Jim Pettinato
July 15, 2018 20:57
I travel for work, I lift all over the world and this gym made such an impression I had tp write a review.
The gym itself is large, and has lots of top end gear. All the good stuff. lots of space, lots of weight, and the actual equipment is surprisingly well maintained.
The HUGE downside of this gym is the culture of the gym. Slobs.
I've been lifting for over 40 years and this might be the messiest, sloppiest gym I have ever seen.
There is a culture here that pretty much no one re-racks weights.
The dumbell rack is the biggest joke of a dumbell rack I have ever seen.
I literally walked around the gym for 10 minutes trying to find a pair of anything. A pair of 25s,,, count on a 10minute walk around.
No one,,, no one re racks weights. I found dumbells all over the gym looking for pairs. The dumbells that were in the rack,,, were usually singles. Grab one of your choice,,, and go hunting for a 2nd one.
They have lots of nice Hammer Strength gear. I did not walk up to one of those nice machines that anyone had stripped afterward. Every machine was left exactly how the previous user left it. The weight trees usually had weights laying on the floor near it.
You can also pretty much count on that no machine was wiped down after the last person finished. How can you know that you ask,,, there are no wipes,,,, nor is there any spray to wipe down anything when you are done. Bring a towel. How could it get this bad,,, I'd assume complete apathy on the staffs side. There was not one employee walking the floor. No one cleaning up. The person at the front desk was sitting there playing with their phone. Ifthe mgt doesnt give a **** why should the patrons.
I did see some people re-rack, usually the big guys who have brought gym etiquette up from years of lifting. The gym-bros who are built like "Y"s so that they look good in their Gap T Shirts at clubs,,, just walks away from everything. I watched it happed for two days. I dont know if LA Fitness are franchised independently, or controlled by the mother ship, but this one needs a housecleaning at the genetic level and a new staff and culture installed. Its too bad, because the facility itself is excellent, or could be.