1/5 Felix M. 7 years ago on Google • 4 reviews
This
facility
looks
very
good
in
pictures,
but
be
warned!
As
a
person
interested
in
the
functional
aspect
as
well
as
the
strength
component
of
training
I
thought
this
facility
would
provide
both
good
opportunities
for
training
as
well
as
good
instructors.
Alas,
most
instructors
are
seemingly
not
well
educated
when
it
comes
to
the
latest
research
in
physiology
and
sportsmedicine.
They
teach
their
own
program
with
a
plethora
of
exercises
that
make
for
slow
progress,
are
unnecessary
and
even
potentially
damaging
to
beginners
-
since
they
are
not
taught
properly
but
instead
rushed
through
all
the
exercises.
To
name
a
few
examples:
lunge
swings
using
the
Vipr,
sumo
squat
with
the
barbell
held
in
hand
similar
to
T
bar
rows
(but
instead
facing
the
barbell).
Regular
squats
with
bar
in
arm
creases
instead
of
on
the
back...just
to
name
a
few.
This
is
done
instead
of
well
established
programs
based
on
linear
progression.
E.g.
Starting
Strength,
Greyskull
Linear
progression
and
Strong
Lifts
5x5.
The
nice
area
of
the
gym
is
off
limits
to
regular
gym
goers
-
only
for
private
classes.
Despite
these
not
being
in
session…
There
are
no
micro-plates
(0.5kg/1lb).
There
are
only
a
few
regular
20
kg
barbells
in
the
public
gym
area
-
most
are
15
kg.
Mixed
brands
of
bars
and
plates
results
in
plates
being
super
wobbly
on
the
bar.
Chalk
is
not
allowed,
safety
first
right?
Weightlifting
platforms
can't
even
be
used!
There
are
two
weight
lifting
platforms,
but
they
can't
be
used
since
the
neighbors
will
complain
if
weights
are
put
down
too
hard.
I've
been
warned
twice
-
none
of
the
times
was
this
with
weight
that
had
been
above
my
head
but
rather
dropped
from
a
couple
of
centimeters
off
the
floor.
Even
with
bumper
plates,
this
was
still
too
loud
according
to
the
staff.
As
a
student
on
a
budget,
but
extremely
interested
in
fitness
and
healthy
living
-
a
good
gym
was
high
on
my
list
when
moving
to
Lausanne.
These
guys
charge
390CHF
for
3
months
-
when
the
limitations
of
the
facility
and
the
unhelpfulness
of
the
staff
was
revealed
I
asked
for
my
money
back
(minus
the
month
I
had
spent
training)
but
was
denied.
The
only
really
good
thing
with
this
gym
is
ironically
its
location
-
and
the
after
workout
shakes
they
make,
they're
amazing
so
they
get
a
star
for
that
at
least.
**UPDATE**
After
posting
this
review,
I
was
allowed
to
quit
the
gym
-
I
was
given
money
back
appropriate
to
the
amount
of
time
I'd
actually
used
the
gym.
However,
when
going
to
the
gym
to
end
my
membership
the
staff
was
both
rude
and
unaccommodating
-
as
in
my
membership
was
canceled
effective
immediately
(a
few
days
prior)
and
I
wasn't
even
allowed
to
pay
for
a
one-time
training
session.
There
seems
to
be
some
discrepancy
between
how
the
staff
operates
and
how
the
management
operates.
I'm
basing
this
on
the
fact
that
the
management
that
reached
out
to
me
via
email
were
polite
and
even
recommended
other
facilities
-
whilst
my
experience
with
the
on-location
staff
was
less
so.
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