Phibsboro Gym

I think the 80’s threw up on this GYM and it was unfortunately never cleaned up.
As someone who suffers from «spurts» of getting fit I have been a member of about 6 GYM’s over the years [it had been about 5 years since my last health kick had happened however] and this is hands down the worst I have ever experienced on so many levels. SO MANY.
I bought a Living Social voucher for Phibsboro GYM online. At the time I lived beside the GYM so even though I heard it was a bad GYM it was close and it was € 59 for 3 months full membership. As Ina Garten would say «How bad could that be?» …
REAL BAD
When I signed up the girl I dealt with was very pleasant but I had to ask for a GYM assessment with the personal trainer. It wasn’t offered. From my experience of GYM’s you are not allowed to start until you have had an assessment. I am presuming for health and safety reasons and out of general common sense for a new member to be treated in a certain way.
The assessment. What can I say about that? 2 days later I headed down for my assessment and the guy I dealt with was also manning the reception and appeared to be inconvenienced having to show me what to do. Not once asking me what specifically I wanted to get out of this. He was showing me on their VERY OLD and BASIC equipment what to do as quick as he could so he could get back to his desk and would leave me and I had to go find him after each set I was doing on various machines and equipment.
He then said he had no more time to show me what to do as he needed to shut up shop. You’ll have to come back to get shown other things he said.
Not once was anything written down. DAFUQ? I was also never shown the changing rooms or the rest of the GYM. Just the 2 rooms I appeared to be inconveniencing this «personal trainer».
Now I am not sure if me having a Living Social voucher affected how I was treated. If that was the reason then they are not doing anything to encourage people to stay after their 3 months is up.
Either way I went about 5 times after that and just used the cross trainer and threadmill and NEVER went back. I have another 6 weeks left on my membership and I would rather chew on wasp then step foot inside the place again.
AVOID