Peter Fitschen - Journey To My 2014 Natural Pro Debut

[chuckles_345]

12-24 Monday:

Diet: 199.5gP, 454gC, 77.5gF
6:00am 1 scoop whey, 1 1/2c oatmeal, apple, multi, 2 fish oils
8:00-9:30am Core ABC
10:30am 2oz chicken, 2c wheat noodles, 50g green beans, 1oz fat free cheese
2:30pm 3oz turkey breast, 2 rye buns, 1 serving ritz crackers, 1c mashed cauliflower (will post more details when me make this again and perfect it), pickles
6:00pm Layne Norton brownie, 2 peanut butter balls (macros per ball 3gP, 27gC, 15gF)
10:00pm 1.75 servings oikos plain greek yogurt, 3c cherios, pure protein bar, fiber one PB+J bar

Water: 1 gallon
Sleep: 8hrs



Workout: Squat, Bench (180 for 4 sets of 12), Decline DB Bench, Side Delts, Triceps




Decent workout. This was the first workout with modified auxillaries and I had some pain at times (mainly getting things into position), but for the most part I felt fine. Squats were rough early in the morning the day after squatting, bench went well and was pain free for the most part as long as I kept my arch solid. Declines felt fine as did side delts. Did some light skull crushers and they weren't too bad either. Just have to keep being creative and working around my delt.

[chuckles_345]

12-25 Tuesday: Off Day

Diet: 200gP, 434gC, 77.5gF
5:00am 1 scoop whey, 1 1/2c oatmeal, apple, multi, 2 fish oils
11:00am 2oz chcien, 100g green beans, 2c wheat noodles, 1oz fat free cheese
4:00pm 2oz turkey breast, 3 pieces low cal bread, layne norton brownie, fiber one pb+j bar
7:00pm Mom's hotdish - 1/3lb 90/10 beef, 2/3c uncooked rice, 1/3 can mushrooms, 1/3 can reduced fat cream of mushroom soup, 1/3 can cream of celery soup, 1c celery, 2c onions (This stuff is amazing!! Hence why I ate 1/3 of it, macros for 1/3 of hotdish 50gP, 108gC, 28gF)
10:00pm 1oz mixed nuts, 3c cherios, 1 serving chobani greek yogurt

Water: 1.25 gallons
Sleep: 7hrs





Woke up early and made the 5hr drive from Green Bay WI to my parents in southern MN. Much needed day out of the gym.

[chuckles_345]

12-26 Wednesday:

Diet: 198gP, 484.5gC, 74.5gF
5:00am 1 serving chobani plain greek yogurt, 2 servings cracklin oat bran, 1c skim mlik, multi, 2 fish oils
10:00am 1 scoop whey, 1 1/2c oatmeal
2:00pm 3oz chicken, 2c wheat noodles, 1oz fat free cheese
4:00-6:00pm Core ABC
6:30pm 4 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 300g little red potatoes, 1c brocolli, 1oz fat free cheese, 6oz blackberries
9:30pm 3.5 servings cherios, 2c skim milk, 2oz mixed nuts, fiber one brownie

Water: 1.25 gallons
Sleep: 7 1/2hrs



Workout: Squat (305 for 5 sets of 8 for an ALL TIME PR!!), Front Squat (205x8, 215 for 2 sets of 8), Lat auxillary work





Woke up early and drove 8hrs back home to Illiniois. Took a while to losen up when I got to the gym after sitting in a car for that long and my shoulder was tight so I spent some extra time doing some prehab/warm-up work on my bum shoulder prior to this one as well. Once I did get warmed up it went well. It seems like almost everytime I touch the squat bar, I am setting all time PR's these days. This is my 3rd all time in the past 5 days (315x12 squat Fri, 285 for 15,12,12 Sunday, 305 for 5 sets of 8 today). I would have never imagined that I could squat these type of loads this frequently at this low of a bodyweight and keep progressing to the point that I continuously am hitting all time pr's at a 25lb lighter bw than when I set them. Thursday will be bench and some delt work. Going to have to play it by ear and see what my shoulder can handle.

