I lift heavy and train hard. I've worked out at several PF locations in the US!. As long as you don't have a dckhead attitude with other gym goers, continuously slam the weights, grunting excessively loud like a corn star, not sharing equipment you will be fine. The only complaints I have gotten is footwear it was reasonable, (wore work boots instead of sneakers they asked me to stay off the machines). One didn't like that I had a gallon of water with me asked me to leave it in my locker.
Arnold was asked if he preferred dumbbells or kettle bells in his workouts. His response was "Your muscle doesn't know what you have in your hand" So Planet Fitness might not be what you're used to but you can probably make it work and your muscle doesn't know what gym you're at anyway.
Agreed. People that think you MUST use barbell exercises and laugh at machines or other things are baffling to me. Your muscles need tension and as long as you're providing that with enough intensity to get close to failure, your muscles will grow. And nutrition of course
This is very true! If you’re experienced as well, you can definitely find a way to utilize the limited items there. Some Planet Fitness, the larger ones do offer kettle bells, ropes, and many other things, but not all of them unfortunately. It depends on the franchise I am assuming.
It's not 10 dollars a month, they have annual fees and signup fees, so that they can pretend they are cheaper by having a lower monthly fee. They are a deceptive business and that alone is a good reason not to go there
I’m a mom of 3 and the price of the membership is why I workout at PF. Can’t beat $10 a month and it’s well equipped, clean and gets the job done 🏋🏻♀️
@@alleneverhart4141 Most gyms are. But PF has a lot of equipment so you can still get a workout. I quit 24h Fitness because too many people were hogging the equipment.
When you go thru life with a smile like this guy does people respond to it and usually drop any preconceived judgements. This video is an example of how just being a positive/nice person goes a long way. Cheers on you mate, well done.
True. Generally good to consider our own facial expressions and check if we're scowling hard without realizing it. 90 percent of the time that is what people react negatively too.
Great video. So over the "let's get kicked out" videos. Glad to see a grown up doing a genuine review /test lift. Like you always say lift heavy be kind!
I work out at Planet Fitness 5 times a week. I am not a bodybuilder, but i am fit and strong. You can get the workout you need at P.F. Definitely a great value at Planet Fitness.
No, I can't get the work out I need From PF. I'm 46 and I Deadlift 585, squat 450 and bench 325. Hardly impressive numbers for a male with 31 years of off and on again experience, but injuries and a physical job take their toll. So maybe you can do your little routine just fine there, but let's face it, PF wants stronger guys to go somewhere else, and their clients are intimidated by anyone stronger than a soccer mom.
Most folks at PF could care less about who else is in the gym.. Most folks are doing their thing and minding their own business. At 70 yo and a light weight I can assure you that I don’t care who comes to the gym, no one is watching you….maybe you wish they were.
@@notsure1783well you are a power lifter with a very specific training programme. If you're a casual lifter or even a bodybuilder to an extend you can easily make it work
Great video I'm a 67 year young retired natural pro bodybuilder I've been training at planet fitness since they're conception all over the country and in my opinion for what they offer it's the greatest value for your money. It's clean friendly and accessible 24 hours a day in most places.
I used to work out at planet fitness and only left because of the dumbbells and no barbells. The environment and equipment were really nice. I would say for a younger, single guy, this is the gym for you. People here are a bit less serious about their workouts and more likely to start talking to you. For guys wanting to meet girls, this is the place. I am married but also observant.
who cares about the other people if they are serious of their workouts. I didn't pay for a gym to see if people are serious of their workouts. When i go to gym i am focus & serious of my workout only. Stop looking at other people if they are serious. Focus on yourself.
@@Bitcoin_GoldI didn’t read the OP’s comment as a judgement. Seemed to be indicating that you’re more likely to be interrupted during your workout, as there are more novice trainees.
It’s insane only they can judge. I went one time in Boston when I was visiting family never again. They didn’t like the jug of water and they said both my headbands were possible gang so I couldn’t wear it. I didn’t know hulkamania headband and camo was gang related lol
@@shane_rm1025 aka working hard and actually lifting... i could never hit up planet fitness, would get kicked out right quick for training to hard (like that's a bad thing)
I'll be honest. Initially, I wasn't a huge fan of you, on a competitive (fan) level. Your attitude and content has proved me wrong. Love the message. Keep it up.
It's refreshing to see someone genuinely being open-minded and making the best of the situation you're in. You offered some great advice for anyone entering a new gym environment.
Can confirm overnight employees don't care. I workout at midnight, I don't drop weights or grunt but I do carry my bag around and have a gallon jug of water.
@@MB-vi8zp I have workout in the mornings at the same one I go to at night. There is this mean old lady, everyone hates her. She hit me with the lunk alarm because after I was sprinting on the treadmill and got winded, I was breathing to loud. She said I couldn't wear a tank tops and my water jug was too big. Not bragging but I'm easily the biggest and fittest person in there. I do competitive bodybuilding, I think that's why she is always up my ass.
Only reason I go there is because once or sometimes twice a week I get stuck in northern VA for work and have 2-3 hours to kill, otherwise I would never go there.
Yup you can make weight feel heavy by doing super slow and controlled reps which is actually better for bodybuilding anyway but def not so much for strength building, power lifting where the goal itself is moving heavy numbers.
Thanks for this. I got a membership at a planet fitness near my house and started going back in March when they first opened. Thanks for the refreshing perspective and the advice on how to get the most out of the equipment they have.
The yelling isn't necessary but the dropping weights is for safety. When you do the set to failure, the muscles cannot control the movement to place the weight on the rack or floor. Dropping the weight prevents injury.
@@RP-16 There is a lot of space in gyms. The weights are not being thrown, they are being dropped straight down to the floor. No one should be right next to someone lifting. The risk of injury is greater when not dropping the weight when working to failure. With that said, this is for free weights, machine weights should never be dropped as it can damage the machine.
I have had a PF membership for years. There are guys who have clearly been involved in the sport for many years. The are always super friendly, ALWAYS willing to share their knowledge, and always willing to help me correct my form when I ask for help.
I like my Planet Fitness. It's well staffed, the equipment is in good shape, it's always clean, people are polite. There are some crazy strong people who work out right next to grandma. I love it
I find it funny men can't wear tank tops but women can wear skin tight spandex. Back when I was going the girl at the counter stopped me from going and and checked out my shirt. It was just a shirt with the sleeves cut off nothing over the top. Meanwhile a girl walked in and I could see her camel toe and nothing was said to her 🤷🏽
Thanks for making this video, Moose! I've been to lots of gyms, and I love Planet Fitness. It is absolutely the best value out there, and, as you show, you can get a helluva workout in.
So happy that your hands healed up so quickly. I’d like to see what kind of exercises you’re doing to strengthen your grip. Can’t wait to see you again competing at strongest man on earth!
I am a former PF member. Here's my criticism of PF. They don't do enough to educate members about gym etiquette. My #1 pet peeve was: people lounging on the seated machines while doom scrolling on their phones. This is particularly frustrating during peak hours (weekday early evenings.) Or somebody who is hoarding a machine for 30 minutes to do 5 sets all at one go with minutes long rest breaks in between sets. Nobody wants to harsh someone else's groove by asking, "Mind if I work in a set?" Do one f'ng set, wipe it down and move on, especially during peak hours. #2 pet peeve: nobody reracks weights. Nobody wants to run around the gym to find where that special weight denomination has gotten to. Or to pull 350 lbs of weight off the Smith machine before you can use it. #3 pet peeve: complacent security - showing your membership barcode on entry seems to be optional. How many of those people working out on the floor are really members? I had my locker broken into and $200 stolen while I was working out during peak hours. Now admittedly the lock was an inferior luggage combo lock that I bought at the front desk but I'd hate to think a legitimate member did the deed. Last complaint: NO SAUNA. Sauna has a legitimate physical fitness claim because studies show it promotes the body's production of human growth hormone. I never want to belong to a gym again that doesn't have a sauna. Am I too judgemental?
