Gold's Gym

Pros: Good bodybuilding trainers, decent cost, good equipment
Cons: Only for the serious bodybuilder

I joined Gold's Gym a few years ago and I have to say, it is not a gym for the normal human being. Gold's Gym started off as a muscle-bound bodybuilding shop and that has not changed. This, however, was not known to me when I joined.

The...

Pros: Variety of fitness classes
Cons: Filthy and falling apart

I joined the Somers Point, NJ, Gold's Gym in Nov. of '99. I did it as a favor to a friend (her sister did not want to be a member any longer so I took over her membership). They are pretty good about keeping the equipment in good working condition but...

Pros: Quality of equipment -but not quantity!
Cons: Shed more $$$ than pounds!

I belonged to Gold's Gym for 2 years in New York. I have never been conned or ripped off so much in my life. The contract you sign says that you can pay per month but you have to sign up for 12 months. If you stop going they still charge you. When I...

Pros: State of the art equipment,great supplements available for purchase,helpful staff
Cons: Need to branch out more across the U.S., no swimming pool or running track

I have been an avid weightlifter for the past several years. I am not like a professional bodybuilder or anything but I am in pretty good shape. I play college hockey so it is important for me to remain physically fit. I used to be a member at Bally's...

Pros: Knowledgeable staff, lots of free weights and machines
Cons: Lack of other facilities (pool, courts, etc.)

What's the first picture that pops into your head when asked about Gold's Gym? Massive guys with arms larger than most waists right? I thought the same thing until I took a tour of my local Gold's. The crowd was very mixed, every size and shape from...

Pros: Serious athmosphere, excellent equipment
Cons: Sometimes grumpy staff

There are two kinds of gyms:
1. The trendy feel-good gym with pink coating on the dumbbells, 2456346 spinning/aerobics/yoga classes per day, and 46 machines for butt training (with one single squat rack). Or the other kind:
2. The semi-modern...

Pros: A good place to work out you dream body
Cons: so far so good

Many people I know and myself are in Golds Gym. This place is good and theres an atmosphere for you to work your hardest to get in shape. The staff here, trainers, etc. really know what their saying and are very helpful giving you pointers that...

Pros: A lot of metal, less toys
Cons: business driven rather educating

Gold's of Chantilly in Northern VA, USA was never meant to be a Social Club, like many other "Fitness Centers". Gold's started and still keeps the heavy metal as its baseline. You WANT to lift weights? You go to Gold's! You want to play in the...

Pros: Facilities and staff are terrific
Cons: Cost to much

I use to have a membership to Gold's Gym in Florida a few years ago. My main purpose to join was to tone and also maintain my weight and figure. I must admit that the staff was helpful with teaching me different techniques. The facilities were in top...

Pros: Cheap!
Cons: Muscle Heads and Large Crowds

I am surprised that there are actual great reviews for Gold's Gym. I really have nothing good to say about that gym except that it's cheap. The ones that I have been too are filled with idiots on steroids. I can not stand working out next to ole juice...

Pros: A serious atmosphere dedicated to hardcore, committed fitness
Cons: leaning more toward the mainstream lately

This gym rules. Plain and simple. And I'm not a bodybuilder. Ever since I started training at the gym, Gold's has been my destination of choice. I've tried a few other clubs, like The Right Stuff and Ronnie Lott's Fitness Center in San Jose. None of...

Pros: Great for bodybuilders
Cons: Management, women, dirtiness

Sure, Gold's Gym may boast over 500 locations in the United States, but that does not certainly make them the best.

I have been an avid bodybuilder for the past 3 years and I am very disappointed with my membership at Gold's Gym in Kansas...

Pros: good variety of free weights and equipment
Cons: poor membership management, accessibility problems, lousy music

Several years ago, Gold's Gym bought out what used to be Columbia Athletic Club in downtown Columbia, Missouri and also recently opened a second facility in the south part of town. I go to the downtown Gold's and think it has a good free-weight room,...

Pros: Lots of single men and women, equipment in good shape, clean
Cons: too many single men and women, "mafia"-like when it comes to ending membership

Let me run through the story, from the begining;
I sign up at Golds Gym, the contract (so I'm told) is for one year... of course had I read the fine, lawyer-friendly print, I would have seen that it is from 2 years (waaaaay too long). Well, by the...

Pros: alot of good things about the gym
Cons: cost and contract

About four months ago I decided to go with a friend to Gold's Gym and work out...I wasn't a member and got in on one of those great free passes they give to members. After working out there I decided that it might be worth it to join. So I paid my 66...