[red_cat]

(315x12 squat Fri, 285 for 15,12,12 Sunday, 305 for 5 sets of 8 today)

Nicely done!

[chuckles_345]

Nicely done!

Thanks! I also did some 335 for some singles on Monday, but that wasn't anywhere near an all time PR so I didn't include it. My shoulder may be holding me back a bit on upper body training, but my squat is through the roof!

[Frankdaddy]

What did you hurt your shoulder doing, and have you reduced shoulder work. I noticed my shoulder onlhy starts hurting from high pressing routines only when I incorporate direct shoulder work. I mostly just stuck with the presses and some lat work.

[chuckles_345]

What did you hurt your shoulder doing, and have you reduced shoulder work. I noticed my shoulder onlhy starts hurting from high pressing routines only when I incorporate direct shoulder work. I mostly just stuck with the presses and some lat work.

I can't pinpoint an individual event. It is more of something that wasn't too bad and has gotten worse over time. I have eliminated shoulder presses and inclines as they give me the most problems. I'm trying to make it through the last 1.5wks of this block with modified auxillary work that doesn't contain those movements and then will deload and see from there.

[chuckles_345]

12-27 Thursday:

Diet: 199gP, 454gC, 71.5gF
5:30am 1.5oz turkey breast, 1 1/2c rice, 1c brocolli, 1oz fat free cheese, apple, multi, 2 fish oils
10:30am 1 scoop whey, 1 1/2c oatmeal
1:00-2:30pm Core ABC
3:30pm 3 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 350g little red potatoes, 1oz fat free cheese, salad, waldon farms, 6oz blackberries, 2c low carb chocolate milk
6:30pm SEE BELOW - pasta with meat sauce, salad, waldon farms
9:00pm Layne Norton brownie, 2 servings pb cup ice cream, reeses big cup, 1 scoop whey

Water: 1 gallon
Sleep: 8 1/2hrs


Workout: Bench, Decline Bench, tons of laterals and prehab work for the shoulder



Pasta with meat sauce:
1/5lb 90/10 ground beef, 1 serving pasta sauce, 4oz wheat noodles
Macros for pic: 33gP, 93gc, 13gF






Back to the grind after 5 days off. Had to go in early, but managed to get done early and made it to the gym in the early afternoon. Workout wasn't anything special and I spent more time trying to do some prehab to fix my shoulder than anything. Friday will be heavy squats/deads. Hoping for another all time squat pr.

[chuckles_345]

12-28 Friday:

Diet: 201gP, 477gC, 78gF
6:30am 3oz chicken, 1 1/2c rice, 1c brocolli, 1oz fat free cheese, apple, multi, 2 fish oils
10:30am 1 scoop whey, 1 1/2c oatmeal
12:00-2:00pm Core ABC
3:00pm 1 scoop whey, 1 1/2c oatmeal
6:30pm 3 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 2 pieces low cal bread, 1 piece low-fat pepperjack cheese, 3oz salad mix, waldon farms dressing, 3c cherios, 2c skim milk
10:00pm 1.5oz natty pb, 4 pieces low cal bread, 1 bag low-fat popcorn

Water: 1.25 gallons
Sleep: 8 1/2hrs


Workout: Squat (325 for 5x5 and then a set of 10 for an all time PR!), Deadlift (380 for 10 on my 4th working set), Good Mornings, Weighted Chins (70 for 4 sets of 5), Curls, Calves





Really solid workout! Hit yet another all time PR on squat. It seems like everytime I squat these days I'm hitting things I've never done before (even at peak of last offseason ~25lbs heavier). So in the past 8 days I've hit 4 all time pr's (315x12 last Fri, 285x15,12,12 Mon, 305 for 5 sets of 8 Wed, and 325x10 this workout). 1 more week of this block left. Gotta keep improving!

[chuckles_345]

Saturday Morning Weight: 170.3lbs


Weight still isn't moving so I'm going to make another macro bump. I will now be eating 200gP, 485gC, 75gF on squat workout days, 200gP, 460gC, 75gF on upper workout days, and 200gP, 435gC, 75gF on all days and still doing 0 cardio.







