text: Since I just signed up a week ago I am sure I will have to update this later But I thought I would at least log my first impressionsnnFirst off when we called we got the usual sales tactics The guy was really reluctant to give us a straight answer about how much membership costs and how much the initiation fee is and all that jazz He also kept pressuring us to come in and talk with himnnSadly his tactics worked nnWe headed on over there to check it out It being around or pm the place was utterly packed We had to park kind of far But we are trying to get into shape so what is a little extra walkingnnInside it looks like it was built years ago Miami Vice paint colors neon signage and the dents and scuffs on the walls and furniture that come with daily wearandtear It was not shabby looking just broken in It actually made the place seem less intimidating like when a burly guy wears a sweaternnThe clientele looks like a bunch of average joes The equipment is not the latest and greatest But they do the job There are no spalike perks or fancy decor The places mission is to work with average folks and get them into shape It seemed like the perfect fit for usnnOur sales guy chatted with us for a bit gave us the tour and then took our measurements and weight We sat down discussed the membership options and picked the one that suited us It was not a steal of a deal but it was not bad eithernnOnce all the paperwork was signed and the credit cards run we scheduled our first two training sessions free Here we hit a snag nnRight from the start we said we wanted mornings We are morning people We are motivated in the morning We do not like being around hordes of people like they have in the eveningsnnThe guy with The Book told us that there were no trainers available in the morning for several weeks Typical We clashed over that for a while but eventually caved We are stuck with evening training sessions for the time beingnnWe just did our first free session and had varying experiences We were both scheduled the same trainer but he was not there So we each got a different guynnMy girlfriend loved her trainer He gave her a tough but not too tough workout motivating her throughout He made suggestions about her nutrition and did not really try to sell her on the supplementsnnMy guy was very nice and pretty laid back Almost too laid back My workout was pretty easy He did not go over some of the basics of weight training Luckily I knew them already We did not discuss nutrition very much He did try to sell me on supps but not really hard My session was also about minutes shortnnWere going to be working out on our own next week We will see how that goes