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[QuakerOats]

to be fair box squats are tougher and work the quads more.

where is the pic of this little person squatting?

box squats actually work the quads LESS and the hamstrings, glutes and lower back more.

[Ursus]

the way we were doing them was sitting down and leaning back with a pause on the box. Then pressing urself up from a dead stop. We done this below parallel

[dantelis]

...Not bustin' your chops man, just saying the reason these damn fitness centers are popping up everywhere is because they are consistently profitable in spite of their modus operandi...

Are they profitable?  Seems to me that there have been several chains and fitness centers that have gone under over the past 30 years of the fitness craze.  And many of them have been taken to task, both by FTC, BBB and through court actions, for their less than ethical membership scams.  ("Join now for a lifetime price of $20 per month!"  12 months later you find out that the gym contract's small print indicates that offer can be changed at any time by the gym when the gym ups their monthly rates to $30 per month for "lifetime members.")

Using scams like promoting "Personal Trainers" who can be dangerous and possibly injure naive members through bad training advice isn't a good way to run a business.  Even in our capitalist society, money isn't everything.  You have to think about your customers too and give them quality for their money.

[dantelis]

Here is the type of exercise promoted by personal trainers with no experience.

[peroni]

why do i get the feeling that "peroni" wears a lot of Under Armor?

I don't own even 1 of them or anything like it. Sorry to disappoint

[peroni]

I applaud your commitment to quality and wish more businesses were run that way.  As you've no doubt observed however, a McDonald's makes a lot more money than most quality restaurants.  Your clientele sound like connoisseurs, and I'm glad there's enough around for you to make a buck, but the McD's of the gym world will continue to thrive.  I agree its absurd, but that's the way of the world.

Consider this thought experiment: If you opened a second gym and ran it the way chain "fitness centers" are run, would you make more money or less money than you currently make from your gym?

Not bustin' your chops man, just saying the reason these damn fitness centers are popping up everywhere is because they are consistently profitable in spite of their modus operandi.

You're absolutely right. In my case, I make enough as a trainer so that it doesn't put pressure on me as a gym owner and I stick to my convictions. You're right though, if I relaxed them a bit I'd have a lot more money. It just is something I won't do.

[peroni]

Most personal trainers and "bodybuilders" couldn't read a fucking medical study if their life depended on it. 

Exactly my point. That's why I choose to be very picky. Any lack of results, injuries, or just plain screw ups, are a direct reflection of my business.

[peroni]

Are they profitable?  Seems to me that there have been several chains and fitness centers that have gone under over the past 30 years of the fitness craze.  And many of them have been taken to task, both by FTC, BBB and through court actions, for their less than ethical membership scams.  ("Join now for a lifetime price of $20 per month!"  12 months later you find out that the gym contract's small print indicates that offer can be changed at any time by the gym when the gym ups their monthly rates to $30 per month for "lifetime members.")

Using scams like promoting "Personal Trainers" who can be dangerous and possibly injure naive members through bad training advice isn't a good way to run a business.  Even in our capitalist society, money isn't everything.  You have to think about your customers too and give them quality for their money.

Again, another guy who gets it.

[Tapeworm]

Are they profitable?  Seems to me that there have been several chains and fitness centers that have gone under over the past 30 years of the fitness craze.  And many of them have been taken to task, both by FTC, BBB and through court actions, for their less than ethical membership scams.  ("Join now for a lifetime price of $20 per month!"  12 months later you find out that the gym contract's small print indicates that offer can be changed at any time by the gym when the gym ups their monthly rates to $30 per month for "lifetime members.")

Using scams like promoting "Personal Trainers" who can be dangerous and possibly injure naive members through bad training advice isn't a good way to run a business.  Even in our capitalist society, money isn't everything.  You have to think about your customers too and give them quality for their money.

Ok ya got me.  I don't know if they're profitable or not, but in Western Australia they keep popping up everywhere.  Maybe they just market hard and let the franchisee eat it if the wheels fall off.

It's a lamentable fact of modern business that most consumers will choose a cheap shoddy product over a more expensive quality one.  I don't congratulate them for capitalising on it, but that's probably the chain gym's rationale.

[peroni]

Ok ya got me.  I don't know if they're profitable or not, but in Western Australia they keep popping up everywhere.  Maybe they just market hard and let the franchisee eat it if the wheels fall off.

It's a lamentable fact of modern business that most consumers will choose a cheap shoddy product over a more expensive quality one.  I don't congratulate them for capitalising on it, but that's probably the chain gym's rationale.

Chain gyms do the initiation fees, processing, cancellation fees, sales pitches, contracts,etc etc. My gym does none of that. It's $28/month +tax and that's it. Personal Training is $60/hr. There are no package deals, etc etc. It's not about #'s with me, it's about doing it how I feel is the right way to do it. Turns out, a lot of people like the honest no nonsense approach and my gym has done quite well. I'm not getting rich but that's not my objective. I wanted a clean, positive energy gym in which to train my clients so I opened my own place. It's not a training studio, it's a gym but it's a lot different in most respects to a lot of gyms. I'm proud of that.