Legends Fit — Local services in Rockwall

I love being a member of Legends Fit. I started going to Legends a few months after having my son. I started with a 6 or 12 week fitness challenge, it included daily group 1-hour workouts, a nutrition plan and an accountability coach. I really enjoyed the classes and comradery. As for the nutrition, I would say it's a little lacking, actually it's nice. It's not 100% customizable, meaning having non-dairy suggestions or breastfeeding nutrition, gluten-free, etc. There are some good takeaways, but of course they are not medically trained dieticians that will look into your health and do labs to construct your ideal plan. So have realistic expectations because that is out of their scope. As for accountability, because I was there daily, I didn't really need a text that often, but I did send it my weight weekly. After finishing the challenge, I have continued solo workouts.

They have a good cardio room, includes 3 TVs, (I don't know if you can change channels or how that works, but I assume you can. Most people use phones so the TVs are on an advertising local trainers loop, you see them in there all the time, so it helps you put a name to their faces) There are treadmills, ellipticals, stair masters, row machines and bikes.

There are 2, well, technically 3 free weight sections, multiple squat racks, deadlift areas, good amount of machines. There is a store where you can get vitamins, protein, pre- and post-workout, BCAAs, local premade meals, merch, etc. There is also a posing section in the back. You have multiple sleds you can push, there is turf, and a tire you can hammer, and some ropes and chains.

The people are friendly and will give you props and recommendations once they see you enough. They are open 24 hours and have a couple showers in the locker rooms.

They have childcare, MMA, Zumba, self-defense, and probably other stuff I am forgetting. Also, they support a lot of local causes from food drives, blood drives, clothing drives, all the drives.

Overall they have all you need, staff is friendly, patrons are kind and if you want to join a local gym, I...

I've been training at this gym for about 4 months so I will leave a review in three parts. I've been to just about every "hardcore" gym in DFW so I will try to be thorough:

The Good: Good variety of equipment, lots of space, friendly staff, definitely well cleaned. I always see staff cleaning throughout the day. There's definitely a large population of serious and experienced lifters which definitely helps with the vibe and etiquette. They have multiple dumbbell areas which reduces instances where people pick up a set and disappear to another part of the gym.

The Not So Good: There are few pieces of equipment that I feel are core pieces that are missing. They could use an additional plate loaded chest press, and some other seated plate loaded back machines (like the iso lateral row from Hammer Strength). Also a dumbbell rack for the 120lbs - 150lbs would be nice as well. For those of us that venture that high, lots of energy is wasted having to pick them up off the floor.

The Bad: Huge problem with high school aged kids (and some older ones) and their lack of etiquette at the gym. They train in large groups and spend way too much time talking and goofing off. The gym is packed pretty tightly with equipment so navigating some areas can be difficult even when it's empty. It's only made worse when a group of five kids are just standing in the way. That being said, I give the owners of the gym a lot of credit for recently mandating etiquette classes as a condition of membership for members under 18, although I would maybe require it for people 21 and under because maturity isn't reached at 18 or 21 like it was in years past. A lack of gym etiquette has been a growing problem in several gyms I've frequented over the years, but kudos to the owners at Legend's for addressing it.

All in all, this is definitely an...

TLDR; Legends is a good gym, but it used to be way better than it is now.

I've been coming to Legends for a little over a year now. I love the gym and all the amenities they have to offer. People here are very nice and always willing to lend a hand. There are a couple of things I disagreed with. 1) the Zumba classes and BJJ getting more attention than the originally catered group (powerlifting, bodybuilding, strongman, etc.) and 2) the huge price increase in membership cost.

I stared going here because they had a really decent student discount, but it has since gone up 60% to what it once was. Me and my boyfriend are both in college and were really looking forward to working out together but he had trouble affording it at times since his student discount was not the same rate.

Also, since the layout change, the gym feels more cramped and crowded. I know that the owner wanted to focus more on BJJ, and that's fine, but a large portion of the people who first started going there before said changes also have agreed to having trouble with the new layout. That is a big reason why many of the OG's left and went back to places like 24 Hour Fitness or found other gyms that were like the OG Legends.

Again, I have nothing against the owners, trainers, and fellow members who go there. I would say that a lot of the original clientele are disappointed in how Legends has changed, in both atmosphere and overall membership cost. I went there the other day and it was sad. I miss the old Legends where people would walk right up to you and spot you or give you a fist bump. It seems colder now. I really hope something changes. I still love this gym and really appreciate everything I have learned, but it doesn't...