# Help finding a decent gym in Taipei **URL:** \ **Category:** Health & Fitness\ **Created:** [July 25, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505 "2025-07-25T14:29:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TomJones](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@TomJones](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TomJones)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 7:25am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/21 "2025-07-26T07:25:37Z")
_Planet Fitness Taipei_ not good enough? ---
**Author:** ![ninman](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a5b964/32.png) [@ninman](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ninman)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 7:35am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/22 "2025-07-26T07:35:51Z")
Being rude to other members and trying to stop me using equipment he wasn’t using. So you see the area that says Hammer strength ? That’s a dedicated deadlift area that was free and was choosing not to use. If he wants to deadlift in front of a squat rack he can, but don’t complain when someone then wants to use it. ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 7:43am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/23 "2025-07-26T07:43:18Z")
> [@ninman](#): > > Being rude to other members and trying to stop me using equipment he wasn’t using. > > So you see the area that says Hammer strength ? > > That’s a dedicated deadlift area that was free and was choosing not to use. > > If he wants to deadlift in front of a squat rack he can, but don’t complain when someone then wants to use it. It is a bit odd to deadlift outside the padded area. ---
**Author:** ![ninman](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a5b964/32.png) [@ninman](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ninman)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 7:54am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/24 "2025-07-26T07:54:59Z")
Even more odd that staff didn’t tell him to move. ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 8:13am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/25 "2025-07-26T08:13:05Z")
> [@ninman](#): > > Even more odd that staff didn’t tell him to move. I don’t know all the details. Could the staff see he was deadlifting in the incorrect place? If not, is your Chinese good enough that you could explain this to them? At the moment you’re kind of drip-feeding us facts, not on purpose I’m sure. For example, > I wanted to use the squat rack in the back. He was deadlifting right next to it has changed to > If he wants to deadlift in front of a squat rack he can, but don’t complain when someone then wants to use it It makes it hard to figure out exactly what the problem was. However, I think I understand correctly now that he was deadlifting directly in front of the squat equipment in your photo. Which is very strange. ---
**Author:** ![ninman](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a5b964/32.png) [@ninman](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ninman)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 8:16am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/26 "2025-07-26T08:16:00Z")
Ok, you see the squat rack at the back of the room? He had his deadlift bar right across it so it was very awkward to get into that squat rack to use it. Yes, my Chinese is good enough to explain that to the staff. They could very clearly see his bar was blocking access to the squat rack and there was plenty of room to move it elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 8:17am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/27 "2025-07-26T08:17:10Z")
> [@ninman](#): > > Ok, you see the squat rack at the back of the room? > > He had his deadlift bar right across it so it was very awkward to get into that squat rack to use it. > > Yes, my Chinese is good enough to explain that to the staff. They could very clearly see his bar was blocking access to the squat rack and there was plenty of room to move it elsewhere. Are you able to draw a picture on your photo as to where his deadlift bar was? ---
**Author:** ![ninman](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a5b964/32.png) [@ninman](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ninman)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 8:20am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/28 "2025-07-26T08:20:38Z")
![20250726_114203~3](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/4X/7/3/6/736cdb314bf0529daef63a7af5a3915e571b4aff.jpeg) It was where the red line is. ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 8:26am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/29 "2025-07-26T08:26:02Z")
> [@ninman](#): > > ![20250726_114203~3](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/4X/7/3/6/736cdb314bf0529daef63a7af5a3915e571b4aff.jpeg) > > It was where the red line is. Wow! That is bizarre. Must have taken some balancing. I assume he either didn’t know what he was doing or he’s one of those territorial weight lifters. Anyway, I’m afraid I can’t help you find a decent gym in Taipei. ---
**Author:** ![ninman](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a5b964/32.png) [@ninman](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ninman)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 8:28am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/30 "2025-07-26T08:28:43Z")
It was the latter, because I pushed his bar back with my foot while he was complaining about me getting too close to his bar to show how easy it was to move it and that made him even angrier. ---
**Author:** ![ninman](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a5b964/32.png) [@ninman](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ninman)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 8:56am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/31 "2025-07-26T08:56:28Z")
Sorry the picture makes it a little unclear, it wasn’t on the bench, the bench wasn’t there. It was on the floor in front of the squat rack, where the red line is. ---
**Author:** ![Poundsand](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@Poundsand](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Poundsand)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 9:04am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/32 "2025-07-26T09:04:45Z")
> [@BiggusDickus](#): > > It is a bit odd to deadlift outside the padded area. Unless someone was there before. ---
**Author:** ![Poundsand](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@Poundsand](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Poundsand)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 9:07am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/33 "2025-07-26T09:07:36Z")
> [@BiggusDickus](#): > > However, I think I understand correctly now that he was deadlifting directly in front of the squat equipment in your photo. Which is very strange. It’s not, really. Almost the default place in a lot of gyms - it’s basically the default “heavy weights” area when there’s no platform or the platform is occupied. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 9:07am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/34 "2025-07-26T09:07:37Z")
> [@Poundsand](#): > > > [@BiggusDickus](#): > > > > It is a bit odd to deadlift outside the padded area. > > Unless someone was there before. Fair point. ---
**Author:** ![ninman](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a5b964/32.png) [@ninman](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ninman)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 9:09am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/35 "2025-07-26T09:09:57Z")
Except it’s a big area. There was no reason for him to stand in that specific spot. ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 9:10am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/36 "2025-07-26T09:10:34Z")
> [@Poundsand](#): > > > [@BiggusDickus](#): > > > > However, I think I understand correctly now that he was deadlifting directly in front of the squat equipment in your photo. Which is very strange. > > It’s not, really. Almost the default place in a lot of gyms - it’s basically the default “heavy weights” area when there’s no platform or the platform is occupied. 😉 Yes, I didn’t consider that. From how the story has been gradually provided I made assumptions. ---
**Author:** ![ninman](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a5b964/32.png) [@ninman](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ninman)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 9:12am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/37 "2025-07-26T09:12:32Z")
Poundsand really wants it to be my fault, while ignoring the fact that the squat rack was not in use, and he could easily have moved his bar back 30cm. That’s why he got a warning and I didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/38 "2025-07-26T09:17:32Z")
> [@ninman](#): > > Poundsand really wants it to be my fault, while ignoring the fact that the squat rack was not in use, and he could easily have moved his bar back 30cm. > > That’s why he got a warning and I didn’t. He got a warning? ---
**Author:** ![ninman](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a5b964/32.png) [@ninman](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ninman)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 9:20am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/39 "2025-07-26T09:20:32Z")
Yes, he was given a warning. 2 more and they cancel his membership. ---
**Author:** ![BiggusDickus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/biggusdickus/32/90381_2.png) [@BiggusDickus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BiggusDickus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 9:21am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505/40 "2025-07-26T09:21:19Z")
> [@ninman](#): > > Yes, he was given a warning. 2 more and they cancel his membership. So, what’s the problem? [Previous page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505.md?page=1) [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-finding-a-decent-gym-in-taipei/252505.md?page=3)