Best BB Gyms in London

[musketeer]

Does anyone know a half decent body building gym in Englands Capital city.

8 Million people and so far I've not seen one damn 150lb dumbell!!

Not one fucking power rack, T-bar set-up, lifting pit, just pussy cardio stuff, annoying chrome, and one size fits no-one technogym crap!

I live in SE1 and would be wiling to travel 1.5 miles (max jogging distance).

Can anyone reccomend a good place - there have to be other bodybuilders in central London - where the hell do you train?!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[satchboogie]

right outside the archway tube station on the northern line is a hardcore gym.
basically, the lightest dumbell there is 80 pounds.

you wont find any cardio machine, treadmills, or ab machines.
its hardcore in its purest form!

i forget the name of it but you really cant miss it.

there's also a new fitness first in east finchley thats pretty bad ass.

also, in camden, upstairs from the gap clothing store(near the tube), there's a decent gym... all the fags go there but if you're lookin for hardcore youll find it there.

 

[musketeer]

Satch

Thanks man! (K 4 U)

May well check them out, but as you may know that old trek from south of the river up to Camden and Archway is an hour-long killer each way!

I'm in love with the weights but if I can't run there in 20 mins then it is just too restricive for the schedule that I'm on, to go there on a regular (4-5 times per week) basis.

 

[satchboogie]

yeah i heard of a few solid joints is SE.

 

[Straker]

I'm up in North West London but used to live South of the River in Bermondsey, which is pretty damn close to you. I can only be of limited help but I believe there is a spit 'n' sawdust type gym somewhere in Peckham. A guy in the Seven Islands gym in Rotherhithe (crap girlie gym) told me about it. Some exaggeration I'm sure but he described it as the sort of place where they dish out juice at the bar as part of your post workout warm-down. You could try posting on muscletalk (www,muscletalk.co.uk). It's a UK forum so you should be able to get some pretty good, specific info from there.

 

[musketeer]

Was that your first post Straker? Damn good start! Cheers