A great alternative to Dumbbells or even the traditional Preacher Bench, the Seated Bicep Curl is the antagonist to the Seated Tricep Extension, allowing you to focus more tension on the short head of the bicep and through a greater range of motion than with free weights. Ideal for beginners and advanced lifters alike, due to it’s stability and continual tension throughout the movement.

The Seated Tricep Extension is ideal for isolating the tricep without needing to worry about balance or core strength. Training the Tricep in its full rang of motion, with a very comfortable neutral grip, it really allows you to overload the muscle safely.

A seated lateral raise is an alternative to a Dumbbell Lateral Raise and arguably provides greater tension through a greater range of motion. It isolates the lateral (side) deltoids and minimises the use of momentum from the back or legs, making it an effective way to build shoulder width.

The seated shoulder press is perfect exercise to build upper body and shoulder strength. The seated position provides back support, helping to isolate the shoulders and triceps while reducing the need for full-body stabilisation.

Ideal for beginners through to the more advanced, simply select the weight you want to use by placing the pin into the weight stack and you’re away. Due to cable-based tension, you can focus on squeezing the muscle for maximum contraction, with no fear of getting it wrong.

The dual pec dec/rear fly machine is a versatile, single piece of equipment that targets both the chest (pectoralis) and rear shoulder (deltoid) muscles through a single, adjustable machine. It allows users to perform both pectoral fly and rear delt fly exercises by simply changing their body’s orientation to the machine. The pivoting arms, adjustable seat, and various start positions accommodate different body types and provide proper form for the selected exercise.

The single chest fly targets the chest (pectorals) through a single, adjustable machine. The adjustable seat and various start positions accommodate different body types and provide proper form for the selected exercise.

Arguably the king of lat development exercises, the Lat Pulldown offers so much versatility to your back training sessions, with a multitude of different handles and grips available, from wide to narrow, neutral to reverse, you can truly focus on the section of your upper back you want to isolate.

Seated Row is a great place to start your Upper Body session. With an adjustable weight stack up to 125kg, you can quickly adjust the weights between sets and change the handle attachments to focus on a slightly different part of the upper Back. Perfect when training with other people or if you’re simply looking to isolate between your Traps/Rhomboids and your Lats.

Great for your lats and mid thoracic development, the low row is a versatile piece of kit with multiple handle attachments available so you can really isolate your target muscle group. Ideal for adding into your rear chain day or even to help fix an imbalance.

The AB Crunch Machine is a perfect way to train your Abdominals without rolling round on the floor or trying to balance on a medicine ball. Great to add in at the end of a functional training session or as part of a wider core training session, it really targets the upper abdominals with ease.

Prone Hamstring Curl is an alternative to Seated Hamstring Curl and provides a slightly different stimulus for the Hamstring, focusing the tension in a more shortened position and potentially allows for greater load to be used because of the face-down position and grab handles.

The perfect partner to the seated leg extension, the seated leg curl allows you to focus solely on the hamstrings in a lengthened position. Perfect for the start of your leg routine to set you up for the bigger lifts like Squats, but also used as a finisher at the end of leg day…

A must in any Leg Day routine, the Leg Extension provides the best way to isolate the Quads and can be used at the start of your lower leg routine to warm things up before your compound lifts like Squats, or at the end of your routine to really finish things off.

With the ability to adjust the seating position to suit your lever length, you can really isolate the muscle(s) you want to promote, just watch out for the burn it can create and embrace it.

With a weight stack of 125kg, an adjustable back rest and articulating foot plate, this a great starting point for beginners. The natural seating position allows you to comfortably get into the optimal position for Quad development or even stiff leg Calf raises and it’s a great exercise to combine with Leg Extensions/Leg Curls in a super set, to really tax your legs.

Designed in recent years to replace the need to use an Olympic bar on the end of a weight bench to build your Glutes, the Glute Drive allows you to create a compound movement where all the tension is on the Glutes, thus helping to not only stimulate Glute activation, but also improve Glute growth exponentially if used regularly.

The gold standard of Calf Raises, our Standing Calf Raise is bullet proof and has a weight stack north of 150kg with an adjustable height shoulder pad. So, if you’re serious about building some gigantic calfs, this is the best place to start.

The benefit of using cables is that there’s always tension on the handle through the rep range of each exercise, so you can promote a greater range of movement (ROM) and isolate a given muscle to its fullest. Whether you’re looking to complete some Bicep Curls using an EZ bar attachment, do some Tricep Extensions using the straight bar, or you fancy hitting Chest with some Pec Fly’s using single “D” handles, the DAP’s offer you a plethora of options to aid your training.

