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what do you think of these ads?
For a new gym in Denver...
and for the gay community...
Apparently, the bald, shiney guy in the commercials is the owner/creator and he's known to throw cupcakes at customers to motivate them. The gym also features go-go dancers and porn as motivation.
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haha i like them. straight to the point i guess :)
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I think that's fucking horrid. Furthermore, if a guy at the gym threw a cupcake at me while I was on a treadmill, I would get the rest of my cardio by hitting him with a free weight, holding him down and shoving it up his ass.
Also, unfortunately for me, being hot has never led me to be married
Also, unfortunately for me, I suffer from anorexia, and if I hadn't spent so much money in therapy, it's shit like that which would cause me to not eat for days.
Fuck that fuckery, I say.
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Ugh. Tacky..."negative reinforcement."
I guess Richard Simmons doesn't seem so awful now, huh? ; P
I hate when people make overt connections between working out at the gym and sex appeal. Everyone likes something different & more often than not the guys I date are NOT hardbodies (or even fit.)
Plus, I've been overweight (from illness) & it was the most painful experience to lose my muscle tone and shape.....I don't think I could go through that again. Overweight people do not need to be ridiculed.
//Someone please run over this bald dude in the commercials.
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madmaxine
//Someone please run over this bald dude in the commercials.
I also bet his dick's so little you couldn't tell if it was "in" or not
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I'm not a big fan of these ads. Obviously they are going to attract attention and people will most likely remember them for being different but personally they would cause me to choose against going to this gym.
The gym can be intimidating enough as it is so there would be no way I would be in there if somebody was throwing cupcakes!
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I have to admit that I think they are funny.
But are the appropriate......no.
They seem more like a SNL commercial than an actual ad.
If anyone at my gym threw a cupcake at me I'd kick their ass, or at least I'd try to.
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oh. wait, are they REAL ads? i thought they were spoofs
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I think I'd have to slap that dude if he came anywhere near me. He seems like a total douchebag.
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mermaidnz
oh. wait, are they REAL ads? i thought they were spoofs
Yep, they are real. I heard a girl at work talking about how "hardcore" they are there.
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Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting.
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Fucking retarded. How are you going to get people to feel comfortable entering your gym making your slogan "no chubbies"?? Jeezus.
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Whoa!! Thats crazy haha! I don't like convential gyms...but that might be pushing it a little too far. However it does draw people's attention which is the point of advertising. I do like the idea of gogo dancers and porn!!! That might make a trip to the gym worth while but they can keep their cupcakes :).
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Exactly what is the purpose of the porn? Really, I want to know!
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^^^^no shit. like anyone wants a boner while they are on the treadmill.
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^^Exactly. Unless it's bad porn, then I might want to run away from it. I can't see that being the reason they show it though.
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theantigym.com
Have sex with the lights on.
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^^ i can see the method to their madness, i just dont know if their ads are targeting their audience right.
the idea of having a gym that really pushes you-biggest loser style, is pretty cool, lets be honest, most gyms make you sign up for a year, and would RATHER you didnt show up. more profit for them.
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mermaidnz
the idea of having a gym that really pushes you-biggest loser style, is pretty cool, lets be honest, most gyms make you sign up for a year, and would RATHER you didnt show up. more profit for them.
Good point.
But I hate un-necessary mean-ness.
& I like slightly fat people.
//Just my two cents....Don't forget, someone needs to run over that guy
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wow. because i go to the gym ONLY so i can fulfill my biological destiny and get a man. not only that, but a man will only love me if i'm gorgeous and thin, and i have no say in the decision-making process.
awesome message.
THAT being said.... you KNOW that's the type of dude that buys a VIP, whips out a dildo and begs you to do him in the butt and not tell anyone. ;D
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Susan-Va
I have to admit that I think they are funny.
But are the appropriate......no.
They seem more like a SNL commercial than an actual ad.
If anyone at my gym threw a cupcake at me I'd kick their ass, or at least I'd try to.
Sorry but I agree, I think they're funny too but only becuse they're so inappropriate. I thought they were spoofs too at first, I can't believe anyone would take that crazy bald man seriously.
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Our Lifestyle Consultants are not soft personal trainers who let you call a time out because you pay their bills, they ride your ass for 40 minutes solid to give you the hardest and most effective workout of your life.
I had a personal trainer like that once. I fired him because I felt he would injure me if allowed it to go on.
I'm not a wus. I just know that I actually need to be able to WALK OUT OF THE GYM.
Watch this place for lawsuits after a client who was deemed as pussing out has a stroke or heart attack or something.
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Paris
[/i]Watch this place for lawsuits after a client who was deemed as pussing out has a stroke or heart attack or something.
That reminded me, even the US military won't push out-of-shape people too hard in boot camp- they don't want to incur the cost of treating them if injured (they discharge them instead.) That's why recruits are told to work out before they ship out.
That being said, yes, no gym should make statements like that...But let them hang themselves.
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I mean, I love the gym...but it's not where I party. I'm sorry, but anyone who actually parties a lot, goes to actual raves, sees actual dj, is a beautiful go-go dancer.... Well, the last thing I need to get is all fucking over stimulated at the gym....Know what I'm saying?
This is for loosers who need to join a club to do the shit I do every week ;)
HEHHEHEHE
And I can't believe they let you smoke a joint. Hello, munchies kill your waistline!
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mermaidnz
^^ i can see the method to their madness, i just dont know if their ads are targeting their audience right.
the idea of having a gym that really pushes you-biggest loser style, is pretty cool, lets be honest, most gyms make you sign up for a year, and would RATHER you didnt show up. more profit for them.
Well, it apparently works really well in Denver; a city that's been called one of the thinnest cities in America as well as the drunkest city (Men's Health) two years in a row... Before the downtown location of this gym opened, they had over 250 people sign up, 150 for thier Cherry Creek location and they have plans to open more in other states. From what I gather, it's primarially a personal training gym so there are no monthly fees.
As for thier ads, I find them appalling... If I were obese I'd be outraged. As a woman, implying that my only reason for wanting to be thin or healthy is to get a man is infuriating.
If a personal trainer tried to humiliate me I'd promptly remind him or her who signed thier effing check. Cocktail hours at my gym? Um, no... I should hope I have more intresting places and people to get sauced with. If a cupcake was tossed at me... well, I'd only be upset if it missed my mouth.
However, I hate to admit that there are some messages of accountability, albeit inappropriately executed, that I do like. I also can relate to his phrase, "vanity is sanity" in one of the antigym website clips.