Gold’s Gym

Come to find out this isn’t even a real Gold’s Gym the managers have been lying to everybody the whole time its actually a Gold’s Gym Express if you get it drafted out of your bank check your statements and it’ll tell you that it’s in an Express

Do not join this gym. They can’t do their job. They don’t do their job of turning in paperwork when requested. They expect their customers to do their job for you and on top of that the customers aren’t right at all!!! In addition good luck not being lied to. I am a member of three other gyms and this one by far is the worse!!! By the way they aren’t registered with the Secretary of State as a business nor are they with the BBB so it’s not like you can contact anyone to help you!!!

I’ve been a member of plenty of gyms (french, snap, ballys, anytime) & this by far is my favorite gym! Well, second favorite. I like the Manhattan location better because their (I named it myself) HIIT room. I wish this location had mirrors in theirs. It helps me with my form.
The squat rack is hidden in a corner which is a super plus for me because I get squat shy. However, a handful of the benches are pretty close together.
I also wish they had a fly machine like the one French has. This one also doesn’t have the side to side/​lateral motion machine like the Manhattan location either.
Overall, the gym is always nice and clean & I’m always able to workout without any difficulties (waiting for machines/​benches/​weights). The staff is friendly and helpful.

I am a current member of this gym. Honestly, the selling point to me that ultimately got me to sign up was the vague promise that the New Orleans area will eventually get more Gold’s locations including one flagship 50,000+ sq ft location. Until such time, I am forced to maintain more than just 1 gym membership to supplement this very very incomplete gym.
Now, to review this specific location, I will refer to the below reviews that speak to the biggest problem they have, which is that it is extremely space constrained. I will not fault the location for its space constraints, as other reviewers seem to do, but I will fault them for the way they use their space. There’s no need for so much cardio equipment and no excuse for such poor resistance equipment. This location seems to be focused on classes, personal training, and functional training. I am not sure how that compares to other Gold’s gyms around the country, but I’ve always thought of Gold’s as a mecca for body building and strength training equipment. This particular location is definitely not that! It has very nice people and very good customer service, but the actual equipment selection leaves a lot to be desired.
As a below reviewer said, the proportions of space devoted to cardio equipment, resistance machines, and free weights are way out of whack. For a gym supposedly known for catering to strength training and bodybuilding, I am extremely disappointed with both the quality and selection of the resistance training machines. No high quality options like Nautilus, MedX, Hammer Strength/​Life Fitness. The machines they do have are not bio-​mechanically correct and there are entire muscle groups that their machines don’t effectively address.
As shameful as it is, Planet Fitness has better resistance training equipment than this location does. If they would just add a couple key pieces of equipment, I would easily go from 2 to 4 stars for this location. 1) Their leg training machines are abysmal. A Hammer Strength V Squat machine would greatly improve this. 2) Their back training machines are lacking. The star trac back machines are OK, except that they’re not bio-​mechanically correct. The strength curve of their back machines are totally out of whack with the human body. A good back machine has more resistance with the arms extended and less as you complete the contraction. Please add a decent nautilus, medX, or hammer strength seated back machine! (This can even be found at planet fitness) 3) I’m not typically a big fan of lots of ab machines, but one good ab machine would go a long way. A medX crunch, or Hammer Strength dual action crunch machine would do wonders (this can even be found at planet fitness!)
If I saw this location make a modest investment to address these areas of deficiency, I would not only change this review but I’d become a personal ambassador for them. I bet these 3 machines could be added for under $ 5,000, and I bet the ROI would be just a few months to pay back on the investment.

I have to agree with the last review. Gym is probably ½ cardio, ¼ machines & ¼ free weights. Unfortunately due to treadmills and machines taking up so much room, the free weight area is the smallest. When I was there I counted 5 people doing cardio and about 13 doing weights.
I never got to do my cable crossover because it (yes, only one) was always tied up and usually had someone already waiting for him to finish. I had two people waiting to do dips while I was doing them (again, only one), it’s awkward to have an audience.
The equipment is new & nice, but the proportions are all wrong. Golds is known for weight lifting and body building not for their cardio equipment.
If you are looking for treadmills you’ll like the gym. If you want weights be prepared to take turns and have an audience while you work out.

This place is not a gym, more like a cardio house with some gym equipment. Majority of the gym is dedicated to cardio with small areas for weights. The free weight room is pretty tight and the machine area is even tighter. All the equipment is brand new. The machines have buttons on it, presumably to count reps and sets but it doesn’t work. The cable weights don’t have a pin but a lever system. The bad thing is there is only one so folks doing flys using both sides will pretty much take the whole cable machine. The squat rack is way in the back with a mirror behind it. The locker rooms are small, I mean really small. Talk about awkward when changing.