Starting at 2.5kg and rising to 50kg in 2.5kg increments, our Commercial Dumbbells are a . They’ll see you through some tough sessions in the free weight area and can be utilised for all manor of exercises. Don’t be afraid to take some out of the dumbbell area for a functional workout, or over to the Lifting Platform to use as accessories to your major lifts, just remember to put them back once you’re done.

You’ll find a handful of Dumbbell benches throughout the gym and these are typically used in the free weight area for upper body training or alternatively, they can be used for completing Hip Thrusts or brought over to the Smith Machine to aid in some lower body work.

The quintessential Chest exercise and the baseline for most strength athletes, the Bench Press is often the best place to start when looking to improve your Pectoral development. It’s also a great indicator for overall strength along with the Squat, Deadlift and Overhead Press. Learning to arch the back, depress the shoulders and control your breathing throughout will help keep you injury free and give you a great starting point to build on your proprioception and Chest development.

The king of upper chest development exercises, the incline bench press offers you all the benefits of flat bench, with a focus on the upper pecs. Some say the incline bench press is the main exercise for overall chest development…

Our Lifting Platform is the perfect place to complete your compound movements. There is a set of bars attached above the frame for bodyweight Pull-Ups or banded exercises and the rack itself is festooned in Bumper Plates/Fractional Plates, Lifting Chains, Resistance Bands and Kettlebells, so you really can complete the majority of your sessions all in one place. Whether you’re a keen Deadlifter, fanatic Squatter or general Barbell user, our Half Rack is incredibly versatile and a perfect place to challenge yourself.

Used for generating a stable base for Bicep Curls, the Preacher Bench allows you to pin your elbows into the pad in front of your Chest, allowing you to place all the load of a Bicep Curl solely on your Biceps.

If you’re looking to build your Biceps and have ever struggled to engage them correctly, this is the piece of equipment to utilise. Whether you’re using Dumbbells, Straight Bars, EZ Bars or even Cables

Fixed EZ bars from 10kg – 45kg. These are ideal for upper body training and more specifically Bicep/Tricep/Shoulder development. Although, they can also be used as alternatives to straight bars for Squatting and functional workouts, they primarily get used for isolating the muscles in the upper arms and shoulders. A great one to add into the end of your Push/Pull Sessions.

We have a bunch of coloured Ceramic Coated 7ft Olympic Bars stored in and around the Lifting Platforms. They’re ideal for Olympic Lifting and all compound movements like Squatting, Deadlifting and Overhead Pressing and they will not bend of deform, no matter what you throw at them.

For use on all the plate loaded equipment inside the gym, the black rubberised weight plates range from 1.25kg, 2.5kg, 5kg, 10kg, 15kg, 20kg and even 25kg, with over 600kg to go around, you’ll never be short of enough weight.

A great way to target the larger muscles in the shoulder, the seated Iso Shoulder Press is a compound lift that focusses on the Anterior and Medial heads of the Deltoids, often with greater loading parameters than free weights, creating more overload on the muscles in a safer and more controlled fashion. This is great when used as the first exercise in your shoulder routine or as a finisher when all your other movements have been completed.

A fantastic way to develop your Pectoral muscles, the Iso Chest Press generates tension precisely where you need it in order to develop your chest. Use it unilaterally to really focus on the squeeze and create different angles, or bilaterally to push the boundaries of your strength. A brilliant place to start especially if Bench Press isn’t your thing or if you’re uneasy about using Dumbbells when training on your own.

Perfect to add into your chest day routine or even replace more typical exercises like incline bench press in favour of more stability, the incline plate loaded chest press really allows you to push past your limits safely.

For many the Lat Pull Down is the king of back exercises and our plate loaded, bi lateral machine allows you to work one arm at a time, or combine both arms with greater adaptability than a cable. And because you can change your grip width, go overhand or underhand and even change the way you face using the machine, you can really focus on the part of the Lats you want to engage. Great for developing that “V” shape or width in your back, the Iso Lat Pulldown is a great place to start your back routine.

One of the best ways to isolate your mid back and lats and increase development using varying grips. Use the upper handles with an overhand grip for mid thoracic recruitment or an underhand/neutral grip on the inner handles for more focus on your lats.

