Muscleworks Gym

Located directly between Liverpool Street and Bethnal Green, the name Muscleworks is synonymous with just one thing - muscle. The most famous bodybuilding gym in the United Kingdom, it has nurtured talent right up to the upper echelons of professional bodybuilding. The roster of physique stars that have been “born” here reads like a who’s who of the British bodybuilding scene for the last 15 years. British champions (Amoury Francis, Ian Wadley, Brian Jansen, Sylvester Osbourne, Lenny St Cyr, Gilbert Alaskadi, JD Dawodu), Mr Olympia competitors and Mr Universe winners (Patrick Nichols, Brian Buchanan) and current British number one Troy Brown. On his 2007 visit to London, Muscleworks was the training base of Ronnie Coleman, the most successful competitive bodybuilder of all time.

This 7,500 square foot facility boasts a huge array the latest Hammer Strength and Cybex machines, as well of course as free weights that go right up to a pair of 180lb dumbbells.

We don’t expect our clients to hoist these dumbbells (at least not straight away!), but we do expect them to want to train hard and work for the best possible results in the shortest possible time. And it is for that reason that we have a long standing association with Muscleworks. It may not be as pretty or as refined as the chrome plated gyms of some of London’s health club franchises, but to compare the two is like comparing a mausoleum with a nightclub, or snooker with international rugby. Each has their fans, but only one has a vibrancy and uniquely vital energy and atmosphere.

Address:
2 Hague Street
London
E2 6HN
www.muscleworksgym.co.uk

Hours:
Monday - Friday 7AM - 10PM
Saturday - Sunday 10AM - 5PM

 

A slightly more intimate venue than its larger counterpart, Muscleworks II is nonetheless a place to train if you are serious about making progress. It isn’t a social club; rather it is yet another training ground where we know we can always put our clients through the most productive workouts possible.

Address:
1 Tyssen Road
London
N16 7NA

Hours:
Monday - Friday 7AM - 10PM
Saturday - Sunday 10AM - 5PM

Bodylines Fitness

Literally just down the road from Muscleworks, Bodylines is a women’s only gym that has been successfully helping women get in shape for over 15 years. Friendly, accessible, and literally only a 1 minute walk from Bethnal Green tube station Bodylines has all the regular equipment of a mixed gym, plus a number of more “female friendly” exercise stations designed to focus more specifically on the unique needs of women.

It has a very social and nurturing atmosphere, “a place where everybody knows your name” if we can borrow from the old Cheers theme song, and has proved tremendously popular with our female clientele.

Address:
461 Bethnal Green Road,
Bethnal Green,
London E2 9QH
http://www.bodylinesfitness.co.uk/

Hours:
Monday - Friday 7AM - 10PM
Saturday - Sunday 10AM - 5PM

Island Fitness

This state of the art 12,500 square foot facility has everything in place so that we can offer our clients the broadest of strength and conditioning exercise options. Stacked full of the best machines on the market, and with enough free weights to satisfy even the resident muscle heads of Ultimate Performance, Island Fitness also has private cardio rooms, and even a teaching classroom where we sometimes undertake group tuition to young up and coming personal trainers.

In fact, our reputation has helped us to cement a firm relationship with one of the world’s leading fitness certifying organisations, PICP (The Poliquin International Certification Program) who work with Ultimate Performance to use Island Fitness as their venue of choice when they visit London.