Planet Fitness is a great gym for anyone looking to improve their health and fitness without the insane monthly costs of many mainstream gyms.
Though not as advanced as most gyms, Planet Fitness does have more than enough equipment to get you started and stimulate some major muscle growth.
Let’s take a look at your next big workout at Planet Fitness.
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So you’re in Planet Fitness because you want to work out but you don’t know where to get that full-body bulk. Heck, with Planet Fitness’ limited equipment, can you even get each muscle group worked out?
Yes. Yes, you can. Listed below are the seven workout machines you need to know for a rounded workout at the gym.
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Trust me, there’s nothing more intimidating than a machine that might snap back and whack you in the teeth, causing permanent damage to your mouth as you feel out your new chipped tooth with your tongue.
No? Just me? Okay.
Add on the potential to look like a slob who’s never been to a gym in his life, then it’s understandable why one might want to avoid the cable machine, but trust me – it’s worth it!
A study done in Experimental Gerontology, a journal about aging and age-related diseases, found that cable training increases neuromuscular function (which can slow down the aging process).
That’s why it’s a great idea to work some cable movements into your muscle-building routine!
So if you want to learn how to use the cable machine at Planet Fitness like a pro so you can build muscle and avoid embarrassment… keep reading.
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In 2015, Insider called Planet Fitness the fastest-growing gym in America. As of 2021, Planet Fitness has over 2,000 locations and 14 million members.
Well, with those numbers, Planet Fitness has to be a good gym, right? Some would argue otherwise.
If you want to find out how Planet Fitness is a bad gym, and why it’s not actually that bad, then read on.
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Between the limited equipment, the loud noise that rings out when you drop weight too loudly, and the free pizza nights, a lot of experienced bodybuilders would say Planet Fitness is a bad gym. From their more experienced point of view, maybe they’re right.
Or maybe they’re dead wrong.
Read on to find out how Planet Fitness may not be great for experienced exercisers, but maybe the salvation beginners are looking for.
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There are certain things in life that we shouldn’t be surprised by anymore, yet time and time again, they catch us off guard.
Whether it’s Floyd Mayweather coming out of retirement, The New England Patriots winning the Superbowl, or Planet Fitness promoting an idea that goes against traditional fitness ideas, we should see them coming a mile away.
But somehow, we’re just as shocked as the last time when they arrive.
It’s the latter of those occurrences we’ll be taking a closer look at today, as with their latest brainwave, Planet Fitness has decided it would be a good idea not to have scales in their gyms.
No, really.
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I think it’s safe to say that everyone knows what a pull-up is.
You grab a supported bar; you pull yourself up, thus the pull-up.
But not everyone can pull off a pull-up (pun intended).
And since Planet Fitness is considered a good gym for beginners, they typically have assisted pull-up machines somewhere on the floor to help you master this kick-ass exercise.
What are the benefits? And how do you use this machine?
Keep reading…
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It’s tough zeroing in and targeting your lower back. Most workouts don’t focus on the lower back but instead focus on the glutes or the hamstring, with the lower back being a coincidental addon.
Well, with back extensions, the lower back is the major muscle being worked. But should you even care about your lower back muscles?
(Spoiler: you should.)
Read more to find out how to back extensions work, why they’re important, why you should do Planet Fitness back extensions, and more.
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In a totally surprising, not at all foreseeable sequence of events, Planet Fitness doesn’t have squat racks.
Add this to the list of missing equipment including free-weight barbells and bench presses.
Well, what does the average wannabe squatter do in this case?
If you want to find alternatives to squatting at Planet Fitness, then read on.
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If you’re a water jug-carryin’, tank top-wearin’, weight-slammin’, gruntin’ gym bro, passing as a “normie” at Planet Fitness takes a bit of camouflage and a lifetime of self-control.
(So much for the “Judgment Free Zone,” huh?)
To make matters even worse …
There’s no legit power rack, loadable barbell, bench press set-up, or trap bar insight. But hidden amongst the sea of treadmills and resistance machines is a decently stocked free weight corner.
Now, here’s how to get jacked with free weights at Planet Fitness:
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