To use his example, I was that near 400lb guy in a normal gym, going 1mph on a treadmill drenched in sweat, barely hanging on. If anything, the community was cheering me on. It's been my experience that people in normal gyms absolutely aren't sitting there harassing new/overweight people. As long as you're there to put in the work, I've never met a more inviting community. Since I moved and had to use a Planet Fitness due to lack of a real gym in the area, I've never felt more judged at a gym. I'm down to 260lbs and now I'm in a gym that doesn't allow barbells, heavy weight, large waterbells, etc. And on top of that, we're in the gym trying to lose weight and you've got a gym shoving pizza, bagels, and donuts at people. Most of us are the size we are because of our lack of self-control, and you offer up a vice? Good business model, but as a gym, this place is a joke.
99% of experienced fitness people don't look down on anyone and are in fact cheering you on, the people that look down on others are just general a*holes regardless and often fairly new to the scene themselves. Agree with the other part of what you said about the foods offered there etc and congrats on your progress
Gold's Gym member for years, always was willing to help or give advice. Went to Planet Fitness and get judged for being in shape as soon as you enter the building.
I don't think it's so much about how they act towards people, I imagine most people are going to mind their own business. I think a lot of these people might go to a normal gym and see it packed with all these extremely fit people and they're one of or even the only person who's considerably over weight and feel quite insecure about it and be much less likely to go back...I think that's what they mean by "intimidation." I think it's a good idea, giving people a place to go where they might not feel out of place but their view on people who are already healthy and the irrelevant things like having a big water bottle just feel so toxic.
The “gym bros” are the best part at my gym, if your doing something wrong they will nicely show you how to not hurt yourself and the best way to get your gains. Best cheerleaders as well
This so much. Also not necesarily gender specific, although some women are weird af (likely on defensive stance thinking you want to score) . First time I've ever been cheered on energetically was this young girl. She was red as a flag so I went ask her if she was ok and complimented her on pushing herself so hard and doing full range movements at it. Later we ended up sharing racks and after i spotted for her she became the hype woman on her turns, it was big nice.
I’ve been a gym rat for decades and seeing people who aren’t fit in the gym is so motivational! I love you working out and sharing any knowledge I have! If you’re a bully you don’t belong in a gym.
I've been going to the gym for a few years now. I was morbidly obese when I startes. I am still obese, closing in on overweight. I've gone to multiple gyms because I had to move town twice and the first gym I went to closed due to Covid economic issues. I have NEVER had a single issue. EVER. No weird looks, no comments, nothing but an encouraging environment. I haven't even seen any planet fitness (I think its a USA thing?) but from what I heard it seems to me that even leaving aside all the issues, PF is just... useless. I mean if your issue is you don't wanna go to the gym because you're self conscious. What you need is to go to the gym so that image disappears. You don't need a "gym for people who don't go to the gym", that's ridiculous and counter productive. Even without the pizza, without the lank alarm, without the dress code, without the membership issues... Take away all that. Its still a bad idea.
I've been in and out of gyms. Whether on an army post or PF. I've honestly never had anyone talk down on me. I've had people come over and talk me up while I'm trying for a new max (even if it's low) doing a Bench Press. Most people mind their business. They're there for their own personal improvement.
Sadly the only gym in my area is planet fitness but im pretty sure id get kicked tf out lol. Im wantin to get back into shape, I stopped working out after I got out of the army cuz my knee is kinda fucked up. But after riding my bike to walmart yesterday my ass nearly heat catted and was exhausted. Im like 145 lbs soakin wet now and im 5'8. When I served I was 165 nearly 170. I saw a prior service dude joggin while I was omw back, dude was jacked and made me miss lookin like that and being that healthy.
the funny thing is the non-judgmental environment of planet fitness is somewhat redundant now, because gym culture frowns heavily on mocking people who are trying to make a change and improve their health. last time I saw someone mocking a fat person at the gym was also the time I saw a beef cake lifter scold said person making fun of that fat person and got right in his face, we want people to improve and feel comfortable in the gym.
everyone that takes training seriously knows how hard it really is so they respect anyone that tries to get in better shape, it's even harder if you start as fat so there's even more respect there.
They're just trying to get people who've never been to a gym to go. My daughter didn't want to go with me for the exact reason. She thought people would look at her funny and I told her it's a judgement free zone. She still goes at least 3x a week and this was 6 years ago. I like planet fitness.
Yup gym culture is generally rather supportive especially to new members. The only time i've ever seen anyone mocking a newbie was when an experienced lifter approached a newbie that was doing frankly dangerous stuff. The lifter tried to explain how to do the exercise safely (deadlift) and suggested the newbie drops some weight from the bar so as not to injure himself. The newbie didn't take that well and started going off throwing meathead insults so the experienced lifter finally snapped insulted the newbie back and went you do you but dont come to me when you get hurt. Now when you get to advanced lifters there's quite a bit of toxicity and mocking among them but a lot of it is just people being competetive. But blaming steroids or claiming to be a natty when you're not is very common.
@@DethrowDestruction He does seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of how bodybuilders utilize different weight and rep ranges, which implies to me that he has a basic grasp of higher fitness concepts but hasn’t done a deep dive to really achieve understanding. Which is fine honestly, it’s not his scene and he all but said in the video he doesn’t intend to use the gym to see his maximum potential but rather to get in shape. It’s just a little concerning when big creators talk about fitness given how much misinformation is present in the space
He said he could do 10x 40 lbs. I checked it out and the internet says 40 lbs is around 18 kg. I call this bullshit he is never be able to do 10x 40 lbs.
I'm a skinny dude, I got kicked out for curling 'too much' and someone complained. As one does, I had two 35lbs, was curling and overhead pressing. Appearently that made someone feel bad. You know who does help others in the gym? The super buff dudes, friendliest people in there are also the biggest, most helpful, and always motivating others to do their best. Also to note, you rep what you can start comfortably, you only max lift for pr, and thats like a monthly progress test.
the buff dudes in my gym are nice peoples, so fuckin' true, they have taught me great tips for bench press and how to get out of less weights on machines, free weights etc.
Fitness community at large in most gyms are the most friendliest helpful community in the planet. Half of the workouts I know of are things I picked up from other people and just talking with dudes. Many other gyms also have free programs or programs part of your subscription where they can teach you fundamentals of certain workouts, how to maximize, and prevent injuries. Idk how PF did it but they got the worse people in those gyms and some of the snarkiest people.
Yeah my gym teacher does 40’s and he’s short but he has big arms. My dad is 5,9 180 pounds and he does 30’s and 40’s casually so if asmon can do as much as a person who works out daily for a living and another who runs weekly and goes to the gym weekly then I would be surprised. Asmon is just an underweight tall guy, doubt in a million years he could do 1 rep of 40.
Asmon is 6'3 bro, dudes a fucking giant, he can lift 40s just with that fact alone. Similar to what Rage said, "5'9 180 pounds strongman does 40s casually (10 reps 3 sets)"; A 6'3 ~190 pounds weakman, can similarly lift 40s (10 reps 1 set), just because thats how weight works. The efficiency & mid/end results (how exhausted he will be) will be drastically different, but biologically speaking its extremely achievable.
I've been lunk alarmed at a PF because I used too heavy of dumbbells and I guess somebody complained. Had to use PF because it was the only gym near the hotel on my trip. I am not an ego lifter, nor judgmental towards anyone stepping foot in a gym to meet whatever goal they have set for themselves. I felt so awkward when the employee came over to me to tell me that the alarm was gong off due to me. I honestly had no idea what to do or how to act and felt too uncomfortable to finish my workout. I didn't drop the weights, make any grunting noises or anything. Someone was just upset by me existing there. I put the weights back and left. If this is the type of environment you want PF to be by all means I will stay the F away.
@@ItsMeBarnaby I think it was the fact that I wasn't out of shape enough to be using the heavy dumbbells. So by being in shape and lifting "heavy" , 60lb dumbbells I think, I was making someone uncomfortable.
I find it funny that people purposefully setting it off to show the absurdity of the lunk alarm gets some people riled up. Imagine you tore a muscle or something while lifting those. No way you're staying quiet probably but doesn't matter to them. Probably would have been lunked there too
Young people do that now for everything. It’s my least favorite thing about people under 40 now. Such Collectivists and snitches. It’s like 1950 Moscow now with these kids.
I think it depends on how gay a city your in. There's lots of people in great shape at the one I go to and never heard the alarm go off. I think it's just a very lame thing to even have
I was really obese, and Planet Fitness made me feel more uncomfortable than a real gym. At planet fitness, everyone was reserved and side eyeing, etc. And it really didn't feel like anyone there could help you. But once I started going to a real gym, all the people there were extremely friendly and helpful and wanted nothing from you but to help you succeed in your fitness journey. I think planet fitness creates its own toxic environment by alienating all the people who truly care about fitness.
On the topic of the "lunk alarm": I've 100% experienced this at Planet Fitness. I was new to a leg press machine, was having trouble locking the back into place for positioning it properly, dropped the metal bar (that was probably less than 5lbs) used to lock it into place, and suddenly my ears are exploding. If anything, it made me feel self-conscious and judged for not knowing how to adjust the back of the machine. I wasn't kicked out or anything, but it was extremely unsettling with how random and insanely loud it was, and if I had been lifting weights at the time, I very well may have dropped them.
the Lunk Alarm is way too loud. One time I was at PF, someone set off the alarm and it wouldn't shut off, so it ruined my workout and I just left. I complained about it to PF, but their PR team just told me they don't control individual gyms.
I used to go years back and the one time the alarm went off I had earbuds in but it was still stupidly loud. Myself and most others stopped what we were doing and glared at the staff like ‘are y’all F’ing serious??’. It’s truly the dumbest gym.
I've been going to planet fitness almost everyday after work mon-fri for the last two years at peak hours and I've never heard a lunk alarm go off people drop weight on those machines all the time grunting and all. I call BS
@@donbeaster1903 I dunno what to say, dude. This was in 2013 or 2014, and it was a solitary experience in the ~18 months I went there. Once again, no one confronted me about it or anything, but it scared the shit out of me, and I did legitimately feel a bit embarrassed about not knowing how to adjust the back of the leg press and that deafening alarm went off. Not saying it was used to shame people or that it happened regularly, just that it does, in fact, exist, and is not wholly a gimmick.
@@donbeaster1903 same I’ve been going for 2 years and never heard it. I’ve heard people SLAM weights or moan loud af but nothing happens. I think the staff have to manually turn it on and most don’t give a shit.
As a certified personal trainer and someone who has worked in the fitness industry for almost 15 years, I can confirm that January 1st is very much like a new release in games.
I always have A's for P.E. and Weight training class back in school and used to subscribe to Planet Fitness around summer vacation. Whenever January comes, it gets packed because of New Years resolution bs, and they keep stealing the equipment whenever I go the bathroom or getting water, and I really hate finding any Vacant equipment because I can't tell if somebody is using it or not
@@brayanargandonaflorentino548 You just use an empty soy milk bottle for #1 and a bucket for #2 under the counter, and keep a water bottle. Then no one ever steals again. If your manager comes in and finds the pee or poop containers, just pull the lunk alarm. I've got ideas.
Yeah, I was joking with my personal trainer that we needed to make a bet about how many people that signed up with her Jan 1 would be gone by Feb 1. It's crazy how many people pick that date, but rarely carry through
I will say one annoying thing is that a lot of gyms have adopted this "safe space" mentality because they see its marketable. So it's getting to the point where you can't seriously lift most places without worrying you'll offend someone or God forbid "intimidate" them.
It's a great idea and we should ALL wear burkas. Then if you slap someone on the butt, and we're all wearing burkas, she won't know who did it. But then you realize it's a he by mistake. Maybe burkas should be optional, after all.
It's because their business model is to sell memberships to people who never show up. They're selling virtue. Not fitness. "Pay us $20/mo, and we'll let you join our club of gym-bro-haters!"
We need an Asmon exercise stream immediately!! There's NO WAY he can do 40lb curls haha Would love for him to do monthly exercise streams to show us progress and stuff if he goes down that path.
I think people who don't lift really over-estimate how much they can lift. It's not a pride thing. It just does not seem like it can be THAT heavy. But it is.
While we are at it I think it's funny that Planet Fitness Dumbells **only** go up to 60lbs. I'm pretty sure nobody who is doing anything serious with 60 lb dumbbells is going to Planet Fitness. For the people that go there, this is more than sufficient. Most will move to a better gym way before they get there.
@@dezmodium Exactly this. Planet Fitness is a gym entirely for beginners. You graduate from Planet Fitness to more serious gyms, you're not supposed to stay there. IMO once youre in the 300lb club its time to move on.
I think it’s obvious that every location is different, but I got talked to by the staff at one by my house for trying to help my Mom get into shape. They felt by training her and helping her I was creating a poor environment for others. We were doing light weight on machines quietly to ourselves. The issue they had was me writing down weights and reps to track her progress.
True every location is different mine doesn’t do any of what Asmond has a problem with I asked why and they said they like to be a chill and positive environment
@@mp6732 before planet fitness I went to club fitness I literally had to lie that I was moving to a location that didn’t have a club fitness within 50 miles
The cancellation policy for Planet Fitness and even LA Fitness is insane. I had to cancel a membership at Anytime fitness last year and showed up ready to go to war. The woman just said “oh okay, I just cancelled it. Keep your key fob incase you decide to come back”. I was absolutely flabbergasted to see that not every gym was like Planet Fitness and LA fitness.
no the real issue is that they have thier own trainers in house and you're not allowed to train anyone because they want you to pay to use thier trainers
I’m a personal trainer and I deliberately choose people who look gross bc I know I can make them look fuckable and when they transform themselves and start to get really happy about their progress that’s a great feeling
@@JaneDoe-ym7de What? It’s the truth, i’m not saying there’s anything wrong with it. I just find it funny that he’s a personal trainer and gets satisfaction from “making people look fuckable”, and as soon as a woman becomes more attractive then chances are she’s gonna leave her shlub boyfriend lol. So in a way he’s potentially facilitating the demise of these people’s relationships if they’re in one. But as long as they’re healthier and look better then i’m happy for them
@@grimreefer213 if they're relationship wasn't strong enough to stand one getting in better or shape, that may not be the best of relationships and why should someone have to hold themselves to a lower standard? Especially if it's the healthier option..yes the word fuckable was a ridiculous way to describe it, but getting into better shape should always be a positive..
i worked the planet fitness overnight desk position, did it for 2 years. It was super easy just had to file some paperwork at midnight,answered calls which was usually just somebody prank calling. Whenever anyone asked me a question over the phone, i could not just answer it, i had to drone on and on from this script we had to read. I felt like a robot, my manager was a nice guy but planet fitness had him by the balls. I remember an elderly woman calling me one time and my boss was there, she was telling me her husband had passed and would like to cancel,my boss had the nerve to ask for proof of his death to cancel it, i was appalled.
I mean - that's the law though?... I work in a position where we handle customer's accounts and stuff and due to privacy laws we cannot simply cancel a customer's subscription or close someones account because someone claiming to be their wife calls us. We should of course be empathetic and understanding of the circumstances, but we simply cannot make changes on our system without a death certificate. Although once we have a death certificate then things will go smoothly. Maybe at most you could give a free month so that no payments would be taken from the customer and allow them time to handle the proceedings? Maybe the way how the laws in your state work are different, but in my job that's pretty much a given that during a death a certificate will be required so that we could close the profile/account.
@@KoinzellGaming it’s a $15 a month subscription. You absolutely can cancel it. Nothing will happen. The law won’t & doesn’t need to be involved. Crap like this is soooo annoying to deal with as a customer & why Ai/automation is going to take over these positions because at this point you might as well just be talking to a machine if the person on the other end of the phone can’t compute that the person is dead and won’t be needing the squat rack anymore.
@@tremoneyv A.I workout robot is working out too loud. Then A.I robot pulls lunk alarm. Then buff, A.I workout robot jumps the counter and the A.I police are called to break up their fight.
For those of us with junk food addictions - there being free pizza in the gym is a deal breaker. When I'm trying to better myself by not partaking in something that is counter to all of my goals I tend to avoid that thing which working out at that gym would be nigh impossible for that. I would have to white knuckle the entire workout smelling the thing, that's free, that I am addicted to.
@@TotalRejection u can get addicted to anything. if its not physically addictive some ppl just have addictive personalities like me we have to really try to stop doing something when we enjoy it so much yet its being detrimental to ur health
People who are seriously into working out aren't meathead jocks in my experiences. They're just nerds of a different variety. When someone can go into depth naming each muscle a specific exercise uses, the exact amount of nutrients in what proportions best support recovery and growth, how to identify and treat different sports related injuries, proper work rest cycles for an entire intensive workout, and do it all while being genuinely friendly and sounding excited, congrats that's the exact same thing that happens when a magic the gathering nerd meets someone on the street who also plays it. It's just that instead of building the best deck they can they build their muscles.
I used to feel the same way about fitness, it's just for meatheads, I'm an intellectual, lol. I was over 300lbs, my youngest sister is a MD now, she got her degrees in Biochemistry and Sports Medicine, certified trainer in several different orgs, went to college on a full ride softball scholarship, then her residency in rheumatology, and I've been her research project for a few years now. I went from 307lbs to 170 now in two years. I run 10ks in an hour. I Dl 315 for reps. I turned my life around with science. I myself have degrees in chemistry and math, and my other middle sister is an actuary that was also a softball star athlete, once they showed me it's all just chemistry and math, fitness became pretty simple. Follow the numbers, do the work, see results.
the problem with the lunk alarm is not just that it is loud and obnoxious. it can also make people too scared to try harder. imagine going to a "non-intimidating" gym, only to be immediately intimidated when you actually try to improve yourself. you've replaced "Look at that fatty, he's trying to get fit. What a loser!" with "Look at that fatty, he's trying to get fit. What a loser!"
wait this is genius. if you kill peoples will to push themselves they take longer to get in shape thus getting more money from their membership before they go to a better gym.
It all depends on the gym, it's not the brand. If your gym has an asshole, then he'll ring it. Otherwise...just don't fucking scream or yelp out while you lift, or drop your weights so they slam, don't be a fucking douchebag at a casual gym lmao
Went off where I was, I was the stereotype they had on the walls, gallon of water, muscle shirt, heavy weights. It's not a welcoming place in the slightest.
I always thought that alarm was automatic so I was constantly worried about that alarm going off when I made noise. Felt like working out in a library. I actually got in really really great shape at PF back in the day, but that alarm did worry me.
As far as the Pizza/Bagel days at the gym… that’s just so messed up. As someone who has worked VERY hard on cutting calories and eating healthier over the last year, I can speak from experience and in the beginning for me it was so hard to stay on track with my diet. It is so easy for that one slice of pizza to suddenly trigger cravings and false ideas of “I deserve it” after working hard. Then all of a sudden that cheat meal turns into a cheat day. Sure, at the end of the day the responsibility lies with me to control myself but they definitely aren’t making it easy by rubbing the food in your face. Food can be a serious addiction.
I’ve been a pretty serious strength trainer for over 10 years now. I remember feeling intimidated and embarrassed when I was a beginner. The reality is that no one is paying attention to you at the gym. I currently go to one of the country’s most prestigious gyms, where Schwarzenegger and Coan trained, and there are tons of beginners here. I’ve never heard any of my experienced friends make a disparaging comment about a beginner. In fact, this would be pretty seriously frowned upon in gym culture. People passionate about fitness want other people to be passionate about fitness. As long as you’re observing basic gym etiquette, no one is going to judge you or even notice you for being a beginner.
@@cake8211 it can happen but it usually doesnt, like OP said most people passionate about fitness want other people to succeed, thats my experience as well
@@cake8211 It is special because everybody in that gym has been in that position of being out of shape and not knowing what to do. So they can immediately empathize. In most social situations that isn't the case. IE the guy shitting on someone for being poor is probably only doing so because he has never experienced what it is like to be poor.
The pizzas and bagels are actually a much bigger issue than it seems. Your gut determines what you’re having cravings for and people who need to lose weight need to change their gut microbes in order to diet effectively long term. This often requires a few months of completely burning any carbs or unsaturated fats out of your diet, but that can’t happen if your eating pizza and bagels once a month.
Cutting carbs makes you loose weight exercise has very little effect, but building muscle where you can is always a good idea and makes you burn more calories....
@@mccock3154 Carb cutting (Keto, Paleo, Carn, etc) is just water shedding and your SHBG levels tank when you completely cut carbs; you're essentially living in a near-dehydration state at all times
This isn't a fact. The truth is that a lot is unknown and people have different bodies. No extreme diet is the right diet. The bottom line is they need less energy input than output.. They need to starve/eat less if they are that overweight.
@@Jettatura-yn8ss you’re right it isn’t a fact and a lot is unknown however if a person is overweight they likely need to keep that calorie deficit over the rest of their life. It is very likely based on what we know that your gut biome effects your cravings and if a person has cravings for unhealthy foods it’s unlikely they will be able to effectively diet.
For anyone who is unsure about going to the gym when you are fat, people are focusing on themselves, they know you are focusing on yourself also, just try make sure you know how to use things but don't be scared to look confused when figuring out a machine or asking someone for help with a machine (most have diagrams of how to use them)
Ayee i have been going to the gym for over a year, been a fat fuck all my life, honestly i never feel like anyone is looking at me, everyone is focusing on themselves
I know not every facility is the same, but my experience at PF is the complete opposite. We have skinny, fat, first timers and thiccc body builders. Never heard the alarm go off, and everyone is respectful. I've seen the experienced guys help people who are using poor technique and could hurt themselves. I'm pretty happy with the location I go to
Down in Florida, my PF is full of noobs and pros alike. Skinny dudes, thicc dudes, skinny girls, thicc girls, everyone. Never heard the alarm go off, never seen anyone get harassed.
it amazes me how many people think you need a gym to get in shape. what you need is discipline. you can get in shape with basic push ups, sit ups, dips, swimming and jogging etc etc.
@@paintorian2064 if your comfortable....your not doing it right. no matter what size you are, you can do push ups, sit ups, flutter kicks, any number of things. no gym needed. diet will not make a difference if your not working hard.
@@VGameL0v3e12sF012Ree we didn't train any unusual muscles. There are no muscle groups that suddenly make you a better soldier. We trained our entire bodies. If you know nothing on a subject it is better to keep quiet so people don't know that you know nothing. Rather than speak out and get called out.
@@finallychangedit4926 Bestcomment here. There are so many good exercises that you can do at home. A lot of people buy a gym membership because they believe the act of spending money on their health is somehow beneficial in itself.
I lost 130lbs with mostly running, especially outside. The world is my gym, the membership is free for the most part. I used to be 307lbs, now I run a 50 minute 10K. And I'm 41 lol, so younger people you have no excuse.
It’s nice to have a dedicated place to work out away from home. Not to mention access to all the machines that can target every muscle group. Not to mention going to the gym to find other people that know what they are doing to help you out. Yeah you can google stuff but a lot of stuff in better taught in person. You also get showers and steam rooms in a lot of gyms for like 30 dollars.
The funny part to me about the "Judgement Free Zone" is that people at regular gyms are not judgemental. Fit people at gyms don't go around looking down on the less fit people... the majority of the fit people are friendly and helpful.
I also think it creates this 'boogyman' effect on real gyms to anyone who goes to PF.. it's like training your brain to think that normal gyms are threatening and dangerous especially if you've never entered a 'real gym' before. I don't think it inspires confidence.
I was pretty out of shape a couple years ago, about 60 lb or so overweight. I knew I had to go to the gym everyday to form this new habit. I also had bad joints and terrible back pain so my doctor recommended that weight lifting would help. Long story short I lost all that weight and got kind of jacked. Nobody was judging me when I was out of shape, but now guys who don't work as hard are super insecure and like to make fun of me when I'm working out intensely. It has made me consider going to another gym since I'm probably not a beginner anymore.
"judgment free zone" lol. At any proper gym the floor is judgement free. Beginners and people trying to improve themselves are respected and encouraged. It's just all in people's heads to think that others are judging them and feeling uncomfortable being around fit people is just insecurity. The people in shape most likely respect you for working on yourself and getting into it.
I feel like those same people that feel insecure would feel super confident and possibly even egotistic when they get built. I'm a big guy and I'm not built. I'm doing dumbell workouts at home but I'm accepting that I'm not as strong as others and if I go to a gym I want to go somewhere where there are serious lifters to help me do it right
@@DoctorOaks oh I agree, those people are jackasses. It's really a mindset, there's always going to be crappy people and you can't let them keep you down. Why let them have power over you, if you know you're fat you know. You're there to get rid of the problem, just focus on that goal.
My girlfriend got kicked out of a planet fitness in phoenix for running on the treadmill too long. The employee told her they had received several complaints. She was angrily asking “who would complain about someone using a treadmill?” When a fat middle aged woman walking past said “people who don’t like show offs”. Luckily we were on a road trip and we were only in phoenix for 3 days.
The billing company that handles all Planet Fitness locations also handles Retro Fitness and several other chain gyms. Their business model is explicitly designed to make quitting extremely tedious, so that people keep their memberships and funnel the company money.
I went like a year paying my membership without going to the gym, so I can totally understand the mentality. I don't remember why I took a break from working out but I was planning to get back into it and just kept putting it off. And since it was only $10 bucks a month, it didn't seem like a big deal to cancel it. Plus, cancelling your membership feels like admitting you are giving up.
9 times out of 10 when you're new to lifting and go to a Gym the members you encounter are extremely helpful and offer to spot or give advice. At least in my experiences, they're some hardcore gyms where some owners are assholes and do stupid things to provoke people but in the long run it only makes them look bad. In the end everyone is there for the same goals, to be fit and to achieve something.
Yeah, it really tends to be the wannabe influencers who are late teens/early 20's making fun of people, usually by filming them without their knowledge for clout.
My husband and I once had a membership at Planet Fitness years ago. But we didn’t even stay for a year. Reason being they would come up to us and tell us we were not allowed to hug each other while we were working out. It was our way to encourage each other to do better and they complained about the PDA. We also noticed on one day that every time we hugged each other, the Lunk Alarm would go off. We were around the corner from the front desk so they couldn’t see us but the camera was pointing right at us. No one was grunting or dropping weights, the only think you could hear was the ridiculous music. There was no reason to ring the alarm. So I tested it, and sure enough the alarm went off every time I flipped off the camera. We confronted the front desk and they told us they weren’t watching the cameras and that the alarm was for weight dropping, which again, wasn’t happening. We cancelled our membership when we continued getting harassed and had better experiences at a local gym.
@@Brigtzen not if they’re in public… this also sounds like a Reddit story, do you know how long you have to hug for people to notice? I mean greeting someone with a hug is one thing, but constant hugs in a gym is kinda crazy… get a room
@@kiditachii4015 if they're hugging for motivation, it sounds more like they're doing it repeatedly, not continuously, after some exercises to keep each other hyoed and proud i absolutely believe PF would lunk alarm over PDA because some people are just petty and hate seeing couples being couples Edit: also... have you been in a loving relationship? You build each other up in some way, if they want to constantly validate each other then that's what they're gonna do. Besides, they don't need to "get a room", it's hugging, not French kissing lol
@@kiditachii4015 If there's a petty tyrant employed as a manager at the location, then they'll be sitting there watching the video feed waiting for the opportunity to "punish" the person for "hugging too much".
There was a car dealership that sold life insurance to customers but never told the customer. That's kind of the idea with Planet Fitness. I get the attempt to curate an environment, but the profit comes from people not going to the gym to begin with. It's a weird business structure that comes off as selling life insurance to people and not telling them you're doing it.
Asmond always makes me feel better. I’m in hospital and I just wanted to let him know it really makes a difference being able to click on a video and just listen and relax. It has helped me so much idk why but it’s just a comfortable at home cozy kinda of feeling that I get when I listen to him and yeah that’s all. LOVE YOU ASMOND THANK YOU💕💕💕💕
@@lucasgregory6375 I don't think there's anything wrong in seeking some closure. Maybe they feel alone, maybe they just want someone to talk to. Who knows?
When I was just out of high school in 1989 and starting my career as a cop I used to work out at Gold's Gym. I was skinny and tall and there were some monsters in there. People who really knew how to put on the weight and the gym had that sound and feel of a place where people are super serious about what they are doing. No one. Not one huge guy or girl ever gave me a hard time. Everyone helped. No one laughed. I got up to 225 (I'm 6'5") and absolutely fell in love with lifting. Fast forward to a few years ago. I'm medically retired after a career of car chases, gun fights, and mayhem. I wondered into a Planet Fitness and tried to work out there a handful of times. I can't lift heavy anymore after 3 back and neck surgeries. It was the oddest, most un fun time ive ever had. What a collection of odd people that end up at Planet Fitness. And why is there candy and crap on the counter for people to eat lol. And whey is there an old dude dressed like a bartender from the old west riding an exercise bike? Why is there an alarm that goes off if anyone makes a grunting noise.......at a gym. The whole vibe was BIZARRE. I've never gone back. Don't even get me started about the 400 pound dude in the locker room walking around with his junk hanging out. Or the homeless folks I got to know near the showers. Plant FAILNESS.
I can tell you from experience, grunting can sometimes slip out. I try so hard to be courteous, but when I go 100% sometimes it just squeaks out because I'm literally giving it everything I can.
Yeah, but I would be surprise if they alarm you if you do it once, maybe it happens I have no idea but for me the lunk alarm sounds like a way to push an etiquette not to punish people to train. I would ask the manager what is the etiquette as even exercise on a cardio machine on high-intensity program can warrant a grunt/exhaustion noise.
Asmon saying he could bicep curl 40 pound weights 10 reps is the cutest display of cognitive dissonance I've ever seen. Those noodle arms would be lucky to lift 1 rep of a 5 pound weight
I got 16.5 inch arms at 5'8 which is rather big (something like 92nd-95th percentile, Greg Doucette and Geoffrey Schofield provide sources for this) and its pretty hard to do 10 reps of 40 lb curls after years of working out. Form is just fine, but at that weight vs like 20s is the time under tension. Your muscles dont have any moment of relaxing at those weights and up doing curls as even up top you gotta focus on balance.
@@maxgaj3015 With the same physique yes, larger muscles means larger force output true but the larger ROM means larger force required to lift the same weight, possibly some mitigation for the weight difference if using free weights because the heavier you are the more you can lift but an isolated curl on a machine yes absolutely they could
I can confirm that weights story, I went to a planet fitness and tried to do heavier weights and was asked to leave by an employee for intimidating their other customers
There will always be people that judge at any gym you go to. It doesn't help anybody if you care what other people think of you. Going to the gym is for YOU, not for anyone else. Focus on you and your progress, focus on changing your diet, etc.
I used to work at planet fitness. They need 5-10,000 people signed up and not show up for the business to work. They also fire employees after they finish training and get new ones. Always having new employees so they never have to actually do what they’re supposed to.
I appreciate that your experience was different, and the location that your friend went to seemed decent. But I used to work out 5 days a week. I've been to multiple locations. I've also been to Gold's Gym, I've been to other high end facilities. I only went to PF because it was most convenient to where I lived and worked. There are more toxic locations than good ones. Again, I am very purposefully courteous when I work out. I try to be as quiet as possible. I absolutely never take my shirt off and pose. Most of the complaints are true. Again, I was part of the crowd that wasn't their target. My warm up bench was 225. I could easily leg press 900. I played football from ages 15-35. My profile pic is me. Most heavy lifters are nice. We probably spend as much time talking to people who ask for help as we do working out. PF creates a highly toxic environment
Damn dude you look beefy as fuck. I quit football since I didn't like the sport much but you seem to be doing amazing. I hope you are going to a better gym, dont let them hold you down king.
@@syko2164 appreciate your words, man. The gym really is my happy space. And never before have I felt so unwelcomed and embarrassed. I'll never step foot in one of their locations again
The first time I went to a PF, after having been in several other gyms prior, it immediately reminded me of some sort of 1990's dystopian future film. Hundred of treadmills, TV's everywhere, a staff who was almost entirely out of shape as if making a mockery of fitness.
That is a thing, I see out of shape personal trainers all over the place. Just because you took some correspondence courses online and got letters behind your name is't enough for me, you need to LIVE that. It's like a lot of our 'health officials' in government, THIS trainwreck of a person is the authority giving people health advice? They're not following it, creates cognitive dissonance. It would be like Asmondgold giving tips on how to grow your arms VS some guy with shoulder caps and 20"+ biceps giving that advice, I'd listen to the one showing the results.
One of the gyms I went to had a policy that only the GM was allowed to cancel your membership, so not only did you have to go in, but there were only 15 hours per week you could cancel, on an alternating schedule. It took me six months, and probably seventy hours to cancel.
@@scallie6462 They actually were reporting it to Equifax and TransUnion, so I had to go in and make a stink. Funniest part, is that I kept going in during scheduled hours, and the "Manager actually got called in to a different locations 40 miles away.". I even called to confirm the manager was there, and then ten minutes later when I was inside he was "At a different gym right now."
I train almost everyday. I have an anxiety disorder and it helps me manage it as well as I enjoy working on my physique. Yet never in my entire career of training even when I was at a community gym with no one there needed to take my shirt of working out. That a bad point to make because it is odd to do in a public gym.
To train yes, to practise posing etc is different. I guess it depends on your gym too. Most people in hardcore gyms will pose at the end of the workout. Helps mind muscle connection also.
@@JETSson420 no doubt, I’m just talking from experience but I have gone more to serious gym with an actual space to pose with proper lights installed etc. There’s clearly different things you’d do at the gym depending on which one you go too.
I was going to planet fitness for a while. When I stopped and had my gym membership canceled they refused to cancel it and kept trying to charge me. My bank said they have had nothing but problems with people trying to cancel with Planet Fitness.
Always go to the more expensive gyms with the biggest guys. I have never met any people as supportive and helpful as those guys. They treat you like family, they help you get started and will cheer you on when you hit a goal.
I was at a PF and a group of asshats were talking about this big dude on the treadmill. I said the same thing Asmond said. At least he's making an effort, good on him.
About the slamming weights thing, Asmon. Most people are pushing their limits and they have to put it down immediately after an intense workout, like that one last painful rep before you let your hands give up and slam the weight down. Saying this as a gym goer
A guy came in the other day he had to be a plant…he did all the disallowed stuff. Tank top, crocs, grunting, gallon water jug…no one hit the alarm. I don’t think I’ve ever heard it after months of goin 4x weekly
I only had great experiences at PF and never heard the alarm. Lots of retirees and casual people getting in a workout but there were definitely hulks. I got to learn to weight lift and got to the point that i could've switched up a gym. I think there might be some bad joints but that would be a management thing overall.
When I worked at one of their locations a coworker and myself disabled the lunk alarm permanently (unless they replace the entire system) because the manager was a massive Karen when it came to certain customers (ie larger people, bone thin individuals and body builder size) and it would cost us about 20% of the customers leaving
i’ve been lifting for >10 years. i love it when i see newbies in the gym. it’s great to see people taking charge of their health. and on behalf of most of us, feel free to ask anything, we’re usually reticent because we don’t want to impose our opinions on you or we don’t want to intimidate you
My wife and I moved away and had a hell of a time canceling the membership. The last thing that you think of when major life changes happen is Planet Fitness
The only reason I like Planet Fitness is not because of the no judgment, but because of the price. There is no other gym I found that is $15 a month (price includes the yearly and sign-up fee). The next cheapest I had was $30 a month, but that gym closed. Believe me, if other gyms were $15 or even close, people wouldn't flock to Planet Fitness. I had someone I worked with who paid $120 a month for him and his wife ($60 each) and he told me that was the next cheapest near him that wasn't Planet Fitness. Why would I want to pay 3-4 times as much as Planet Fitness for the same machines when I'm not a hardcore gym-goer. Now, if I were in the gym hours each day, it would be worth it to upgrade, sure, but not for a casual 4-5 hours a week.
4:50 it depends on the muscle group being worked, the strategy to work it (such as burnout hypertrophy), and the weightlifting goal. You can actually build a lot of muscle using low weights over time, but that doesn’t make you that much more proficient necessarily at handling large weights. Perhaps there’s some correlation and having more muscle mass means you can naturally handle a little bit heavier weights, but generally you’re gonna better at what you train at. You wouldn’t do 1000 bicep curls with 25 pounds one month to try and maximize your dead lift
@@Xeirus911 Yes you can get ripped even with smaller weights, however for building muscles heavier weights with fewer reps are objectively better. People's goals will also differ, if your goal is to get toned then you don't need the same stuff as someone who wants to big "show" muscles or someone who just want to be strong. Also people's bodies are different, a short woman will physiologically not have the same need for heavier weight as a tall man does. I'm 194cm and 20kg's (50lbs) was what I was using after about a month of lifting, and I was by no means ripped at that point, but I have a physiological advantage or disadvantage depending on what your goal is. You can also do a lot more stuff with dumbbells than just curls. Some exercises need more weights, some less depending on what muscle group you're working out. And the end of the day, use the stuff you have access to. All exercise is good. But if I'm paying for a gym then I want a decent selection of equipment.
@@Xeirus911 Yes they do, according to this video you don't have proper benches for pressing, squat racks or dead lifting stations. And tonnes of people will outgrow the dumbbells after only a few months, particularly if you have to use them to compensate for the missing equipment.
@@volundrfrey896 No, heavier weights are not inherently better for building muscle. Studies have shown time and again that it doesn’t matter what rep ranges you train with for hypertrophy.
I worked at PF when I was studying for my PT cert. PF preys on unfit, unmotivated people. Those who want to get fit, only to sign up and never return. At the PF facility I worked at, they had 42 accounts that were charged over a year "some 3 years" and the people came once or twice. You can not cancel your subscription over phone. You need to come in with an absurd amount of proof who you are. If you owe anything, you can not cancel your subscription, they'll continue charging you. PF is what Twitter was. "You can't do that. If you do, others may see and adapt. Get out! Banned!" Edit: After watching further, I see the video addresses this
The pizza thing is not over exaggerating, as I used to be fat cravings always existed and the more you eat or see the harder it is to keep fit plus even if you have 1 free day you always have to fight the urge to eat more
I have anhidrosis as a part of my Gulf War syndrome and drink a ton of water as a result. I carry a gallon of purified water with me everywhere I go. You would be amazed at how many places I'm told I can't enter because of my gallon of water. I either have to check it at the front like it's a weapon, or am simply refused entry and have to stow it in my vehicle despite my medical condition.
I'm a Solider and I love planet fitness, I've always been into fitness but I have PTSD so loud sharp banging noises rack on my nervous system, normal gym im constantly reacting to loud noises. I love that there is an option for people who dont want all the loud noises in the gym.
As a chubby man I thought I was gonna be judged in gym. The gym bros are the most supportive folks. Even if they don’t say anything they notice when ya come back most days
I went into a Planet Fitness as a guest with my brother last week for the first time. Honestly, I really enjoyed it. I've been working out at home for over a decade now because I hate some of the people in gyms. They argue over equipment, they don't clean off their equipment or re-rack their weights, the girls are always trying to get you to look at them, it is just an annoying experience. The customers in Planet Fitness have no clue what the hell they're doing and most of them are old or fat, but they clean off their equipment like they're supposed to and the gym wasn't packed at all. They even have different types of expensive massage chairs, and a tanning bed. The one and only issue I had with it was one of the staff members was very snobby. I can't base my opinion off of one interaction though, so it was actually a good experience.
I’ve gone to the gym pretty regularly for about 10 years now, I started out scrawny at planet fitness and it was fine, I learned a lot and moved to a “real” gym to use barbells and such and I’ve put in a bit of muscle now but I’m no lunk. I’m back at planet fitness to train my overweight friend and I’ve never felt more JUDGED. And literally just for drinking out of a large water bottle… I’m sorry I drink a lot of water and wear a normal tank top but why’s there a sign saying that makes me a lunk? I’m someone EXERCISING
I feel like if they mainly provided a welcoming environment that accepted all kinds of gym goers and encouraged its members to assist each other in a positive way then I truly believe this whole thing could have been avoided. It's fine to kick out those who are being toxic or those who provide a negative workout environment but instead they choose to ban everyone who knows what they're doing and could have provided assistance or advice to those who are just getting into working out for the first time. Every time I've ever gone to a gym all the guys I ever saw were pretty nice and encouraging, especially to a newcomer like me.
6:54 ABSOLUTELY, we get this guy who comes to my gym that screams doing light weights and slams his head through the square panel ceiling saying “MOTHERFUUCCKKEERRR” 😂
I once got kicked out of PF because I was adjusting the seat and let the lever go and it made an earth shattering bang. The workers set off the lunk alarm and asked me to leave. I was astonished the entire time being escorted out.
I’ve been lifting for almost 2 years 5-6 days a week, and I’m doing 35lb curls for sets of 10. I have 16 inch arms. Ain’t no way asmon is curling 40lb dumbells for 10 lmaoooo
Strength is different for all people I don't look like I got 19 inch arms. But I do, and don't go out of my way to lift weights. But I try to do as much cardio as possible when I can since I am trying to get smaller. I max out all the weight at planet fitness, sometimes you get genetically gifted in size and strength.
Wait what. 35 lbs is like 16 kilos. You can achieve that from 0 for like 2 weeks or something. Yeah, doing more than that gets harder and harder, but wth? I have 16kg dumbbell at home and after not working out (basically laying sown on the bed) for like year or two i can still do 10 reps. Yeah, its hard to start from 16kg, but it's possible. I don't understand how you are lifting only 16kg after working out for 2 years. Wtf, are you even working out?
@@xalkerwar6628 35lb curls aren’t with fresh arms. It’s after heavy bent over rows and pull ups. It’s mid workout. I’m also doing 8 sets of 10 lol. I’m not talking about grabbing 35lbs fresh arms and ripping 10. I can probably curl 50s if I wanted. I don’t max out bicep curls, only a retard would do that. That’s how you end up in a viral video for a bicep tendon tear 😂
@@beefyboytech size is strength lol. My heavier friends that don’t even lift have strength. Being smaller and freakishly strong is less common. Genetics do play a big role and there can be incredibly strong smaller people as seen in the powerlifting world. But if someone who’s day consists of playing video games and streaming and does not work out regularly that also looks like he weighs 140lbs can curl 40lb dumbells I would be absolutely blown away. I just ain’t buying it lol.
I went there for 3 months with no issues, until one day I was doing cable pull-down until failure. My arms gave out on the last rep and the weights clinked a little too hard and I got escorted out. I was actually shocked
I think the best gym environment for people who are more self-conscious and introverted is one of those gyms that have member caps or a small mom and pop that isn't always crowded.
In regards to the pizza, I can definitely understand the smell aspect. It may seem like no big if you like the smell of a food, but that's already a couple layers deep in assumption. Smell can be a shrug for some and _overwhelming_ to the senses for others (just as fireworks can be too loud for some while others' ears are fine). While I wouldn't find it a big deal, why would they spend money on pizza and bagels when much will go to waste or be sitting out all day? If I could only have a limited number of "cheat meals" a month, why would I blow it on that? Lastly while some cheat meals are OK, your post workout meal is when your body is most primed to absorb nutrients - if you're ever going to prioritize healthy meals, post workout is the best target.
7:00 Yelling while pushing weights actually helps with the exercise. Breathing would suffice for the body, but grunting and yelling is a psychological stimulant that helps to push the limits.
Gonna be honest, I went to PF for a few months and the online hate is much worse than it really is. There were plenty of actual big body builders. But you don’t need to be yelling and slamming weights and if you know what you’re doing you can get the same quality of workout as most other gyms…aww you can’t dead lift? You poor boy, guess you can never get strong now…that pen drop was him telling an employee to hit it…really the hate from 4chan and whatnot is just free marketing. Most ppl aren’t trying to be 300lbs of muscle. I never heard the alarm go off unless the employees were fucking around in an empty gym. Pls marketing also keeps teen gym bros out and really all the ppl you get tired of at a gym. Also I’m fine with the gallon water jug rule. You don’t need to bring a fucking gallon of water for an hour without..it’s ridiculous..shouldn’t even be drinking out those anyway.
I had a Planet Fitness membership way back. What made me quit was, sure, it's $10 a month, but when you renew after a year, you get charged a like...$60 membership fee...on top of renwal fees.
Asmon, I love ya and your content, but I got some doubts. If you can do 10 clean straight reps of 40 lbs curls I will be very surprised and impressed lol.
10 reps of 40 lbs dumbbells bicep curl? No way with those arms. At least not with good form. I mean it's always possible, you don't need to be bigger than someone to be stronger. But I'm bigger than Asmon and my max for 12 reps of bicep curls is 22lbs. Then again I've always trained for hypertrophy instead of strength.
There is four different types of weightlifting. Endurance has the rep range of 13 and above. Hypertrophy has you struggling to get reps between 8-12. This training gets your muscles bigger. Strength has you struggling to get reps between 4-7. This is a faster and safe way to get stronger. Neural training has you struggling to get reps between 1-3. This is the fastest way to build strength but not recommended to do more than twice to three times a month, as it drains you mentally and proper form is required. Edit: Most bodybuilders don't recommend doing one rep max every month. Every 8 to 12 weeks is enough.
No because hypertrophy is at its most efficient around 6-12 reps while powerlifters do 1-5 reps for strength. Sure powerlifters do also grow in size but not as much as bodybuilders. Do you get stronger while bodybuilding, yes but not even close to the same speed or amounts as a powerlifter. To get stronger you need to lift around 80% of your 1RM and to get bigger you just need to add volume to your training and get a pump. That's why people refer to those who alternate hypertrophy training and strength training as "Powerbuilders". For this you can compare Larry Wheels to Ronnie Coleman. Coleman was an absolute unit yet Wheels completely crushes his lifts even though he's considerably smaller. And Coleman was also an anomaly in bodybuilding because he trained heavy which most bodybuilders don't do in fear of injuries.
@@USMC49er Weightlifting means olympic weightlifting. While you're right about the endurance part, calling it weightlifting just shows your lack of credibility as it's mostly technique on top of strength and is completely different from bodybuilding and powerlifting. On top of that bodybuilders don't really do endurance since there's no benefit for them to do so, except after hitting their weight goal when they just work out for a pump to maintain the muscle but that's not really trying to train endurance, just going higher reps with less weight to avoid injury and to still get that pump. Powerlifters occasionally do endurance training since it also helps with 1RM maxes and you can't progress with just 3-5 rep sets after some time.
@@USMC49er any training that utilises fast twitch muscle fibres and using an overload training system (anaerobic / ATP system ) will make you stronger , generally 1-15 reps before slow twitch muscle fibres (aerobic) become involved . Most professional body builders training for hypertrophy will train anywhere from 6-20 reps depending on a number of factors macrocycles / micro cycles / body part (specifically its make up ratio of slow to fast twitch anatomy ),high intensity overload principles ie drop sets, supersets, rest pause etc etc it’s not as simple as strict rep ranges .. muscles adapt to new stimuli and as you become more advanced different training principles have to be applied to generate more intensity ie reps/ sets / of course weight / time under tension / advanced training techniques etc ..
So, I can validate these claims unfortunately. I have always gone to my local gym instead of PF; however, when I was daring my ex, she convinced me to come with her to her nearby PF with her and her friends. There was actually signs just like the, "Please don't use more than 4 plates on either side to foster a welcoming environment," one. It's depressing... I'm not even a well fit guy and I felt bad for the people that are being told no preemptively just for essentially loving what they do and coming in consistently.. I immediately went back to my local one even though it is significantly more expensive. It doesn't matter to me, because I'm not the one being targeted; but, don't advertise that you're welcoming, when you aren't. Just ruins the vibe you were apparently going for.
PF is ok for cardio. I didn't build muscle effectively till I started working with a barbell. If you really want to get strong, you should be doing squats, deadlifts, bench presses and overhead presses basically every time you work out. You can accessorize this with pull ups, dips and curls. You can't do 75% of this at a planet fitness because they don't have a power rack or even a bench (A smith machine is not a good substitute because you're not working on stabilizing the bar). If you have no other option than to go to a commercial gym _to get strong_ , go to Crunch or LA fitness. Better would be a well equipped YMCA or work gym. I lucked out and have free 24/7 access to an awesome gym at work, but I don't think I could maintain my fitness goals with the equipment at a PF.
I was in the military for 11 years, one place I was stationed at there’s a planet fitness just 2 blocks away from me. I went there, instead of using the gym in our base, as after work, and during my day off, I didn’t want to see more military people or others from work. But the months I went to planet fitness (as we tend to get deployed or go on detachments), I’ve never heard of this alarm. Cancelling my membership was easy too, I just explained to them that I am being stationed elsewhere. I never had any issues with planet fitness.
That gym deserves to be trolled though. This is why I work out at home. It's free, you can be creative with how you work out, you don't need to travel or find parking, etc, and i hate not being bare topped when I work out because it feels too hot and just a hindrance when I'm doing strenuous workout.
I know this is a year old but you got some of this wrong. I left my local planet fitness because they wouldn't get off the alarm. Any plate rattling at all, any heavy lifting and the alarm was going off. Nobody was shouting like in the video it was just normal gym sounds and *Tornado Siren* So it's really more of a your experience may vary.
Gym bro's and gym staff are usually based and extremely helpful.. i think this vid is people blowing up the hyper minority and making it out to be more of an issue than it actually is
PF is literally for the general public. They expect this kind of crap. It's why you literally see the signs say things like "This is not for bodybuilders" or some other crap. If you just casually workout maybe once a week, maybe even twice a week, or anything less than that, PF is your gym. It's America's gym. If your actually into working out, and your in the gym often, you never considered it an option, you knew it wasn't for you so it never became part of your options. You went to a real gym in your area. I personally use my local YMCA, they have a huge gym with everything you could ever want going on in there
I can definitely believe someone's negative story about PF being wildly different from another person's. It's a relatively large chain, with each location seemingly regulated differently from the next. Where one might have someone specifically monitoring cameras and sounding the alarm for the most minute things, another might kick someone out just for "looking too strong," meanwhile ANOTHER location might not care at all and let people do whatever they want.
To use his example, I was that near 400lb guy in a normal gym, going 1mph on a treadmill drenched in sweat, barely hanging on. If anything, the community was cheering me on. It's been my experience that people in normal gyms absolutely aren't sitting there harassing new/overweight people. As long as you're there to put in the work, I've never met a more inviting community. Since I moved and had to use a Planet Fitness due to lack of a real gym in the area, I've never felt more judged at a gym. I'm down to 260lbs and now I'm in a gym that doesn't allow barbells, heavy weight, large waterbells, etc. And on top of that, we're in the gym trying to lose weight and you've got a gym shoving pizza, bagels, and donuts at people. Most of us are the size we are because of our lack of self-control, and you offer up a vice? Good business model, but as a gym, this place is a joke.
99% of experienced fitness people don't look down on anyone and are in fact cheering you on, the people that look down on others are just general a*holes regardless and often fairly new to the scene themselves. Agree with the other part of what you said about the foods offered there etc and congrats on your progress
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Keep going! We go Jim
Gold's Gym member for years, always was willing to help or give advice. Went to Planet Fitness and get judged for being in shape as soon as you enter the building.
I don't think it's so much about how they act towards people, I imagine most people are going to mind their own business. I think a lot of these people might go to a normal gym and see it packed with all these extremely fit people and they're one of or even the only person who's considerably over weight and feel quite insecure about it and be much less likely to go back...I think that's what they mean by "intimidation." I think it's a good idea, giving people a place to go where they might not feel out of place but their view on people who are already healthy and the irrelevant things like having a big water bottle just feel so toxic.
The “gym bros” are the best part at my gym, if your doing something wrong they will nicely show you how to not hurt yourself and the best way to get your gains. Best cheerleaders as well
This so much. Also not necesarily gender specific, although some women are weird af (likely on defensive stance thinking you want to score) .
First time I've ever been cheered on energetically was this young girl. She was red as a flag so I went ask her if she was ok and complimented her on pushing herself so hard and doing full range movements at it. Later we ended up sharing racks and after i spotted for her she became the hype woman on her turns, it was big nice.
nice joke bro
Gym bros are nice people, it's the influencers with the camera you need to worry about.
For real, they’ll help you at the gym I go to. Very nice gym bro’s and they cheer me and my wife on when we max out.
Planet Fitness is the Sweet Baby Inc of gyms.
I’ve been a gym rat for decades and seeing people who aren’t fit in the gym is so motivational! I love you working out and sharing any knowledge I have! If you’re a bully you don’t belong in a gym.
I've been going to the gym for a few years now. I was morbidly obese when I startes. I am still obese, closing in on overweight. I've gone to multiple gyms because I had to move town twice and the first gym I went to closed due to Covid economic issues. I have NEVER had a single issue. EVER. No weird looks, no comments, nothing but an encouraging environment. I haven't even seen any planet fitness (I think its a USA thing?) but from what I heard it seems to me that even leaving aside all the issues, PF is just... useless. I mean if your issue is you don't wanna go to the gym because you're self conscious. What you need is to go to the gym so that image disappears. You don't need a "gym for people who don't go to the gym", that's ridiculous and counter productive. Even without the pizza, without the lank alarm, without the dress code, without the membership issues... Take away all that. Its still a bad idea.
I've been in and out of gyms. Whether on an army post or PF. I've honestly never had anyone talk down on me. I've had people come over and talk me up while I'm trying for a new max (even if it's low) doing a Bench Press.
Most people mind their business. They're there for their own personal improvement.
Gallon jugs of water is pretty dumb to take with you to a gym. I'd kick them out if I owned my own gym.
Sadly the only gym in my area is planet fitness but im pretty sure id get kicked tf out lol. Im wantin to get back into shape, I stopped working out after I got out of the army cuz my knee is kinda fucked up.
But after riding my bike to walmart yesterday my ass nearly heat catted and was exhausted. Im like 145 lbs soakin wet now and im 5'8. When I served I was 165 nearly 170.
I saw a prior service dude joggin while I was omw back, dude was jacked and made me miss lookin like that and being that healthy.
@@Theredmeep852never give up brother, you can fucking do it! 💪
the funny thing is the non-judgmental environment of planet fitness is somewhat redundant now, because gym culture frowns heavily on mocking people who are trying to make a change and improve their health. last time I saw someone mocking a fat person at the gym was also the time I saw a beef cake lifter scold said person making fun of that fat person and got right in his face, we want people to improve and feel comfortable in the gym.
Gigachad lifter
that's the camaraderie baby! I wish more ppl understood this!
everyone that takes training seriously knows how hard it really is so they respect anyone that tries to get in better shape, it's even harder if you start as fat so there's even more respect there.
They're just trying to get people who've never been to a gym to go. My daughter didn't want to go with me for the exact reason. She thought people would look at her funny and I told her it's a judgement free zone. She still goes at least 3x a week and this was 6 years ago. I like planet fitness.
Yup gym culture is generally rather supportive especially to new members. The only time i've ever seen anyone mocking a newbie was when an experienced lifter approached a newbie that was doing frankly dangerous stuff.
The lifter tried to explain how to do the exercise safely (deadlift) and suggested the newbie drops some weight from the bar so as not to injure himself. The newbie didn't take that well and started going off throwing meathead insults so the experienced lifter finally snapped insulted the newbie back and went you do you but dont come to me when you get hurt.
Now when you get to advanced lifters there's quite a bit of toxicity and mocking among them but a lot of it is just people being competetive. But blaming steroids or claiming to be a natty when you're not is very common.
Asmon giving fitness advice is actually hilarious
"MCDonalds isnt that bad" LOL, as if he has any form of reference, having eaten half a tomato as his only vegetable his whole life :P
peak human performance right there.
he has a pretty good grasp of the general principles tbh just because he doesn't do them himself doesn't mean he can't comprehend what goes into it
@@DethrowDestruction He does seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of how bodybuilders utilize different weight and rep ranges, which implies to me that he has a basic grasp of higher fitness concepts but hasn’t done a deep dive to really achieve understanding. Which is fine honestly, it’s not his scene and he all but said in the video he doesn’t intend to use the gym to see his maximum potential but rather to get in shape. It’s just a little concerning when big creators talk about fitness given how much misinformation is present in the space
He said he could do 10x 40 lbs. I checked it out and the internet says 40 lbs is around 18 kg.
I call this bullshit he is never be able to do 10x 40 lbs.
I'm a skinny dude, I got kicked out for curling 'too much' and someone complained. As one does, I had two 35lbs, was curling and overhead pressing. Appearently that made someone feel bad.
You know who does help others in the gym? The super buff dudes, friendliest people in there are also the biggest, most helpful, and always motivating others to do their best.
Also to note, you rep what you can start comfortably, you only max lift for pr, and thats like a monthly progress test.
Yeah lie lmfao
@@jlo7770 keep cryin'
the buff dudes in my gym are nice peoples, so fuckin' true, they have taught me great tips for bench press and how to get out of less weights on machines, free weights etc.
That’s a straight lie
Fitness community at large in most gyms are the most friendliest helpful community in the planet. Half of the workouts I know of are things I picked up from other people and just talking with dudes. Many other gyms also have free programs or programs part of your subscription where they can teach you fundamentals of certain workouts, how to maximize, and prevent injuries. Idk how PF did it but they got the worse people in those gyms and some of the snarkiest people.
Asmon saying he can do curls for 10 reps of 40 is the biggest cap ever
Yeah my gym teacher does 40’s and he’s short but he has big arms. My dad is 5,9 180 pounds and he does 30’s and 40’s casually so if asmon can do as much as a person who works out daily for a living and another who runs weekly and goes to the gym weekly then I would be surprised. Asmon is just an underweight tall guy, doubt in a million years he could do 1 rep of 40.
@@ragecounterfit309 damn how stupid do you feel now🤣🤣
probs lbs
@@nikkoREEE 40 lbs is still like 17kg no shot each of his arms can curl 17 for 10
Asmon is 6'3 bro, dudes a fucking giant, he can lift 40s just with that fact alone.
Similar to what Rage said, "5'9 180 pounds strongman does 40s casually (10 reps 3 sets)";
A 6'3 ~190 pounds weakman, can similarly lift 40s (10 reps 1 set), just because thats how weight works.
The efficiency & mid/end results (how exhausted he will be) will be drastically different, but biologically speaking its extremely achievable.
I've been lunk alarmed at a PF because I used too heavy of dumbbells and I guess somebody complained. Had to use PF because it was the only gym near the hotel on my trip. I am not an ego lifter, nor judgmental towards anyone stepping foot in a gym to meet whatever goal they have set for themselves. I felt so awkward when the employee came over to me to tell me that the alarm was gong off due to me. I honestly had no idea what to do or how to act and felt too uncomfortable to finish my workout. I didn't drop the weights, make any grunting noises or anything. Someone was just upset by me existing there. I put the weights back and left. If this is the type of environment you want PF to be by all means I will stay the F away.
@@ItsMeBarnaby I think it was the fact that I wasn't out of shape enough to be using the heavy dumbbells. So by being in shape and lifting "heavy" , 60lb dumbbells I think, I was making someone uncomfortable.
I find it funny that people purposefully setting it off to show the absurdity of the lunk alarm gets some people riled up. Imagine you tore a muscle or something while lifting those. No way you're staying quiet probably but doesn't matter to them. Probably would have been lunked there too
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Young people do that now for everything. It’s my least favorite thing about people under 40 now. Such Collectivists and snitches. It’s like 1950 Moscow now with these kids.
I think it depends on how gay a city your in. There's lots of people in great shape at the one I go to and never heard the alarm go off. I think it's just a very lame thing to even have
I was really obese, and Planet Fitness made me feel more uncomfortable than a real gym. At planet fitness, everyone was reserved and side eyeing, etc. And it really didn't feel like anyone there could help you. But once I started going to a real gym, all the people there were extremely friendly and helpful and wanted nothing from you but to help you succeed in your fitness journey. I think planet fitness creates its own toxic environment by alienating all the people who truly care about fitness.
Exactly 💯
Thats bcs u wanted to improve not being pated on back
On the topic of the "lunk alarm": I've 100% experienced this at Planet Fitness. I was new to a leg press machine, was having trouble locking the back into place for positioning it properly, dropped the metal bar (that was probably less than 5lbs) used to lock it into place, and suddenly my ears are exploding. If anything, it made me feel self-conscious and judged for not knowing how to adjust the back of the machine. I wasn't kicked out or anything, but it was extremely unsettling with how random and insanely loud it was, and if I had been lifting weights at the time, I very well may have dropped them.
the Lunk Alarm is way too loud. One time I was at PF, someone set off the alarm and it wouldn't shut off, so it ruined my workout and I just left. I complained about it to PF, but their PR team just told me they don't control individual gyms.
I used to go years back and the one time the alarm went off I had earbuds in but it was still stupidly loud. Myself and most others stopped what we were doing and glared at the staff like ‘are y’all F’ing serious??’. It’s truly the dumbest gym.
I've been going to planet fitness almost everyday after work mon-fri for the last two years at peak hours and I've never heard a lunk alarm go off people drop weight on those machines all the time grunting and all. I call BS
@@donbeaster1903 I dunno what to say, dude. This was in 2013 or 2014, and it was a solitary experience in the ~18 months I went there. Once again, no one confronted me about it or anything, but it scared the shit out of me, and I did legitimately feel a bit embarrassed about not knowing how to adjust the back of the leg press and that deafening alarm went off. Not saying it was used to shame people or that it happened regularly, just that it does, in fact, exist, and is not wholly a gimmick.
@@donbeaster1903 same I’ve been going for 2 years and never heard it. I’ve heard people SLAM weights or moan loud af but nothing happens. I think the staff have to manually turn it on and most don’t give a shit.
As a certified personal trainer and someone who has worked in the fitness industry for almost 15 years, I can confirm that January 1st is very much like a new release in games.
I always have A's for P.E. and Weight training class back in school and used to subscribe to Planet Fitness around summer vacation. Whenever January comes, it gets packed because of New Years resolution bs, and they keep stealing the equipment whenever I go the bathroom or getting water, and I really hate finding any Vacant equipment because I can't tell if somebody is using it or not
@@brayanargandonaflorentino548 You just use an empty soy milk bottle for #1 and a bucket for #2 under the counter, and keep a water bottle. Then no one ever steals again. If your manager comes in and finds the pee or poop containers, just pull the lunk alarm. I've got ideas.
Yeah, I was joking with my personal trainer that we needed to make a bet about how many people that signed up with her Jan 1 would be gone by Feb 1. It's crazy how many people pick that date, but rarely carry through
I will say one annoying thing is that a lot of gyms have adopted this "safe space" mentality because they see its marketable. So it's getting to the point where you can't seriously lift most places without worrying you'll offend someone or God forbid "intimidate" them.
It's a great idea and we should ALL wear burkas. Then if you slap someone on the butt, and we're all wearing burkas, she won't know who did it. But then you realize it's a he by mistake.
Maybe burkas should be optional, after all.
Erm, excuse me, but I believe you meant to say "Gymtimidate!" 🤓☝🏻
It's because their business model is to sell memberships to people who never show up. They're selling virtue. Not fitness.
"Pay us $20/mo, and we'll let you join our club of gym-bro-haters!"
try to find a local gym instead of a chain. i had found an awesome one a couple years back but got into an argument with the owner about my bicycle XD
We need an Asmon exercise stream immediately!! There's NO WAY he can do 40lb curls haha
Would love for him to do monthly exercise streams to show us progress and stuff if he goes down that path.
I think people who don't lift really over-estimate how much they can lift. It's not a pride thing. It just does not seem like it can be THAT heavy. But it is.
Think he meant chest press tbh
He has to be talking about chest presses. No fucking chance he can curl 40s. 😂
While we are at it I think it's funny that Planet Fitness Dumbells **only** go up to 60lbs. I'm pretty sure nobody who is doing anything serious with 60 lb dumbbells is going to Planet Fitness. For the people that go there, this is more than sufficient. Most will move to a better gym way before they get there.
@@dezmodium Exactly this. Planet Fitness is a gym entirely for beginners. You graduate from Planet Fitness to more serious gyms, you're not supposed to stay there. IMO once youre in the 300lb club its time to move on.
I think it’s obvious that every location is different, but I got talked to by the staff at one by my house for trying to help my Mom get into shape. They felt by training her and helping her I was creating a poor environment for others. We were doing light weight on machines quietly to ourselves. The issue they had was me writing down weights and reps to track her progress.
True every location is different mine doesn’t do any of what Asmond has a problem with I asked why and they said they like to be a chill and positive environment
@@mp6732 before planet fitness I went to club fitness I literally had to lie that I was moving to a location that didn’t have a club fitness within 50 miles
The cancellation policy for Planet Fitness and even LA Fitness is insane. I had to cancel a membership at Anytime fitness last year and showed up ready to go to war. The woman just said “oh okay, I just cancelled it. Keep your key fob incase you decide to come back”. I was absolutely flabbergasted to see that not every gym was like Planet Fitness and LA fitness.
no the real issue is that they have thier own trainers in house and you're not allowed to train anyone because they want you to pay to use thier trainers
@@SonGokuSleepTherapy I know that is the general policy at gyms, but this was like 10 years ago and that location didn’t have trainers period.
I’m a personal trainer and I deliberately choose people who look gross bc I know I can make them look fuckable and when they transform themselves and start to get really happy about their progress that’s a great feeling
Yeah and if it’s a woman who gets in shape she’s probably gonna leave her boyfriend or husband
@@grimreefer213 Chronically online alert
@@JaneDoe-ym7de What? It’s the truth, i’m not saying there’s anything wrong with it. I just find it funny that he’s a personal trainer and gets satisfaction from “making people look fuckable”, and as soon as a woman becomes more attractive then chances are she’s gonna leave her shlub boyfriend lol. So in a way he’s potentially facilitating the demise of these people’s relationships if they’re in one. But as long as they’re healthier and look better then i’m happy for them
@@grimreefer213 is that what your wife/gf did to you?
@@grimreefer213 if they're relationship wasn't strong enough to stand one getting in better or shape, that may not be the best of relationships and why should someone have to hold themselves to a lower standard? Especially if it's the healthier option..yes the word fuckable was a ridiculous way to describe it, but getting into better shape should always be a positive..
i worked the planet fitness overnight desk position, did it for 2 years. It was super easy just had to file some paperwork at midnight,answered calls which was usually just somebody prank calling. Whenever anyone asked me a question over the phone, i could not just answer it, i had to drone on and on from this script we had to read. I felt like a robot, my manager was a nice guy but planet fitness had him by the balls. I remember an elderly woman calling me one time and my boss was there, she was telling me her husband had passed and would like to cancel,my boss had the nerve to ask for proof of his death to cancel it, i was appalled.
That’s truly disrespectful, I would’ve have walked out right there to avoid another death
I mean - that's the law though?... I work in a position where we handle customer's accounts and stuff and due to privacy laws we cannot simply cancel a customer's subscription or close someones account because someone claiming to be their wife calls us. We should of course be empathetic and understanding of the circumstances, but we simply cannot make changes on our system without a death certificate. Although once we have a death certificate then things will go smoothly. Maybe at most you could give a free month so that no payments would be taken from the customer and allow them time to handle the proceedings?
Maybe the way how the laws in your state work are different, but in my job that's pretty much a given that during a death a certificate will be required so that we could close the profile/account.
That's normal
@@KoinzellGaming it’s a $15 a month subscription. You absolutely can cancel it. Nothing will happen. The law won’t & doesn’t need to be involved. Crap like this is soooo annoying to deal with as a customer & why Ai/automation is going to take over these positions because at this point you might as well just be talking to a machine if the person on the other end of the phone can’t compute that the person is dead and won’t be needing the squat rack anymore.
@@tremoneyv A.I workout robot is working out too loud. Then A.I robot pulls lunk alarm. Then buff, A.I workout robot jumps the counter and the A.I police are called to break up their fight.
For those of us with junk food addictions - there being free pizza in the gym is a deal breaker. When I'm trying to better myself by not partaking in something that is counter to all of my goals I tend to avoid that thing which working out at that gym would be nigh impossible for that. I would have to white knuckle the entire workout smelling the thing, that's free, that I am addicted to.
@@TotalRejection It's 100% a thing
@@TotalRejection literally anything can be an addiction, and even if you don't know it, you have one
@@TotalRejection u can get addicted to anything. if its not physically addictive some ppl just have addictive personalities like me we have to really try to stop doing something when we enjoy it so much yet its being detrimental to ur health
@@TotalRejection "Lack of willpower" learn to challenge yourselves and not succumb to every little temptation. Its not heroin... you'll be okay.
@@KBacon90 you're dumb. Read a book.
People who are seriously into working out aren't meathead jocks in my experiences. They're just nerds of a different variety. When someone can go into depth naming each muscle a specific exercise uses, the exact amount of nutrients in what proportions best support recovery and growth, how to identify and treat different sports related injuries, proper work rest cycles for an entire intensive workout, and do it all while being genuinely friendly and sounding excited, congrats that's the exact same thing that happens when a magic the gathering nerd meets someone on the street who also plays it. It's just that instead of building the best deck they can they build their muscles.
I used to feel the same way about fitness, it's just for meatheads, I'm an intellectual, lol. I was over 300lbs, my youngest sister is a MD now, she got her degrees in Biochemistry and Sports Medicine, certified trainer in several different orgs, went to college on a full ride softball scholarship, then her residency in rheumatology, and I've been her research project for a few years now. I went from 307lbs to 170 now in two years. I run 10ks in an hour. I Dl 315 for reps. I turned my life around with science. I myself have degrees in chemistry and math, and my other middle sister is an actuary that was also a softball star athlete, once they showed me it's all just chemistry and math, fitness became pretty simple. Follow the numbers, do the work, see results.
the problem with the lunk alarm is not just that it is loud and obnoxious.
it can also make people too scared to try harder.
imagine going to a "non-intimidating" gym, only to be immediately intimidated when you actually try to improve yourself.
you've replaced "Look at that fatty, he's trying to get fit. What a loser!" with "Look at that fatty, he's trying to get fit. What a loser!"
wait this is genius. if you kill peoples will to push themselves they take longer to get in shape thus getting more money from their membership before they go to a better gym.
Never heard it at mine, i don't even think it's hooked up. must depend on how the area is lol.
It all depends on the gym, it's not the brand. If your gym has an asshole, then he'll ring it. Otherwise...just don't fucking scream or yelp out while you lift, or drop your weights so they slam, don't be a fucking douchebag at a casual gym lmao
Went off where I was, I was the stereotype they had on the walls, gallon of water, muscle shirt, heavy weights. It's not a welcoming place in the slightest.
I always thought that alarm was automatic so I was constantly worried about that alarm going off when I made noise. Felt like working out in a library.
I actually got in really really great shape at PF back in the day, but that alarm did worry me.
As far as the Pizza/Bagel days at the gym… that’s just so messed up. As someone who has worked VERY hard on cutting calories and eating healthier over the last year, I can speak from experience and in the beginning for me it was so hard to stay on track with my diet. It is so easy for that one slice of pizza to suddenly trigger cravings and false ideas of “I deserve it” after working hard. Then all of a sudden that cheat meal turns into a cheat day. Sure, at the end of the day the responsibility lies with me to control myself but they definitely aren’t making it easy by rubbing the food in your face. Food can be a serious addiction.
I’ve been a pretty serious strength trainer for over 10 years now. I remember feeling intimidated and embarrassed when I was a beginner. The reality is that no one is paying attention to you at the gym. I currently go to one of the country’s most prestigious gyms, where Schwarzenegger and Coan trained, and there are tons of beginners here. I’ve never heard any of my experienced friends make a disparaging comment about a beginner. In fact, this would be pretty seriously frowned upon in gym culture. People passionate about fitness want other people to be passionate about fitness. As long as you’re observing basic gym etiquette, no one is going to judge you or even notice you for being a beginner.
That's not really true. The gym is not special, it is a social environment like any other where beginners can be shit on and laughed at.
@@cake8211 it can happen but it usually doesnt, like OP said most people passionate about fitness want other people to succeed, thats my experience as well
@@cake8211 It is a social enviroment but it is different, it's hard to explain but it's not like school or work
I disagree about no one paying attention to each other. Gym’s are hookup spots nowadays.
@@cake8211 It is special because everybody in that gym has been in that position of being out of shape and not knowing what to do. So they can immediately empathize.
In most social situations that isn't the case. IE the guy shitting on someone for being poor is probably only doing so because he has never experienced what it is like to be poor.
The pizzas and bagels are actually a much bigger issue than it seems. Your gut determines what you’re having cravings for and people who need to lose weight need to change their gut microbes in order to diet effectively long term. This often requires a few months of completely burning any carbs or unsaturated fats out of your diet, but that can’t happen if your eating pizza and bagels once a month.
Cutting carbs makes you loose weight exercise has very little effect, but building muscle where you can is always a good idea and makes you burn more calories....
@@mccock3154 Carb cutting (Keto, Paleo, Carn, etc) is just water shedding and your SHBG levels tank when you completely cut carbs; you're essentially living in a near-dehydration state at all times
This isn't a fact. The truth is that a lot is unknown and people have different bodies. No extreme diet is the right diet. The bottom line is they need less energy input than output.. They need to starve/eat less if they are that overweight.
@@Jettatura-yn8ss you’re right it isn’t a fact and a lot is unknown however if a person is overweight they likely need to keep that calorie deficit over the rest of their life. It is very likely based on what we know that your gut biome effects your cravings and if a person has cravings for unhealthy foods it’s unlikely they will be able to effectively diet.
Thinking carbs and especially unsaturated fats are a problem is a sign of extremely obsolete nutritional knowledge.
For anyone who is unsure about going to the gym when you are fat, people are focusing on themselves, they know you are focusing on yourself also, just try make sure you know how to use things but don't be scared to look confused when figuring out a machine or asking someone for help with a machine (most have diagrams of how to use them)
Ayee i have been going to the gym for over a year, been a fat fuck all my life, honestly i never feel like anyone is looking at me, everyone is focusing on themselves
I know not every facility is the same, but my experience at PF is the complete opposite. We have skinny, fat, first timers and thiccc body builders. Never heard the alarm go off, and everyone is respectful. I've seen the experienced guys help people who are using poor technique and could hurt themselves. I'm pretty happy with the location I go to
Same here, it's not as sophisticated as say In-Shape, but the price is way cheaper and has the essentials.
Down in Florida, my PF is full of noobs and pros alike. Skinny dudes, thicc dudes, skinny girls, thicc girls, everyone. Never heard the alarm go off, never seen anyone get harassed.
Same here
Same. And I’ve never seen pizza or donuts offered there, either.
Same, I think it is mainly just a meme among people and maybe some sort of thing that a certain group of people shun but mainly no one cares.
it amazes me how many people think you need a gym to get in shape. what you need is discipline. you can get in shape with basic push ups, sit ups, dips, swimming and jogging etc etc.
@@paintorian2064 if your comfortable....your not doing it right. no matter what size you are, you can do push ups, sit ups, flutter kicks, any number of things. no gym needed. diet will not make a difference if your not working hard.
@@VGameL0v3e12sF012Ree we didn't train any unusual muscles. There are no muscle groups that suddenly make you a better soldier. We trained our entire bodies.
If you know nothing on a subject it is better to keep quiet so people don't know that you know nothing. Rather than speak out and get called out.
@@finallychangedit4926 Bestcomment here. There are so many good exercises that you can do at home. A lot of people buy a gym membership because they believe the act of spending money on their health is somehow beneficial in itself.
I lost 130lbs with mostly running, especially outside. The world is my gym, the membership is free for the most part.
I used to be 307lbs, now I run a 50 minute 10K. And I'm 41 lol, so younger people you have no excuse.
It’s nice to have a dedicated place to work out away from home. Not to mention access to all the machines that can target every muscle group. Not to mention going to the gym to find other people that know what they are doing to help you out. Yeah you can google stuff but a lot of stuff in better taught in person. You also get showers and steam rooms in a lot of gyms for like 30 dollars.
The funny part to me about the "Judgement Free Zone" is that people at regular gyms are not judgemental. Fit people at gyms don't go around looking down on the less fit people... the majority of the fit people are friendly and helpful.
I also think it creates this 'boogyman' effect on real gyms to anyone who goes to PF.. it's like training your brain to think that normal gyms are threatening and dangerous especially if you've never entered a 'real gym' before.
I don't think it inspires confidence.
I was pretty out of shape a couple years ago, about 60 lb or so overweight. I knew I had to go to the gym everyday to form this new habit. I also had bad joints and terrible back pain so my doctor recommended that weight lifting would help. Long story short I lost all that weight and got kind of jacked. Nobody was judging me when I was out of shape, but now guys who don't work as hard are super insecure and like to make fun of me when I'm working out intensely. It has made me consider going to another gym since I'm probably not a beginner anymore.
Well done bro!
You leveled up passed them time to move to a new zone for more exp
@@anthonyhelmer2790 and new expansion pack
That’s cool bro. Those insecure guys are so lame
"I also had bad joints and terrible back pain so my doctor recommended that weight lifting would help."
Holy shit, a GP who recommended weightlifting?
"judgment free zone" lol. At any proper gym the floor is judgement free. Beginners and people trying to improve themselves are respected and encouraged. It's just all in people's heads to think that others are judging them and feeling uncomfortable being around fit people is just insecurity. The people in shape most likely respect you for working on yourself and getting into it.
I feel like those same people that feel insecure would feel super confident and possibly even egotistic when they get built. I'm a big guy and I'm not built. I'm doing dumbell workouts at home but I'm accepting that I'm not as strong as others and if I go to a gym I want to go somewhere where there are serious lifters to help me do it right
@@DoctorOaks oh I agree, those people are jackasses. It's really a mindset, there's always going to be crappy people and you can't let them keep you down. Why let them have power over you, if you know you're fat you know. You're there to get rid of the problem, just focus on that goal.
My girlfriend got kicked out of a planet fitness in phoenix for running on the treadmill too long. The employee told her they had received several complaints. She was angrily asking “who would complain about someone using a treadmill?” When a fat middle aged woman walking past said “people who don’t like show offs”. Luckily we were on a road trip and we were only in phoenix for 3 days.
The billing company that handles all Planet Fitness locations also handles Retro Fitness and several other chain gyms. Their business model is explicitly designed to make quitting extremely tedious, so that people keep their memberships and funnel the company money.
Funny, because I walked into my location months ago and quit in a few minutes.
@@dragons_red not all locations allow that to happen.
I went like a year paying my membership without going to the gym, so I can totally understand the mentality. I don't remember why I took a break from working out but I was planning to get back into it and just kept putting it off. And since it was only $10 bucks a month, it didn't seem like a big deal to cancel it. Plus, cancelling your membership feels like admitting you are giving up.
Giving out pizza and bagels at a gym is like giving out free shots at an AA meeting.
No it's not. Not everyone, not even most people, at gyms are there because they are obese food addicts. Nice try though.
9 times out of 10 when you're new to lifting and go to a Gym the members you encounter are extremely helpful and offer to spot or give advice. At least in my experiences, they're some hardcore gyms where some owners are assholes and do stupid things to provoke people but in the long run it only makes them look bad. In the end everyone is there for the same goals, to be fit and to achieve something.
Yeah, it really tends to be the wannabe influencers who are late teens/early 20's making fun of people, usually by filming them without their knowledge for clout.
My husband and I once had a membership at Planet Fitness years ago. But we didn’t even stay for a year. Reason being they would come up to us and tell us we were not allowed to hug each other while we were working out. It was our way to encourage each other to do better and they complained about the PDA.
We also noticed on one day that every time we hugged each other, the Lunk Alarm would go off. We were around the corner from the front desk so they couldn’t see us but the camera was pointing right at us. No one was grunting or dropping weights, the only think you could hear was the ridiculous music. There was no reason to ring the alarm. So I tested it, and sure enough the alarm went off every time I flipped off the camera.
We confronted the front desk and they told us they weren’t watching the cameras and that the alarm was for weight dropping, which again, wasn’t happening. We cancelled our membership when we continued getting harassed and had better experiences at a local gym.
Tbf that's just odd behavior at a gym, you guys need to constantly hug?
@@Originalchili And monitoring a couple hugging isn't?
@@Brigtzen not if they’re in public… this also sounds like a Reddit story, do you know how long you have to hug for people to notice? I mean greeting someone with a hug is one thing, but constant hugs in a gym is kinda crazy… get a room
@@kiditachii4015 if they're hugging for motivation, it sounds more like they're doing it repeatedly, not continuously, after some exercises to keep each other hyoed and proud
i absolutely believe PF would lunk alarm over PDA because some people are just petty and hate seeing couples being couples
Edit: also... have you been in a loving relationship? You build each other up in some way, if they want to constantly validate each other then that's what they're gonna do. Besides, they don't need to "get a room", it's hugging, not French kissing lol
@@kiditachii4015 If there's a petty tyrant employed as a manager at the location, then they'll be sitting there watching the video feed waiting for the opportunity to "punish" the person for "hugging too much".
I think the biggest problem with the lunch alarm is a contradicts their supposed idea of a 'judgment free zone'
There was a car dealership that sold life insurance to customers but never told the customer. That's kind of the idea with Planet Fitness. I get the attempt to curate an environment, but the profit comes from people not going to the gym to begin with. It's a weird business structure that comes off as selling life insurance to people and not telling them you're doing it.
Asmond always makes me feel better. I’m in hospital and I just wanted to let him know it really makes a difference being able to click on a video and just listen and relax. It has helped me so much idk why but it’s just a comfortable at home cozy kinda of feeling that I get when I listen to him and yeah that’s all. LOVE YOU ASMOND THANK YOU💕💕💕💕
Hope you get better soon!
Hope you feel and get better soon‼️♥️
You wanted to let him know? Or you wanted to let the world know? Here's the pity you're looking for in the form of a "like"
feel better soon!! :D, good vibes to you!
@@lucasgregory6375 I don't think there's anything wrong in seeking some closure. Maybe they feel alone, maybe they just want someone to talk to. Who knows?
When I was just out of high school in 1989 and starting my career as a cop I used to work out at Gold's Gym. I was skinny and tall and there were some monsters in there. People who really knew how to put on the weight and the gym had that sound and feel of a place where people are super serious about what they are doing. No one. Not one huge guy or girl ever gave me a hard time. Everyone helped. No one laughed. I got up to 225 (I'm 6'5") and absolutely fell in love with lifting. Fast forward to a few years ago. I'm medically retired after a career of car chases, gun fights, and mayhem. I wondered into a Planet Fitness and tried to work out there a handful of times. I can't lift heavy anymore after 3 back and neck surgeries. It was the oddest, most un fun time ive ever had. What a collection of odd people that end up at Planet Fitness. And why is there candy and crap on the counter for people to eat lol. And whey is there an old dude dressed like a bartender from the old west riding an exercise bike? Why is there an alarm that goes off if anyone makes a grunting noise.......at a gym. The whole vibe was BIZARRE. I've never gone back. Don't even get me started about the 400 pound dude in the locker room walking around with his junk hanging out. Or the homeless folks I got to know near the showers. Plant FAILNESS.
I can tell you from experience, grunting can sometimes slip out. I try so hard to be courteous, but when I go 100% sometimes it just squeaks out because I'm literally giving it everything I can.
Yeah, but I would be surprise if they alarm you if you do it once, maybe it happens I have no idea but for me the lunk alarm sounds like a way to push an etiquette not to punish people to train. I would ask the manager what is the etiquette as even exercise on a cardio machine on high-intensity program can warrant a grunt/exhaustion noise.
Yea but i think asmon means theres a difference between grunting and yelling like the dude in the video lol
Yeah, some grunt getting out on the last rep or 2 of going to failure isn't abnormal. Though dudes in that clip def seemed to be doing it on purpose 😂
Asmon saying he could bicep curl 40 pound weights 10 reps is the cutest display of cognitive dissonance I've ever seen. Those noodle arms would be lucky to lift 1 rep of a 5 pound weight
Yeahh I'm by no means the strongest but been gyming for 5 years and I barely curl 40lbs total for 10 on an ez bar not sure I buy it
@@maxgaj3015 i mean if anything that proves the opposite, longer arms means bigger ROM so harder to lift, is why short guys can bench the most
I got 16.5 inch arms at 5'8 which is rather big (something like 92nd-95th percentile, Greg Doucette and Geoffrey Schofield provide sources for this) and its pretty hard to do 10 reps of 40 lb curls after years of working out. Form is just fine, but at that weight vs like 20s is the time under tension. Your muscles dont have any moment of relaxing at those weights and up doing curls as even up top you gotta focus on balance.
@@maxgaj3015 longer arms is a disadvantage when it comes to lifting, not an advantage. Source: physics in leverage
@@maxgaj3015 With the same physique yes, larger muscles means larger force output true but the larger ROM means larger force required to lift the same weight, possibly some mitigation for the weight difference if using free weights because the heavier you are the more you can lift but an isolated curl on a machine yes absolutely they could
I can confirm that weights story, I went to a planet fitness and tried to do heavier weights and was asked to leave by an employee for intimidating their other customers
How is it intimidating? To who? I just don't get it
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 that’s a question for planet fitness I suppose
No you weren’t, stop lying
There will always be people that judge at any gym you go to. It doesn't help anybody if you care what other people think of you. Going to the gym is for YOU, not for anyone else. Focus on you and your progress, focus on changing your diet, etc.
I used to work at planet fitness. They need 5-10,000 people signed up and not show up for the business to work. They also fire employees after they finish training and get new ones. Always having new employees so they never have to actually do what they’re supposed to.
I appreciate that your experience was different, and the location that your friend went to seemed decent. But I used to work out 5 days a week. I've been to multiple locations. I've also been to Gold's Gym, I've been to other high end facilities. I only went to PF because it was most convenient to where I lived and worked. There are more toxic locations than good ones. Again, I am very purposefully courteous when I work out. I try to be as quiet as possible. I absolutely never take my shirt off and pose. Most of the complaints are true. Again, I was part of the crowd that wasn't their target. My warm up bench was 225. I could easily leg press 900. I played football from ages 15-35. My profile pic is me. Most heavy lifters are nice. We probably spend as much time talking to people who ask for help as we do working out. PF creates a highly toxic environment
Damn dude you look beefy as fuck. I quit football since I didn't like the sport much but you seem to be doing amazing. I hope you are going to a better gym, dont let them hold you down king.
@@syko2164 appreciate your words, man. The gym really is my happy space. And never before have I felt so unwelcomed and embarrassed. I'll never step foot in one of their locations again
You ain’t doing curls of 40 I thought he was saying dumbbell bench then he lost me 😂
Yeah it actually pissed me off that he would blatantly lie like that. Either he's lying, or he seriously overestimates his strength.
The first time I went to a PF, after having been in several other gyms prior, it immediately reminded me of some sort of 1990's dystopian future film. Hundred of treadmills, TV's everywhere, a staff who was almost entirely out of shape as if making a mockery of fitness.
That is a thing, I see out of shape personal trainers all over the place. Just because you took some correspondence courses online and got letters behind your name is't enough for me, you need to LIVE that. It's like a lot of our 'health officials' in government, THIS trainwreck of a person is the authority giving people health advice? They're not following it, creates cognitive dissonance.
It would be like Asmondgold giving tips on how to grow your arms VS some guy with shoulder caps and 20"+ biceps giving that advice, I'd listen to the one showing the results.
One of the gyms I went to had a policy that only the GM was allowed to cancel your membership, so not only did you have to go in, but there were only 15 hours per week you could cancel, on an alternating schedule. It took me six months, and probably seventy hours to cancel.
@@scallie6462 They actually were reporting it to Equifax and TransUnion, so I had to go in and make a stink. Funniest part, is that I kept going in during scheduled hours, and the "Manager actually got called in to a different locations 40 miles away.".
I even called to confirm the manager was there, and then ten minutes later when I was inside he was "At a different gym right now."
I train almost everyday. I have an anxiety disorder and it helps me manage it as well as I enjoy working on my physique. Yet never in my entire career of training even when I was at a community gym with no one there needed to take my shirt of working out. That a bad point to make because it is odd to do in a public gym.
To train yes, to practise posing etc is different. I guess it depends on your gym too. Most people in hardcore gyms will pose at the end of the workout. Helps mind muscle connection also.
@@YBNmarinara very true but I try and do that in my own home. Or at least If I do it I make sure the gym has a designated area for posing.
@@JETSson420 no doubt, I’m just talking from experience but I have gone more to serious gym with an actual space to pose with proper lights installed etc. There’s clearly different things you’d do at the gym depending on which one you go too.
I was going to planet fitness for a while. When I stopped and had my gym membership canceled they refused to cancel it and kept trying to charge me. My bank said they have had nothing but problems with people trying to cancel with Planet Fitness.
It's in the name "Planet Fitness", it's not a gym to work out, lose weight and gain muscle mass in, it's a theme park-esque experience to enjoy.
Always go to the more expensive gyms with the biggest guys. I have never met any people as supportive and helpful as those guys. They treat you like family, they help you get started and will cheer you on when you hit a goal.
I was at a PF and a group of asshats were talking about this big dude on the treadmill. I said the same thing Asmond said. At least he's making an effort, good on him.
About the slamming weights thing, Asmon. Most people are pushing their limits and they have to put it down immediately after an intense workout, like that one last painful rep before you let your hands give up and slam the weight down. Saying this as a gym goer
A guy came in the other day he had to be a plant…he did all the disallowed stuff. Tank top, crocs, grunting, gallon water jug…no one hit the alarm. I don’t think I’ve ever heard it after months of goin 4x weekly
I only had great experiences at PF and never heard the alarm. Lots of retirees and casual people getting in a workout but there were definitely hulks. I got to learn to weight lift and got to the point that i could've switched up a gym. I think there might be some bad joints but that would be a management thing overall.
Yeah I’m the same as you, 3 years at PF with zero relation to this video
When I worked at one of their locations a coworker and myself disabled the lunk alarm permanently (unless they replace the entire system) because the manager was a massive Karen when it came to certain customers (ie larger people, bone thin individuals and body builder size) and it would cost us about 20% of the customers leaving
There's a 0% chance asmon curls 40's for 10 reps lmao.
I love the guy but maybe 40 with 2 hands on a barbell
This is like paying an HOA.
Can I give you money to treat me like a child and scold me?
i’ve been lifting for >10 years. i love it when i see newbies in the gym. it’s great to see people taking charge of their health. and on behalf of most of us, feel free to ask anything, we’re usually reticent because we don’t want to impose our opinions on you or we don’t want to intimidate you
My wife and I moved away and had a hell of a time canceling the membership. The last thing that you think of when major life changes happen is Planet Fitness
The only reason I like Planet Fitness is not because of the no judgment, but because of the price. There is no other gym I found that is $15 a month (price includes the yearly and sign-up fee). The next cheapest I had was $30 a month, but that gym closed. Believe me, if other gyms were $15 or even close, people wouldn't flock to Planet Fitness. I had someone I worked with who paid $120 a month for him and his wife ($60 each) and he told me that was the next cheapest near him that wasn't Planet Fitness. Why would I want to pay 3-4 times as much as Planet Fitness for the same machines when I'm not a hardcore gym-goer. Now, if I were in the gym hours each day, it would be worth it to upgrade, sure, but not for a casual 4-5 hours a week.
Understandable approach
"I don't hate planet fitness"
Well you're about to
4:50 it depends on the muscle group being worked, the strategy to work it (such as burnout hypertrophy), and the weightlifting goal. You can actually build a lot of muscle using low weights over time, but that doesn’t make you that much more proficient necessarily at handling large weights. Perhaps there’s some correlation and having more muscle mass means you can naturally handle a little bit heavier weights, but generally you’re gonna better at what you train at.
You wouldn’t do 1000 bicep curls with 25 pounds one month to try and maximize your dead lift
@@Xeirus911 Yes you can get ripped even with smaller weights, however for building muscles heavier weights with fewer reps are objectively better. People's goals will also differ, if your goal is to get toned then you don't need the same stuff as someone who wants to big "show" muscles or someone who just want to be strong. Also people's bodies are different, a short woman will physiologically not have the same need for heavier weight as a tall man does. I'm 194cm and 20kg's (50lbs) was what I was using after about a month of lifting, and I was by no means ripped at that point, but I have a physiological advantage or disadvantage depending on what your goal is.
You can also do a lot more stuff with dumbbells than just curls. Some exercises need more weights, some less depending on what muscle group you're working out.
And the end of the day, use the stuff you have access to. All exercise is good. But if I'm paying for a gym then I want a decent selection of equipment.
@@Xeirus911 Yes they do, according to this video you don't have proper benches for pressing, squat racks or dead lifting stations. And tonnes of people will outgrow the dumbbells after only a few months, particularly if you have to use them to compensate for the missing equipment.
@@Xeirus911 You can definitely out grow that in a year depending on the exercise. I did.
@@volundrfrey896 No, heavier weights are not inherently better for building muscle. Studies have shown time and again that it doesn’t matter what rep ranges you train with for hypertrophy.
@@WALTAH2000 You're wrong.
I worked at PF when I was studying for my PT cert. PF preys on unfit, unmotivated people. Those who want to get fit, only to sign up and never return. At the PF facility I worked at, they had 42 accounts that were charged over a year "some 3 years" and the people came once or twice. You can not cancel your subscription over phone. You need to come in with an absurd amount of proof who you are. If you owe anything, you can not cancel your subscription, they'll continue charging you.
PF is what Twitter was. "You can't do that. If you do, others may see and adapt. Get out! Banned!"
Edit: After watching further, I see the video addresses this
Got to hear the lunk alarm pressed for a full minute during closing time on an employee's last day.
It was mind-expanding...