I agree with the cell phone and weight racking, but I find this at other gyms as well. I am at the point where I now just go up and say " How many sets do you have left" which usually gets them moving. Also, women grabbing up 3 or 4 sets of dumbbells, dragging them off somewhere, then not putting them back.
I’m 75 and not in great shape. My insurance pays for Planet Fitness and I am always comfortable there. It’s very clean, has just been remodeled and the employees are nice.
Great video. Also love the focusing in the background being blurry to make sure that even if you get someone in there, you're respecting their privacy. I'm probably going back into the gym for the first time in a couple years next month. See if i can get back to being able to do a pull up tbh
Thank you! We're doing our best to give everyone respect and privacy. Amazing that you're getting yourself back to the gym, if you need a program - we have you covered! moosecoaching.com/pages/strongman-programs
“Cater to the environment you’re in”… That statement is such a gem 💎 that has clearly been abandoned by today’s society. It should implemented in all aspects of life.
Well, its ok if one who considers themselves non-judgmental does the judging for the sake of determining who they should judge in order to keep it a judgment free zone. I think that's what they're going for...
The reason i go to snap fitness over planet fitness is dumbells up to 100, a squat rack and bench press. The owner of the one I go to even brought in 110s. I have been working out for 5 months and i already press 80s in a 12-14 rep range. Being capped at 75 would not feel great for me. Also smith machine benchpressing is hard on my shoulder i perfer barbell benchpress. I can see planet fitness working for some people but i am happy i have other options.
With overcoming isometrics you don't need heavy weights but still create high stress and stimulus. For example, if you a towel put it over you back and have you had holding down where you can only move half way up in a push up. If you use 80% or 85% of you max pushing strength to try the breakthrough for 3-5 seconds. The recovery is amazing and it is easier on the joints also.
I train at a Planet Fitness because it's the only 24 hour gym where I live that isn't ridiculously overpriced - and I have to travel for work occasionally, so with my membership level I can use any PF. There are things that frustrate me about it - mainly from an equipment standpoint, notably not having some things I would like. However, I can get a good solid workout in - and in a strange way, the lack of some extra pieces of equipment that would be available in some gyms means I can get much better at the basics. Some machines don't go heavy enough - others I wonder why they go as heavy as they do, oh well. I have found that not all Planet Fitness locations are created equally. Some have heavy stacks on their cable machines, others stop at 95 lbs. Some have dumbbells up to 95, others stop at 75. Some have machines that while being pin loaded, mimic the movement and motion of plate loaded machines - especially for pulldowns, shoulder press and incline chest. There are also some really jacked regulars in the planet fitness I go to, so you can definitely get a good workout in them with the right plan.
@@bdegrds Agreed. There are plenty of good machines but in my almost 4 years of lifting now, almost every movement I have trained has felt much better in the freeweight variation, which makes it hard to get fired up over a machine only gym. This will not be everyone's experience but denying beginners freeweights is probably planet fitness' biggest mistake.
@@hooktraining3966 they’ve been so wrong they are the most successful gym chain in the country….they aren’t denying beginners anything. They are providing members a a certain type of gym.
@@bdegrdsThey have dumbbells just not barbells so you can still use freeweights. And there are some extremely jacked dudes that hardly if ever use freeweights, they aren't necessary by any means. Though I understand from a personal preference if you prefer them then not having them is definitely not great for a gym.
Great stuff. I work out at Planet Fitness and love the atmosphere. Plenty of weight for my 81kg physique, but I appreciate you showing how to work with what you have.
The cable weight isn't about changes in direction, it's about whether or not one of the pulley wheels moves up and down when you pull the cable. You could make a cable go around an infinite amount of fixed pulleys, changing direction an infinite amount of times, and it wouldn't change the fact that pulling it one meter would lift the weight one meter. A moving pulley wheel, on the other hand, will cut the effective weight in half because you have to pull the cable twice as far as the weight will move. I work for a shop that makes material lifts and most of them are rated at 500 lbs. and have normal pulley systems. One of the models is rated for 1000 lbs. and it has a pulley wheel in the platform that moves up and down. This is because it would be really hard to hand crank it up with 1000 lbs. on it. By having a pulley wheel on what is effectively the weight stack, it makes it feel half as heavy but takes twice as long to crank up.
Exactly - additional pulleys only affect the weight if they travel with the weight, and for gym equipment specifically, ratios besides 2:1 are pretty rare, so for keeping track of lifts it's almost always simple to figure out where to set the stack at different gyms: x or 2x.
PF in america is funky , when you come to the PF in South Africa it is an entire different vibe, no purple, no lunk alarm , ALOT of free weights , you have all body types ranging form beginners to people who are definetly not natty...just weird
That quick physics lession - very good explanation. Just in case anyone wants to search on it further, it is in the concept of "simple machine", the specific variant explained was the "pulley" (part of the "block and tackle"). Have fun exercising all.
It's the same here in Australia, yes it seems that the signs are directed at me but the atmosphere itself is great. And the equipment is actually pretty nice, I realise that it wouldn't have served the purpose of the video but a band could easily have added to the chest press by running it from one handle, behind the seat and to the other handle, after asking staff it was ok to do that of course, it would be an easy way to add some load without adding stress to the cable
I’ve had a PF black card as my 2nd gym for years bc the Air Force sends me all over the place, and in my mind PF has always been a really reasonable option no matter where I am
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Thank you for going to Planet Fitness! I recently went there to work out with my Marine boyfriend. I began working out about 2 months ago to strengthen my back and to lose weight. I found it a little intimidating at first but then changed my self talk and told myself that I have just as much right to be there as others. I also reminded myself that no-one,only my Marine, knows what I have been thru health wise. 1 major car accident that left me disabled and blowing out my ankle...1 plate and 7 screws later I am walking! The only downsides I found were the people who sat on the machines playing on their phone and not being able to have my bag with notebook and gloves in it. Liked and subscribed. Thanks again.
16:53 - You are correct. The first machine is more of a fixed pulley. These just allow you to redirect the direction the weight is pulled. You still need to provide the full amount of force to move it. The second machine has more of a compound or block and tackle pulley which is giving you a mechanical advantage allowing you move heavier weight with less force.
I’ve been to several PF’s traveling to several places. Some are better than others, it all depends on the management and the team they hire. Most are clean, some not as much. In any gym the most annoying thing is people who sit there 90% of the time staring at their cellphone. The other thing is people don’t know how to work out- don’t be stubborn about asking questions and getting advice. I’ve had a personal trainer and nutritionist for the past year and a half and it’s made a huge difference.
The reason I don’t like planet fitness is the following: They say it’s an “all inclusive environment “ but the single out people who like to train hard and who are above average in strength, if you lift heavy you don’t belong at planet fitness is basically their motto so I don’t think they should be praised at all. On the other hand making it safe and enjoyable for new gym folks is amazing but a lot of gyms do that so I feel like planet fitness needs to rethink their marketing. Great video !
I train at planet fitness and there's never been any judgement to people lifting heavy. I think it depends on your location. There are plenty of bodybuilders at the gym I go to.
