Golds Gym in Citrus Heights

Review №1

2023-07-04 17:55:02

Maybe youve heard that Gold Gym is for serious bodybuilders. Let me simplify and explain it from the perspective of someone who isnt a serious bodybuilder. After visiting all the gyms in Citrus Heights, I ultimately chose Gold Gym.Gold Gym isnt your average $10-20/month gym. With three types of memberships, it costs around $47/month as of March 2023. This pricing prevents overcrowding by high-schoolers who tend to monopolize equipment (unlike Crunch Fitness).The gym is well-maintained, and they take vacuuming seriously (unlike 24-Hour Fitness). Not only is the gym equipped with a wide range of exercise machines, but you can also see that the annual fee is put towards maintenance and acquiring new equipment. For instance, I think they have 7 bench presses, so you usually can get one even during peak hours (unlike most other gyms).All the pros and cons of Gold Gym can be attributed to the fact that its designed for serious bodybuilders. But dont worry, this can work in your favor too. For example, while most other gyms close early on weekends, like at 7 pm, Gold Gym is open until 9 pm, eliminating the excuse of not being able to go to the gym or using the gyms closure as a reason to skip exercising.As soon as entering, I saw the gym is filled with natural bodybuilders, …, uhum, I mean the images of natural bodybuilders from old days on the wall! Many people here are on steroids, and Ive overheard them chatting about their experiences with steroids between workouts. However, I haven’t seen any roid rage, except someone whom I complimented his body. I shouldn’t have done that but nothing serious.This gym receives a 5/5 rating for serious bodybuilders and a 4/5 rating for general fitness enthusiasts. Some suggestions for improvement are:1) Please add 2.5 lbs of incremental dumbbells, like from 20 to 40 lbs. For natural people, a 5 lbs increment can be quite challenging, e.g., 5 lbs increase from 20 to 25 is equivalent to 25% getting stronger which does not happen easily. But 5 lbs in 50 lbs is only 10% increase.2) Although gym etiquette in re-racking is very well established, these serious bodybuilders need to learn how to handle bathroom paper towels with both hands and not tear part of it and leave it on the ground. You can use the “broken windows theory” and for a period, and several times a day send staff to clean those ripped paper towels from the ground and post signs so that people stop the disorder.3) I understand the logistics behind hiring a full-time personal trainer are complex, but it would be useful if the gym had at least somebody available to incorporate these fancy machines into someone’s program or correct our form, like per request on an hourly basis (idk).I highly recommend other general fitness enthusiasts join this gym and contribute to making it more inclusive. If you’re new, ask for adding 2.5 incremental dumbbells, do not tear paper towels to leave the tore part on the bathroom ground, and if you want to do 30 minutes of cardio in summer but can’t tolerate sweating, ask the front desk to turn the cardio room fans ON.

Review №2

2024-02-14 03:29:50

I came over from 12 hour fitness and I loved this gym in the beginning because despite it not being 24 hours the equipment beats any other gym in the Sacramento area. I consider myself an advanced lifter but the guys at this gym on another level and by that I mean enhanced. Not really a big deal to each their own but it’s just a different kind of atmosphere when you’re one of the few guys there that isn’t on enhancements. It’s like you’re expected to be if you wanna be a part of the guys in there

Review №3

2023-12-10 20:23:28

This is the best gym in Sacramento.Ive had memberships at CalFit, 24 hour fitness, Planet Fitness, cross fit gyms, and Ive done the bay area health clubs as well. My membership is $35 per month and worth every penny. Here are the pros:1. The machinesWhats great about this gym is that the machines are new, well maintained, and in working order. Every machine has duplicates so youre rarely waiting for a machine.2. Its cleanUnlike many other gyms this place is clean. The floors, the windows, the mirrors, even the locker rooms. This goes a long a way for me.3. The peopleHere the people really adhere to rules and gym etiquitte. The weights are re-racked, people wait their turn, and give others space. For the most part everyone is minding their own business and focused on their own workout.The hours4. They open early and stay open late. This is huge.There is no pool or sauna, no group classes, or juice bar but if you want a solid gym with good equipment, this is the spot.

