Ironbound Fitness

Used to be a really good gym with mad bodybuilders and everything(Really inspiring), but it really fell off a mountain in the last few years. The culture is trash. Now it’s just a lot of teenagers and soccer moms Working out with bad form… THE GOOD: The machines are actually pretty good I must say And I do like the staff they are courteous and helpful. Newark doesn’t really have much to offer fitness wise so there’s not too many better options Especially at this price point. I just wish it would be better. A lot of potential I will admit…

This gym is dripping with potential, there is some seriously sweet equipment and the space is laid out in a way that should perfect... however, the lack of organization, the lack of certain staple machines, the cluter of duplicate unnecessary machines, and lack of cleanliness brings this way down. No one re racks weights, there is only 2 cable racks in the gym, but about 35 different chest press machines. But again some seriously cool equipment if you care to dig around and find it. Also why is there equipment set up on the turf pad, farmers carry and sleds set up to use the turf pad but there is no room to use them

I go into the gym and ask if I can see the gym and equipment. The uneducated, no class having around the way filet working the counter points to the security monitors. Confused I asked " I can't get a tour? " she pointed at the monitors again and told me I can see the gym that way. UNBELIEVABLE!! Don't get me started on the treatment two black friends of mine received one time when trying to use the free day pass. The person at the counter said to them the pass wasn't valid on a salary a Saturday and proceeded to charge them for the day. Now mind you I called and was told the free day passes are good on Saturdays. HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE

I’ve been paying for my membership for 3 years and I had the option to bring a person as I was paying an additional fee. Today when I entered the gym in the morning the girl told me there was a change of owners and I could no longer bring a person. NOBODY reached out to let me know of the changes and they continued billing me the additional charge. Being that I payed in advance they could of notify my and let us work out today instead she charged my friend the day pass and told me I would continue paying the same price. I never go to the gym in the morning to avoid the extremely rude girl at the front desk who claims to be the manager. I didn’t cancel my membership before because of the previous owner being a complete sweetheart.

My membership got cancelled, I didn’t receive a call, no text, no email. The owner has refused to contact me and, the manager he said his name is “Keith” couldn’t help or provide information how to contact the owner.