@@fakename5015 THey make their money off of nonrepeat customers. Most of the members only visit once for their new years resolution and never come back.
A note on the cables - The Work done when moving anything is the weight (force) of the object times the distance it’s moved. Or, Work = Force * Distance (W=F*D). A change in direction doesn't actually change the force needed to move the weight (if anything, it slightly increases the force since there will be some friction in the pulley) So, when a cable goes around a pulley which is fixed in place, the force changes direction but not magnitude. But Michell is spot on about the pulleys where the attachment is in the center of the pulley. When this happens, the weight attached to the center of the pulley moves only half as much as the cable. So Fc * Dc = Fw * Dw (Force and Distance of the cable and weight) Since the cable is moving twice as far as the weight, it you’ll need only half of the force to do so, thus, it feels half as heavy as the actual weight.
I trained at PF for over 2 years, and I got very lean. (Also, I lost my job, and PF was in my budget) When I get employed again, I'm definitely going back to a hard-core gym ( GYMU in NYC). Thank you, PF, for making me lean & tight.💪🏋♀️
The weight in the hands is divided by the number of times the rope reverses direction. Normally, this is once (it goes *up* to the first pulley, then *down* to the weight stack). In that case, the weight is just divided by one - 100lbs on the stack/1 = 100lbs in the hands. If the rope reverses direction twice, divide the weight by two - 100lbs on the stack/2 = 50lbs in the hands. If the rope reverses direction 3 times, 100lbs on the stack/3 = 33.33lbs in the hands, and so on. I use number of times the rope "reverses direction" instead of "number of pulleys" because sometimes there are two pulleys at the top (like on the machine Mitch is doing tricep pressdowns on), each only changing the direction of the rope by 90 degrees, but the rope is only fully reversing direction one time.
It's not quite that simple, you can loop a cable through multiple direction reverses with no effect on the weight. What matters is the number of cables present at the weight end. Starting the cable at the top, looping it around the weight and going back up to a wheel e.g. introduces two cables to the weight itself, effectively halving it. If you start with the cable attached to the weight itself, looping it around multiple fixed wheels after that will have no effect, you need to insert a pulley into the system.
Sometimes they loop the working side instead of the weight side. You also need to look at how long the moment arm is. Add in the friction for all the pulleys and you should be close. Distance the weight moves vs distance the handle moves covers everything except friction. Of course all that mechanics needs to be done on the muscles bones and tendons too. No sense getting just the right weight and then doing hamstrings on every machine.
I think the best way to make use of the limits at PF is by going for superman sets of 100 reps on literally everything. Well except legs, I aim for 300 reps for my legs then usually leave after that.
Great video, I've been using Planet Fitness while on vacation, and I absolutely agree with the comment that it's the most judgmental judgment free zone. Overall, it's a perfectly fine commercial gym. As long as you treat people and the equipment with respect, there are no concerns about getting kicked out.
Mitchell, you are a truly nice guy. Unlike 99 % of the social media fittness influencers who show up to PF acting like dicks and being treated like they act. You show what happens when you are respectful. I have been working out at PF for a few years and have never been disrespected. The mangers and I are on a first name basis. The other people there are very nice and respectful.
I worked out this last Sunday at a Planet Fitness for the 1st time. I noticed these limitations immediately. It makes sense in today's culture however, and as long as I have choice, I frankly don't care. It's in the city near mine, and a place I'll visit to workout with a couple friends who live there. I cannot live without free weights, but I see the value of the many machines which my gym does not have. It could never be my main gym, but is perfectly fine for accessories, and has well maintained tanning, red light, massage machines, etc. You'll never notice a difference in people as long as you aren't being a jerk. Honestly though, I'm there because of friends 2 to 3 times a month. I do my heavy lifting at my gym, where everyone also gets along and isn't intimidated easily by anything, unlike those who need this gym (and most there could likely work out anywhere anyway). Exclusion never leads to acceptance, it only reinforces differences, so I'll never accept their philosophy. It's flawed. Planet Fitness is very easy to pop in, workout, and pop out quickly, but sort of feels like the vegan version of a gym, and way, WAY too much purple.
I have been to more than 60 PF locations. The primary problem with PF is not the equipment (or the almost never used lunk alarm, lol), it is the demographic it attracts because it is usually the low cost provider in a market. In small remote areas the demographic is fine, in large urban areas it is the default gym for rif raf, that trash the locker rooms and gym. Good point about the difference between a block and tackle and simple pulley system, every PF has one pull down cable that is a simple pulley, never understood why they have the one outlier. And the equipment models will vary from gym to gym, newer models will have more weight in the stack. There are tricks to hack the older machines to add more weight.
Bravo. I'm 58, and still train like I did for high school athletics: the basic lifts + functional movements. To save $$$, I joined Planet Fitness for about six months. And I managed to stay jacked. You've just got to adapt and try new things! Many ways to skin a cat. I'd recommend PF to 95% of the populace. Great atmosphere. Friendly employees. Cool members. It's clean AF. PS. I moved on to a gym with a fully-stocked weight room. Costs more, but worth it.
I heard all the slamming of planet fitness but I used to work out there and aside from the free bars, I didn't mind it. It was nice to have your gym experience subsidized by people who don't come. I felt I got my money's worth and it was clean and comfortable.
The biggest reason, aside from wanting to be a bit more serious about lifting, that I left PF, was due to them fining me for wearing a sports bra that did have thick straps. I had no idea, at the time, that they wouldn't allow bare shoulders. They were at least, nice enough to get me a shirt to wear over my sports bra. I just embarrassed for being called away from my workout in front of a gym full of people.
Im 67 , retired army, love going to PF, I also have access to four army gyms, and the big one is the finest army gym in the world. PF is a nice place, everybody is there to workout, a few of the youngsters are in there gawking at themselves and doing selfines to much. Lots of ladies in tights! Which is a plus for an old guy, motivational awareness. hehahhahaa
It's all about the staff. I lifted heavy (for me) at a PF early in the morning and never had any issues at all for several years. The guy at the desk was super chill.
17:20 Easy explanation here: you see two cables pulling the weight up, so it's half the weight per cable. It's really the same cable, but it's pulling up on two sides. That's how a pulley works, the force is multiplied by the number of times the cable is pulling on the weight.
It’s mechanical advantage. A single pulley means you have to exert the same force as the load over the same distance. A double pulley means you exert half the force over double the distance as the load you intend to move, or vice versa.
16:29 There is this grandpa at my gym, prob half the size of Mitch and he has bigger arms than your average guy but for a "gymbro" not even close to their physique and i kid you not he full stacks every machine and makes it look effortless haha, he was defo a beast 20 years ago. Reminds me of the Anatoly powerlifter cleaner pranks you see on socials everywhere
Hey Mitchell! New fan/ subscriber here. My husband and I love your brand, positivity, and overall work ethic. You are so inspirational for someone like myself who just started her powerlifting journey in October 2023. You rock! Keep on keeping on 😊
I'm a former ISSA Certified Fitness Trainer. I've watched many of your competitions and really look up to you (I'm only 5'6", so there's a little sarcasm there), but your honest review shows a lot that most people don't know about that environment. I also didn't know that you had a RUclips channel but you have a new subscriber now. 💪🏼😎🤜🏼🤛🏼🙂👍🏼
I am a 73, male and work out at Texas family fitness. It is a very relaxed atmosphere and I have never encountered a rude person or filming what so ever. For $10.00 a month it's a true bargain for all levels of personal fitness.
