Pre-book your gym session:
You may pre-book your gym session to avoid disappointment at busy times, although you are welcome to come in without a pre-booked appointment but please remember that for safety reasons we may restrict access if occupancy exceeds 6 persons.
NB: The 7am - 8am time slot must be booked in advance. Email us with min. 24 hours notice at bookings@go-stjust.org if you would like to use the gym between 7am and 8am.
CARDIO:
2 x Concept 2 Rowing Machines
2 x Cross Trainers
Assault Fitness AirRunner Treadmill
Treadmill
Matrix bike
Spinning bike
RESISTANCE:
Sit-up bench
Dual pulley cable cross over machine
Lat pull down machine
Bench press machine
Pec deck machine
Leg extension machine
Leg press machine
FREE WEIGHTS:
Squat rack
Olympic bar
Hex / Trap / Shrug bar
Dumbbells
Kettlebells
Benches x3
FUNCTIONAL & OTHER: Slam balls, Plyo box, Heavy punch / kick bag, TRX Suspension trainer, Swiss balls, Power bands, Reebok Steps, Balance board, Mats, Foam roller
The Revgear 6ft kick Bag is one of the highest quality bags in the business and perfect for boxing, Muay Thai, Kickboxing or MMA training.
Bring your own gloves, we have workouts on the adjacent pin board so you can work up a real sweat incorporating some boxing moves into your regular workout. Check out 6 Reasons You Should Try a Boxing Workout.
Easily switch from chest to shoulder workouts by simply changing the angle of the back rest on the bench. A safer option than the barbell bench press, the chest/shoulder press machine uses cables and pulleys and is on a fixed line of movement, the natural stability being particularly suitable to people with or recovering from shoulder injury.
Adjustment is a doddle; no changing weights on a barbell just move the pin from one weight to the other and keep on working out.
Also possible is Single arm pressing a real no no with a weight bar.
Unlike many other leg exercises which target only one muscle, the sitting leg press targets a number of different muscles including your quadriceps, gluteus maximus, soleus, gastrocnemius, hamstrings and adductor magnus. The ability to stimulate multiple muscle groups makes the leg press a more efficient choice for leg, hip and bottom.
The stable sitting position leads to a much lower risk of injury than using weights and squats for the less experienced.
Great for toning the quads this couldn't be easier to use; just sit on, put your legs under the pads and lift!
The weights section of the Gym is equipped with a new squat rack including an Olympic bar, and bench for safe lifting.
The squat rack serves several purposes. Chief among them is safety: for instance, in the bench press, placing the bar catches right above the lifter's chest will prevent the barbell from crushing the athlete in the case of muscular fatigue or other loss of control of the bar. In the case of squats, catches placed just below the lowest position of the squat allow the lifter to "dump" the weight safely.
By leaning forward while doing Dips you put more focus on your chest muscles. That way Dips efficiently build your chest and make it wider. Because of no back or foot support, doing Dips activates a lot of stabilising muscles. There are ways to make Dips harder. Either by using static holds and slow reps, or adding weights. By remaining upright you put more focus on triceps.
Use our benches for dumbbell press, dumbbell fly, barbell press or with our chest press machine and squat rack for extra safety and stability.
As well as the Olympic bar we have 2 further straight bars, an EZ curl bar, a biceps/triceps bar, and a hex bar (aka shrug bar, aka traps bar!).
We have a large selection of brand new Wolverson Fitness dumbbells and kettle bells.
Dumbbells range from 2kg to 25kg, and Kettlebells range from 6kg to 12kg.
We have 2 treadmills, one is motorised with a variety of built in fitness programs including hills, or you can walk, jog or run at your own pace and without the wind and rain to hinder.
The other is a brand new, state of the art Assault AirRunner treadmill. Like running on air, but with a powerful amount of punch. This treadmill is like none you have ever known, burning up to 30% more calories than the average motorised version and built with intense training in mind. Tough on You, Easy on the Environment as it runs on your energy, with zero electrical consumption and a low carbon footprint. You’ll be amazed at what a hardcore workout can come from the power of your own two feet. The self-powered treadmill allows you to run with a natural style on the balls of your feet. This pushes your body forward creating the momentum to turn the treadmill belt. This style of running uses more muscle groups in the body at the same time when compared to the traditional heel strike used by many runners.
We have two Concept2 rowing machines cater for the budding Steve Redgraves among you with 500m and 2km timed races amongst others. You can even rate yourself against an international leader board on the Concept2 website.
We have 2 Cross Trainers which offer an intense all body work out whilst minimising impact experienced with running machines. The Cross Trainer incorporates the benefits of treadmill, stair stepper and bike into one.
We also have a Matrix Stair-Stepper machine which provides aerobic exercise. Exercising regularly on a stair-stepper machine can develop cardiovascular fitness, enhance lower-body muscles and burn calories.
We have two Martix exercise bikes for work on the thighs and to burn those extra calories whilst improving heart and lung function.
We also have 3 Spinning® Bikes in the gym.
The TRX System, also known as Total Resistance eXercises, refers to a specialized form of suspension training that utilizes equipment developed by former U.S. Navy SEAL Randy Hetrick.
TRX is a form of suspension training that uses body weight exercises to develop strength, balance, flexibility and core stability simultaneously. It requires the use of the TRX Suspension Trainer, a performance training tool that leverages gravity and the user’s body weight to complete the exercises.
TRX's designers claim that it draws on research from the military, pro sports, and academic institutions along with experience gathered from the TRX team, who work with thousands of athletes, coaches, trainers, first responders, subject matter experts, professors, and service members in all branches.
Plyometrics, also known as jump training or plyos, are exercises in which muscles exert maximum force in short intervals of time, with the goal of increasing power (speed-strength).
This training focuses on learning to move from a muscle extension to a contraction in a rapid or 'explosive' manner, such as in specialised repeated jumping.
Plyometrics are primarily used to improve performance.
What can you use a PLYO box for?
Step ups. Good for: Conditioning, leg strength.
Lateral step overs. Good for: Conditioning, coordination, leg strength.
Burpee step overs.
Elevated push ups.
Elevated knee touches.
Box jumps.
Burpee box jumps.
Sled push.
Bulgarian split squats.
For more functional training and equipment come to one of our FIT AS A FIDDLE or BODY BLITZ classes.
