Find New Gym?

I'm trying to build my self up to go to some of the local gyms and get some yearly price quotes. I've always done all my lifting at home with free weights, benches ect. But I'm at the point now where I need to be in a fully equipped gym to move to the next level and beyond. I don't know anyone at any of the gyms around here so I'd be going alone wherever I go.

Any advice before I begin my search?

CzarShel said:

I'm trying to build my self up to go to some of the local gyms and get some yearly price quotes. I've always done all my lifting at home with free weights, benches ect. But I'm at the point now where I need to be in a fully equipped gym to move to the next level and beyond. I don't know anyone at any of the gyms around here so I'd be going alone wherever I go.

Any advice before I begin my search?

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Yes I will give it to you from someone that has worked in gyms selling memberships....

Be direct in what you want...
If not, you will get every deal and they will try to push the most expensive deail on you.
I recently changed gyms and I chose this gym because it was worldwide and they had 24 hour a day locations- one 2 minutes from my house.
I told the guy, I want a place to lift weights because I was getting ready for a show. I didn't want the grand tour, just show me the rate packages you have. He did, I thanked him, and I left.
Make sure you have clear understanding about their payment plans and contracts. otherwise it can come back and bite you in the ass.

Never be eager and sign something on the first time around. Come back after you have weighed the postiives and negatives about each gym.
My two cents.

Very good advice thanks, I've had some of those pushy sales people try to make me buy super duper memberships before

make sure the gym has a good atmosphere for training. people you can relate to and music you like to hear and good equipment. it can make a big difference. i just moved from a gym that played love music and always had a bunch of old people, like if i dropped dumbells at the end of a set the they would come over bitchin.