@@SammyMoore-tg5gs That is beside the point. He is making it look like he is working out with Brian Shaw, which he is clearly not. As a Brian Shaw and Mitchell Hooper fan I got immediately excited for the video, only to be disappointed by the outcome.
My push day is almost identical to what you've done here (I go to PF) and seeing a pro strongman doing the same workout really validates my program for me. Good to know I'm on the right track.
I have a Planet Fitness membership now for the last couple of years. It suits my purpose at 63. I work out every day. I work everybody part chest arms, shoulders back cardio. My only angst is that it’s hard to get on equipment sometimes. But you cannot beat the price, and I love the fact that there’s a gym within 5 miles at my house in Maryland, and within walking distance of my condo in Florida. As far as the equipment goes, two of the three planet fuses I use are massive and have at least four Smith machines one has six, at least two cable machines, one has three. However, that one closest to where I live in Severna Park, Maryland, it’s just too small. And their policy of allowing HS aged kids in for free is frustrating. They hog machines, get on their cell phones flex in front of the mirrors and take up the equipment. When I do any exercise, I take 30 second rest between sets of repetitions, get in get out get done. Grunting is a sign of poor form. I hit it hard every time, leaving exhausted and sweaty, but I’ve never set off the lunk alarm.
Mitch, very good video. You showed how you can still get a very good work out at Planet Fitness even for very strong people. You did it respectfully and adapted to the environment. You weren’t purposefully trying to get kicked out. You did a very good and fair review.
Hey Mitchell, regarding the physics of pulleys... I'll try to keep this brief. Static pulleys (don't move when the cable is pulled) do not decrease the force required to lift the weight. Dynamic pulleys (move with the weights when the cable is pulled) halve the apparent weight. So if there are 4 pulleys, but only two of them move it cuts the weight in half twice. The reason is that dynamic pulleys cause the cable to move a farther distance than the weight. So your limbs move the same distance, but the weight moves less, which requires less energy.
I use PF because I get a free classic membership through my employer. Most of the barbell exercises I do can be done on the Smith Machine. I have outgrown the 75lb dumbbells, but I just do more reps or sets.
I really appreciate your attitude and approach to things. The LHBK philosophy is awesome. You seem like a genuinely good man, not just a strong man. Well done sir.
Planet Fitness is fine. I've been a memeber of a "real" gym and at PF. Both have their advantages. And PF has name brand equipment such as Life Fitnees and Hammer Strength, they're just painted purple. So it's not like you can't get a real workout. Sadly, my wife had a stroke almost 6 years ago, which badly affected her left side. I now take her to PF for her physical therapy, and she puts in the work toward her recovery. She's far from a hundred percent, but she is motivated and PF is perfect for her. Many other members have come up to her and wish her well. Planet Fitness provides an environment for many people who would not otherise go to "real" gym. It's great to see many people from all walks of life working toward a common goal, Fitness! Thank You for this Honest assessment of PF, Mitchell! Liked and subscribed!
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This is my home town lol. Wish I could have seen this
I lift heavy and train hard. I've worked out at several PF locations in the US!. As long as you don't have a dckhead attitude with other gym goers, continuously slam the weights, grunting excessively loud like a corn star, not sharing equipment you will be fine. The only complaints I have gotten is footwear it was reasonable, (wore work boots instead of sneakers they asked me to stay off the machines). One didn't like that I had a gallon of water with me asked me to leave it in my locker.
I wish my gym was less judgmental:. It’s a home gym but that guy in the mirror is hard to please. Good stuff Mitch
Nice one
Yeah and he‘s impossible to beat too. I‘m always the weakest guy in my home gym too
Home gym lunk alarm so you can feel more at ease?
Hahahaha
My home gym is a rough place... I keep seeing these people in the walls...
Arnold was asked if he preferred dumbbells or kettle bells in his workouts. His response was "Your muscle doesn't know what you have in your hand" So Planet Fitness might not be what you're used to but you can probably make it work and your muscle doesn't know what gym you're at anyway.
You're daughter will know ehen she's trying to change though.
Agreed. People that think you MUST use barbell exercises and laugh at machines or other things are baffling to me. Your muscles need tension and as long as you're providing that with enough intensity to get close to failure, your muscles will grow. And nutrition of course
"You cater to the environment you're in." Agreed 100% and I wish society could go back to that much more
This is very true! If you’re experienced as well, you can definitely find a way to utilize the limited items there. Some Planet Fitness, the larger ones do offer kettle bells, ropes, and many other things, but not all of them unfortunately. It depends on the franchise I am assuming.
Phuck Arnold, he should move back to Austria since he doesn’t like the USA
The manager said “lower value” lol
He meant lower price point. High value.
Freudian slip.
As soon as he said "lower value" I knew what he meant to say, but yeah - oops. 😄
I have no value, so i must be priceless. 😎
yeah because in this context value is not interchangeable with a lower or higher number, who died and made you oh so smart
@@high-captain-BaLrog How does that apply to you?
For $10/month, this place is super clean and the one near me is never busy. Plus equipment is rarely broken. I give it a thumbs up!
It's not 10 dollars a month, they have annual fees and signup fees, so that they can pretend they are cheaper by having a lower monthly fee. They are a deceptive business and that alone is a good reason not to go there
dang that's cheap. Nothing here could remotely compare
I mean, I definitely wouldnt say super clean. Or never busy. Or rarely broken. But for $10 yea its alright
@@tonybarfridge4369most places are $50 a month
@@TheBrandonn Here we pay a bare minimum of $60/mth so u have it lucky. I knew I was right to work out at home!
I’m a mom of 3 and the price of the membership is why I workout at PF. Can’t beat $10 a month and it’s well equipped, clean and gets the job done 🏋🏻♀️
As long as you don't mind men in your bathroom.
You just described me
Jesse’s literally the most sane planet fitness employee I’ve ever seen
What a guy
Is he an employee or an owner? I thought he was talking like an owner.
Could be a franchise owner, a regional manager, or just a location manager.
Mitchell said at the beginning that he’s the general manager
@@JRemy-rs9zk thanks..of course you’re right.
Between actually asking permission to film, and Mitch’s kind personality, there’s no way there could’ve been conflict.
99% of the ‘getting kicked out’ videos are fake as well, creators let the workers know what they’re doing
Ele entrou lá e tinha um homem no banheiro feminino
And he was obviously filming during off-peak hours. PF is a mad-house during peak hours.
@@alleneverhart4141 Most gyms are. But PF has a lot of equipment so you can still get a workout. I quit 24h Fitness because too many people were hogging the equipment.
Tbh, He's probably getting paid as an ad for them.
When you go thru life with a smile like this guy does people respond to it and usually drop any preconceived judgements. This video is an example of how just being a positive/nice person goes a long way. Cheers on you mate, well done.
True. Generally good to consider our own facial expressions and check if we're scowling hard without realizing it. 90 percent of the time that is what people react negatively too.
Great video. So over the "let's get kicked out" videos. Glad to see a grown up doing a genuine review /test lift.
Like you always say lift heavy be kind!
I work out at Planet Fitness 5 times a week. I am not a bodybuilder, but i am fit and strong. You can get the workout you need at P.F. Definitely a great value at Planet Fitness.
No, I can't get the work out I need From PF. I'm 46 and I Deadlift 585, squat 450 and bench 325. Hardly impressive numbers for a male with 31 years of off and on again experience, but injuries and a physical job take their toll. So maybe you can do your little routine just fine there, but let's face it, PF wants stronger guys to go somewhere else, and their clients are intimidated by anyone stronger than a soccer mom.
