Gold’s Gym North Hollywood

All I want to say is; Sam, Junior and management at this location– even the billing company they are with, are incredibly kind and helpful. The gym is kept up and clean-​including the bathrooms and showers which are very important ;). No broken machines and a good bit of room for everyone. …and if you sign up just know that you will be very well taken care of! I thank you all so much.

In complete contrast to the terrible morning I had dealing with gyms, Gold’s was outstanding. Lili at the front desk answered the phone with enthusiasm and excitement, instantly starting the change in my mood.
At first I was skeptical given the unmistakable stench of sweat I can only imagine purposefully getting pumped through the air vents but I soon became accustomed to the smell and was proud to be a contributing member of their culture.
The pure amount of meat in this gym is motivating in itself. This gym is not for the faint of heart and setting itself apart from many of the gyms I’ve been to recently, grunting is not only allowed, it’s encouraged.
Arnold and Lou had it right all along. Gold’s is the way to go if you have what it takes.

This is the best gym in the valley by far. Used to be a member here for a few years until I moved last year, so I moved my gym too (Crunch Northridge). Because of how well they treat their members here, I am coming back and I don’t care about the drive. Thank you for always being awesome and creating a family like atmosphere. No bullshit gym by the way.

Shady, shady, shady. I signed up in a family plan back in November and was told by Lilly that we (as a unit) were in a month to month agreement. Since then, we’ve decided to move to a different gym, closer to home that had a pool where I can take Aqua Fit classes (to cater to my disability). I called to cancel our memberships and was told that my plan was month to month, but that my two family members were on a one year contract and would be charged 100 dollars to cancel the memberships. So basically, we were lied to face to face, by Lilly the day we signed up. When I call to discuss the situation, I’m given the brush off. This location is completely unprofessional and shady. The gym itself is a little run down but in fine working order, just beware of the dishonest staff. Very disappointed.
So, thankfully the GM Junior, resolved the issue and did not charge us to cancel our memberships. I’m still only giving three stars because of how complicated their overall incompetence made the situation. I also found out that a friend of ours was told that he could not work out with my husband anymore because they were suspicious that our friend was training my husband. We’ve been friends for years and have worked out together for years, suddenly we can’t workout in pairs or groups anymore. I don’t get it.

This is an original no nonsense gym. Could use a few upgrades here and there however does the job if you do!

Was gonna join, but had a terrible experience with Rico the manager. Turned me off completely and was extremely unprofessional. Completely out of line with his words. I vowed to never set foot in that gym again.

FINALLY!!!
A Gold’s in the valley!!! This place is the PERFECT workout zone!
Old school feel, great staff (except for that asian chick that works reception some nights, she’s completely useless!) and clean with great parking!
Sam set my boyfriend and I up. He was great! (ginger hair guy) I hope I got his name right! haha He was super helpful and very knowledgable of everything we needed to know.
I would recommend this place to true fitness people who love tradition in gyms!

Great gym, very friendly and helpful staff, very clean, and not to crowded (even at 5pm)
would recommend this gum if you live in North Hollywood area

This gym needs a Major face lift!
Pros:
* real iron instead of metal (that’s great)
*clean
*real serious lifters here
*knowledgeable staff
*2 showers in ladies room
Cons:
*It’s too over crowded
*machines are rusted & beat up
*Machines are SO CLOSE together — it’s difficult to maneuver around without bumping into a person or a machine.
*It’s difficult to do stretching, plyometric or HIIT workouts with the limited space.
*no sauna
*no steam room
*no clases
I only signed up because it’s convenient.
Feels like Gold’s only cares about high member sign ups
I’m NOT complaining, only stating facts.
I really Hope the gym buys out the empty building next door to expand my favorite gym.

Love the gym. The weekday hours are great, although I’d love the place to open by 6:00am on weekends. It’s pretty much a regular work out gym. No fancy pretentiousness. Oh yeah, the parking is awesome!

The best gym in the valley. True enough– I haven’t been to every gym in the valley but, I still feel confident throwing that down.
When I moved to studio city from the west side I tried out about half a dozen gyms and really they were all subpar and overpriced. This gym has excellent equipment, it’s a no frills, funky, old, real deal gym. I love it! It’s no venice golds but it’s got a similar vibe and crowd.
A gym is really all about the equipment and the price and based on those criteria this place earns its 4 stars. Knocking off one star for the shower area, I’m not looking for a Swedish spa back there but, I do like to train before work so I wouldn’t mind if the showers/​locker rooms got a little facelift. Other than that the gym is solid.

I’ve been a member for over ten years. During that time I’ve joined other bigger, «fancier» gyms but in the end NoHo Golds is my all time favorite. It has a small family feel that you won’t find anywhere else. It’s well maintained and the staff is always courteous, helpful us and friendly. If you’re looking for a pickup bar type of gym then this probably isn’t he place for you.

Great gym… Has an old school feel to it. It’s for the serious lifter. I can see how someone who doesn’t frequent a gym could miss the appeal of this gym. But if you want to really get to that next level, you need a gym like this.

