Don't be fooled by the low price of NRG Gym in Stretford, Manchester. While they have excellent equipment - almost all of it brand new - this is not a gym for serious powerlifters or martial artists of any kind. Powerlifters will find their chromed-steel bars challenging for squats, as they lack central knurling. This isn't a great place for Olympic lifting, either, in terms of layout and size of the platforms.And that is before we get to the problems with their kickboxing offerings. This is the only gym nearby that has a decent selection of heavy bags. It's a pity that the management has no clue what to do with them. Their studio has lots of heavy bags, but for some very odd reason the management still has not figured out how to partition that studio so that classes, which do not take up the full space, can operate without kicking people out of the area. I have raised this several times with the management of the gym. They have been utterly unresponsive. On top of this, they keep randomly changing class schedules around, so you have to check schedules constantly before you go there, as to whether you can even use the heavy bags. Simply put, YOU have to adjust to THEIR schedule, not the other way around.If you want a cheaper gym, there is The Gym Group nearby. If you are willing to pay a little bit extra for a gym that is just about as big and don't care about heavy bags or saunas, go to PureGym at Exchange Quay. Either one will actually respect your feedback and listen to you when you have an issue.I signed up to this gym SOLELY because of their heavy bags. I intensely regret that decision, because this gym insists on locking up the studio for classes and throws out everyone using the bags during that time. The first time this happened to me, it was due to a scheduled class - and that class schedule later changed. The second time, it was because of an unscheduled class that someone just keyed in for no particular rhyme or reason. I complained both times to the manager on duty, and both times I was assured that my complaint would be taken on board. They never responded or even bothered to acknowledge the issue.Don't waste your time and money on these people. They don't bother listening to their customers. Go to PureGym instead - the equipment might be older, but at least they actually pay attention to issues and do their best to maintain a high quality offering.
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