Powerhouse Gym — Attraction in Highland Park

Evening manager Stan is extremely rude. Is very condescending when rushing people out. Even told me that I was getting on his nerves for constantly being the last person out even though it was never after 10 PM (closing time). Turns lights out every night 10-15 minutes before gym closes forcing you to workout in the dark and wants all customers to be out 5-10 minutes before they actually close. Shower stall has been smelling like urine for about the last 1-2 weeks. I've seen the same shampoo and protein shake containers in various stalls for days at a time. I assume they don't clean them everyday, otherwise the same containers would not be there for days.

Equipment is not well maintained at all. Over 90% of equipment is fully functional however when something is broken it is down for an extremely long time. For example the cable fly machine by the water fountain was literally broken for over 1 year and 5 months. Could not believe it, but this is one example among many.

On a positive note the day time staff is much more friendly. They do have very specialized machines. Machines that isolate muscles that i have not seen at Planet or LA. All in all, if you pay for multiple months at once then their prices are comparable to LA, otherwise month to month is $40. The environment of the customers here are friendly and welcoming. I would come here with the mindset of...

I visited this gym every morning for 4 days while in Detroit for business a month or two ago... Definitely worth the price of the 7-day pass. I wish more gyms offered a full offering of weight training equipment. People come ready to train and that motivation rubbed off on me and I was able to get some solid workouts in as a result. Staff and other members were all genuinely interested in fitness and training. It could use some new bikes and dumbbells... but that was the only negative observation.

This is a traditional gym with lots of weight training equipment... it doesn't pretend to cater to the cross-fit crowd. That's probably a good thing from looking at all the cross-fit fail videos on YouTube. I'll be back the next time I'm working...

Great place to workout! Plenty of weight, rarely will you need to wait to use equipment. This gym has the kind of atmosphere Planet Fitnesses advertises but fails to achieve. Truly a "no judgment" zone. Whether you are totally out of shape and taking the first step towards fitness or you are a bodybuilder or powerlifter who needs do 1/2 a ton on the leg press you'll fit in. I love the fact that if a person lifts a lot of weight, it doesn't look like they're hogging all the plates, nor does it draw attention of other members because they see little weight and big weight pushed all the time. Finally, it is worth mentioning this is not a gym to find a date. Men & women come here to workout and leave their make-up and dress to impress...