7,000 sq ft in Wood Green with 200+ hand-picked machines, plate-loaded Hammer Strength and Ivanko iron, under murals of Ronnie Coleman, Arnold and Dorian Yates. North London's most-cited hardcore bodybuilding floor.
Legitimate iron. A touch of polish, but the work counts.
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Rating: LegitReal iron, lightly polished. The work counts.
7,000 sq ft gym widely described as one of the most hardcore bodybuilding gyms in London, with murals of Ronnie Coleman, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dorian Yates on its walls; free on-site parking.
Equipment
over 200 specialist hand-picked machines
plate-loaded and pin-loaded Hammer Strength equipment
Ivanko dumbbells, barbells and plates
Specialties
bodybuilding
Amenities
free parking
in-house supplement store
sports physio
How the 0.71× is built
Five pillars from the facts above, weighted and combined by the published rubric. Pillars marked est. aren't published by the gym and use the default for its type.
Iron quality6/10
Competition-grade kit in the sourced equipment list: calibrated plates, platforms, specialty bars, strongman implements, premium machine lines.
Chalk policy est.5/10
From the gym's published rules: allowed 10, liquid only 5, banned 0.
Strength focus8/10
What the gym is built for: strength clubs 10, bodybuilding 8, hybrid 7 … HIIT studios 1.
Pedigree3/10
Federation affiliation, notable athletes and history, and how long it has been going.
Comfort0/10
Saunas, spas, pools, lounges, cafés. Counts against the multiplier.
What your lifts are worth here
Gym multiplier × lift honesty. Standard claims on the left, the truth on the right.
What a 100 kg bench at Zone Gym is worth elsewhere: the claim you'd need at each gym to match it. To match a 100 kg Zone Gym bench at Basic-Fit, you'd need to claim 394.4 kg.