Do you think $43.00 a month is too much

[pumpster]

Decide whether the price difference is worth it to you in some way.

[mar10s]

Karl, I think it's an ok price.  At Gold's in Gurnee, IL...is $100 down and then 58 a month.  If you don't want to pay the 100 up front, then it's 68 a month.  At Powerhouse in Waukegan, I'm paying 42 a month, no initiation fee.  Up in Milwaukee at Animal House Gym (where Art Atwood would always train) it was 40 a month, no contracts..nothing just bring in a check or cash each month which was awesome.  It was in a warehouse...all Body Masters and Hammer Strength equipment...nothing fancy, but lot's of equipment.  So I think what you're paying is pretty decent.

[ManBearPig...]

Karl, I think it's an ok price.  At Gold's in Gurnee, IL...is $100 down and then 58 a month.  If you don't want to pay the 100 up front, then it's 68 a month.  At Powerhouse in Waukegan, I'm paying 42 a month, no initiation fee.  Up in Milwaukee at Animal House Gym (where Art Atwood would always train) it was 40 a month, no contracts..nothing just bring in a check or cash each month which was awesome.  It was in a warehouse...all Body Masters and Hammer Strength equipment...nothing fancy, but lot's of equipment.  So I think what you're paying is pretty decent.

Gurnee, Waukegan, Milwaukee?  Dude, you must be making millions of dollars a year living in those fine areas.

[mar10s]

Gurnee, Waukegan, Milwaukee?  Dude, you must be making millions of dollars a year living in those fine areas.

Are you speaking from experience Rod?

[ManBearPig...]

Are you speaking from experience Rod?

I live in Skokie/Evanston, but I did some work at Waukegan HS and Gurnee...well, the mall's nice.

[flagadajones]

cant u guy afford buying some used machines weights and a rack/bench to put in your garage?

it.s a lot cheaper and i thought you were so hardcore you would have think about it sooner...

[mar10s]

I live in Skokie/Evanston, but I did some work at Waukegan HS and Gurnee...well, the mall's nice.

It's just cheaper cost of living up here.  We can purchase a nice home (around 2800 sq feet) for 250k-ish out by Lake Villa.  At the same time, some friends of ours purchased a townhome in Carol Stream for 275k thats a fraction of the size.  Granted there's a commute involved, but you can get a better home for the money up here.

[Mars]

i once throwed a prostitute out of my car.

[dr.chimps]

I trained at metroflex for a few months but $43.00 a month seems a little high to me.  So I went back to my old gym even though it was all the way on the other side of Dallas because the owner only charges me $20.00 a year.

Hmm. Yeah but you get to throw around the barbells and swear all the mother-f*fuckin' live-long day like Branch, and you get to use Ronnie's weight bitch. Sounds like a steal at any price.   

[benz]

mine cost now us$88/month but they give me white towels, theres sauna, jacuzzi and free access to spinning & pilates oh brother..pilates

[wnybodybuildingfan]

I train in my basement gym.  It would have to be a fantastic gym with great atmosphere in order for me to pay $43 a month.  Plus, would have to be close to home.

[webcake]

I have to fork out $64 a month. 

But it's all relative. It's a fairly expensive part of Sydney and obviously people are willing to pay that much. And in the last 12 months quite a few new gyms have opened up in the area, but they don't really appeal to me.

My gym is very basic but has everything i need. No saunas or spas, classes or shit like that, just basic machines and lots of free weights.

[Karl Kox]

thanks for all your feed back guys

[HTexan]

I pay $45 + $10 locker fee. So i'm paying gold's $55 bucks a month. It's 3-7 minutes from my house tho.

[gordiano]

mine cost now us$88/month but they give me white towels, theres sauna, jacuzzi and free access to spinning & pilates oh brother..pilates

Fuck that. That's like saying, "my Cable company charges me $250 a month for 300 channels, including Golf channel, knitting channel, and the pottery channel". I.E., shit you DON'T fucking need.

[HTexan]

Fuck that. That's like saying, "my Cable company charges me $250 a month for 300 channels, including Golf channel, knitting channel, and the pottery channel". I.E., shit you DON'T fucking need.

yeah, i don't use the sauna or pool. I wish i could get a discount

[TechnoViking]

You mean no one pays the $9.99 a month or $99 a year at Planet Fitness

[LatsMcGee]

i once throwed a prostitute out of my car.

This is the kind of workout I am talking about people,  Mars is a serious trainer.....

[TommyBoy]

Consider yourself fortunate. I have to pay 45$ a month for a YMCA (ugh....) that is a 35 minute drive from where I live. Next closest gym after that is two hours.

[The Showstoppa]

Karl, did your dad ever refer to himself as Double K?  Like Arn is Double A....

[The Showstoppa]

if I had $43 I'd buy some oil paint... or maybe a sus250 pre load from mexico.

Or some nicorette? haha

[FLEX N FREAK]

Karl, you wouldnt be talking about Texas Gym by any chance would you.  Awesome gym

[Krankenstein]

That's pretty cool. I envy you; here in San Diego, the corp. have taken over; LA Fitness, 24hrs... not more mom and pops gyms

I wish thought, I like these smaller places and bring in good energy when I'm around.

I was going to say the same thing about Phoenix Alex.  From what I can tell, there are no more hardcore-type gyms.  Just LA Fitness, 24-Hr, Golds HEALTH CLUB, etc.  I really miss the Davenport, IA.  Two really good hardcore gyms.

[CalvinH]

You mean no one pays the $9.99 a month or $99 a year at Planet Fitness

I have a free membership to the Planet Fitness but I pay 39.99 a month to go somewhere else

[kwri298]

I have a free membership to the Planet Fitness but I pay 39.99 a month to go somewhere else

In Lubbock I paid $842 for a year membership @ bodyworks for me and my wife.  The membership includes access to 4 different gyms around town, all of which are pretty nice.  It's good for me because sometime I get tired of training at the same gym. 

Zack Thomas has a gym in Lubbock but it sucks compared to Bodyworks