12-29 Saturday:

Diet: 196gP, 465gC, 74gF
6:30am 3oz chicken, 1 1/2c rice, 1c brocolli, 1oz fat free cheese, apple, multi, 2 fish oils
9:00-10:30am Core ABC
11:30am 3oz chicken, 1 1/2c rice, 1c brocolli, 1oz fat free cheese, 6oz blackberries
3:30pm 2oz natty pb, 4 pieces low cal bread, 3c cherios, 2c skim milk
6:30pm 1/5lb 90/10 beef, 1 serving pasta sauce, 2c wheat noodles, 3oz salad, waldon farms dressing
10:00pm 1 scoop whey, 1 bag low-fat popcorn

Water: 1 gallon
Sleep: 8 1/2hrs


Workout: Bench (220 for 5x5 and a set of 9), Side Delts, Shrugs, Weighted Dips (worked up to 115x8)





Shoulder was still not 100%, but the best it had felt in probably over a week. I think the extra prehab and mobility work I've been throwing in has been very helpful. With that being said, I'm still avoiding inclines and overhead pressing for the rest of this block. Back to this workout, 220x9 is the best I've pressed so far this offseason so I'll take it. Hopefully things keep going well with my shoulder recovery and it will be recovered for the most part by the next block. I have 1 more week left to this block and then a much needed deload.

[The Solution]

115 + BW dips for 8
Holy cow Pete!

[chuckles_345]

115 + BW dips for 8
Holy cow Pete!

Thanks! I'm just glad the shoulder is holding up well and starting to feel better.

[chuckles_345]

12-30 Sunday: Off Day

Diet: 198.5gP, 437gC, 76.5gF
7:30am 3oz chicken, 1 1/2c rice, 1c brocolli, 1oz fat free cheese, apple, multi, 2 fish oils
12:00pm 4 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 1oz fat free cheese, 300g little red potatoes, salad, waldon farms dressing, 6oz blackberries
3:30pm 1/5lb 90/10 beef, 1 serving pasta sauce, 2c wheat noodles, salad, waldon farms dressing
7:00pm 3c cherios, 2c skim milk, 2oz natty pb, 4 pieces low cal bread
10:00pm 1 scoop whey, 2 servings pb cup ice cream

Water: 1 gallon
Sleep: 9 1/2hrs





Pretty relaxing day overall. Got some writing done in the morning and layed around watching football most of the day. Going to finsh off 2012 with some squats/deads Monday.

[chuckles_345]

Looks like I have some added motivation from some comments that have been indirectly directed towards me the past few days:

The first comment is that if I can 4prs on a lift in 8 days, I must not be training hard enough to begin with. In reality, I do post quite frequently about hitting prs on various social media and I can see how that could be annoying and for that I appoligize. However, I take offense to the fact that this individual does not think I have been training hard the past decade. Anyone who knows me personally or who has trained with me knows that I may not have the greatest genetics, but I bust my ass and get after it. This work ethic isn't something new so I while I appoligize for all of the posts, I do not appoligize for going in the gym and bettering myself on a daily basis.

The second comment is that I shouldn't be surprised when I set all time PRs because they should happen everyday. I'd like this person to drop 25lbs and then set all time pr after all time pr on squat and not be surpised about it because that is basically where I am at. I am only ~10lbs over when I won my pro card and ~25lbs lighter than I was peak of my last offseason so the fact that I'm hitting all time prs is an amazing thing in my opinion.


Regardless, game on now!

[red_cat]

All I'll say is: f*ck the haters.

[triplewhammy]

LOL those comments are goofy and almost contradictory to each other!

[The Solution]

[chuckles_345]

All I'll say is: f*ck the haters.

LOL those comments are goofy and almost contradictory to each other!

Thanks guys! Just going to keep my head down, working hard, do my thing, and we shall see what happens.

