!!!"





That was me, sorry

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin