Basement Training - Page 2

W8isGR8 · 10-18-2005, 10:40 PM

Good read! :nosthumbs

My favorite part of workout out at home, squatting barefoot

Vinter · 10-26-2005, 07:07 PM

Good write up !! I completely agree with you.

I recently went to a gym to go on a deal from a postcard I got in the mail and a family member had won a $200 gift certificate there.. so I figured what the hell...

So I get there, they give me a quick tour, tell me the rules of the gym.. weight restrictions, dumbells only to 80 pounds, no grunting..etc..etc

Then sit me down, explain to me that the "!!" near one of the deals was pretty much the "*" that most people use to have a rule to the situation.

So now he's going over the package plans....

50$ a month no enrollment fee, commited to 24 months
$299.99 enrollment fee, $29.99 a month and its also 24 months
$199.99 enrollment fee, $39.99 a month/24 months
or this one is great
$499.99 , 19.99 a mo/24 mo

So my reply was ... "I could spend that much to add to what I have at home, and have pretty much everything I need, so yeah.. I think I'm all set"
Him: 'let me get a manager to see if we can work out a deal'
::sigh::
the next 45 minutes, this rather fat man trys to push me into joining, eventually asking to see if I had a certain logo on the back of my debit card that would get me a discount, yanks it from my hand and holds onto it... trying to persuade me to let him go swipe it
told me I need to upgrade from my girl gym at home...yadda yadda yadda... pissing me the hell off, I told him if he didnt give me my debit card back and to stop talking down to me like a 5 year old child that just broke something I was gonna knock him flat on his ass... he gave it back, and I left..

I dont like the gyms in my area, they are either family places like that, with small free weight section, small places with crap equipment or places that are home to gangsters and meatheads... so I think I'm gonna stick with my home equipment and build it up.

bluehazard · 10-27-2005, 04:37 PM

Wow that sucks. I wouldn't want to go to that place either. Plus he called it your "girly" gym at home? You can't even lift heavy at his gym.

Jackadise · 11-04-2005, 03:34 AM

My weights at home dont weight any less than the weights at the gym, why pay more?

**DarkFalcon** · 11-04-2005, 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jackadise

My weights at home dont weight any less than the weights at the gym, why pay more?

lol..true enough. The only reason I switched was to have spotters and the wider range of equipment. My basement could never hold all the equipment I need.

10-18-2005, 10:40 PM	#31
W8isGR8 Pro Stature Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pearl City,Hawaii Posts: 119 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 4	Good read! :nosthumbs My favorite part of workout out at home, squatting barefoot __________________ I seek only the truth

10-26-2005, 07:07 PM	#32
Vinter Pro Stature Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 194 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 4	Good write up !! I completely agree with you. I recently went to a gym to go on a deal from a postcard I got in the mail and a family member had won a $200 gift certificate there.. so I figured what the hell... So I get there, they give me a quick tour, tell me the rules of the gym.. weight restrictions, dumbells only to 80 pounds, no grunting..etc..etc Then sit me down, explain to me that the "!!" near one of the deals was pretty much the "*" that most people use to have a rule to the situation. So now he's going over the package plans.... 50$ a month no enrollment fee, commited to 24 months $299.99 enrollment fee, $29.99 a month and its also 24 months $199.99 enrollment fee, $39.99 a month/24 months or this one is great $499.99 , 19.99 a mo/24 mo So my reply was ... "I could spend that much to add to what I have at home, and have pretty much everything I need, so yeah.. I think I'm all set" Him: 'let me get a manager to see if we can work out a deal' ::sigh:: the next 45 minutes, this rather fat man trys to push me into joining, eventually asking to see if I had a certain logo on the back of my debit card that would get me a discount, yanks it from my hand and holds onto it... trying to persuade me to let him go swipe it told me I need to upgrade from my girl gym at home...yadda yadda yadda... pissing me the hell off, I told him if he didnt give me my debit card back and to stop talking down to me like a 5 year old child that just broke something I was gonna knock him flat on his ass... he gave it back, and I left.. I dont like the gyms in my area, they are either family places like that, with small free weight section, small places with crap equipment or places that are home to gangsters and meatheads... so I think I'm gonna stick with my home equipment and build it up. __________________ 8/15/05 - 232 8/22/05 - 227 8/26/05 - 225 9/2/05 - 224 - 23% bf 9/10/05 - 221 - 21.85% bf 9/19/05 - 220 - 21.4% bf 9/26/05 - 219 - 21% bf 10/3/05 - 217.5 - 20.8% bf 10/10/05 - 218 - 19.6% bf 10/17/05 - 214 - 18.07% bf 10/28/05 - 210 - 17.04% bf http://www.sickofbeingfat.net/profiles.aspx?vinter N'Gorge, Melting Point, Rebound XT Log

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10-27-2005, 04:37 PM	#33
bluehazard www.whyquit.com Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 255 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 8	Wow that sucks. I wouldn't want to go to that place either. Plus he called it your "girly" gym at home? You can't even lift heavy at his gym.

11-04-2005, 03:34 AM	#34
Jackadise New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Newark, DE Posts: 22 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	My weights at home dont weight any less than the weights at the gym, why pay more?