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| - I checked this place out on a two month whim. I'm glad I finally did.
As a member of the 24 Hour Fitness on 32nd and Camleback, this is like working out in the future.
While the few people I've seen here aren't what I would call friendly, I've yet to see the place packed. Every membership comes with towel service.
The locker room is clean. The showers almost make you feel silly for bringing flip flops. I think one of the soaps had aloe in it.
The worst thing I've noticed is after rush hour there can be some towels piled up and maybe an empty protein shake can left in a locker.
I toured The Village and just couldn't bring myself to join. I mean, a gym that has a bar in it? Seriously? Kids eating french fries on the carpet outside the weight room? Really?
While it would be nice for Golds to have some courts or a pool or something, honestly, I'm ok with it not. It's Gold's. They're kind of known for getting your ass in shape not being a place soccer moms can barter for carpools over a latte.
Don't get the wrong idea though. The place isn't for the hardcore, barbell dropping, chalk on the palms, vein faced sweat spitters that populate some of the traditional Golds. This is both a plus *and* a minus for this place. If you want to do some serious weight training then expect to use machines. While they do have a decent free weight area it's just too small. Two Smith machines are ok, but only one real squat rack? C'mon. If you want to work on Oly lifts like a snatch then you're going to either have to wait your turn or improvise with dumbells.
The trainer staff is nice enough but aren't really cued into the basic gym etiquette. For example, one day I was doing overhead squats, so I had over a hundred pounds suspended over my head, and one of the trainers walks *directly* behind me, between myself and a bench rack. Not that big of a deal in writing, but she and her trainee were potentially within inches of having their heads crushed if I couldn't hold my grip. Kind of amateur.
As with any gym there's the douche canoes and their spiked hair, there's guys dropping the occasional set of dumbbells and two uptight guys on elliptical trainers who will glance at each other and do a synchronous eye roll over it. Sometimes the trainers take up too much room with a client, but all in all if you avoid rush hour it's a good spot. Oh, but the music sucks, bad.
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