This store is one of my favorites when it comes to supplements. They are very well stocked.. ie. today i was looking for a specific brand of creatine, but they were out of stock - so they called around and guaranteed that it would be available for me to pick up in the morning.
The sales associates here are very knowledgable and bend over backwards to make sure you get what you need in order to reach your goals.. they can be somewhat aggressive when it comes to sales, but it has only been bothersome once or twice. If you're looking to quietly browse a store, this may not be the place for you.
Another thing I like about this location is that they custom blend protein shakes with fresh ingredients right there in the store. You can build your own protein shake, ie low carb versions, or weight gainers, with various other healthy ingredients like milk, honey, cinnamon and a number of different fruits.
There is also an a la carte menu for the shakes, but I like to customize mine myself.
There are two reasons I didn't give 5 stars, but neither by itself is something I can really blame on the branch. The first is that I could see someone new to training getting a bit intimidated by the huge bodybuilder sales associates that work there. They're very enthusiastic about their jobs, which is good, but I could see someone new to supplements shying away from that. The second is that I find the prices a little high. Again I hesitate to entirely blame the chain..so many of the fitness products get made in the US and subjected to import duties.. It makes it virtually impossible to compete with the online stores that I usually use.
Therein lies the trade off.. sometimes its nice to have a brick and mortar shop where you can see and hold a product before buying it..but you pay more..versus online stores where you pay less but don't get to physically see the product first and you don't get the benefit of the knowledge that the sales associates have (they are clearly very involved in lifting)
So to sum it up, I definitely recommend....but check prices online as well as in store to make sure you get the best deal. read more