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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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What exercises are not allowed at planet fitness image

Knock knock. Who’s there? Planet Fitness. Planet Fitness who?

Planet Fitness, largely regarded as a joke by the bodybuilding community—or “lunks”, as the self-proclaimed No Judgment Zone would call them—is a $10 per month gym that provides free pizzas and candy for their members, but cannot allow overhead presses, T-rows, clean and jerks, or deadlifts.

Heck, Planet Fitness doesn’t even have scales in the locker rooms because… intimidation and stuff.

You might be ready to write this place off and question whether Planet Fitness is actually a good gym, but hold on a sec…

So we can’t do any heavy lifting when we’re at the purple palace… or maybe we can?

Here I’ve listed five exercises not allowed at Planet Fitness and the alternatives available so you won’t get kicked out of the No Judgement Zone.

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