Open Gym
$75
per month
- 24/7 access by fob
- All open gym sessions
- Chalk, belts, straps provided
- Programme templates on request
Unit 7, Ironworks Court · Est. 2017
LIFT
HEAVY
THINGS
Concrete floors, nine platforms, calibrated bars and no mirrors. We coach the squat, bench, deadlift and the overhead press, and we do not run a smoothie bar. If you want an experience, this is the wrong gym. If you want a bigger total, it is the right one.
First session is free and un-pressured. No contract, no joining fee, cancel with thirty days’ notice.
- Competition platforms
- 9Competition platforms
- Kilos lifted here in 2025
- 4.1MKilos lifted here in 2025
- Members who competed
- 41Members who competed
- Mirrors on the walls
- 0Mirrors on the walls
- DEE — 250 KG DEADLIFT
- VANCE — 295 KG DEADLIFT
- ANA — 152 KG SQUAT
- MARCUS — 148 KG CLEAN & JERK
- GYM TOTAL 2025 — 4.1 MILLION KG
- 41 MEMBERS COMPETED
- ZERO MIRRORS
- NINE PLATFORMS
TODAY/MONDAY
Full week- 05:30Barbell StrengthCoach DeeFull — waitlist
- 12:00Lunch LiftCoach Marcus4 spaces
- 18:00Squat FocusCoach Dee3 spaces
- 19:30Open GymUnstaffed15 spaces
WHAT WE HAVE
- Nine competition platforms with calibrated plates
- Fourteen bars, including deadlift and squat specific
- Coached classes at 05:30, midday and evening
- Technique Lab capped at eight people
- Competition handling for anyone entering a meet
- Chalk. Actual chalk, not a liquid substitute.
WHAT WE DO NOT
- Mirrors, anywhere in the building
- A smoothie bar, sauna or towel service
- Twelve-month contracts or joining fees
- Classes set to a playlist you cannot turn down
- Transformation challenges or before-and-after photos
- Any machine with a diagram printed on it
THE COACHES
Full rosterDee Okonkwo
Head Coach / Owner
Opened Northside in a leaking unit with four barbells and a borrowed platform. Still coaches the 05:30 three days a week because nobody else wants it.
Marcus Hale
Technique Coach
Runs Technique Lab, the only class with an eight-person cap. Will happily spend forty minutes on your setup position and consider it time well spent.
Ana Reyes
Coach / Conditioning Lead
Came in as a member who could not deadlift her bodyweight and now programmes every conditioning block in the gym. Teaches Beginner Barbell on Saturdays.
Vance Mbeki
Competition Coach
Handles anyone peaking for a meet. Writes the taper, books the warm-up room, and shouts exactly once per attempt.
MEMBERSHIP
Full Member
$135
per month
- Everything in Open Gym
- Unlimited coached classes
- Technique Lab when space allows
- Quarterly strength testing
- Programme written for your goal
Competitor
$215
per month
- Everything in Full Member
- Individual programming, updated weekly
- Meet-day handling and taper
- Video review between sessions
- Priority platform booking