Most folks at PF could care less about who else is in the gym.. Most folks are doing their thing and minding their own business. At 70 yo and a light weight I can assure you that I don’t care who comes to the gym, no one is watching you….maybe you wish they were.
@@notsure1783well you are a power lifter with a very specific training programme. If you're a casual lifter or even a bodybuilder to an extend you can easily make it work
Yeah, right.. ahem
U can get shredded but not big
By far the realest take I've seen on planet fitness from an industry pro
Great video I'm a 67 year young retired natural pro bodybuilder I've been training at planet fitness since they're conception all over the country and in my opinion for what they offer it's the greatest value for your money. It's clean friendly and accessible 24 hours a day in most places.
I got a PF membership. It's a great place for introverts. I'm fat & out of shape so I don't need super fancy workout plans, just the basics.
But you do need motivation more than you need acceptance. We grow with adversity. We stagnate when we are not challenged.
@@crosisofborg5524The hardest part is definitely following your set schedule. Motivation!!!
Keep going and keep watching videos like these so you can learn how to make the gaines you want
I used to work out at planet fitness and only left because of the dumbbells and no barbells. The environment and equipment were really nice. I would say for a younger, single guy, this is the gym for you. People here are a bit less serious about their workouts and more likely to start talking to you. For guys wanting to meet girls, this is the place. I am married but also observant.
I was actually pretty impressed!
who cares about the other people if they are serious of their workouts. I didn't pay for a gym to see if people are serious of their workouts. When i go to gym i am focus & serious of my workout only. Stop looking at other people if they are serious. Focus on yourself.
@@Bitcoin_GoldI didn’t read the OP’s comment as a judgement. Seemed to be indicating that you’re more likely to be interrupted during your workout, as there are more novice trainees.
@@Bitcoin_Gold What, you were able to read negativity into what I said? You need to learn to relax.
@@Bitcoin_Gold
The point OP was making is that it’s a better type of gym for meeting people
I can’t back a gym that says judgement free zone then proceeds to have a sign judging people by how they look lol
I always noticed this. Like they want you to get strong but not too strong
God forbit😅
It’s insane only they can judge. I went one time in Boston when I was visiting family never again. They didn’t like the jug of water and they said both my headbands were possible gang so I couldn’t wear it. I didn’t know hulkamania headband and camo was gang related lol
Ehh its more about action (making tons of noise) than how you look
@@shane_rm1025 aka working hard and actually lifting... i could never hit up planet fitness, would get kicked out right quick for training to hard (like that's a bad thing)
Nothing like judging people to be non judgemental
I'll be honest. Initially, I wasn't a huge fan of you, on a competitive (fan) level. Your attitude and content has proved me wrong. Love the message. Keep it up.
It's refreshing to see someone genuinely being open-minded and making the best of the situation you're in. You offered some great advice for anyone entering a new gym environment.
There's been a ton of criticism of Planet Fitness, so I appreciate your honest assessment of it.
There are some valid criticisms of pf that were not addressed.
@@KZ-np8fzsuch as?
I work there overnights and I promise you idgaf what you do as long as you don’t break the machines
Yup. Perving in the women's changing room. Judgrment free zone
Can confirm overnight employees don't care. I workout at midnight, I don't drop weights or grunt but I do carry my bag around and have a gallon jug of water.
I don't think daytime employees care much either lol. I workout there in the mornings and everyone I've seen working there has been really chill.
@@MB-vi8zp I have workout in the mornings at the same one I go to at night. There is this mean old lady, everyone hates her. She hit me with the lunk alarm because after I was sprinting on the treadmill and got winded, I was breathing to loud. She said I couldn't wear a tank tops and my water jug was too big. Not bragging but I'm easily the biggest and fittest person in there. I do competitive bodybuilding, I think that's why she is always up my ass.
Only reason I go there is because once or sometimes twice a week I get stuck in northern VA for work and have 2-3 hours to kill, otherwise I would never go there.
Good vid as ever. Weight is weight, tension is tension. Doesn’t matter how you get it, so long as you do.
Absolutely nailed it mate!
Yup you can make weight feel heavy by doing super slow and controlled reps which is actually better for bodybuilding anyway but def not so much for strength building, power lifting where the goal itself is moving heavy numbers.
Appreciate the added bits of how to adapt your workout to the environment.
Thank you!
My favourite part of this was the guy walking behind you in his tank top with his galleon jug, whilst you were talking about the lunk alarm 😂
The only thing I've ever seen them truly in force is an occasional lunk alarm when someone slamming the weights
Thanks for this. I got a membership at a planet fitness near my house and started going back in March when they first opened. Thanks for the refreshing perspective and the advice on how to get the most out of the equipment they have.
Personally love the no yelling or no loud dropping weights. That shit is pointless.
The yelling isn't necessary but the dropping weights is for safety. When you do the set to failure, the muscles cannot control the movement to place the weight on the rack or floor. Dropping the weight prevents injury.
@@Hunters_Dawn that just makes the environment more dangerous for others.
@@RP-16 There is a lot of space in gyms. The weights are not being thrown, they are being dropped straight down to the floor. No one should be right next to someone lifting. The risk of injury is greater when not dropping the weight when working to failure.
With that said, this is for free weights, machine weights should never be dropped as it can damage the machine.
Have you ever pushed past failure? Sometimes you gotta yell through it , then drop the weight . Just once. I workout at home though
@@Hunters_Dawnlearn to lift only the goofs drop weight.
I have had a PF membership for years. There are guys who have clearly been involved in the sport for many years. The are always super friendly, ALWAYS willing to share their knowledge, and always willing to help me correct my form when I ask for help.
I like my Planet Fitness. It's well staffed, the equipment is in good shape, it's always clean, people are polite. There are some crazy strong people who work out right next to grandma. I love it
i love how a guy with a tank top walks behind mitchell at 6:25 as he's talking about the lunk rules.
I find it funny men can't wear tank tops but women can wear skin tight spandex. Back when I was going the girl at the counter stopped me from going and and checked out my shirt. It was just a shirt with the sleeves cut off nothing over the top. Meanwhile a girl walked in and I could see her camel toe and nothing was said to her 🤷🏽
It feels like this gym would be paired beautifully with a library.
Lol pf is introverted asf.. I love it
Crazy hpw a gym can have the same rules as a library
Because it makes sense
Thanks for making this video, Moose! I've been to lots of gyms, and I love Planet Fitness. It is absolutely the best value out there, and, as you show, you can get a helluva workout in.
Manager really looking at Mitchell like he doesn't know what a strength machine is lmao
So happy that your hands healed up so quickly. I’d like to see what kind of exercises you’re doing to strengthen your grip. Can’t wait to see you again competing at strongest man on earth!
Thank you! :)
While discussing the Lunk alarm and whether to wear a tank or not, there was a guy walks past in the distance in a tank lol right around 6:25
You can wear a tank at planet fitness
"Safety " is key word of avoiding lawsuits due to injury
I am a former PF member. Here's my criticism of PF. They don't do enough to educate members about gym etiquette. My #1 pet peeve was: people lounging on the seated machines while doom scrolling on their phones. This is particularly frustrating during peak hours (weekday early evenings.) Or somebody who is hoarding a machine for 30 minutes to do 5 sets all at one go with minutes long rest breaks in between sets. Nobody wants to harsh someone else's groove by asking, "Mind if I work in a set?" Do one f'ng set, wipe it down and move on, especially during peak hours. #2 pet peeve: nobody reracks weights. Nobody wants to run around the gym to find where that special weight denomination has gotten to. Or to pull 350 lbs of weight off the Smith machine before you can use it. #3 pet peeve: complacent security - showing your membership barcode on entry seems to be optional. How many of those people working out on the floor are really members? I had my locker broken into and $200 stolen while I was working out during peak hours. Now admittedly the lock was an inferior luggage combo lock that I bought at the front desk but I'd hate to think a legitimate member did the deed. Last complaint: NO SAUNA. Sauna has a legitimate physical fitness claim because studies show it promotes the body's production of human growth hormone. I never want to belong to a gym again that doesn't have a sauna. Am I too judgemental?
