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Bogdan Silviu
2 reviews on 1 places
I went to phx gym to “try it out” and I have good things to say about it, and bad things.
Good things:
This is gym is well equipped. You have Panatta, Cybex, Nautilus, Atlantis and so on. High end machines.
You have A LOT of machines, for everything. You literally can spend an entire day just trying them out to find something you like.
You have 60kg and 70kg dumbbels.
You have a lot of grips and accessories to attach to the cable machines.
You have showers and posing room.
You can buy supplements and drinks from the main desk.
Bad things:
Only two squat racks, one bench and one deadlift platform.
You are not allowed to use chalk
It is not a large area, so expect it to be crowded, machines are very close to each other and when it gets busy it becomes very hot inside and it feels like you have no space to move or breath.
Overall this is a great 10/10 gym for bodybuilding.
Unfortunately, this is not the gym for someone looking to do powerlifting, crossfit or strongman kind of stuff.
Good things:
This is gym is well equipped. You have Panatta, Cybex, Nautilus, Atlantis and so on. High end machines.
You have A LOT of machines, for everything. You literally can spend an entire day just trying them out to find something you like.
You have 60kg and 70kg dumbbels.
You have a lot of grips and accessories to attach to the cable machines.
You have showers and posing room.
You can buy supplements and drinks from the main desk.
Bad things:
Only two squat racks, one bench and one deadlift platform.
You are not allowed to use chalk
It is not a large area, so expect it to be crowded, machines are very close to each other and when it gets busy it becomes very hot inside and it feels like you have no space to move or breath.
Overall this is a great 10/10 gym for bodybuilding.
Unfortunately, this is not the gym for someone looking to do powerlifting, crossfit or strongman kind of stuff.
I have been going to this gym for over a year now, and I quite enjoy working out there for few reasons such as 24/7 access, friendly staff members, friendly community, showers and water fountain. I don’t think anyone needs more than this. HOWEVER:
Equipment is quite low quality, and I am talking about the machines. The cable machines can break easily and it takes quite a long time to have them fixed. If you enjoy barbell and dumbbell work, you won’t have any problems as there are plenty of barbells and dumbbels for everyone! There is one problem which really puts me off and discourages me from working out “harder than last time” and that is no safety bars on racks. The gym has 4 racks in the middle(which can be used for anything like squat, OHP or bench) with NO safety bars available, and 2 other squat racks,close to these 4, with non-adjustable safety bars. These bars are so low I think they were made for gnomes. Regardless, you are not safe if you want to squat to failure unless you have 3-6 spotters. If this gym had safety bars as attachments it would be the best low cost gym in the area no doubt.
I rate it 4 stars because it has a really good community, and I never had any problems with the staff or other members of the club. We can get around the occasional broken cable machines but PLEASE get safety bars!! IT IS FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR COSTUMERS!
Equipment is quite low quality, and I am talking about the machines. The cable machines can break easily and it takes quite a long time to have them fixed. If you enjoy barbell and dumbbell work, you won’t have any problems as there are plenty of barbells and dumbbels for everyone! There is one problem which really puts me off and discourages me from working out “harder than last time” and that is no safety bars on racks. The gym has 4 racks in the middle(which can be used for anything like squat, OHP or bench) with NO safety bars available, and 2 other squat racks,close to these 4, with non-adjustable safety bars. These bars are so low I think they were made for gnomes. Regardless, you are not safe if you want to squat to failure unless you have 3-6 spotters. If this gym had safety bars as attachments it would be the best low cost gym in the area no doubt.
I rate it 4 stars because it has a really good community, and I never had any problems with the staff or other members of the club. We can get around the occasional broken cable machines but PLEASE get safety bars!! IT IS FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR COSTUMERS!