The bald trainer called max went around showing a random mug shot of to members and staff, and told them it was me. IT WAS NOT ME ! For this reason, i have a potential lawsuit against max and determined. max is easy to recognize; he's middle aged and bald, and is usually training young girls. I've never seen the owners working out her, but i have seem them smoking cigarettes in the parking lot. This gym used to be amazing. As soon as this couple bought it, it steadily got worse. They replaced good machines with bad machines. And ended long traditions. Truly devistating that such a great place was turned into garbage by people who have never been in a gym before this. I evetually left this beloved gym when i couldnt take their destruction any more. Seeing all their recent renovations, i decided to give them another chance. I returned to find it even worse. They got rid of the rest of their good machines, replacing them with awful machines. And now that they have more space, they spread everything out in a way to maximize inconvenience to the members. 3-4 years ago this was a 5 star gym. Unique, and designed for people who wanted to train. Now, i wish i could give it less than 1 star, and its designed very similarly to planet fitness. Plus, you get special treatment if you spend more time on your phone and taking selfies than you do lifting. Most every other gym in dutchess county is better than determined. Personally, i recommend Crunch on route 9, Golds gym on titusville rd, Mike Artegas next to marist, or Worlds...
Read moreMorning staff is great and friendly. I got a week pass and I went at night and one of the trainers would follow me and my friends around the entire gym watching us making us feel uncomfortable. We follow the rules and respect the environment but when a single person stares blatantly at you for 2 hours waiting for you to put a weight in the wrong direction to say something or constantly stand behind you literally watching you, it becomes harassment. My friends and I wont return, perhaps in an emergency I'll go once in a while in the morning. Three of my friends have cancelled their memberships after i told them about...
Read moreLiterally the best staff in the area, have been to crunch, golds and unfortunately the weirdest gym planet fitness. Determined beats every single one. The benches and deadlift platforms are awesome for serious lifters, also has a separate area for those who don’t weight train. Once you come here you won’t want to change gyms again! and the memberships are VERY SIMPLE to understand, really doesn’t need...
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