Joined a New Gym this Month

[xcelbeyond]

I joined a 24-Hour Fitness and started at the beginning of this month. Not only can I go "any" time of the day, I can use any 24-Hour facility. They forfeited my initiation fee and charge me $38 a month - no contract. They told me I had to schedule a session with one of their "trainers." I asked if this was really necessary and they said it was required for all new members.

I went in to meet with my trainer the other day, who was a young lady. The first thing she said to me was "are you getting ready for a contest?" She proceeded to be somewhat apologetic and asked if there was any info she could provide me with. There was a seated ham curl machine that I spent about 15 minutes trying to get to work the other day. I told her there's a machine I'd like help with. She said "the seated ham curl" machine - apparently MANY people have problems with it! When she did a skin-fold BF test on me she could not grab anything on my bicep and said she's never had this happen and shed have to enter a "one" (whatever that means)! I have little faith on her ability and she went to a chart based on the numbers she entered. I was in the second from top category (top being the leanest) in about a list of 20 different categories.

I try and get in the gym between 4:30 and 5:00 AM and there's only 2 or 3 other people working out with weights at that time of day. I've had 3 different guys spot me. Each have asked me if I was getting ready to compete.

It just makes an ol' guy feel good anyways!

On another note - things are moving along quite well with the new girl friend! Now, if I could just get the ex to agree on a settlement so I can finalize my divorce and keep both nuts intact!

 

[Tyrone]

I joined a 24-Hour Fitness and started at the beginning of this month. Not only can I go "any" time of the day, I can use any 24-Hour facility. They forfeited my initiation fee and charge me $38 a month - no contract. They told me I had to schedule a session with one of their "trainers." I asked if this was really necessary and they said it was required for all new members.

I went in to meet with my trainer the other day, who was a young lady. The first thing she said to me was "are you getting ready for a contest?" She proceeded to be somewhat apologetic and asked if there was any info she could provide me with. There was a seated ham curl machine that I spent about 15 minutes trying to get to work the other day. I told her there's a machine I'd like help with. She said "the seated ham curl" machine - apparently MANY people have problems with it! When she did a skin-fold BF test on me she could not grab anything on my bicep and said she's never had this happen and shed have to enter a "one" (whatever that means)! I have little faith on her ability and she went to a chart based on the numbers she entered. I was in the second from top category (top being the leanest) in about a list of 20 different categories.

I try and get in the gym between 4:30 and 5:00 AM and there's only 2 or 3 other people working out with weights at that time of day. I've had 3 different guys spot me. Each have asked me if I was getting ready to compete.

It just makes an ol' guy feel good anyways!

On another note - things are moving along quite well with the new girl friend! Now, if I could just get the ex to agree on a settlement so I can finalize my divorce and keep both nuts intact!

Good for you with the GF xcel!

I use the 24 hour fitness as well...It's true you can dispute and get them to drop the initiation fee but how did you go about it?
BTW, not to rub it in but I pay $5/month(long time member there)

 

[thebrick]

Good for you with the GF xcel!

I use the 24 hour fitness as well...It's true you can dispute and get them to drop the initiation fee but how did you go about it?
BTW, not to rub it in but I pay $5/month(long time member there)

5 freaking dollars a month? How long have you been a member where you train?

 

[JETHRO TULL]

Wow!

xcel...great news!

tyrone...5$ ?? You lucky bastard!

 

[Tyrone]

Long story short...My little brother signed up at 24 hour fitness as a step child with one of his friends' family and it was $5/month at the time...I always borrowed his card till he went to graduate school and told me I could keep it forever(He has more earning potential in medical research)...Anyways, it's my finger print that is used now

I still want to know how xcelbond went about having the initiation/sign up fee dropped...I'll bet he laughed in their face and they realized who the MAN was.