HighTGymcel said:
Planet fitness is the soyest place on earth. Never go there. Go to a small local gym which mostly dudes go to.
My views on Planet Fitness have evolved lately. The fact is there's a huge number of people who want to work out (or hang out) in a certain kind of environment, and there's nothing wrong with an organization curating an environment to suit them. It's OK if Planet Fitness isn't for you, because you can go some other place, there's no need to hate. Just like I'm OK with the Boy Scouts excluding faggots, I'm OK with Planet Fitness excluding certain kinds of weightlifters and athletes.
Working out is about getting shit done, and the only question a trainee should ask is "can I extract what I need from this environment"? By this standard, a novice lifter will find the weights and machines at Planet Fitness perfectly adequate. The novice can take advantage of the low price and build himself up to the point where he can "graduate" from that environment.
Being concerned about the fact that Planet Fitness caters to soccer moms and chronic fat asses reveals a mind which is not goal-oriented.