Secrets To Effective Muscle Gain: Gym Memberships
Secrets To Effective Muscle Gain: Gym Memberships
Buying a gym membership is usually right at the top of the "must-have" lists of those who want to build muscle mass. But way too often, gym memberships turn out badly. That's because enough care isn't put into the decision of WHICH gym membership to buy.
Buying a gym membership is a lot like choosing a restaurant. You don't just say, "I want to go a restaurant" and go to the closest one or one recommended by a friend or the cheapest one. You shouldn't choose a gym using just those criteria, either. Different restaurants specialize in different kinds of foods (Mexican restaurants serve Mexican food, Italian restaurants serve Italian food, etc.) and gyms cater to the needs of different clients. They provide different equipment, have different hours, etc.
Use these criteria for choosing the gym where you buy your membership:
1. What is the main focus of the staff? Do they cater more to those who want to lose weight, or to those who want to build muscle mass? Some gyms are totally dedicated to weight loss clients or cardio clients, and the staff has little interest or experience in building muscle mass.
2. What kind of equipment is available? Does the gym have bodybuilding equipment? If it doesn't, a membership isn't going to help you.
3. What hours is the gym open? Some gyms are open only during certain hours. Some open early, while some stay open late. Some open early AND stay open late. You need to be sure that they gym you choose will be open at times that are convenient for you.
4. Is the gym located conveniently for you? A gym membership isn't going to help you much if it's all the way across town.
5. The last consideration is price. Yes, you have to be able to afford the gym membership, but price can't and shouldn't be your first consideration. It won't matter at all how low the membership cost is if you don't actually USE the membership.
Buying a gym membership is usually right at the top of the "must-have" lists of those who want to build muscle mass. But way too often, gym memberships turn out badly. That's because enough care isn't put into the decision of WHICH gym membership to buy.
Buying a gym membership is a lot like choosing a restaurant. You don't just say, "I want to go a restaurant" and go to the closest one or one recommended by a friend or the cheapest one. You shouldn't choose a gym using just those criteria, either. Different restaurants specialize in different kinds of foods (Mexican restaurants serve Mexican food, Italian restaurants serve Italian food, etc.) and gyms cater to the needs of different clients. They provide different equipment, have different hours, etc.
Use these criteria for choosing the gym where you buy your membership:
1. What is the main focus of the staff? Do they cater more to those who want to lose weight, or to those who want to build muscle mass? Some gyms are totally dedicated to weight loss clients or cardio clients, and the staff has little interest or experience in building muscle mass.
2. What kind of equipment is available? Does the gym have bodybuilding equipment? If it doesn't, a membership isn't going to help you.
3. What hours is the gym open? Some gyms are open only during certain hours. Some open early, while some stay open late. Some open early AND stay open late. You need to be sure that they gym you choose will be open at times that are convenient for you.
4. Is the gym located conveniently for you? A gym membership isn't going to help you much if it's all the way across town.
5. The last consideration is price. Yes, you have to be able to afford the gym membership, but price can't and shouldn't be your first consideration. It won't matter at all how low the membership cost is if you don't actually USE the membership.