I agree with the cell phone and weight racking, but I find this at other gyms as well. I am at the point where I now just go up and say " How many sets do you have left" which usually gets them moving. Also, women grabbing up 3 or 4 sets of dumbbells, dragging them off somewhere, then not putting them back.
Bro it's always women grabbing like, all the 10 lb and 5 lb plates in random zones and dropping them off everywhere 😂@@kevinnelson9716
I’m 75 and not in great shape. My insurance pays for Planet Fitness and I am always comfortable there. It’s very clean, has just been remodeled and the employees are nice.
Great video. Also love the focusing in the background being blurry to make sure that even if you get someone in there, you're respecting their privacy. I'm probably going back into the gym for the first time in a couple years next month. See if i can get back to being able to do a pull up tbh
Thank you! We're doing our best to give everyone respect and privacy. Amazing that you're getting yourself back to the gym, if you need a program - we have you covered! moosecoaching.com/pages/strongman-programs
“Cater to the environment you’re in”… That statement is such a gem 💎 that has clearly been abandoned by today’s society. It should implemented in all aspects of life.
Good content, I do appreciate how you linked there mission to lhbk session thank you
Thanks Michael! Your support is very much appreciated, as always. Have you got into our summer collection yet?
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@@mitchellhooperstrongman yes sir I had my new lhbk shirt on today representing as I hit some big squats and leg presses #lhbk
Nothing like judging people to be non judgmental
Well, its ok if one who considers themselves non-judgmental does the judging for the sake of determining who they should judge in order to keep it a judgment free zone. I think that's what they're going for...
@@5thhorseman982 "It's okay for me to judge my non-judgmentality...but if you judge me, you're a judgmental prick"
The reason i go to snap fitness over planet fitness is dumbells up to 100, a squat rack and bench press. The owner of the one I go to even brought in 110s.
I have been working out for 5 months and i already press 80s in a 12-14 rep range. Being capped at 75 would not feel great for me.
Also smith machine benchpressing is hard on my shoulder i perfer barbell benchpress.
I can see planet fitness working for some people but i am happy i have other options.
With overcoming isometrics you don't need heavy weights but still create high stress and stimulus. For example, if you a towel put it over you back and have you had holding down where you can only move half way up in a push up. If you use 80% or 85% of you max pushing strength to try the breakthrough for 3-5 seconds. The recovery is amazing and it is easier on the joints also.
Lift Kind, Be Heavy, hehe. Love your vids Mitchell, and the positive attitude.
I train at a Planet Fitness because it's the only 24 hour gym where I live that isn't ridiculously overpriced - and I have to travel for work occasionally, so with my membership level I can use any PF.
There are things that frustrate me about it - mainly from an equipment standpoint, notably not having some things I would like. However, I can get a good solid workout in - and in a strange way, the lack of some extra pieces of equipment that would be available in some gyms means I can get much better at the basics.
Some machines don't go heavy enough - others I wonder why they go as heavy as they do, oh well.
I have found that not all Planet Fitness locations are created equally. Some have heavy stacks on their cable machines, others stop at 95 lbs. Some have dumbbells up to 95, others stop at 75. Some have machines that while being pin loaded, mimic the movement and motion of plate loaded machines - especially for pulldowns, shoulder press and incline chest.
There are also some really jacked regulars in the planet fitness I go to, so you can definitely get a good workout in them with the right plan.
Yep. Sam Sulek often trains at PFit…..you can get a workout no matter who you are.
Without freeweights the workouts will always be second rate, I personally couldn't get motivated for that
@@bdegrds Agreed. There are plenty of good machines but in my almost 4 years of lifting now, almost every movement I have trained has felt much better in the freeweight variation, which makes it hard to get fired up over a machine only gym. This will not be everyone's experience but denying beginners freeweights is probably planet fitness' biggest mistake.
@@hooktraining3966 they’ve been so wrong they are the most successful gym chain in the country….they aren’t denying beginners anything. They are providing members a a certain type of gym.
@@bdegrdsThey have dumbbells just not barbells so you can still use freeweights. And there are some extremely jacked dudes that hardly if ever use freeweights, they aren't necessary by any means. Though I understand from a personal preference if you prefer them then not having them is definitely not great for a gym.
Great stuff. I work out at Planet Fitness and love the atmosphere. Plenty of weight for my 81kg physique, but I appreciate you showing how to work with what you have.
The cable weight isn't about changes in direction, it's about whether or not one of the pulley wheels moves up and down when you pull the cable. You could make a cable go around an infinite amount of fixed pulleys, changing direction an infinite amount of times, and it wouldn't change the fact that pulling it one meter would lift the weight one meter. A moving pulley wheel, on the other hand, will cut the effective weight in half because you have to pull the cable twice as far as the weight will move.
I work for a shop that makes material lifts and most of them are rated at 500 lbs. and have normal pulley systems. One of the models is rated for 1000 lbs. and it has a pulley wheel in the platform that moves up and down. This is because it would be really hard to hand crank it up with 1000 lbs. on it. By having a pulley wheel on what is effectively the weight stack, it makes it feel half as heavy but takes twice as long to crank up.
It's just basic ratios, functionally no different than a gearing system in a car or bicycle. Strange to see people confused about this.
Exactly - additional pulleys only affect the weight if they travel with the weight, and for gym equipment specifically, ratios besides 2:1 are pretty rare, so for keeping track of lifts it's almost always simple to figure out where to set the stack at different gyms: x or 2x.
It's all about being respectful
PF in america is funky , when you come to the PF in South Africa it is an entire different vibe, no purple, no lunk alarm , ALOT of free weights , you have all body types ranging form beginners to people who are definetly not natty...just weird
Is it actually the same company? Not just the same name?
Is planet fitness a franchise, therefore allowing variations in other countries?
@@naysayneverit’s a franchise. Not sure how they contract in other countries but yes it could easily be different.
@@fakename5015 franchise but they can be privately owned often like the one by me.
@@stronghold07ptx85I work at a planet fitness and none of our internal documents makes any mention of having locations in South Africa
That quick physics lession - very good explanation.
Just in case anyone wants to search on it further, it is in the concept of "simple machine", the specific variant explained was the "pulley" (part of the "block and tackle").
Have fun exercising all.
It's the same here in Australia, yes it seems that the signs are directed at me but the atmosphere itself is great. And the equipment is actually pretty nice, I realise that it wouldn't have served the purpose of the video but a band could easily have added to the chest press by running it from one handle, behind the seat and to the other handle, after asking staff it was ok to do that of course, it would be an easy way to add some load without adding stress to the cable
I’ve had a PF black card as my 2nd gym for years bc the Air Force sends me all over the place, and in my mind PF has always been a really reasonable option no matter where I am
Almost done with the fanart I’ll make for you. 👍👍👍💪💪💪
I cant wait to see it! You should throw it up beside one of my signed pictures. To do you one better, grab a signed picture and id be happy to sign the fan art for you as well! Just put it in the purchase description that youre mailing it over and ill wait to send them both back together!
