Gym question

Head Nurse said:
I am looking at a place with lots of floor space - single story and in a fast growing part of town....
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What part of the Valley are we talking about? I'm out here in the S.E. Valley (Mesa/Gilbert/Chandler). I am frustrated in my Aerospace Quality career. Will work for pay :)
 
I was talking to B....pimping his ass for pay. I may take a piece of that action :woohoo:
 
Heres a couple good suggestions....

Play good music, most gyms play fucked up music. Maybe even a suggestion box where people can make request.

-A full set of quality dumbbells up to 150lbs is a must (not a must for me but going to a gym with DBs going up to 70lbs is a joke). Double sets on popular poundage.

-Plenty of mirrors with good lighting.

-Decent price

-Open late

-Squat rack

-Nice cables

-Good pull-up stations

-Barbell sets

-Good suggestions on the juice bars above, another kind of banana you may want to serve should be bananavar...

-Place is well aired. Not cold.

-Trainers should look like they are qualified to be trainers.

-Trainers should know wtf they are talking about and doing.

-Thats about all I can think of for now.
 
Maybe a list of specific equipment should be started here. I go to so many gyms right now that I've found myself becoming picky on which machines that I really like. If you are using the same equipment everyday, you get used to it and cannot really make a determination as to whether a machine is comfy or not. I'll make some notes on my travels.

One thing that I always look for is space to do walking lunges with a barbell. Having a small Olympic bar makes it easier to do this as it doesn't require such a wide aisleway.

You also should have my new invention on hand.....details available if you PM me.
 
Rage (SoCal) said:
Heres a couple good suggestions....

Play good music, most gyms play fucked up music. Maybe even a suggestion box where people can make request.

-A full set of quality dumbbells up to 150lbs is a must (not a must for me but going to a gym with DBs going up to 70lbs is a joke). Double sets on popular poundage.

-Plenty of mirrors with good lighting.

-Decent price

-Open late

-Squat rack

-Nice cables

-Good pull-up stations

-Barbell sets

-Good suggestions on the juice bars above, another kind of banana you may want to serve should be bananavar...

-Place is well aired. Not cold.

-Trainers should look like they are qualified to be trainers.

-Trainers should know wtf they are talking about and doing.

-Thats about all I can think of for now.
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I've been talking to the higher ups of Gold's Gym..so you make very valid suggestion. Playing with the idea of 24/7 hours, but will wait and see what the reports have to say and if it would be cost wise. Bumbbells - no problem.. will have 3 fully complete sets. Trainers - I have guidelines for finding, choosing and hirering trainers (34pgs worth). Cables, racks and machines are all on the list along with benches and misc equiptment. I will have to narrow things down a bit as the floor size for the weightroom is only the size of a bball court and folks will need room to work.
Please keep the suggestions coming and yes have fun with thread too....
 
SJA said:
Maybe a list of specific equipment should be started here. I go to so many gyms right now that I've found myself becoming picky on which machines that I really like. If you are using the same equipment everyday, you get used to it and cannot really make a determination as to whether a machine is comfy or not. I'll make some notes on my travels.

One thing that I always look for is space to do walking lunges with a barbell. Having a small Olympic bar makes it easier to do this as it doesn't require such a wide aisleway.

You also should have my new invention on hand.....details available if you PM me.
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Funny you should mention a place to do walking lunges......I hate them, but do them all the time - I have worked in a stretch of space to them.
Yes by all means start a list of specific equiptment!!!
 
Sad to say, you should decide early on if you encourage or discourage lifters, as opposed to bodybuilders.

Debate of that concept, as well as on how much your gym reflects your personal training style vs. what works best business-wise, could lead to a 100 page thread here.

That's not my intention, but if you determine the demographics of your target market first in terms of age, gender and, especially, training and competition styles and goals, then your choice of equipment becomes a lot easier.
 
Sad to say, you should decide early on if you encourage or discourage lifters, as opposed to bodybuilders.
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Not sure what you are saying here but are you referring to powerlifters and bodybuilders? I would venture to say that these are both serious "lifters".

What I think you are implying is your typical office monkey or housewife looking to lose a few pounds vs. a person who is seriously training. I know that I get a few weird looks at the more laid back gyms when I show up with my mouthguard in and I beat my ass to oblivion. Then at the more serious gyms it is accepted to have a puke bucket in the corner of the leg room :D
 
fbxdan said:
What's wrong with teenagers? We need a place to workout too, lol. That being said, actually I agree.
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lol....i know i know.... we were all teenagers once. i just really steer clear of the gyms full of teeny boppers and such.....the kind that eye rape you when you walk to the water fountain.... i follow kwych around like crazy when im at the gym....

other than people types....i like cardio machines....leg presses..... well...in general i like machines....im still alittle nervous about the free weights but thats just me. i hope that all will be well with your endeavers head nurse. :)

a new gym just opened up near me and its a "high end" gym....alot of "pretty" but there is nothing for the men ....you know REAL men to use, so it kinda sucked in that aspect. in short a diverse and functional gym is a good gym:)
 
Gym, simple :D

Honestly, you don't need a huge freeweight area.

Maybe 2-3 squat racks, 4 benches, lots of dumbells (at least to 150lbs), a place to do some deadlifts.

A couple smith machines are good too.

Lots of hammer equipment is nice. A good cable section, and the rest should be machines and cardio.

If I could give it a split, i'd say 30% freeweight, 50% machines, 20% cardio equipment.