This is not a modern «health club» type gym. This is not a stand around and look pretty gym. This is an old school style dungeon type gym. Lots of iron and some machines shoved into a space. It can get a little cramped. but it is a great place to go and lift some serious weight. This is a bodybuilders gym, not for the planet fitness crowd… though they could use a place like this.

My Husband’s mom was a professional body-​builder in the 80’s and this was her gym! It still feels like an old weight-​lifting gym, but that’s what I like about it.
I cannot put my finger on why I like this gym so much, considering I don’t lift weights here (I generally use Cardio Barre, Yoga, and Barre Method for my strength-​training). I seriously just come here for cardio. But it does, like everyone else says, feel like a no-​nonsense, come-​here-​to-​work-​out atmosphere. You walk in and it’s time to work out. No creepers, just a community of long-​time body-​builders who obviously have a close-​knit community here. I’ve experienced nothing but friendliness from the staff.
My only two issues really are that there aren’t enough places to stretch and that the music is a little ‘tame and lame’. I know a lot of folks use their headphones, myself included. But occasionally I forget them (dangit!) and then have to suffer through terrible pop. They should play some Pearl Jam or 90’s dance or something else to get you RAMPED UP! Taylor Swift just doesn’t do it for me :) I realize you can’t please everyone but is there anyone out there who gets pumped up by what they play? I would think even the staff would like something a little more energetic!
Anyhoo, great gym, will continue coming here :)

I’m a bit overdue on this review. I have been a member of golds gym NOHO for — little over a year now.
in this review I’m going to talk about my experience there, the staff, the cleanliness and a specific person named Juan Calderon, since a previous reviewer also mentioned him.
My experience: overall I love this place. I consider it to be my church. It’s very well kept, the majority of the people who work out here are focused at reaching their fitness goals. And it’s a small intimate space with everything you need if you are serious about lifting weights.
This place does not have a group workout room with aerobics classes. If you’re looking for that kind of a gym environment go elsewhere.
The staff: I can’t rave enough about the people who work here. Rico runs a tight ship. And everyone at the front desk is extremely friendly and welcoming. I especially love Jasmine who greets me with a smile every morning.
The cleanliness: gyms are breeding ground for bacteria. It comes with the territory. You have to protect yourself. That being said, I have to make special mention of Joseph and one of the other young guys who are constantly cleaning the gym. They do a great job with pride and a smile. During the busiest peak hours — yes the place can get a little messy. But in comparison to other gyms in the area, this place is clean and the staff can always be seen working and cleaning up around the facility.
Juan Calderon: he’s my personal trainer. He has been for the last year. I can see firsthand as a client of his for a respectable period of time that this man is of the utmost professionalism, integrity and knowledge. He prepared me for my first and second bikini competitions of which I placed in the top three for both. He really knows his fitness and he knows how to get results. In addition — his character, willingness to help and motivate his clients as well as his care for his clients is second to none. I also want to point out that as a young, independent female I feel safest at this gym when I’m working out with Juan. It’s because of him that I’ve been able to accomplish my fitness goals. This year he will help me earn my IFBB pro card. And I will continue to recommend him to all of my friends.
In short, this is a great place if you’re looking to be serious about working hard and getting results.

Terrible gym. Everyone looks like robots in here. No personality and they don’t even work as a team. Rico the manager is a jerk.
They invited me in for an interview and I guess because I don’t look like his staff, was ready to turn me away. Regardless of that its very small and not really clean. I’ve been here for an hour waiting on my interview and this … still hasn’t showed. This gym is a joke. Coming from a fitness professional, their ethics and care for clients is lower than average.

Its just ok for me. I was given a free 30 day pass from a friend. I’ve belonged to other gyms in the past, the one good thing that I like is this gym attracts serious people. Not like the bigger clubs that have a lot of socializing going on. But this location is just too small for me. I feel like everyone is on top of each other. Nowhere to really get a good stretch, no sauna. It’s older but maintained ok, clean for the most part. The parking lot has a lot of space, it’s old and run down, all of the businesses around have closed down, it’s like a ghost town literally! I don’t know how well I would like it at night. Golds gym just doesn’t have any locations close enough to me to join. I will use the 30 day pass but after that, it’s curtains for me.

This gym is an older but well kept place.
They keep on top of the cleaning and machine maintenance.
I love this place! But after years of driving 30 min to train there time became too valuable.
Once you have kids priorities change and any gym will do.
I got in the best shape of my life there, no doubt.

This gym is definitely more ‘minimal’ in terms of commerciality. You actually see people working out — there are some HUGE bodybuilders on here, both male and female — and I love that most of the people who come to this gym, come here to actually work out and not waste space/​socialize with random people.
I don’t understand how people say the equipment is «old» and «outdated» — look, all you need for a great gym are barbells, dumbbells, and some basic machinery — not some fancy state of the art equipment. Keep it simple — it has worked for so many years and it’ll keep working on these simple equipment. The gym is very clean and well maintained. I like how it doesn’t have those weird random fitness classes.
I’ve seen some older celebs work out on here. No one really bugs them for photos or anything, they’re very much part of the gym crowd.
The only reason I stopped coming was because I moved out of SFV. It definitely gets packed in busy hours such as after work. I usually came around 5 – 6 AM where you don’t have to wait for equipment or anything like that. Parking is so easy too.