fvckin gym closed

**dec11** · 03-17-2011, 12:11 PM

woke up this morn to hear on the news that my gym had gone into receivership!!!
fvckin theiving b@stards were taking new memberships y'day!!! both myself and my gfriend had recently signed upfront for a year, fvcking 800e down the drain.
cant believe the w@ankers were still taking money right up until the end. im fvckin boiling

**marcus300** · 03-17-2011, 12:13 PM

Thats not good news, are there anymore gyms locally?

**Tigershark** · 03-17-2011, 12:14 PM

I would be pissed too. That is absolutely shady!

**gbrice75** · 03-17-2011, 12:15 PM

Sorry Dec, gyms are notorious for this kind of sh!t. Hopefully you'll be able to find a place you like even better, good luck man.

**dec11** · 03-17-2011, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by marcus300

Thats not good news, are there anymore gyms locally?

yeah theres a good few, pissed at losing the money plus it was handy traffic wise, gona have to sit in crappy dublin traffic now to go to another gym

**Times Roman** · 03-17-2011, 12:19 PM

another reason why I spent the money and built my gym at my house

**Times Roman** · 03-17-2011, 12:20 PM

well, that's really not the reason. the real reason is because I'm a lazy asss and don't want to drive to the gym.

well, that and I'm a cheep bastad and don't want to have to pay to go to the gym.

**dec11** · 03-17-2011, 12:24 PM

a good few of the local gyms have jumped on the news and are offering week long free trials to those affected by the closure so at least i wont miss any training while im looking for a suitable gym.

**dec11** · 03-17-2011, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by Times Roman

well, that's really not the reason. the real reason is because I'm a lazy asss and don't want to drive to the gym.

well, that and I'm a cheep bastad and don't want to have to pay to go to the gym.

what? your a bird? lol
cheers TR, tht gave me a much needed laugh

**Shol'va** · 03-17-2011, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by dec11

woke up this morn to hear on the news that my gym had gone into receivership!!!
fvckin theiving b@stards were taking new memberships y'day!!! both myself and my gfriend had recently signed upfront for a year, fvcking 800e down the drain.
cant believe the w@ankers were still taking money right up until the end. im fvckin boiling

I can relate to you. I have a dead contract with A Fitness Center that went belly up here. $1900 down the drain. Now I only go where you pay monthly.

**Times Roman** · 03-17-2011, 12:27 PM

welcome mate

another thing... I've been to a gym several times, and it's hard for me to get in the zone when there are people standing around watching. for me, it's one of those kinda private things, like tossing one off....

**dec11** · 03-17-2011, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by Shol'va

I can relate to you. I have a dead contract with A Fitness Center that went belly up here. $1900 down the drain. Now I only go where you pay monthly.

yeah, its monthly for me from now on mate, id say alot more could be going downhill in dublin soon, alot of different chains in this city

**DSM4Life** · 03-17-2011, 12:33 PM

Just another reason to go with a hardcore gym like Ballys !

**Tigershark** · 03-17-2011, 12:35 PM

I pay monthly as well. I am a member of a franchise so chances are it will not go away but still better to be safe. My fiance's father lost a yearly membership two months into a gym here in New Hampshire that also went belly up.

**drdeath613** · 03-17-2011, 01:07 PM

sue them you will win if you paid your full payment up front and they close there doors without notice its fraud

that why the owner of gold gym got sued by me and tons of others i renewed my contract 2 days before they closed there doors there own workers didnt even know they were closing
in florida any gym must give 30 days notice to all its members before closing there doors or its a breach of contract u should read your contract bro

**Tigershark** · 03-17-2011, 01:44 PM

Drdeath makes a good point.

**dec11** · 03-17-2011, 02:20 PM

yeah, dont worry, i will be pursuing the cvnts. cheers

**Tigershark** · 03-17-2011, 02:22 PM

Best of luck bro.

**scotty51312** · 03-17-2011, 02:29 PM

yeah bro that sucks, like GB said gyms are shady. First one i ever joined i was 19 and i was told it was month to month so the ammount of months on the contract was blank, then when i said i wanted to cancel my membership, the asshole pulled out the contract that he'd wrote in 12 months on after i signed, thinking i threw my copy away, then when i refused to pay out the rest of the contract the guy took me to small claims court, I showed up he didn't, judge dismissed with prejudice

**drdeath613** · 03-17-2011, 02:29 PM

good luck bro the pay out will be nice make sure your lawyers fees are listed as something u want paid for by them since there the reason your in there in the first place

**stack_it** · 03-17-2011, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by drdeath613

sue them you will win if you paid your full payment up front and they close there doors without notice its fraud

that why the owner of gold gym got sued by me and tons of others i renewed my contract 2 days before they closed there doors there own workers didnt even know they were closing
in florida any gym must give 30 days notice to all its members before closing there doors or its a breach of contract u should read your contract bro

If it's A corporation the chances of getting money are very slim. The owners can just close up and hide behind the Corp. No personal funds or assets can be touched.

**Tigershark** · 03-17-2011, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by stack_it

If it's A corporation the chances of getting money are very slim. The owners can just close up and hide behind the Corp. No personal funds or assets can be touched.