And, the necessities were above. Squat, bench (including inclines), smith, and dumbells. Make sure you have enough benches and seats for dumbell work.

Then, finally, don't hire FATASS trainers. That's horrible. My gym is full of FATTTTT trainers. And, I'm not kiddin'. Its ridiculous.
 
Whats up with few gyms having any deadlift platforms? Most don't even have one deadlift platform.

The gyms I go to are fine. Even the "club" gyms have DBs that go up to 120-150 pounds. They look brand new, not even used but still, they are there. Fortunately I might get into the 120 pounders with DB Shrugs here soon enough.

There's not really any complaints I have with the gym itself, just the members. Too many people standing around instead of lifting, too many people talking on cell phones instead of lifting, people doing just about anything besides lifting. The staff also consists of fat or out of shape people. Occasionally there is a person who looks like they use the gym but its pretty rare.
 
most people mentioned fat trainers..which is true...they shouldn't be fat..i mean looks matter..its' what people are there for in the first place.

What I think might be worse, from a business prospective, is FAT SALES PEOPLE. I just joined my new gym a few weeks ago, and I didn't realy have to be sold on it I'd been there before back in the day when it was a powerhouse before NYSC...but no lie the salesman was easily like 400 pounds...i mean morbidly obese.

How are you gonna try to sell me on how good the equipment and gym is if you're fat as hell..not out of shape FAT AS HELL. I mean everyone that is employed at a gym gets a free membership..use that ****.
 
delta314 said:
We've got one Smith and two squat racks. It really sucks when there are 6-7 people all doing legs
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I have 2 smith and 1 squat rack. Good thing no one ever works legs at my gym. :D
 
natedogg said:
I have 2 smith and 1 squat rack. Good thing no one ever works legs at my gym. :D
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I wish everyone at my gtm would not do legs.....on Wednesday anyway. I used to do them on Thursday, and everyone else started doing them on Thursday also. I told my self, "self, look around each day and see what day nobody is doing legs", and it was on Wednesdays. I change up and next thing you know, everybody wants to do legs on Wednesday.........
 
delta314 said:
I wish everyone at my gtm would not do legs.....on Wednesday anyway. I used to do them on Thursday, and everyone else started doing them on Thursday also. I told my self, "self, look around each day and see what day nobody is doing legs", and it was on Wednesdays. I change up and next thing you know, everybody wants to do legs on Wednesday.........
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Everyone is out to piss you off brother...including me...biatch. :D
 
hamper19 said:
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no lie the salesman was easily like 400 pounds...i mean morbidly obese.

How are you gonna try to sell me on how good the equipment and gym is if you're fat as hell..not out of shape FAT AS HELL.
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i see what you mean....but gosh, that poor guy probably feels like **** knowing that most people are thinking what you are thinking when hes trying to selll..... thats so sad....but at the same time, he has almost no excuse to not help himself.
 
Mrs. Gimpy! said:
i see what you mean....but gosh, that poor guy probably feels like **** knowing that most people are thinking what you are thinking when hes trying to selll..... thats so sad....but at the same time, he has almost no excuse to not help himself.
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exactly, i mean even if you have actual medical issues etc. and/or you are embarrased..which i know a lot of people hisitate to start working out in a gym first, b/c they are embarrased etc. He still has access to knowledge..I'm sure at least one of the trainers knows what they are talking about. He could at least start by getting some tips..having them help with an eating plan etc. I mean then again maybe he likes it who knows.


side note...another thing you need for the gym....make sure you hire cute chicks to work the front desk...its always a nice bonus..
 
But, the dude could have been 600lbs to begin with. Ya know? He could be huge, and still have lost a lot of weight.

Hard NOT to judge a book by its cover, so if I were a sales person, I would be sure to mention my being overweight as part of the sales pitch...like...i've been involved in fitness for a year and lost 100lbs or something of that nature.

Now, on the other hand, I have personal trainers at my gym who were fat when i started, and are fatter now....that's just dispicable. This one guy was probably 250 @ 20% when i first met him, a year later he's probably 280 @ 25-30%.
 
i agree...that's a good point. But judging by the shape of his physique I doubt it's true. But i would probably say that anyway even if it was just to make a sale. Business is Business..i'm not really sure why gyms need sales people anyway

"hi, I'm Kris, this is where you work out" that's my sales pitch

i mean people know why they are there...lol
 
I consider myself spoiled, in that Ohio State has just opened one of the largest recreational complexes in the nation. But before the facility was complete, I belonged to a few local gyms, even though my intent (at the time) was not to 'get big,' but just to 'stay fit.' I think your goals or intentions are crucial in selecting a gym.

Why pay more money to join a gym that has equipment you will never use (say, an endless supply of machines, when you only use free weights), or not enough variety of equipment to meet your goals (you want to do a variety of cardio, yet the gym only has treadmills and a bike)?

Our campus complex offers a bit of everything that I would be looking for in gym - food court (healthy food, of course), a juice bar, swimming pools and saunas, a plethera of different equipment, entertainment, etc. (no MILFS, but definitely some good-lookin college chicas). What it is short in, is fitness professionals.

In hindsight, I would have made up my goals and had clear intentions as to what I was looking to become and what it would take to get there. From there, I would look at the gyms and determine, "Will this facility contribute to my success, or hold me up from reaching my full potential?"
 
JonesersRX7 said:
HeadNurse - can you email me please?

emjones2 @ email . uophx . edu


of course remove spaces. Look foward to hearing from you. Thanks.
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Sent you an email......did you have some information for me on gyms????
 
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