The Best Gym — Blog

• Personal Training vs. Globo Gyms in Philadelphia: What Actually Gets You Results — A 50-class punch card at Planet Fitness costs the same as four months of real coaching. Here is what you actually get for the money in Philly.
• How Often Should You Lift to Build Muscle? A Coach's Honest Answer — Two days a week is enough to maintain. Four is the sweet spot for most people. Six is for athletes with no kids and a flexible job. Here is the actual breakdown.
• Brazilian Glute Training: What the Bumbum Method Actually Is — Brazilian-style glute training is not glute kickbacks set to samba. It is a specific structural protocol — here is what actually goes into the Bumbum class at The Best Gym.
• What to Expect at Your First Body Composition Assessment — Your first session at The Best Gym is a 60-minute assessment with an InBody scan, mobility check, and goal conversation. Here is the play-by-play so you walk in knowing what is coming.
• Strength Training for Beginners in Philly: A 4-Week Starter Plan — A realistic 4-week plan to start lifting from zero — three sessions a week, four lifts that matter, no equipment beyond what every gym in Philadelphia has.
• Recovery Day Rules: How Rest Actually Builds Strength — The work happens in the gym. The growth happens between sessions. Here is what to actually do on a recovery day — and what to stop doing.
• 5 Compound Lifts Every Philly Athlete Should Master — If you only had time to be good at five movements, these are the ones. Each works multiple muscle groups, scales infinitely, and rewards good form for the rest of your training life.
• Family Fitness in Philly: Training With Your Kids at The Best Gym — We run a 5 PM kids and teens block alongside our adult classes. Here is how the family schedule works, when to start your kid, and what we coach them on.