Kevin Cluuckowski

Review of Wisconsin Athletic Club

The place is small and cramped. If your a weight l...

The place is small and cramped. If your a weight lifter, there is not a lot of equipment or room. A big area with two racks and enough room and equipment for deadlifting is off limits 4pm - 8pm every weekday in order to reserve the room for personal trainers. The trainers usually dont use the equipment anyways, but you can't work in the same room as them doing something totally different because WAC decided a trainer and their 3 students need a 4 hour block during after-work prime time work out hours.
I wouldn't be so negative about this place's size restrictions if it didn't also have a decently sized sit-down bar in the middle of the gym. The bar exists in the middle of the gym when the place is starving for space as is.
I only went here for a few days on a trial, but you have to wonder how someone could pay the ridiculous price (most expensive in the area) for what they get for this gym. Sure, theyr'e open 24 hours and have multiple locations. But, if this is the one closest to me and I have to go at 8pm to get a non-cramped non-restricted workout in, to me that just isn't worth it at all.
I'd rather go to the YMCA which is cheaper and actually has room for equipment and working out.
I will say that WAC was very clean though.