[chuckles_345]

12-31 Monday:

Diet: 196.5gP, 481.5gC, 77.5gF
6:30am 3oz chicken, 1 1/2c rice, 1oz fat free cheese, salad, waldon farms dressing, apple, multi, 2 fish oils
9:00-11:00am Core ABC
12:00pm 3oz chicken, 1c rice, 200g little red potatoes, 1oz fat free cheese, 6oz blackberries
4:00pm 1oz natty pb, 2 pieces low cal bread, 1 bag low-fat popcorn, fiber one brownie
7:00pm SEE BELOW: 2 servings weight watchers gumbo, black bean brownie
10:00pm 2c skim milk, 3c honey nut cherios, reeses big cup

Water: 1.25 gallons
Sleep: 8 1/2hrs



Black Bean Brownies: 10gP, 15gC, 6gF for 1/6 of brownies


Weight Watchers Gumbo: 30gP, 31gC, 10gF per 1.5c cooked




Workout: Squat (295 for 5 sets of 10 and an all time PR!!), Deadlift, BW Pull Ups (3 sets, got 19 on set 1 to match an all time pr), Rows, Curls, Rear Delts, Calves



Solid workout! Hit yet another all time pr on squats. I was a little tight warming up as I normally don't lift in the morning, but had to since the gym closed at noon due to new years eve. I had to take it slow starting on squats, but I got loose and made things happen. I was pretty beat by the end of this one. We also made some awesome gumbo and black bean brownies for new yrs eve; however, that was about all we did since we both had to work new years day.

[chuckles_345]

1-1 Tuesday:

Diet: 203.5gP, 456gC, 73.5gF
6:30am 3oz chicken, 1 1/2c rice, 1oz fat free cheese, salad, waldon farms dressing, 2 cuties, multi, 2 fish oils
10:30am 1 scoop whey, 1 1/2c oatmeal
12:00-1:30pm Core ABC
2:30pm 2 servings weight watchers gumbo, black bean brownies
6:30pm SEE BELOW: 4oz turkey kielbasa, 8oz sour kraut, 300g little red potatoes, fiber one brownie
10:00pm 2c skim milk, 3c honey nut cherios, reeses big cup

Water: 1 gallon
Sleep: 8 1/2hrs



4oz turkey kielbasa and 8oz sour kraut on 300g little red potatoes
Macros: 26gP, 70gC, 10gF




Workout: Squats, Bench (200 for 5 sets of 10), Incline DB Bench, Delts, Triceps




Had to go into the lab in the morning, but got to the gym in the afternoon and had another solid workout. Hit 200 for 5 sets of 10 on bench with little shoulder discomfort and that is the best I have hit so far this offseason for 5 sets of 10. Decided to test things out a bit and do incline db bench. Only used 70's for sets of 10 and there was some tightness in my shoulder so I didn't really push the issue. Finished up with some delt and tricep work. Also had some great eats! Leftover gumbo and black bean brownies and I took some of the extra turkey kielbasa, cooked it with kraut, and threw it over some little red potatoes.

[chuckles_345]

1-2 Wednesday:

Diet: 195gP, 486gC, 74gF
6:30am 3oz chicken, 1 1/2c rice, 1oz fat free cheese, salad, waldon farms dressing, 2 cuties, multi, 2 fish oils
11:00am 1 scoop whey, 1 1/2c oatmeal
1:30-3:00pm Core ABC
4:00pm 3oz chicken, 2c wheat noodles, 1oz fat free cheese, salad, waldon farms, 2 cuties
7:00pm 4oz turkey kielbasa, 8oz sour kraut, 300g little red potatoes
10:00pm 3c honey nut cherios, 1 1/2c skim milk, 2oz natty pb, 4 pieces low cal bread

Water: 1.25 gallons
Sleep: 8 1/2hrs



Workout: Squat (315 for 5 sets of 7 for an all time PR!!), Front Squat (225 for 3 sets of 8 matching an all time PR!!), Back auxillaries





Spent the morning on campus and had to be back in the evening so I fit in a workout in the early afternoon while I had a chance. Gym was extremely dead compared to the 5pm or so time I'm normally there. Workout still went really well though. 3rd day of squatting a row and I hit 315 for 5 sets of 7 easily. It didn't even feel like I was fatigued at all from squatting the 2 previous days and I had reps in the tank on all of these. I followed that up by matching an all time pr hitting 225 for 3 sets of 8 on front squats. I'm starting to get a lot more comfortable front squatting. It has always been a tough movement for me. Finished up with some back auxillary work. Thursday will be bench and auxillaries will depend upon how my shoulder is feeling.