Designed primarily for Trap Shrugs or carrying events, our Trap Bar is a real old-school piece of kit and seldom seen in gyms of today. Perfect for those who want to focus on Trap development or even grip strength.

Often the go-to exercise for people looking to develop their Quads, our Leg Press has a wide foot plate for smoother operation and comfort, whilst placing most of it’s tension on the Quads. Change your foot position for a varied workout and target the section of the Quads you’re looking to promote (Narrow generates a larger sweep to the outside of the Quad, whereas wider and higher will promote more Adductor/Hamstring/Glute activation).

Notoriously difficult to grow, your Calf’s can be a tricky muscle to stimulate. Our seated Calf Raise allows for greater overload and stretch at the bottom of the movement that you can’t replicated in every day life, thus helping to increase the size and strength of the Calf. Add these in on the end of a leg day routine for maximum stimulation.

The Smith Machine can be used for a variety of exercises due to its fixed vertical axis and lock-off system. With no sideways/forwards/backwards movement to worry about, it’s ideal for beginners looking to learn the movement pattern of a particular lift, as well as advanced lifters looking to isolate a muscle group or overload their working sets with the safety of lock-off system. It covers Flat/Incline/Decline Bench Press, Shoulder Press, Up-Right Rows, Bent Over Rows, Variations on Deadlifts/Rack Pulls, Squats, Split Squats/Lunges and even Glute work.

Available for all your functional Dumbbell needs, whether you’re looking to warm-up your Biceps or Shoulders ready for larger movements or add load to a walking lunge, these smaller DB’s ranging from 1-10kg are ideal.

One of the best ways to stabilise the upper torso to contract the Abs/Hip Flexors for maximum benefit. You can raise the knees in a bent position or the whole leg in a straight-legged position and elect to do it for reps or static holds for time, either way, your Abs will burn like never before.

If you’re looking for a more advanced body-weighted exercise, utilising the Dips Bar is ideal for lower chest development and tricep recruitment. You can add load using a dipping belt and some weight plates, or simply use your own bodyweight to target the chest and/or triceps depending on the body position you choose.

The Hyperextension is used predominantly for Glute stimulus, with a large amount of tension placed on the Glute Maximus. You can adjust your foot position and indeed trunk position to alter the target area to include Glute Minimus and/or increase/decrease the loading parameter. Ideal for banded extensions also, the Hyperextension is staple in any Glute development.

Perfect for any Abdominal/Core training, the Adjustable Decline Bench allows for increased angles over traditional benches and provides foot support to anchor you in place while you perform a variety of core exercises.

Used for anything from stretching a muscle structure to improve your ROM at a particular joint, to creating additional tension on a piece of equipment during an exercise, Resistance Bands have many uses and are a great way to make adaptations in your sessions.

Designed to invoke more Glute activation during your lateral Walking Lunges or Hip Thrusts, Glute bands are a simple yet effective training tool to improve your overall Glute function, which will lead to an increase in pelvic stability, which will reduce any back pain you may have and help toward your overall movement pattern.

The Treadmills enable you to effortlessly walk, jog or run up to 20kmph or simulate a steep incline of up to 15 degrees at the same pace.

Whether you’re looking to get your steps in for the day or complete a High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) or Low-Intensity Steady State (LISS) session, they’re the perfect partner for all cardio sessions.

The cross trainers from Life Fitness allow you to reach your desired output level whilst enjoying some silky-smooth rotations, with zero impact on your joints. They’re a great way to get your heart rate up and complete some LISS cardio sessions.

Somewhat of a medieval torture device, the Stepper is a go-to machine for those looking for a more challenging LISS cardio session. Focusing on glute activation and low impact, this is a great piece of equipment for anyone looking for more glute development and the ability to increase aerobic output in a shorter timeframe.

The most comfortable bike we have in club, it’s a great bike to cycle away the miles and get those calories burned away.

Life Fitness has long been synonymous with quality equipment and these IC2 bikes are no exception. With adjustments not just for seat height, but also fore and aft positions and handlebar position, these are some of the best set-up Spin bikes on the market.

With belt drive and mechanical resistance at the turn of a dial, as well as clips for cycling shoes, you really can get after it during those challenging Spin classes.

Perfect for a low-impact training session, the Concept 2 Rowers delivers both LISS and HIIT sessions with ease, allowing you to focus on your movement condition and breathing. Again, often combined with some form of circuit training, they’re a great way to improve your power output and increase your aerobic capacity.