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@@mitchellhooperstrongman that’s amazing. I’ll do it for sure. Thank you Mitch ;)
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Thank you for going to Planet Fitness! I recently went there to work out with my Marine boyfriend. I began working out about 2 months ago to strengthen my back and to lose weight. I found it a little intimidating at first but then changed my self talk and told myself that I have just as much right to be there as others. I also reminded myself that no-one,only my Marine, knows what I have been thru health wise. 1 major car accident that left me disabled and blowing out my ankle...1 plate and 7 screws later I am walking! The only downsides I found were the people who sat on the machines playing on their phone and not being able to have my bag with notebook and gloves in it.
Liked and subscribed. Thanks again.
Quality content! keep it coming!
16:53 - You are correct.
The first machine is more of a fixed pulley. These just allow you to redirect the direction the weight is pulled. You still need to provide the full amount of force to move it.
The second machine has more of a compound or block and tackle pulley which is giving you a mechanical advantage allowing you move heavier weight with less force.
That was cool to watch! Had to share with my 24 year old son who is heavy into lifting and will enjoy this as well!
I’ve been to several PF’s traveling to several places. Some are better than others, it all depends on the management and the team they hire. Most are clean, some not as much. In any gym the most annoying thing is people who sit there 90% of the time staring at their cellphone. The other thing is people don’t know how to work out- don’t be stubborn about asking questions and getting advice. I’ve had a personal trainer and nutritionist for the past year and a half and it’s made a huge difference.
The reason I don’t like planet fitness is the following:
They say it’s an “all inclusive environment “ but the single out people who like to train hard and who are above average in strength, if you lift heavy you don’t belong at planet fitness is basically their motto so I don’t think they should be praised at all. On the other hand making it safe and enjoyable for new gym folks is amazing but a lot of gyms do that so I feel like planet fitness needs to rethink their marketing. Great video !
It’s the most successful gym chain in the world. They’ve considered this issue and probably reconsider it all the time.
I train at planet fitness and there's never been any judgement to people lifting heavy. I think it depends on your location. There are plenty of bodybuilders at the gym I go to.
@@JReeces That makes sense
@@fakename5015 THey make their money off of nonrepeat customers. Most of the members only visit once for their new years resolution and never come back.
A note on the cables - The Work done when moving anything is the weight (force) of the object times the distance it’s moved. Or, Work = Force * Distance (W=F*D). A change in direction doesn't actually change the force needed to move the weight (if anything, it slightly increases the force since there will be some friction in the pulley)
So, when a cable goes around a pulley which is fixed in place, the force changes direction but not magnitude.
But Michell is spot on about the pulleys where the attachment is in the center of the pulley. When this happens, the weight attached to the center of the pulley moves only half as much as the cable.
So Fc * Dc = Fw * Dw (Force and Distance of the cable and weight)
Since the cable is moving twice as far as the weight, it you’ll need only half of the force to do so, thus, it feels half as heavy as the actual weight.
Hunk Alarm*
Skunk Alarm would be handy, I know a couple of dudes at my gym who could use a deodorant.
@@espenstoro i think Mitchell knows better 😏
@@LatimusChadimus Not aimed at him. I wouldn't dare. 😁
@@espenstoro lmao I know. My comment was towards him. The way the some of the girls look at him on camera means I can't be wrong here 🤣
I trained at PF for over 2 years, and I got very lean. (Also, I lost my job, and PF was in my budget) When I get employed again, I'm definitely going back to a hard-core gym ( GYMU in NYC). Thank you, PF, for making me lean & tight.💪🏋♀️
The weight in the hands is divided by the number of times the rope reverses direction. Normally, this is once (it goes *up* to the first pulley, then *down* to the weight stack). In that case, the weight is just divided by one - 100lbs on the stack/1 = 100lbs in the hands. If the rope reverses direction twice, divide the weight by two - 100lbs on the stack/2 = 50lbs in the hands. If the rope reverses direction 3 times, 100lbs on the stack/3 = 33.33lbs in the hands, and so on.
I use number of times the rope "reverses direction" instead of "number of pulleys" because sometimes there are two pulleys at the top (like on the machine Mitch is doing tricep pressdowns on), each only changing the direction of the rope by 90 degrees, but the rope is only fully reversing direction one time.
It's not quite that simple, you can loop a cable through multiple direction reverses with no effect on the weight. What matters is the number of cables present at the weight end. Starting the cable at the top, looping it around the weight and going back up to a wheel e.g. introduces two cables to the weight itself, effectively halving it. If you start with the cable attached to the weight itself, looping it around multiple fixed wheels after that will have no effect, you need to insert a pulley into the system.
Sometimes they loop the working side instead of the weight side. You also need to look at how long the moment arm is. Add in the friction for all the pulleys and you should be close.
Distance the weight moves vs distance the handle moves covers everything except friction.
Of course all that mechanics needs to be done on the muscles bones and tendons too. No sense getting just the right weight and then doing hamstrings on every machine.
I think the best way to make use of the limits at PF is by going for superman sets of 100 reps on literally everything. Well except legs, I aim for 300 reps for my legs then usually leave after that.
Keep pumping Mitch towards breaking some records soon. Moooooooooooose Country
🫎 Thanks brother!
So drinking out of a gallon water jug will get me banned? Wow, this is more ridiculous than I thought. 😂
It won't.
I love PF.
Extremely clean. Never had any issues. Everyone minds their own business. 👍🏻
type of gym "telling people not to be rude, by being rude themselves as they tell them"
Great video, I've been using Planet Fitness while on vacation, and I absolutely agree with the comment that it's the most judgmental judgment free zone. Overall, it's a perfectly fine commercial gym. As long as you treat people and the equipment with respect, there are no concerns about getting kicked out.
Mitchell, you are a truly nice guy. Unlike 99 % of the social media fittness influencers who show up to PF acting like dicks and being treated like they act. You show what happens when you are respectful. I have been working out at PF for a few years and have never been disrespected. The mangers and I are on a first name basis. The other people there are very nice and respectful.
I worked out this last Sunday at a Planet Fitness for the 1st time. I noticed these limitations immediately. It makes sense in today's culture however, and as long as I have choice, I frankly don't care. It's in the city near mine, and a place I'll visit to workout with a couple friends who live there. I cannot live without free weights, but I see the value of the many machines which my gym does not have. It could never be my main gym, but is perfectly fine for accessories, and has well maintained tanning, red light, massage machines, etc. You'll never notice a difference in people as long as you aren't being a jerk. Honestly though, I'm there because of friends 2 to 3 times a month. I do my heavy lifting at my gym, where everyone also gets along and isn't intimidated easily by anything, unlike those who need this gym (and most there could likely work out anywhere anyway). Exclusion never leads to acceptance, it only reinforces differences, so I'll never accept their philosophy. It's flawed. Planet Fitness is very easy to pop in, workout, and pop out quickly, but sort of feels like the vegan version of a gym, and way, WAY too much purple.
Worlds strongest man showing up to a planet fitness is like going to 7/11 for slim jims in a Bugatti dressed in a 3 peice suit.
I have been to more than 60 PF locations. The primary problem with PF is not the equipment (or the almost never used lunk alarm, lol), it is the demographic it attracts because it is usually the low cost provider in a market. In small remote areas the demographic is fine, in large urban areas it is the default gym for rif raf, that trash the locker rooms and gym. Good point about the difference between a block and tackle and simple pulley system, every PF has one pull down cable that is a simple pulley, never understood why they have the one outlier. And the equipment models will vary from gym to gym, newer models will have more weight in the stack. There are tricks to hack the older machines to add more weight.