[chuckles_345]

1-3 Thursday:

Diet: 196.5gP, 455.5gC, 80gF
6:30am 3oz chicken, 1 1/2c rice, 1oz fat free cheese, salad, waldon farms dressing, 2 cuties, multi, 2 fish oils
11:00am 1 scoop whey, 1 1/2c oatmeal
1:30-2:30pm Core ABC
3:30pm 1 scoop whey, 1 1/2c oatmeal
7:00pm 1 serving weight watchers gumbo, 1 bag low-fat popcorn
9:30pm 1oz natty pb, 2 pieces low cal bread, 2 servings pb cup ice crea, pb pure protein bar, 1.5 servings honey nut cherios

Water: 1 gallon
Sleep: 9hrs



Workout: Bench, Military Press, DB Bench, lots of delt isolation work




Was on campus in the morning and had to be back later in the day once again so I squeezed my workout in early afternoon while I had a chance. Wasn't a terrible day, but not that great eithe. Bench was easy, attempted military press for the first time in a couple of wks and it wasn't probably the greatest idea, rest of the workout was fine and I had a good pump by the end. Shoulder is sore today though, but nothing terrible. Friday will be heavy squats, heavy deads, heavy good mornings, and heavy pull ups. Should be a long grueling workout and the kind I've really grown to enjoy.

[bigryan03]

Looks like I have some added motivation from some comments that have been indirectly directed towards me the past few days:

The first comment is that if I can 4prs on a lift in 8 days, I must not be training hard enough to begin with. In reality, I do post quite frequently about hitting prs on various social media and I can see how that could be annoying and for that I appoligize. However, I take offense to the fact that this individual does not think I have been training hard the past decade. Anyone who knows me personally or who has trained with me knows that I may not have the greatest genetics, but I bust my ass and get after it. This work ethic isn't something new so I while I appoligize for all of the posts, I do not appoligize for going in the gym and bettering myself on a daily basis.

The second comment is that I shouldn't be surprised when I set all time PRs because they should happen everyday. I'd like this person to drop 25lbs and then set all time pr after all time pr on squat and not be surpised about it because that is basically where I am at. I am only ~10lbs over when I won my pro card and ~25lbs lighter than I was peak of my last offseason so the fact that I'm hitting all time prs is an amazing thing in my opinion.


Regardless, game on now!

First off don't apologize for posting progress on social media. If anyone takes offence to it then they know where the 'remove friend' button is.

Secondly those comments are straight up dumb. When I get comments like that I just say thank you and if they persist I keep saying it until they delete me.
You're making some awesome strides in here man. Don't stop for anyone!

[chuckles_345]

First off don't apologize for posting progress on social media. If anyone takes offence to it then they know where the 'remove friend' button is.

Secondly those comments are straight up dumb. When I get comments like that I just say thank you and if they persist I keep saying it until they delete me.
You're making some awesome strides in here man. Don't stop for anyone!

Thanks for the support! I agree completely because when I see others posting about how much progress they are making, it makes me push harder to keep making progress so that I keep up. I don't have the greatest structural genetics in the world so I need to keep busting my ass and making continual progress in order to develop the best physique possible.

