Physical Culture Reviews Summary

Equipment and Facilities

Pros:

• "This place has everything you could think of - high quality weightlifting equipment, equipment specific to strongman competitors and many more."
• "The gym is incredibly well equipped, plenty of competition standard plates & bars."
• "They’ve got a fantastic selection of top quality equipment. Every bar you can imagine and amazing machines (rogue belt squat, nautilus, med x etc)."
• "The equipment was excellent, with Eleiko comp plates, Texas bars and bumpers for Olympic lifting."
• "Physical Culture has an amazing array of equipment including specialist bars, benches, racks, plates and chains etc."
• "The most thoroughly equipped gym I have been to. Calibrated plates, every style of barbell and high quality, smooth machines."
• "The gym is equipped with every type of bar and weight lifting accessory you can think of."

Cons:

• "Only thing I would say is that, just in case nobody there has any available to share, bring your own chalk with you!"

Atmosphere and Community

Pros:

• "It’s like one big family."
• "It’s not a franchise gym, so it benefits from a community atmosphere."
• "The members are extremely kind and helpful."
• "Very welcoming atmosphere."
• "A fantastic atmosphere where people tidy up after themselves and help each other out."
• "The atmosphere is unbelievable."
• "The atmosphere & friendly lifters are very refreshing."

Cons:

• "Personally would love it if they offered drop ins but looking forward to get a membership there soon!"

Owner and Staff

Pros:

• "Chris who runs it is fantastic, clearly cares for the place and is always kitting the gym out with the latest barbell equipment."
• "Chris the owner was very accommodating- they don’t usually do day passes but let me train."
• "Chris was super helpful over email and in person and I met some really nice kind people in the gym itself."
• "The owner Chris is extremely friendly, and the variety of bars and plates makes it a true paradise for any strength athlete."
• "Chris the owner is also often around for a chat, whether it be workout related or other."
• "The owner is always there to help with queries, and constantly looking for new ways to improve the gym."
• "The owner of the gym, Chris, is extremely friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• No negative comments regarding the owner and staff were provided in the reviews.

Location and Accessibility

Pros:

• "Easy to get to from Putney station too."
• "It's in a great location and easily accessible from the metro lines."
• "Putney station and East Putney are very close to the Gym which makes it an easy commute."
• "Even better is it’s close to the buses and tube stops if you don’t want to drive there, although there’s a decent amount of parking available on the street around the gym if you do."
• "It is extremely close to an underground station, so even though I was staying in the downtown area of the city I went to train there."

Cons:

• No negative comments regarding the location and accessibility were provided in the reviews.