PDX Muscle: Memberships, Fees, Classes, and Facilities

Okay normally I don’t write reviews of locations unless I had a really great experience or a very poor experience. PDX muscle is an old school type of bodybuilding gym, that honestly looks super cool. Their equipment is dope and the way it presented looks like a place for serious lifters. Once they opened up in phase 1, I signed up with excitement. Not just to workout, however to find a small community of like minded people. A place I can call home, since my previous gym went out of business due to the virus. However, my experience with the staff, especially one named Dan didn’t make us feel welcomed. Many instances occurred for being called out for equipment use or the “rules” at the gym. At first I was confused and I didn’t think anything of it. So I didn’t let it affect my training partner and I continued to train. However, I was noticing a pattern it seemed to me every time I went to the gym. I was worried of upsetting a trainer which should be the least of my worries. One day, it hit the nail on the coffin when I was called out again for taking over an equipment. There was some confusion, but I was completely yelled out and spoken to in a very unprofessional way. From there I just felt like I didn’t belong here. I no longer wanted endure the harassment given to me, just from working out to achieve my goals. Or using the gym as a copping mechanism during these tough times. This gym is really cool, however the staff didn’t make us feel welcomed or respected. I wasn’t comfortable even working out. It took one of the trainers to yelled with disrespect to finally just stand up for myself explain what he was doing was not okay. I felt as my training partner and I were called out for things that other members weren’t even talked to about it. I told him and myself that if we really have to worry this much just to train at “our” gym, then it’s not worth this headache. So we decided to leave.

Great gym with all the equipment you need for exercises including circuit training, boxing, isolation and compound exercises, weightlifting, powerlifting; this gym has it all. Staff is very friendly and always willing to help. Amy (front desk staff) is welcoming and makes you feel comfortable. Very inclusive atmosphere no matter where you are at in your fitness journey. Classes are offered by Coach Dan and energy is always high. If you want a motivating gym family, this is the place to come!