Review №4

2024-01-09 02:42:28

Nice gym, friendly staff. Downside is too many people for how small this gym is. This is why I stopped going here the first time, every time you turn around to use something someone’s on it or they are texting or talking to friends. Very overcrowded probably one of the smallest gym’s I’ve been to in California. You think with a name big name like “ Golds Gym “ it would be a lot Bigger? Not sure if I’m going to keep going here if this is how it ends up every time just way overcrowded then Im going to go else where, no point in paying to go to a gym you can’t even workout at.

Review №5

2024-06-22 21:26:51

Great facility. Employees keep it in great shape. Weights racked and sorted, good vibes.

Review №6

2023-12-08 04:42:12

I am a caregiver and I have been taking my client to work out with his personal trainer. for the past 6 or 7 months - all I had to do was to sign my client in for his workout session. last week, a young man at the front desk stopped me while I was signing my client in, and wanted to know what my name was. I hesitant gave him my name. The exchange was rude, condescending, disrespectful - to say the least. But, I let it pass. The second time - which was today, while checking in with another attendant at the front desk, this same kid who hassled me the week before decided to raise his voice and ask me for my name again - while I was checking in with his colleague . The fact that he had to engage me while I am with his colleague trying to sign in made me a little upset I refused to give home my name. He got a hold of David - the gym manager and David - visibly upset, without asking questions began to sternly rebuke me - I told him several times - that he was visibly irritated - so I was not going to communicate or keep talking to him.Hers my point:1. I have no problem with a rule - but if a rule is going to be a rule - start enforcing from day one.2. Teach your employees manners on how to address/talk to people. Condescension, rude gestures or telling someone they are going to lose their job is not helpfu.3. If it is a rule - then it should be applied to everyone. I have never seen anyone come to this gym and have to repeat their name every time they come in.4. This is a leadership problem- David should learn that customer service is key to leading a great busines. Even if there is a disgruntled customer- his employees need to be trained on how to handle such cases. He, David, as the manager- should find out what happened by asking the customer to explain before addressing the situation.5. And finally David should not have been visibly upset without knowing the facts. He obviously only listened to his employee and dismissed any input from the customerI give the guy at the front desk 0 ratings - for being rude and disrespectful.I give David 0 for poor leadership and conflict resolution skills............David your statement that I have refused to check in at the front desk once a week for six or 7 months is not only a lie, but it also shows a deficiency in your leadership skills. As a business owner, this is something you should have heard of on day one and you should have sought to enforce the rule. But it never happened until today. So, I am certain that youre just trying to cover your leadership problems and shift blame.By the way, adhering to this rule is not the problem. You dont even understand my problem. If you had taken the time to talk with me or ask me for an explanation, maybe you would have had clarity.David, another lie in your comment is that I said,I dont have to sign in - because Ive been coming for six months.On the contraryI never said that.My point was - why was this my first time hearing about this - after coming into your gym for the past 6-7 months?Let me make it abundantly clear again- I am not against following a rules at your gym. Its the manner in which your employee was addressing me - that is the problem. He was rude, condescending and respectful.That is why I refused to give him my name today. Because last week he was very rude toward me. Today as well - dismissing me with hand gestures. Like I said, I was in the process of signing in with his colleague when he started interrupting me. And because he was rude towards me last week- I didnt want to deal with him again today.So David when you approached me visibly upset scolding me - not even taking the time to hear what I had to say - I turned and walked away- saying you are upset - Im going to walk away. And I did.I do not remember raising my hand to you- if I did it was not mean spirited. You’re simply just trying to shift blame. Maybe- if you had taken a diff approach we would have come to an understanding.

