Powerhouse Gym — Local services in Cambridge

They should rename this place "Rappers Gym." Unless you really like rap music, you may be annoyed by the constant barrage of loud rap song after rap song. Even though the manager doesn't have time to fix machines that are out of adjustment or work erratically, he does have time to get in the music business.He makes a song playlist that we all have to listen to. He justifies his approach by saying there is many rock songs in the list and it is on shuffle. Well, his shuffler sucks. It was much better when they just had a professional DJ do the music. I believe they used to use XM radio or Pandora and it was a lot better then. Also, this is the first gym I have ever seen that does not have a weight rack near each bench for bench press. Only 45's are available at each bench. If you want anything else you have to go over to the squat rack and get it. There is not much room around the squat racks, so either you have to wait for someone to finish a set or risk getting in their way. Overall the place has some good equipment but I feel it should be managed differently. Maybe someone should open a another gym in Cambridge. Maybe an Anytime Fitness or a...

I went to this gym for almost two years and I was chill with the employees and owner. Today (12/23/24) I called the front desk because I cancelled my membership in mid October because I was moving from the area. I spoke to two employees and the owner before I left to make sure I wouldn't be charged, yet I was still charged this month.

I called the front desk and calmly explained my situation and the man working the desk angrily said "everybody's calling about the same shit" and told me I wouldn't be getting a refund for the month of membership which I was incorrectly charged. I then told the employee that I absolutely was going to get a refund, and he again said I would not. I then asked the employee about who I would need to contact to get a refund, and he replied "now that's better" and hung up the phone.

I attempted to call the business phone number again and nobody answered the phone. I've since completed a charge back with my card company to prevent further billing and get a refund because the employee was unwilling to help me settle the...

When I found out I had a conference in Cambridge MD I decided to google local gyms. There wasn't much written about this one but I decided to give it a shot. So glad I did. I went a total of 3 days. From the outside I was thinking "this place is small" once I walked in the door that perception quickly changed. They make the best of the space with tons of equipment. Each plate loaded machine had ample plates so there was no hunting down weights. This is a big problem @ my home gym. 2 power racks, dumbbells from 5 to 125lbs. All the same brand no mix and match weights. Cable machine with 2 pull down and 2 row stations. Plenty of cable attachments, some that I have never seen. Plenty of free benches. Step mills, ellipticals, bikes, treadmills. They have it all. Every day I watched the staff clean off the equipment. I've never seen a gym his clean. Staff was friendly and I watched a trainer (Pat I think) as he trained a few clients. he was very thorough and explained the movements well. His clients seemed to love him. ...