Legends Barbell

Love this gym. They have lots of equipment, and despite it being a bit busy most of the time not in an overwhelming matter, unless it's 6-8 pm on weekdays you can hardly notice, since it's very spacious, and again they have lots of equipment around the place. It's almost been a year in since I've joined, and I've never really had any bad experiences in the place. Staff is nice/well mannered, and it's always clean even in the bathrooms, and despite the membership being a bit pricey, I like how they seem to be making use of it, by buying new equipment, and maintaining the place like they promise. I will only suggest however, to perhaps get a new easier to read scale since the one they have doesn't seem to work...? it will really encourage a lot of us, but either way, really recommend <3

My boyfriend and I had an altercation at Legends a few months ago. He had a membership, and I had entered the gym because no one was at the front desk. We were then approached very rudely by an employee named Karina and we were told that we had to pay a 20$ "sneaking in fee". Before we could even explain ourselves the 20 dollars was charged to the account. We were inside the gym for no longer than 5 minutes, and we paid for a day pass to not even be allowed to workout. My boyfriend asked to speak to the owner, because Karina was being disrespectful, rude, and condescending, and the owner asked us if "our parents taught us not to steal". We were baffled at the disrespect. The following day, my boyfriend received a call from Legends and they apologized to my boyfriend, telling him that they didn't want to leave a bad taste in his mouth, and that they would make it right when we came back in. Today, we drove an hour to come to Legends and Karina was working front desk again. We told her that we both wanted to buy a day pass, and she told me and my boyfriend to start filling out the information on the screen. I was halfway through filling it out when she asked me to wait because their system was down. My boyfriend was talking to his friend at the time, and she never mentioned to him to not fill out the form. I walked outside to get my water bottle from the car, and when I walked back in, he had already filled out the form and paid the 20 dollars by card they claimed they don't accept cash, which is illegal. Karina told us that we weren't eligible for a day pass because of what happened months ago, and that if we wanted to workout, we needed to sign up. At this point, my boyfriend had already paid the 20 dollars for the day pass, and she told my boyfriend that "It was his fault" because "she told him to wait". She never told my boyfriend to wait to fill out the form. My boyfriend was then visibly upset, and asked for his money back, when Karina told us that the only way to get our money back was by emailing and asking for it back. My boyfriend told Karina that he was not going to leave until he got his money back, and finally Karina agreed and told us that it was handled. Not only did Karina lie to us, saying their system was down when it wasn't, but she was also extremely rude and unprofessional to PAYING customers. We were both willing to pay 40 dollars to workout for one day, and because of an altercation that happened months ago which we apologized for, they didn't allow us to workout. This is the second time we've had a negative experience with Karina, who is supposedly a manager. I would encourage the owner of barbell to reevaluate their business decisions and encourage them to hire a better manager. Karina is childish, unprofessional, rude, condescending, and a liar.

Went here for a day pass. A little pricey at $20. Facility is clean with a lot of equipment. Only downside is there aren't a lot of plates spread around the floor and no locker rooms. There is a really nice smoothie/snack bar. Got a cookies and cream protein smoothie- gal behind the counter was kind enough to give me a calorie and macro count.

Best gym in the high desert. They are constantly reinvesting on new equipment and making overall improvements. It's clean. Great for any fitness goals: beginner, intermediate, or advanced.

Save yourself a scam and avoid this place. Horrible service, NO customer support available, and I was lied to. I’m a sales guy, I get it they need to make money. But the way they go about it is what we call a SCAM. Go find out for yourself if you don’t believe me. The manager doesn’t even seem like she’s qualified to be a manager considering she keeps referring me to some team email instead of handling it herself and honoring her employees mess up by lying to us. I’ve traveled the US not one gym has ever been this bad. Go to THE GYM, it’s 2 mins away and by far better!

Update 1/28/2022: still the best! Top of the line equipment in such abundance that there is never a wait for equipment early in the day. I ONLY WISH THEY WOULD HOST A POWERLIFTING MEET! Marty and his team are constantly making improvements and always upgrading equipment this gym is constantly evolving. The best equipment in the High Desert, friendly and helpful staff. I couldn't ask for a better gym to call home. It is separated into areas for cardio, crossfit/bootcamp, bodybuilding, and powerlifting.

This gym is one of the worst gyms in the HD. The treadmills are a joke, ypu pick a program and then shutoff half way through. The gym doesn't offer anything different than other gyms besides space. This gym has no locker rooms or showers. The dressing rooms are from the old target. The leather is ripped on multiple machines. The gym is pretty pricey for only having on location. Weights are always thrown about. When people say this is the baddest gym I assume they mean in quality. Save your money and go to a gym where the owner actually takes pride in their gym not just trying to male money.

Legends Barbell is a good gym with great equipment but the pro membership is a complete sham. They promise guest privileges but every time I brought a guest it took at least 5-15 minutes to check him in. They don’t keep guest waivers on file so you have to go through the long process EVERY TIME. Not worth it. I switched to The Gym HD down the street when I realized how poor the Legends customer service was.

Legends is not only the best gym in the high desert but it may very well be the best gym in SoCal. The staff is awesome and they continue to evolve with the newest machines and equipment. I recommend legends to anyone looking to start their fitness journey or even continue it.