Ballard Health Club

Jordan Sanford

Solid equipment, friendly staff, great rates for a general-lifting gym. Not dedicated to powerlifting, Olympic lifting, etc. though has recently built some platforms to welcome those who do.

Stella Stylianidou

Ballard health club is the best. Good prices, no annual fees or cancellations, they have every weight machine you need. They even offer personal training as part of your membership.

Brendan Wallace

I'm another (former) member who had a pretty negative experience being told my lifting was "too loud," both by a member while I was literally in the middle of a workout, and then by the owner later in an email. To the owner's credit, he refunded my membership so I could try elsewhere. So yeah I get that deadlifting is loud in a small space. But also... it's a pretty standard exercise. And wow was it uncomfortable to be interrupted during a workout by another member extremely in my face telling me I'm doing something wrong. Be warned that although the gym has bumper plates (designed to be dropped) and an ohio deadlift bar: if you deadlift without fully controlling weight to the ground you *will* get yelled at. Apparently if you need to bail a benchpress or fail a lift in some other way you're also likely to get yelled at. Would recommend trying Olympic Athletic Club down the street if you have an interest in olympic style lifting, powerlifting, or just don't really enjoy confrontation while working out.

Charlie Patnoe

This is a great gym. Has everything you might need, is rarely crowded, and best of all the employees are all nice and helpful. You can easily quit or suspend your membership anytime with no pushback whatsoever. The antithesis of a pushy gym staff.