text: Imagine all the negative stereotypes you have of a gym overcrowding lots of nightclub lifters with big upper bodies and no legs people jumping on equipment in the middle of your set a see be seen clientele girls in makeup etc and did I mention the crowds Well this place has them all It is really quite a pain in the ass kind of placennIve been lifting for a very long time I have done bodybuilding shows and I travel extensively for work so I have seen all kinds of gyms high end blue collar city locations country settings chains as well as independents and I can tell you that of them all I like this gym least Why Because they oversell their membership and they do not fully train their front office staff to handle the basic things out of town day passes updating credit cards signing people into group fitness classes the concept of first come first serve My check in process took WAY LONGER than what the situation required about minutes When it was obvious that the checkin girl was new I offered to sign in and deal with their nonsense on my way out but no she would rather make me suffer the pains of her confusion May I recommend better employee trainingnnObviously it is not all bad they are in a good uptown location they have a fair amount of free parking they are right next to the rail line and from what I understand their monthly dues are cheap thus the crowds If you are a twentysomething urbanite who likes to prowl for dates at a fitness club then I guess this is a good spot for you I am at a different stage of life I guess If I lived here I would just pay extra for the much nicer Golds Gym nearby