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| - I spend my time between this location, the one on E. Flamingo, and the one on Sahara/Decatur. Of the three this is my favorite one, but it definitely has its flaws.
Having a job where my shift changes on a regular basis, I've had to alter my schedule lots and have been into this LVAC at pretty much every possible hour; if you want to beat the crowds, I've found that anywhere between 11pm-7am is the sweet spot. I've never had to wait for a cardio machine (even when the gym is at its fullest, usually between 3:30pm-7pm), and usually don't have to wait to get on any of the strength training machines - the sole exception being the squat racks.
That would actually be my main complaint; people seem to camp on the squat racks, very often using them for exercises for which there are entirely different machines. The only other complaint I have is more about common courtesy; some gym members have the horrible habits of not re-racking their weights and not wiping down their machines when they're done. Pretty disgusting. (That's at any gym though.)
The front desk staff has never been unkind, though sometimes they borderline on completely apathetic; especially the overnight crew. The two trainers I've had experience with weren't horrible, but definitely could have been much better. When I told them weight loss was my goal and that I needed help setting up a couple of good routines, they didn't really offer anything productive - just walked me around the gym and had me sit on different machines to try them out.
Compared to my old gym (Anytime Fitness), this place is palatial and has enough equipment, activities and classes to justify the membership cost. I'm still not a fan of contracts, but that seems to be the nature of the beast these days.
I don't let the attitudes or judgmental glances of the other gym members affect me at all; yes, there are the stereotypical gruntbag meatheads, and the "made up like I'm going to the club" girls, but we're all here for the same purpose. I just put my headphones in, focus on what I'm doing, and there are never any issues.
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