[chuckles_345]

1-4 Friday:

Diet: 197.5gP, 486gC, 79.5gF
6:30am 3oz chicken, 1 1/2c rice, 1oz fat free cheese, apple, multi, 2 fish oils
11:00am 1 scoop whey, 1 1/2c oatmeal
1:00-3:00pm Core ABC
4:00pm 4 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 400g little red potatoes, 1oz fat free cheese, 2 cuties, salad, waldon farms
7:00pm 2oz natty pb, 2 tsp sugar free jelly, 4 pieces low cal bread, 3c cherios, 2c skim milk
10:00pm 2c hood low carb chocolate milk, black bean brownie, 3 pieces low cal bread, 6oz blackberries

Water: 1.25 gallons
Sleep: 8 1/2hrs



Workout: Squat (335 for 5 sets of 4 and a set of 9 for an all time PR!!), Deadlift (405 for 3 sets of 4 and a set of 10 matching an all time pr!), Good Mornings, Weighted Chins (75 for 3 sets of 4 and a set of 6 for an all time PR!), Curls, Calves





Schedule was kind of all over the place with reserach and I was feeling kind of beat down heading into this one, but it was the last heavy squat/dead day of this training block so I took a little extra time to warm up and get my head in it and I made it happen. Hit 335x9 on my 6th set of squat breaking an all time pr I set during my last training block. Followed that up with 405x10 on my 4th set of deads matching an all time pr I hit at ~25lbs heavier bodyweight. I was pretty shot by this point, but I pushed through good mornings, heavy weighted chins where I hit another all time pr (75x6), and finished off with some curls and calves. Definately could tell by the end of this one that I had some sort of deload/taper/recovery week in the near future because I was beat.

[chuckles_345]

Saturday Morning Weight: 170.6lbs


Weight is only up ~0.7lbs in the past 6 weeks. I want to be gaining slowly, but this is a little slower than I would like so for the 3rd week in a row I will be slightly bumping food and will continue until weight gain picks up a bit. Here are my new macros:


Squat/Dead Days: 200gP, 490gC, 77gF
Bench/Upper Days: 200gP, 465gC, 77gF
Off Days: 200gP, 440gC, 77gF







1-5 Saturday:

Diet: 202gP, 467.5gC, 74.5gF
6:30am 3oz chicken, 1 1/2c rice, 1c brocolli, 1oz fat free cheese, apple, multi, 2 fish oils
9:00-10:30am CORE ABC
11:30am 3oz chicken, 1 1/2c rice, 1c brocolli, 1oz fat free cheese, 6oz blackberries
3:00pm 3 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 350g little red potatoes, salad, waldon farms dressing, 1oz fat free cheese, cutie
6:30pm Chili's Margarita Grilled chicken
9:30pm 2oz natty pb, 2 tsp sugar free jelly, 4 pieces low cal bread, 2 1/2c pb cup cereal, 1c skim milk

Water: 1.25 gallons
Sleep: 9hrs


Workout: Bench (230 for 5 sets of 4 and a set of 7 matching best so far this offseason), Dips (3 plates for 4 sets of 5 for an all time PR!), Side Delts, Shrugs





Not the greatest workout ever as I was pretty beat down, but it was the last workout of this training block so I made it count. Tied my best ever this offseason on bench. Kind of disappointed my bench hasn't progressed much in the past month, but since I've been dealing with a bum shoulder, I'll take matching my best from this offseason. Dips felt great and was the heaviest I've ever attemped and then finished off with some side delts and trap work. Feel very beat down now and I'm really looking forward to the 1-2 wks of recovery coming my way.

[chuckles_345]

1-6 Sunday: Off Day

Diet: 203gP, 438gC, 78.5gF
7:30am 3oz chicken, 1 1/2c rice, 1c brocolli, 1oz fat free cheese, apple, multi, 2 fish oils
12:00pm 3 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 2pieces low cal bread, 1 piece low-fat pepperjack cheese, 2c wheat noodles, 1oz fat free cheese
3:30pm 2oz natty pb, 2 tsp sugar free jelly, 4 pieces low cal bread, 3c cherios, 2c skim milk
6:30pm 2 jalapino cheddar chicken sausagees, 2 low cal buns, 2 cuties, salad, waldon farms
10:00pm 2oz turkey cold meat, 2 pieces low cal bread, 1c skim milk, 1 serving pb cup ice cream

Water: 1 gallon
Sleep: 9 1/2hrs





Much needed recovery this week....

