Comments on: Where Did that Grunt Come From?

By: Bull

Bull — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:11:19 +0000

I go to a lil hometown gym. I grunt when i workout and so do plenty of others. If you get intimidated by serious lifters then you dont need to be in a serious gym. Don’t be afraid of germs, your using weights that everyone else uses, your gonna have to deal with germs, so quit whining. You go to a gym to get in shape.

By: joscelyn

joscelyn — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:16:25 +0000

hi,
i just want to say i belong to planet fitness and have found that it is the perfect environment for someone who is just starting out at a gym. obviously the two of you have no idea what its like to start at a gym but people who are grunting and sweating all over the machines are intimidating. when im working out id like to concentrate or hear my music not the 450 lb guy next to me grunting or dropping his 300lbs of weights. weights dont just drop and if they do ur straining urself. theres good reason not to let people lift more than they can hold. and SO WHAT if a gym wants to market towards white collar workers. its difficult to feel comfortable in just any gym. i like my gym. i dont feel scared to go in the big weight room i dont feel intimidated by anyone cuz they are minding their own business and i mind mine. also jeans? cmon we arent allowed to wear jeans in gym in highschool dont u think theres a reason behind that? and who said no sweating? u can sweat u need to clean up after urself, wipe down the machines, u know sweat can breed bacteria right? were not trying to erase bodies were trying to make a friendly germ free environment for people who want a nice 3 day a week workout. i completely 100% agree w my gym. grunting is unnecessary and there is absolutely NO proof that it helps ur breathing. maybe u guys should stick to talking about something you know about instead of bashing a perfectly good gym with rules that all of the members appreciate.

By: curiousgyrl

curiousgyrl — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:18:22 +0000

the class aspect is a really good point

By: C

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:30:23 +0000

The no grunting thing is ridiculous. I can understand if they do not want people screaming at the top of their lungs though.

I suspect the whole grunting incident was a PR stunt to coencide with the World Gym merger. With all the hype their have been no charges OR lawsuits yet…Check out a PF grunter squatting 525 on google video

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2248121835451382414&q=Planet+Fitness&hl=en

By: Lynn Kendall

Lynn Kendall — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 05:59:29 +0000

Their stated purpose is to avoid intimidation, right? What’s so scary about blue jeans?

By: Pearl

Pearl — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:42:37 +0000

It’s a club to see and be seen. One must look cool in every sense? To each their own niche.

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By: Vicki

Vicki — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 01:53:18 +0000

My gym has signs asking us, among other things, to wipe sweat off the machines when we’re done, not to drop weights on the floor, and to put the weights back on the racks when we’re done. But they don’t go around yelling at people who drop weights.

I suspect “Planet Fitness” would find me an undesirable customer, for at least three reasons: I’m serious about weight-lifting; I’m fat; and I’m tattooed. Maybe four: I don’t dye my white hair. Not their target demographic at all. Of course, I’d not set foot in their doors, since that “lunk alarm” sounds like it would cause me a headache at minimum, and I go to the gym to improve my health and mood, not to get a headache.