That would suck. I hope he can get something back.

**drdeath613** · 03-17-2011, 02:48 PM

there's a difference between A corporation that would be say walmart then you have chains like papa johns pizza you can buy into the chain name and its a self run business
now that being said most gyms are self run gyms they buy into the name but they are not covered by the corporation this is something the lawyer will have to find out even still i made 6k off golds gym when i sued them

**ghettoboyd** · 03-17-2011, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by dec11

woke up this morn to hear on the news that my gym had gone into receivership!!!
fvckin theiving b@stards were taking new memberships y'day!!! both myself and my gfriend had recently signed upfront for a year, fvcking 800e down the drain.
cant believe the w@ankers were still taking money right up until the end. im fvckin boiling

that happened at agym where i live and they got away with the same thing selling memberships the day before and no one gets a refund...sorry to hear that it happeded to you bro but i bet another gym near you will have a big sale to try to attract those who got fuked....

**Knockout_Power** · 03-17-2011, 02:52 PM

shitty deal... its too bad this isnt a big enough deal that it will be investigated. You can always find someone responsible who is inevitably the one who made the decision to accept payments knowing the gym was failing.

**stack_it** · 03-17-2011, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by drdeath613

there's a difference between A corporation that would be say walmart then you have chains like papa johns pizza you can buy into the chain name and its a self run business
now that being said most gyms are self run gyms they buy into the name but they are not covered by the corporation this is something the lawyer will have to find out even still i made 6k off golds gym when i sued them

You're speaking of a franchise.

If it's a privately owned non franchise gym then it would most likely be run under a corporation. Once that corporation shuts down there is nothing or noone to go after.

**lifterjaydawg** · 03-17-2011, 02:55 PM

good luck, hope you get something back.

**drdeath613** · 03-17-2011, 03:28 PM

lol stop watching la law its nope helping you

**dec11** · 03-17-2011, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by ghettoboyd

that happened at agym where i live and they got away with the same thing selling memberships the day before and no one gets a refund...sorry to hear that it happeded to you bro but i bet another gym near you will have a big sale to try to attract those who got fuked....

yeah man, loads are posting on the closed gyms facebook page offering discounted memberships, problem is they all mostly pansy gyms without power racks etc. the nearest 'hardcore' set up is 7miles away through crappy dublin traffic, may have to grin and bear it.

**dec11** · 03-17-2011, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by stack_it

You're speaking of a franchise.

If it's a privately owned non franchise gym then it would most likely be run under a corporation. Once that corporation shuts down there is nothing or noone to go after.

they were an independent gym and were recently taken over in nov '10 by an english group (i reckon fitness first or the like), there are or rather were three gyms based in dublin, the biggest around with indoor track etc.
my gfriend rang their headquarters in england to see about refunds and they claimed to know nothing about it!!! based on tht id reckon theres fvck all chance of a refund.

if the money is gone its gone, its the whole pain of getting somewhere else and different feeling equipment etc tht gets on my tits, things like wider grip widths, balances on dbells etc really play in my head, sounds strange i know but it interrupts my training

**songdog** · 03-17-2011, 05:16 PM

That sucks bro.Hope you get your money back.

**Times Roman** · 03-17-2011, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by drdeath613

sue them you will win if you paid your full payment up front and they close there doors without notice its fraud

that why the owner of gold gym got sued by me and tons of others i renewed my contract 2 days before they closed there doors there own workers didnt even know they were closing
in florida any gym must give 30 days notice to all its members before closing there doors or its a breach of contract u should read your contract bro

wrong. Sorry mate, but a business is allowed to conduct itself in it's normal course as it normally does up to the point it files a petition for bankruptcy and is given a case number at the clerks office. Once it gets a case number, things change. If they took your money before they filed, you are sunk.

How do I know? I was a BK rep for a couple of years for a major financial services company.

if a BK7 liquidation, you have a right to the liquidated assets in this order

Secured creditors have first claim on all liquid assets
Attorneys
Middle Men
Wages....

Way at the bottom is unsecured creditors (You)
which means you get nothing in all likelihood.

**Far from massive** · 03-17-2011, 10:16 PM

Some states like MD offer protection under the law ( Remember all those lifetime memberships sold in the 70s) and anyone accepting advance payment is required to place a bunch of money into a kitty so check out the laws in your area. Another thing is that the membership may transfer to the new owners as part of the purchase.

**stack_it** · 03-18-2011, 01:45 AM

Originally Posted by drdeath613

lol stop watching la law its nope helping you

maybe you should do a little more reading bro..... Just saying.

**gettingthere** · 03-18-2011, 07:40 AM

Its bad in Ireland when your gym closes, because even though there are probably other gym's in the area, most are not greatly equipped. Gym's are robbing gits anyway, been going to my local gym for near on 3-4years, im a student and no point having the year membership, so when i go on a weekend they still charge me €10.....like come on

**drdeath613** · 03-18-2011, 08:55 AM

well here in florida u cant get away with its fraud you cannot take in new contracts 30days before you close your doors our gym did there for it was breach of contract so we were first in line for suing him lol i sued for 10x my year membership fee