My tour of California Fitness today
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Today went out with this lady friend,we chit chatted and ended up talking about gym-ing.She is a member of Cali and I suggested going to take a look at the facilities since I have always been very curious about this.
At the entrance need to sign in,saw quite a number of poser types there-eg wear branded singlet+trackpants+with a nice gelled hairdo.Oh ya,saw 2 nice babes who dressed nicely also.
Went to fill up some forms then the guy brought me around the area.Lotsa cardio machines.Oh well,no need for those.Next to the resistance training section my favourite.
Lots of fanciful looking space age machines around.Some I don't even know what they are used for.Hit the free weights section and looked around for the power rack.There isnt one to be seen....*shrugs* Later I found out from the manager that all Cali branches do not have power racks.But I was surprised to see a chrome plated squat rack with hexagonal plates.As expected,no one was using it.Next the dumbbell area.This,I was most impressed.There are dumbbells in increments of 2.5kg from a puny 2.5kg all the way up to the heaviest of 110lb or 50kg.What's more the weights look very shiny.Like chrome plated.Damm if only Clubfit has such heavies around.Again,no one was at the dumbbell area also.All in all,everything in Cali was very shiny-a stark contrast to Clubfit where I often get rust in my hands after handling the free weights.
The staff asked me to sign straightaway but I was forewarned about this by my friend so I refused and asked for and ended up getting a 7 day free trial.Maybe next week, I go play with the big dumbbells over there and try using the chrome plate barbell for my squats.Haha.
The membership cost is a cool $110+ to $120+ per month depending on which scheme you sign up for.On top of that,you need to pay a $100 "processing fee".$1500+ for a year's gym membership? Not for me thank you!
Overall impression:this place is good for chilling out and getting to know hot babes,maybe not for training.The costs are out of the question also.Nevertheless,it was an eye opener for me.
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There are quite a lot of hardcore bbers at cali that can benchpress 3 plates a side and incline chest press 50kg dumbbells.Btw which branch did you visited.
But also quite a lot of "juicers" as i heard. -
CLUBFIT AT JURONG EAST IS GOOD
NO RUST ON DUMBELLS AND NICE ENVIRONMENT TOO, CAN SEE BELOW THE SWIMMING POOL -
I went to Bugis the newly opened one.One of the instructors there was huge! The other are merely "fit looking."Which branch you visited before?Originally posted by Simon Dean:There are quite a lot of hardcore bbers at cali that can benchpress 3 plates a side and incline chest press 50kg dumbbells.Btw which branch did you visited. -
got jackie chan in the commercial ad for it
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cant lar, only 16.btw i think orchard's heaviest is 125lbs as mentioned by other people at other forums .Originally posted by Marco_Simone:I went to Bugis the newly opened one.One of the instructors there was huge! The other are merely "fit looking."Which branch you visited before? -
There are spa facilities in the dressing room-sauna and steam bath.
I guess that is the place where gays ahem... -
you mean the one at the swimming complex?Originally posted by forum_dude:CLUBFIT AT JURONG EAST IS GOOD
NO RUST ON DUMBELLS AND NICE ENVIRONMENT TOO, CAN SEE BELOW THE SWIMMING POOL -
Jurong East Swimming Complex? That's at Chinese Gardens isn't it?
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last time i go jurong east wan.. now... stay home pump..
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clubfitt is always crowded after 5pm after working hours and most are really terriberly small.(smaller than a hdb flat or even a classroom)only got 1 set of machines per kind where u can see students from nearby school will sort of "hijack" the machine with groups of people sharing the machine and u'll never get a chance to use it. Good rates tho compared to high class gym paying hundreds of $$ where most ppl dun even have the time to visit it everyday.
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you should NOT need to pay $100+ a month, esp for a single club membership.
I pay less then $60 a month for a single club for PF. I sign 18 MTHS GET 18 MTHS FREE... interest free installments over 6 months. not good bad.
average out $60 a month. I got like 3-4 times a week. average out each time about 5 dollars only...
worth it lah... esp since i go for group X classes in addition to weight training. -
THTS NOT WHAT I SEE, SOMETIMES IT WILL BE REAL CROWDED WHEN ALL THE BIG INDIANS( I GUESS THEY PUMP STEROIDS) ALL HOGGING THE WEIGHTS AND SMITH MACHINE....Originally posted by Diesel_Dimension:clubfitt is always crowded after 5pm after working hours and most are really terriberly small.(smaller than a hdb flat or even a classroom)only got 1 set of machines per kind where u can see students from nearby school will sort of "hijack" the machine with groups of people sharing the machine and u'll never get a chance to use it. Good rates tho compared to high class gym paying hundreds of $$ where most ppl dun even have the time to visit it everyday.
AND YES, CLUBFIT AT JURONG EAST IS NEAR THE CHINESE GARDEN MRT AND AT LEVEL 4 OF THE SWIMMING COMPLEX -
eh. how much per entrance??Originally posted by forum_dude:THTS NOT WHAT I SEE, SOMETIMES IT WILL BE REAL CROWDED WHEN ALL THE BIG INDIANS( I GUESS THEY PUMP STEROIDS) ALL HOGGING THE WEIGHTS AND SMITH MACHINE....
AND YES, CLUBFIT AT JURONG EAST IS NEAR THE CHINESE GARDEN MRT AND AT LEVEL 4 OF THE SWIMMING COMPLEX -
If machines crowded use freeweights lor.Originally posted by Diesel_Dimension:clubfitt is always crowded after 5pm after working hours and most are really terriberly small.(smaller than a hdb flat or even a classroom)only got 1 set of machines per kind where u can see students from nearby school will sort of "hijack" the machine with groups of people sharing the machine and u'll never get a chance to use it. Good rates tho compared to high class gym paying hundreds of $$ where most ppl dun even have the time to visit it everyday.
Maybe you will see some idiot curling at the squat rack and you give him an agitated look.
SERIOUSLY, SOME PEOPLE DO
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sets of machine and freeweight shit.
your muscles are built in the kitchen and bedroom lar idiot not in the gym. -
2.5 FOR ABOVE 18 AND 1.5 FOR STUDENTS BELOW 18Originally posted by killstyle:eh. how much per entrance??
I AM PAYING 2.5 NOW -
woah. ok thanksOriginally posted by forum_dude:2.5 FOR ABOVE 18 AND 1.5 FOR STUDENTS BELOW 18
I AM PAYING 2.5 NOW -
If the place is crowded,go to the power rack.Usually it is unoccupied.You can do a hundred and one exercises in it.
All you need is a barbell with plenty of plates.Not whiz bang machines needed.