[chuckles_345]

1-7 Monday:

Diet: 201gP, 463gC, 82.5gF
6:30am 3oz chicken, 1/2c rice, 1c brocolli, 1oz fat free cheese, apple, mutli, 2 fish oils
11:00am 1 scoop whey, 1 1/2c oatmeal
4:00pm 1 scoop whey, 1 1/2c oatmeal
5:30-6:30pm Core ABC
7:00pm 3 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 1oz fat free cheese, high fiber tortilla, 3c cherios, 2c skim milk, salad, waldon farms
10:00pm 1oz mixed nuts, 2 servings pb ice cream, reeses pb big cup, 1 serving pb cup cereal

Water: 1.25 gallons
Sleep: 8 1/2hrs


Workout: Light full body workout

[chuckles_345]

My Post of Planet Fitness's FB Wall yesterday:

Planet Fitness,

I observed one of your commercials over the weekend and am wondering why you blatently lie in your commertials. First, you said that Planet Fitness has plenty of fitness equipment for everyone's fitness needs; however, this is not true. Your location in Champaign, IL does not have squat racks or barbells or any sort; therefore, I would not be able to perform the exercises that m...ake up the bulk of my training (eg. squat, deadlift, bench, row, overhead press etc.) at your location.

Secondly, it is more concerning to me that you continue to stress that you are a judgement free zone. However, I know of people personally who have walked in the door of your Champaign, IL location and have been told they cannot sign up for a membership simply because of the way they look. In my opinion, this is extremely judgmental and I'm not aware of any other gyms that turn away potential customers based on appearance. The statement of "judgment free" is therefore, incredibly hippocritical because it is likely that your gym judges more than any other gym.

I ask that you please consider revising your advertisment so not to fasely advertise your product.

Thank you for your time.

Peter Fitschen









Planet Fitness Reply:

Hi Peter - Thank you for your comment. Our television commercials playfully make the point that Planet Fitness is geared toward general fitness and not extremely hard-core weightlifters. We do not cater to bodybuilders, yet we absolutely welcome people at all fitness levels to take advantage of our low prices in a clean, comfortable, relaxing environment. Our gyms are outfitted and geared towards the first-time gym user, and we strive to provide a non-intimidating atmosphere, which is why we do not allow grunting, dropping weights, deadlifting, and/or making others feel uncomfortable. We've created a gym that's eliminated the intimidation factor - the very thing that has long kept many folks from ever setting foot inside a gym.








My response back:

Planet Fitness,

Thank you for your prompt response. I understand that your gym is geared towards beginners and that is fine because everyone needs to start somewhere. We all have different fitness goals and that is completely ok becasue the important thing is to get people off of the couch and moving. However, you failed to address how you can call yourself judgement free when it is quite possible that your franchise judges more harshly than any other gym I am aware of. As I mentioned above, I know of people who were told they could not get a membership simply based on their appearance. In addition, I (and many of my friends) find your commercials steriotyping bodybuilders incredibly offensive. I suggest that instead of portraying us as idiotic, cocky, steriod-users, you do some reserach on our sport and get your facts straight. The truth is that there are actually more natural (drug-tested) bodybuilding contests than untested competitions. If you do not believe me check out naturalbodybuildingevents.com Because there are more drug tested events, it is quite likely there are more natural bodybuilders competing in this country than those taking steriods. In addition, not all bodybuilders are idots. I know for a fact that many of the top natural bodybuilders in the country are highly educated athletes with undergraduate and graduate degrees from prestigous institutions. If you would like, I can provide a list to illistrate my point. Finally, just because someone exercises in a certain way says nothing about their character or personality. While it is true many bodybuilders train with a high level of intenisty which may put people off, many of them are in fact some of the most helpful and caring individuals you would ever meet.

Thank you for your previuos response and I look forward to your response to these points.

Peter









I'm still waiting for a reply.......

[triplewhammy]

lol Pete...