Review №7

2022-03-28 21:04:56

NOT A FAMILY FRIENDLY ESTABLISHMENT. My son is homeschooled and the staff demanded a school ID to workout. I explained he was homeschooled and does not go to traditional school therefore does not have a school ID. My son who is 14 meets a friend here to workout once a week ( I pay for a day pass $15 ). The staff also told me that unless I’m working out I can’t even wait in the waiting area for my son. This week I brought my daughter with me to do homework in the car while we wait for my son and the staff told me my 12 year old daughter is not allowed in the facility. When she tried to use the restroom I was told she couldnt because she was 12. Pretty sad when they won’t let a little girl use a restroom.We have traveled to almost every state in the US and have gone to dozens of gyms and this is by far the most unfriendly gym I have ever encountered in my opinion..We have 5 gym memberships in Northern California and I’m thankful this is not one of them.**RESPONSE TO OWNER**The staff did not give me the option to provide a birth certificate. I have paid for a day pass every time we were at this facility. The gym owner states that the gym does not have a waiting area., but I consider the reception area a common area/waiting area, which is not part of the equipment area. I would have been happy waited there and would have not entered the equipment area, but just watched through the windows. Your staff asked if I was going to work out and I responded no, so they told me I could not be in the facility. I was never given the option to pay the day pass fee of 15 dollars to watch my son from the gym floor. I would have done that if given the option. When we arrived my daughter had to go to the restroom and I did stop at the front desk to check in as she walked to the restroom. When your staff asked the age of my daughter I stated she was 12 and he told me she could not be in the equipment area. I told the staff she was going to use the restroom and not be on the equipment floor or workout. The staff then told me well because she is 12 she cant even use the restroom. So I immediately told my son to go retrieve my daughter. So she did not use the restroom as she was headed back there and my son texted her that she needed to come out because she could not use the restroom. She did make it to the restroom, but didnt go because your staff told me she couldnt. So I did take immediate action to retrieve my daughter by sending my son to get her. DEFLECTING BLAME AND TRYING TO PAINT A CUSTOMER AS NON COMPLIANT IS REDICOULOUS. There is no signage stating someone under the age of 13 who is there with a paying customer can not use your restroom. The only part of your response I do agree with is your assertation that its for the best we dont have a membership here.

Review №8

2023-07-08 13:03:47

So many great workouts, memories, and friends made at Golds gym over the years.Gold’s gym’s equipment has likely the best selection for most people - in a very wide radius. It’s clean inside, machines are all very well maintained and typically lubed well (something that is not the case at a ton of gyms), and you can count on there being lots of perfectly working cardio equipment.New machines are been being added every few or handful of months, many of them in high demand with the times/trends (like Seal Row Bench, Pendulum squat, etc).You usually don’t have to wait (long) for equipment. Many (perhaps most?) people are kind and understanding and are cool with others “working in” when asked respectfully.I’ve been coming since they first opened nearly 10 years ago. David and Jerry, Ownership/management have done an excellent job at making this a reliable, great gym to train at for all of these years - always improving it via layout, machine selection, and by adding pieces of equipment like speciality handles and bars.Though i live closer to several other gyms, I typically find myself always programming at least a few sessions per week at Golds gym, (especially for certain machines that the other gyms don’t have). Many times throughout the years, I’ve trained solely at Golds, despite having 3-4 other gym memberships running simultaneously. Unless I move out of the area, I’ll likely continue to stay at Golds Gym member for the foreseeable future!

Review №9

2023-03-12 19:02:15

I had a positive experience at this Golds Gym location; however, I was disappointed to learn that they no longer partner with Active and Fit for gym passes. While there are numerous other Golds Gym locations outside of this location that do accept Active and Fit, this particular location does not. I learned this during my workout when the receptionist informed me 45 minutes into my session. While I was already warmed up and had no choice but to pay for my workout, I hope the gym management will consider reinstating their partnership with Active and Fit or offer alternative options for those with gym passes. Overall, I enjoyed my workout at the gym but was disappointed by the lack of flexibility with their payment options.

Review №10

2022-02-17 05:41:15

Hands down best gym in the 916, if you don’t agree then your priorities got mixed up somewhere along the way. Excellent equipment, good gym etiquette (everyone puts back their weights), and the staff are amazing. 95% of the people who show up put in the work, so if you’re slacking then you’ll feel out of place for sure. Good overall environment.Ashley (front desk) even hooked it up twice by giving me a jump start because I forget to turn my lights off in my car.