The pizza thing is not over exaggerating, as I used to be fat cravings always existed and the more you eat or see the harder it is to keep fit plus even if you have 1 free day you always have to fight the urge to eat more
I have anhidrosis as a part of my Gulf War syndrome and drink a ton of water as a result. I carry a gallon of purified water with me everywhere I go. You would be amazed at how many places I'm told I can't enter because of my gallon of water. I either have to check it at the front like it's a weapon, or am simply refused entry and have to stow it in my vehicle despite my medical condition.
I'm a Solider and I love planet fitness, I've always been into fitness but I have PTSD so loud sharp banging noises rack on my nervous system, normal gym im constantly reacting to loud noises. I love that there is an option for people who dont want all the loud noises in the gym.
As a chubby man I thought I was gonna be judged in gym. The gym bros are the most supportive folks. Even if they don’t say anything they notice when ya come back most days
How is it ok, that skinny people and fat people don’t want to be judged while working out, so you judge fit people?
I went into a Planet Fitness as a guest with my brother last week for the first time. Honestly, I really enjoyed it. I've been working out at home for over a decade now because I hate some of the people in gyms. They argue over equipment, they don't clean off their equipment or re-rack their weights, the girls are always trying to get you to look at them, it is just an annoying experience. The customers in Planet Fitness have no clue what the hell they're doing and most of them are old or fat, but they clean off their equipment like they're supposed to and the gym wasn't packed at all. They even have different types of expensive massage chairs, and a tanning bed. The one and only issue I had with it was one of the staff members was very snobby. I can't base my opinion off of one interaction though, so it was actually a good experience.
I’ve gone to the gym pretty regularly for about 10 years now, I started out scrawny at planet fitness and it was fine, I learned a lot and moved to a “real” gym to use barbells and such and I’ve put in a bit of muscle now but I’m no lunk. I’m back at planet fitness to train my overweight friend and I’ve never felt more JUDGED. And literally just for drinking out of a large water bottle… I’m sorry I drink a lot of water and wear a normal tank top but why’s there a sign saying that makes me a lunk? I’m someone EXERCISING
I feel like if they mainly provided a welcoming environment that accepted all kinds of gym goers and encouraged its members to assist each other in a positive way then I truly believe this whole thing could have been avoided. It's fine to kick out those who are being toxic or those who provide a negative workout environment but instead they choose to ban everyone who knows what they're doing and could have provided assistance or advice to those who are just getting into working out for the first time. Every time I've ever gone to a gym all the guys I ever saw were pretty nice and encouraging, especially to a newcomer like me.
6:54 ABSOLUTELY, we get this guy who comes to my gym that screams doing light weights and slams his head through the square panel ceiling saying “MOTHERFUUCCKKEERRR” 😂
I once got kicked out of PF because I was adjusting the seat and let the lever go and it made an earth shattering bang. The workers set off the lunk alarm and asked me to leave. I was astonished the entire time being escorted out.
Hope you got a refund
The second you give a little bit of power to some people, they abuse it
I’ve been lifting for almost 2 years 5-6 days a week, and I’m doing 35lb curls for sets of 10. I have 16 inch arms. Ain’t no way asmon is curling 40lb dumbells for 10 lmaoooo
Strength is different for all people I don't look like I got 19 inch arms. But I do, and don't go out of my way to lift weights. But I try to do as much cardio as possible when I can since I am trying to get smaller. I max out all the weight at planet fitness, sometimes you get genetically gifted in size and strength.
Wait what.
35 lbs is like 16 kilos.
You can achieve that from 0 for like 2 weeks or something. Yeah, doing more than that gets harder and harder, but wth? I have 16kg dumbbell at home and after not working out (basically laying sown on the bed) for like year or two i can still do 10 reps. Yeah, its hard to start from 16kg, but it's possible. I don't understand how you are lifting only 16kg after working out for 2 years. Wtf, are you even working out?
@@xalkerwar6628 35lb curls aren’t with fresh arms. It’s after heavy bent over rows and pull ups. It’s mid workout. I’m also doing 8 sets of 10 lol. I’m not talking about grabbing 35lbs fresh arms and ripping 10. I can probably curl 50s if I wanted. I don’t max out bicep curls, only a retard would do that. That’s how you end up in a viral video for a bicep tendon tear 😂
I been lifting for 11 years am 205lbs lean and 40lbs curls is still moderately heavy. No fkn way he curls 40s lol.
@@beefyboytech size is strength lol. My heavier friends that don’t even lift have strength. Being smaller and freakishly strong is less common. Genetics do play a big role and there can be incredibly strong smaller people as seen in the powerlifting world. But if someone who’s day consists of playing video games and streaming and does not work out regularly that also looks like he weighs 140lbs can curl 40lb dumbells I would be absolutely blown away. I just ain’t buying it lol.
Planet fitness is the worst gym I’ve been to. The alarm goes off every day and there’s always people fighting.
I went there for 3 months with no issues, until one day I was doing cable pull-down until failure. My arms gave out on the last rep and the weights clinked a little too hard and I got escorted out. I was actually shocked
best part of this video is the women complaining about the pizza in the gym and my man asmon catches her eating the pizza!! i,m dead haha
Hard to turn free pizza down... Especially over weight people..
I think the best gym environment for people who are more self-conscious and introverted is one of those gyms that have member caps or a small mom and pop that isn't always crowded.
In regards to the pizza, I can definitely understand the smell aspect. It may seem like no big if you like the smell of a food, but that's already a couple layers deep in assumption. Smell can be a shrug for some and _overwhelming_ to the senses for others (just as fireworks can be too loud for some while others' ears are fine). While I wouldn't find it a big deal, why would they spend money on pizza and bagels when much will go to waste or be sitting out all day? If I could only have a limited number of "cheat meals" a month, why would I blow it on that? Lastly while some cheat meals are OK, your post workout meal is when your body is most primed to absorb nutrients - if you're ever going to prioritize healthy meals, post workout is the best target.
7:00 Yelling while pushing weights actually helps with the exercise. Breathing would suffice for the body, but grunting and yelling is a psychological stimulant that helps to push the limits.
I had a chick that always grunted when I went in her back door.
Gonna be honest, I went to PF for a few months and the online hate is much worse than it really is. There were plenty of actual big body builders. But you don’t need to be yelling and slamming weights and if you know what you’re doing you can get the same quality of workout as most other gyms…aww you can’t dead lift? You poor boy, guess you can never get strong now…that pen drop was him telling an employee to hit it…really the hate from 4chan and whatnot is just free marketing. Most ppl aren’t trying to be 300lbs of muscle. I never heard the alarm go off unless the employees were fucking around in an empty gym. Pls marketing also keeps teen gym bros out and really all the ppl you get tired of at a gym. Also I’m fine with the gallon water jug rule. You don’t need to bring a fucking gallon of water for an hour without..it’s ridiculous..shouldn’t even be drinking out those anyway.
I had a Planet Fitness membership way back. What made me quit was, sure, it's $10 a month, but when you renew after a year, you get charged a like...$60 membership fee...on top of renwal fees.
Asmon, I love ya and your content, but I got some doubts. If you can do 10 clean straight reps of 40 lbs curls I will be very surprised and impressed lol.
10 reps of 40 lbs dumbbells bicep curl? No way with those arms. At least not with good form. I mean it's always possible, you don't need to be bigger than someone to be stronger. But I'm bigger than Asmon and my max for 12 reps of bicep curls is 22lbs. Then again I've always trained for hypertrophy instead of strength.
hypertrophy training is strength training.. if your muscle becomes bigger it will become stronger, physiology 101..
There is four different types of weightlifting.
Endurance has the rep range of 13 and above.
Hypertrophy has you struggling to get reps between 8-12. This training gets your muscles bigger.
Strength has you struggling to get reps between 4-7. This is a faster and safe way to get stronger.
Neural training has you struggling to get reps between 1-3. This is the fastest way to build strength but not recommended to do more than twice to three times a month, as it drains you mentally and proper form is required.
Edit: Most bodybuilders don't recommend doing one rep max every month. Every 8 to 12 weeks is enough.
No because hypertrophy is at its most efficient around 6-12 reps while powerlifters do 1-5 reps for strength. Sure powerlifters do also grow in size but not as much as bodybuilders. Do you get stronger while bodybuilding, yes but not even close to the same speed or amounts as a powerlifter. To get stronger you need to lift around 80% of your 1RM and to get bigger you just need to add volume to your training and get a pump. That's why people refer to those who alternate hypertrophy training and strength training as "Powerbuilders".
For this you can compare Larry Wheels to Ronnie Coleman. Coleman was an absolute unit yet Wheels completely crushes his lifts even though he's considerably smaller. And Coleman was also an anomaly in bodybuilding because he trained heavy which most bodybuilders don't do in fear of injuries.
@@USMC49er Weightlifting means olympic weightlifting. While you're right about the endurance part, calling it weightlifting just shows your lack of credibility as it's mostly technique on top of strength and is completely different from bodybuilding and powerlifting.
On top of that bodybuilders don't really do endurance since there's no benefit for them to do so, except after hitting their weight goal when they just work out for a pump to maintain the muscle but that's not really trying to train endurance, just going higher reps with less weight to avoid injury and to still get that pump.
Powerlifters occasionally do endurance training since it also helps with 1RM maxes and you can't progress with just 3-5 rep sets after some time.
@@USMC49er any training that utilises fast twitch muscle fibres and using an overload training system (anaerobic / ATP system ) will make you stronger , generally 1-15 reps before slow twitch muscle fibres (aerobic) become involved . Most professional body builders training for hypertrophy will train anywhere from 6-20 reps depending on a number of factors macrocycles / micro cycles / body part (specifically its make up ratio of slow to fast twitch anatomy ),high intensity overload principles ie drop sets, supersets, rest pause etc etc it’s not as simple as strict rep ranges .. muscles adapt to new stimuli and as you become more advanced different training principles have to be applied to generate more intensity ie reps/ sets / of course weight / time under tension / advanced training techniques etc ..
So, I can validate these claims unfortunately. I have always gone to my local gym instead of PF; however, when I was daring my ex, she convinced me to come with her to her nearby PF with her and her friends. There was actually signs just like the, "Please don't use more than 4 plates on either side to foster a welcoming environment," one. It's depressing... I'm not even a well fit guy and I felt bad for the people that are being told no preemptively just for essentially loving what they do and coming in consistently..
I immediately went back to my local one even though it is significantly more expensive. It doesn't matter to me, because I'm not the one being targeted; but, don't advertise that you're welcoming, when you aren't. Just ruins the vibe you were apparently going for.
PF is the worst experience I've ever had with a gym lmao
PF is ok for cardio. I didn't build muscle effectively till I started working with a barbell. If you really want to get strong, you should be doing squats, deadlifts, bench presses and overhead presses basically every time you work out. You can accessorize this with pull ups, dips and curls. You can't do 75% of this at a planet fitness because they don't have a power rack or even a bench (A smith machine is not a good substitute because you're not working on stabilizing the bar).
If you have no other option than to go to a commercial gym _to get strong_ , go to Crunch or LA fitness. Better would be a well equipped YMCA or work gym. I lucked out and have free 24/7 access to an awesome gym at work, but I don't think I could maintain my fitness goals with the equipment at a PF.
Asmon having an opinion on something fitness related is gold
He has eyes of an eagle for noticing that pizza slice.
She literally showed it off
I like how sunnyv2 showed the clip where the guy was purposely grunting loudly and then just proceeded like the guy wasn't trying to cause a scene.
I was in the military for 11 years, one place I was stationed at there’s a planet fitness just 2 blocks away from me. I went there, instead of using the gym in our base, as after work, and during my day off, I didn’t want to see more military people or others from work. But the months I went to planet fitness (as we tend to get deployed or go on detachments), I’ve never heard of this alarm. Cancelling my membership was easy too, I just explained to them that I am being stationed elsewhere. I never had any issues with planet fitness.
You seem to got the long end of the stick. I hope this organisation reform or break down.
That gym deserves to be trolled though. This is why I work out at home. It's free, you can be creative with how you work out, you don't need to travel or find parking, etc, and i hate not being bare topped when I work out because it feels too hot and just a hindrance when I'm doing strenuous workout.
@@cattysplat Pretty much yeah! The pros of working out at home are endless; they far outweigh the pros of going to a gym.
I know this is a year old but you got some of this wrong. I left my local planet fitness because they wouldn't get off the alarm. Any plate rattling at all, any heavy lifting and the alarm was going off. Nobody was shouting like in the video it was just normal gym sounds and *Tornado Siren*
So it's really more of a your experience may vary.
Gym bro's and gym staff are usually based and extremely helpful.. i think this vid is people blowing up the hyper minority and making it out to be more of an issue than it actually is
PF is literally for the general public. They expect this kind of crap. It's why you literally see the signs say things like "This is not for bodybuilders" or some other crap. If you just casually workout maybe once a week, maybe even twice a week, or anything less than that, PF is your gym. It's America's gym. If your actually into working out, and your in the gym often, you never considered it an option, you knew it wasn't for you so it never became part of your options. You went to a real gym in your area. I personally use my local YMCA, they have a huge gym with everything you could ever want going on in there
I can definitely believe someone's negative story about PF being wildly different from another person's. It's a relatively large chain, with each location seemingly regulated differently from the next. Where one might have someone specifically monitoring cameras and sounding the alarm for the most minute things, another might kick someone out just for "looking too strong," meanwhile ANOTHER location might not care at all and let people do whatever they want.
This didn’t age well considering the guy going into the women’s locker rooms
who?
I used to go to Planet Fitness, and the girls used to mess with me with the lunk alarm. Other than that, I don't think I ever heard it go off.