Pay as you go
Single session
£85 per session
No commitment
- One supervised 60-minute session
- Full written record of the workout
- Cancel or reschedule with 24 hours' notice
- No joining fee, no minimum commitment
Our approach
Our super-slow HIT strength training method
The protocol behind Ultimate Strength is not new. It draws on strength-training research developed in Florida in the 1980s and refined for the strength-rehabilitation gyms of Switzerland and Germany. What follows is what you can expect, and why we work this way. High Intensity Training (HIT) - a slow, controlled, one-to-one strength protocol, distinct from HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) - is the method that sits behind every session.
Most gyms ask you to train often, move quickly, and tolerate discomfort. We do the opposite. Clients come once a week for forty-five minutes. Each repetition is performed slowly enough to remove momentum entirely - ten seconds to lift, ten to lower - so the muscle, not the joint, carries the load.
Under those conditions, even a brief session produces a complete training stimulus. Recovery happens between visits, and progress is recorded in writing every week. We do not chase exhaustion. We chase precision.
The protocol
Each session moves through six to eight exercises in sequence, covering the major muscle groups, the trunk and the lower spine. Spine, neck and trunk work is done on the four MedX Core Spinal Fitness System machines - Core Lumbar Strength, Core Torso Rotation, Core 4-Way Neck and Core Super Stretch - which together isolate the stabilising muscles in a way no free-weight exercise can match. The weight on each machine is calibrated to your strength at the previous visit and adjusted in small increments - typically 2.5 pounds - when you complete a set within range.
- Cadence. Ten seconds concentric, ten seconds eccentric. No pause, no momentum.
- Range. Full anatomical range, monitored by the coach throughout.
- Effort. Continued until controlled failure - usually 90 to 120 seconds per exercise.
- Recovery. Six to seven days between sessions. No additional resistance work required.
“The slower you move, the more honest the work becomes. Speed is where injuries hide.”
Yoram Sher · Director and head coach
Engineered for the spine.
The MedX lumbar extension machine isolates the muscles of the lower back without loading the discs of the spine. Originally developed for rehabilitation settings, it remains the most studied piece of strength-rehabilitation equipment in the world.
Our floor also includes Nautilus and Cybex variable-resistance machines for the chest, shoulders, hips and knees - each chosen for biomechanical accuracy rather than aesthetic.
Who trains here
Our clients are adults of all ages. Many arrive with a specific reason: long-standing lower-back pain, osteoporosis, recovery from surgery, arthritis, or a recommendation from their doctor to build bone density and stability. Others come because they have run out of patience with conventional gyms.
What unites them is a willingness to commit to one short, careful session a week - and to measure their progress in years rather than weeks.
Every session, on paper.
We keep a written log for every client - weight selected, repetitions completed, time under load, and any notes your doctor or physiotherapist has shared. The same record is used to calibrate the following session and to track strength gains year on year.
You receive a copy of your record on request, and we are happy to share it with your GP, physiotherapist or consultant.
Sessions & pricing
Pay by the session, or pre-pay a block.
Per-session payment allows you to sample the system without commitment. Pre-paid blocks of ten or twenty sessions carry a small discount and lock in your rate for the duration - useful if you are training intensively toward a procedure, an event, or a specific milestone.
10-session block
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Ten-session block
£810 = £81 / session
5% discount · paid in advance
- Ten supervised sessions, used at your pace
- Valid for twelve months from purchase
- Rate locked at time of purchase
- Transferable to a family member with notice
20-session block
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Twenty-session block
£1,580 = £79 / session
7% discount · paid in advance
- Twenty supervised sessions
- Valid for eighteen months from purchase
- Rate locked at time of purchase
- Transferable to a family member with notice
Payment bank transfer or cash
Cards not accepted
Introduction £85 - refunded on commitment
No. The protocol is engineered to be accessible to people who have never trained, or have not trained for many years. The first session is an orientation: we listen, we walk you through each machine, and we calibrate the starting weights well below your capacity.
The majority of our clients arrive with a history of lower-back issues - that is precisely what the MedX equipment was designed for. We work alongside physiotherapists and consultants regularly, and will adjust the programme around any restriction your doctor or physiotherapist has given you.
If you are unsure whether strength training is right for you, we will ask for written sign-off from your doctor or physiotherapist before starting.
Strength gains are typically measurable within four to six weeks; most clients notice posture, balance and day-to-day ease much sooner. Bone-density and joint changes accumulate over longer horizons - six to twenty-four months - which is why we encourage thinking of the practice as ongoing rather than as a course.
Comfortable, unrestrictive clothing - gym wear or otherwise. Trainers with a flat sole are useful but not essential. You will not break a sweat in the conventional sense; the gym is climate-controlled and there is no need to shower afterwards.
A session is £85, payable monthly in arrears by bank transfer. There is no joining fee, no contract, and no minimum commitment. Multi-session blocks are available on request for clients training intensively for a procedure or sport.
The gym operates as one-to-one only - there is a single coach on the floor at any time. Couples and friends often train back-to-back, and we are happy to schedule consecutive appointments where the diary allows.
Muscle is made of three families of fibre - slow-twitch, intermediate fast-twitch and pure fast-twitch - which fatigue in sequence rather than in parallel. A single set, taken slowly to controlled failure, recruits all three. If you rest for a few minutes and start a second set, the same fibres are recruited again in the same order, with no fresh capacity to find.
One properly executed set produces the training stimulus. A second set, at this cadence, mostly produces unnecessary recovery cost.
No. Building large amounts of visible muscle requires the hormone testosterone in quantities women do not naturally produce, and a calorie surplus and training volume far beyond what this protocol involves. Women who train consistently here typically notice leaner shape, better posture and stronger joints - not bulk.