Bravo. I'm 58, and still train like I did for high school athletics: the basic lifts + functional movements. To save $$$, I joined Planet Fitness for about six months. And I managed to stay jacked. You've just got to adapt and try new things! Many ways to skin a cat.
I'd recommend PF to 95% of the populace. Great atmosphere. Friendly employees. Cool members. It's clean AF.
PS. I moved on to a gym with a fully-stocked weight room. Costs more, but worth it.
I heard all the slamming of planet fitness but I used to work out there and aside from the free bars, I didn't mind it. It was nice to have your gym experience subsidized by people who don't come. I felt I got my money's worth and it was clean and comfortable.
The biggest reason, aside from wanting to be a bit more serious about lifting, that I left PF, was due to them fining me for wearing a sports bra that did have thick straps. I had no idea, at the time, that they wouldn't allow bare shoulders. They were at least, nice enough to get me a shirt to wear over my sports bra. I just embarrassed for being called away from my workout in front of a gym full of people.
You got “fined?”
@@PurpleHeart-gh6sv Yeah they charged my account for breaking the rules.
Im 67 , retired army, love going to PF, I also have access to four army gyms, and the big one is the finest army gym in the world. PF is a nice place, everybody is there to workout, a few of the youngsters are in there gawking at themselves and doing selfines to much. Lots of ladies in tights! Which is a plus for an old guy, motivational awareness. hehahhahaa
Judgement free zone, but they judge you if you're already in shape and a body builder. Got it!
No one does that. No one did it here.
It's all about the staff. I lifted heavy (for me) at a PF early in the morning and never had any issues at all for several years. The guy at the desk was super chill.
They are not inclusive to people that drink a lot of water._.
It's called hydrophobia
Only of it’s a big intimidating jug. You can refill your regular size water bottle 12 times though at their free filtered water fountain machine.
lol
They all have rabies and are scared of water.
@@larrytate1657
What is intimidating about a water jug? Good grief.
17:20 Easy explanation here: you see two cables pulling the weight up, so it's half the weight per cable. It's really the same cable, but it's pulling up on two sides. That's how a pulley works, the force is multiplied by the number of times the cable is pulling on the weight.
most judgmental judgement free zone.
yeah... pretty hypocritical
It’s mechanical advantage. A single pulley means you have to exert the same force as the load over the same distance. A double pulley means you exert half the force over double the distance as the load you intend to move, or vice versa.
16:29 There is this grandpa at my gym, prob half the size of Mitch and he has bigger arms than your average guy but for a "gymbro" not even close to their physique and i kid you not he full stacks every machine and makes it look effortless haha, he was defo a beast 20 years ago. Reminds me of the Anatoly powerlifter cleaner pranks you see on socials everywhere
Hey Mitchell! New fan/ subscriber here. My husband and I love your brand, positivity, and overall work ethic. You are so inspirational for someone like myself who just started her powerlifting journey in October 2023. You rock! Keep on keeping on 😊
When you already let the manager know why you are there, and what youre trying to confirm, you kinda defeated the purpose.
I'm a former ISSA Certified Fitness Trainer. I've watched many of your competitions and really look up to you (I'm only 5'6", so there's a little sarcasm there), but your honest review shows a lot that most people don't know about that environment.
I also didn't know that you had a RUclips channel but you have a new subscriber now.
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Planet fitness is a parody gym 💯
I am a 73, male and work out at Texas family fitness. It is a very relaxed atmosphere and I have never encountered a rude person or filming what so ever. For $10.00 a month it's a true bargain for all levels of personal fitness.
stop clickbating, you're better than this.
Are you here for the content or the vid titles?
@@SammyMoore-tg5gs That is beside the point. He is making it look like he is working out with Brian Shaw, which he is clearly not. As a Brian Shaw and Mitchell Hooper fan I got immediately excited for the video, only to be disappointed by the outcome.
@@kri9696 yawn
My push day is almost identical to what you've done here (I go to PF) and seeing a pro strongman doing the same workout really validates my program for me. Good to know I'm on the right track.
Happy to hear!
is it me, or has Mitch just got absolutely fucking jacked recently. Looking like the earth moves out of his way.
Pizza Planet!
Baby reps!
But why would that be a bad thing though? I would love to be able get some pizza from my gym.
Definitely a bonus
They don’t do pizza or bagels anymore since the pandemic
@@reneaguilar1000 yeah but they're stuck with the stereotype now 😁😁😁😁😁
I have a Planet Fitness membership now for the last couple of years. It suits my purpose at 63. I work out every day. I work everybody part chest arms, shoulders back cardio. My only angst is that it’s hard to get on equipment sometimes. But you cannot beat the price, and I love the fact that there’s a gym within 5 miles at my house in Maryland, and within walking distance of my condo in Florida. As far as the equipment goes, two of the three planet fuses I use are massive and have at least four Smith machines one has six, at least two cable machines, one has three. However, that one closest to where I live in Severna Park, Maryland, it’s just too small. And their policy of allowing HS aged kids in for free is frustrating. They hog machines, get on their cell phones flex in front of the mirrors and take up the equipment. When I do any exercise, I take 30 second rest between sets of repetitions, get in get out get done.
Grunting is a sign of poor form. I hit it hard every time, leaving exhausted and sweaty, but I’ve never set off the lunk alarm.
Imagine giving a gym tour to Mitchell Hooper. Oh my. I wish that manager knew who he was.
Mitch, very good video. You showed how you can still get a very good work out at Planet Fitness even for very strong people. You did it respectfully and adapted to the environment. You weren’t purposefully trying to get kicked out. You did a very good and fair review.
Hey Mitchell, regarding the physics of pulleys... I'll try to keep this brief. Static pulleys (don't move when the cable is pulled) do not decrease the force required to lift the weight. Dynamic pulleys (move with the weights when the cable is pulled) halve the apparent weight. So if there are 4 pulleys, but only two of them move it cuts the weight in half twice. The reason is that dynamic pulleys cause the cable to move a farther distance than the weight. So your limbs move the same distance, but the weight moves less, which requires less energy.
I use PF because I get a free classic membership through my employer. Most of the barbell exercises I do can be done on the Smith Machine. I have outgrown the 75lb dumbbells, but I just do more reps or sets.
I really appreciate your attitude and approach to things. The LHBK philosophy is awesome.
You seem like a genuinely good man, not just a strong man. Well done sir.
I appreciate you!
Planet Fitness is fine. I've been a memeber of a "real" gym and at PF. Both have their advantages. And PF has name brand equipment such as Life Fitnees and Hammer Strength, they're just painted purple. So it's not like you can't get a real workout.
Sadly, my wife had a stroke almost 6 years ago, which badly affected her left side. I now take her to PF for her physical therapy, and she puts in the work toward her recovery. She's far from a hundred percent, but she is motivated and PF is perfect for her. Many other members have come up to her and wish her well.
Planet Fitness provides an environment for many people who would not otherise go to "real" gym. It's great to see many people from all walks of life working toward a common goal, Fitness!
Thank You for this Honest assessment of PF, Mitchell! Liked and subscribed!
Sorry to hear about your wife and glad she is getting rehab with your help! YOu are so nice!
At 6:10 in the video someone in the background walks by in a tank top while he's reading the no tank top rule. Perfect timing