First class free

Stronger than last week

Small-group strength and conditioning in the old print works. Forty-five minutes, no mirrors, no nonsense.

The studio

A barbell gym that will not make you feel stupid

Two rooms, sixteen platforms and a coach on the floor at every session. No mirrors down the long wall, no music you have to shout over, and nobody filming themselves in the squat rack.

  • Every class capped at twelve people
  • Programmes written for your first year, not your first week
  • Coaches who lift, and who have all coached beginners
  • Open gym hours included in every membership
A coach adjusts a beginner's grip on the barbell at a squat rack in the Ironworks studio

Timetable

This week at the studio

Twelve people per class. Book through the app up to seven days ahead.

DayMorningEvening
Monday06:30 · Strength18:30 · Conditioning
Tuesday07:00 · Mobility19:00 · Strength
Wednesday06:30 · Conditioning18:30 · Open gym
Thursday07:00 · Strength19:00 · Intervals
Friday06:30 · Strength17:30 · Team workout
Saturday08:00 · Long session10:00 · Beginners

Coaches

Who you will be training with

Danny Osei, head coach, smiling against a plain grey studio wall

Danny Osei

Head coach · Strength

Fifteen years coaching, two of them with the national team.

Sofia Marchetti, conditioning coach, smiling against a slate-grey wall

Sofia Marchetti

Conditioning

Ex-rower. Believes everything is fixable with better breathing.

Ruth Okonkwo, mobility and rehab coach, smiling against a slate-grey wall

Ruth Okonkwo

Mobility and rehab

Physiotherapist who would rather you never needed a physiotherapist.

The studio in numbers

Small on purpose

340

members

Most of whom had never touched a barbell before they walked in.

42

classes a week

Across two rooms, from 06:00 to 20:30.

12

people per class

The number we cap it at, permanently. It is the whole point.

7

coaches

All of them qualified, all of them still competing or still learning.

Members

People who were nervous on day one

I joined at forty-one having never lifted anything heavier than a toddler. I deadlift a hundred kilos now. Nobody was ever weird about it.

Priya Raman, a member for two years, smiling with a mug of tea after training

Priya Raman

Member for two years

I have had three gym memberships and used none of them. This is the first place where a coach noticed I had stopped coming and messaged me.

Mark Ellison, a member for eight months, smiling at home after a morning session

Mark Ellison

Member for eight months

I came back six weeks after having my son. They rewrote the whole programme around what my body could actually do that month.

Chloe Boateng, a member for four years, smiling warmly

Chloe Boateng

Member for four years

Memberships

Three ways to train here

Monthly rolling, cancel with a month's notice, no joining fee and no twelve-month contract to sign.

Off-peak

Weekdays before 16:00 and all weekend.

£39

a month

  • Every off-peak class
  • Open gym whenever we are open
  • Programme reviewed each month

Full

Any class, any hour we are open.

£59

a month

  • Every class on the timetable
  • Open gym whenever we are open
  • Programme reviewed each month
  • Bring a friend once a month

Most members choose this

Coached

Small-group coaching, four to a coach.

£120

a month

  • Everything in Full
  • Two coached sessions a week
  • Written programme, updated fortnightly
  • Video review of your lifts

Students, NHS staff and over-65s take 20% off any membership — just ask at the desk.