A 4 because the young skinny guy manager is an amazing person and has can turn it into a 4 or 5…read morestar gym.
Most staff are amazing especially the pretty women and hot guys. One lady (35-40s) , an older lady (40s) and an older man who runs the nutrition section which you have to do a bank transfer for a bottle of electrolytes and won't even make a smoothie after like 6pm, don't seem to care about people, or their job.
The main young hot manager guy is epic. He is going places in life. As a former club manager, runway model for DNA, natural bodybuilding champion maker (Venice Beach's Muscle Mania) , and over-achiever (learning disabled diagnosed at 16 but got a 3.67GPA at NYU's prestigious DPD)
So I know talent when I see it.
I gave my new style training, nutrition and natty supps business plan to a buddy back in 2005, with the same loving, caring demeanor, friendly go above and beyond because you care attitude and he is now a millionaire in Scottsdale, AZ and even told my brother he owes me his life when he ran into him back at our hometown.
That's just an example of how this one Manager can make that place POP and Make money hand over fist.
1. The nutrition section is a GOLD MINE. You cant have a guy who doesn't want to make protein smoothies there and only accepts bank transfers. It's a hassle and people especially serious bodybuilders, and professional Athletes do not have time for all that. It also shows gives the impression that this smoothie guy does not care about the customer. So I would rather spend money downstairs at the heath food store with the women there who care about me and smile and help me out than ruin my good mood I need for hardcore training talking to a guy being rude on purpose while I try my best to stay polite as long as I can.
2. Selling Top Tier Supplements up there will bring in at least 200k a year net. The Supplement Smoothie Section is a mess. I was trying to be nice to try and read the list of mushed up tiny hard to read lettering and help this old guy make some money but his attitude and set up was so bad it was a huge turn off. I bought an electrolyte bottle eventually which took me 15 mins because he intentionally kept trying to give me a hard time pointing to the wrong bottles on purpose.
3. The machines are awesome for a starter top tier in the making gym.
- Next thing to do is add in some Artificial Grass (soccer or football style) with High Quality Sleds.
- Some sports style training equipment like tied or weighted soccer balls, or ask gym goers what sport equipment they would want and you're golden. That stuff is also very inexpensive especially if you refurbish it yourself. You can make it look better than store bought with your own style.
4. The elevator is broken a lot, and there are no signs to tell you where to go. That is a huge way to lose customers especially when there is a club next door.
5. Locker rooms are awesome
6. No Professional looking personal trainers.
7. No personal training section for VIP members that bought training.
8. No certified nutritionist
9. TRX area is a mess. And no one is there cause no one knows how to use that stuff. You need a trainer there at all times. That is an invention from an ex-navy seals, you will get nothing out of it if there is no one there to teach you how to use the equipment.
10. Get some gigantic men and women trainers. Does not matter what certification they have, even the best certification is not that much better than the others. The ONLY certification that is worth its weight in GOLD is called the NSCA.
NASM is garbage, I skimmed the book in a week and passed the test. It is a commercial gym money making certification agreement to make money off of naive unassuming new trainers. ACSM = garbage. It's for training maybe an 80 yr old. They are all garbage except the NSCA and a professional athlete you meet in the gym who directs you to the right training manuals and methods. For that you have to be lucky and have humility.
11. This gym has HUGE potential. Their skinny but enthusiastic manager is someone who given full responsibility could turn that gym into something special.
12. It doesn't help when there is no signage to tell you how to actually get to the gym when you are in the mall.
13. The young slim manager was the only reason I did not cancel and go to the nearby gym. Once that kid gets huge and knows equipment, invests in TVs, an actual money machine supplement juice bar (get some young fast customer service oriented kids, keep the old guy for back management to be respectful to his age and long service. And you will make hand over fist with the right fruits, proteins, creations, glutamines, aminos, vitamin drink shots, on the table ready to go and buy fast. on the fly. Card in, card out, shot of vitamin energy or protein mass concoction, get some pros to walk around. That place changes. Heck that mall changes. Pros in Mexico to come in once a month is worth the cost.
