Dynamo Gym

Dynamo Gym Multiple awarding winning friendly strength training gym offering group sessions & individual programming.

Want to see what Dynamo is all about?Our next Sunday Session is Sunday 13th September, and it’s completely free and open...
10/09/2026

Want to see what Dynamo is all about?

Our next Sunday Session is Sunday 13th September, and it’s completely free and open to everyone.

If you’ve wanted to try strength training but haven’t known where to start, come and give it a go with our support.

Already training but not quite sure what to do next, how to progress or whether you’re doing things right? Come and pick our brains.

We’ll take you through a workout suited to you, help with anything you’re unsure about and give you a chance to get to know us, the gym and some of our lovely community.

No need to be fit. No need to have lifted weights before. We’ll meet you where you’re at.

Sunday 13th September
10–11am or 11am–12pm
Dynamo Gym, near Seven Dials, Hove

Open to everyone aged 18+.
Tasty treats provided, obviously.

Completely free, but booking is essential.

DM us and we’ll send you the booking details.

Dynamo Gym is 5 🥳Five years ago we poured our entire savings into a dream and opened the doors to our little gym.At the ...
06/09/2026

Dynamo Gym is 5 🥳

Five years ago we poured our entire savings into a dream and opened the doors to our little gym.

At the time, one of us was working full time and the other at university, and we were trying to build Dynamo around everything else. Looking back, we genuinely have no idea how we did it. We were running on fumes, for sure.

Since then we’ve built a second gym, technically a third when we relocated one of them, won some awards (thank you, thank you, thank you), bought a lot more equipment, got things wrong, learnt a lot and written nearly 700 individual programmes for our members.

Which is quite mad when we actually stop and think about it.

Somehow these five years have gone by in the blink of an eye, while at the same time we feel like we’ve put a lifetime’s worth of blood, sweat and tears into building Dynamo.

When we started, we thought we were building a gym. We don’t think we really fully understood that we were also building this whole community around it.

And that has easily become the bit we’re proudest of.

Watching friendships form, hearing you encourage each other through tough workouts, seeing someone who was terrified to walk into a gym become the person reassuring someone else who’s nervous - that stuff means more to us than any award ever could.

And you’ve supported us too. You’ve recommended us to friends, stuck with us while we’ve figured things out, trusted us with your training and allowed us to make a living doing something we are genuinely so passionate about.

We set out to make the kind of gym we wished existed. It’s become so much more than we could have imagined.

So, cheers to five years of Dynamo Gym.

To everyone who’s been part of it along the way, thank you.

We’re incredibly proud of this awesome little gym we built, but even prouder of what grew inside it.

Here’s to whatever comes next 👏

04/09/2026

You’ve been told you should strength train.

For your bones. Your muscles. Your health. Your future self.

But what if you’ve never lifted weights before? What if gyms make you feel completely out of your depth? What if you have no idea what you’re supposed to be doing once you get there?

Well, that’s kind of why we started Dynamo Gym.

We’re a small, friendly strength training gym in Brighton & Hove, designed for people who want to get stronger without having to navigate the usual gym environment.

We design a programme specifically around you, your abilities and where you’re starting from. Being physio-run means everything we do is underpinned by a thorough understanding of movement and the body, so you can train at your own pace, doing movements that are right for you.

Every session is guided by an expert coach, with no more than six people training at a time, so you’ll get the attention and coaching you need to maintain motivation and make progress.

We understand the psychology behind building new habits and making them stick. Because knowing what to do is only part of it. Feeling comfortable, supported and confident enough to keep doing it matters too.

No intimidating crowds, no pressure to keep up and no expectation that you should already know what you’re doing. Just a friendly, supportive place where you can build strength, confidence and a sense of belonging.

So if you know you want to start strength training but have no idea where to begin, come and meet us.

We’d love to show you what strength training can look like when it’s built around you.

Dynamo Gym
Seven Dials, Brighton & Hove

There’s a tendency in fitness to think that harder, more complicated and more exhausting must mean better. That a good s...
04/09/2026

There’s a tendency in fitness to think that harder, more complicated and more exhausting must mean better. That a good session should involve loads of different exercises, leave you dripping in sweat and have you walking out of the gym absolutely ruined.

But that’s not really how we think about training, because that’s not what’s going to work for you.

Most of the time, good training is actually pretty simple.

Do movements that make sense for you. Work hard enough. Get better at them over time. Go home with enough left in the tank to get on with the rest of your life. Then come back and do it again.

And again.

For weeks, months and eventually years.

Of course there’ll be days where you push harder than others. But completely exhausting yourself isn’t the measure of a successful workout, and an exercise being complicated doesn’t make it more effective.

We’d much rather see someone string together months of solid, fairly unremarkable workouts than occasionally have an absolutely heroic session that takes them three days to recover from.

It might not make for the most exciting fitness content. But we’re good at what we do. And what we do works.

Come join us for a free and open-to-all session on Sunday 19th July from 10am.Have you wanted to try strength training b...
13/07/2026

Come join us for a free and open-to-all session on Sunday 19th July from 10am.

Have you wanted to try strength training but weren’t sure where/how to start? Now’s your chance to give it a go with our support.

Have you been training on your own and you’re not sure how to progress or approach your workouts? Come let us guide you.

We’ll take you through a workout suited to your needs & you’ll get a chance to meet us and our lovely community.

It’s also a great opportunity to ask us any questions you might have about exercise. Come pick our brains.

When: Sunday, 19th July 10am - 11am & 11am - 12pm
Where: Dynamo Gym (near Seven Dials, Hove)

🍪Tasty treats provided!🍪

Open to everyone 18+ yrs old.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. DM for details on how to book in.

We love hearing feedback and success stories from our members.Not just personal bests or muscle growth, but the quiet vi...
12/07/2026

We love hearing feedback and success stories from our members.

Not just personal bests or muscle growth, but the quiet victories that change someone’s life. Walking into a gym without overwhelming anxiety. Finding a place where you finally feel like you belong. Sticking with exercise longer than you ever thought possible. Picking up your child again.

Strength isn’t just about what you can lift, it’s about what it gives back to you.

Thank you to everyone who trusts us with their journey and shares these moments with us. It’s a privilege to be part of your story, and we’re incredibly proud of the community that’s been built together.



“I just wanted to say thank you. I almost feel silly now thinking about how nervous I was. I really appreciate your extra time with me to make sure I’m okay. Everyone’s been so welcoming, and the other members are so nice. It really feels like the start of something big for me.”

We know how intimidating it can be to step into a new environment, so we never think it’s silly to feel nervous before your first visit, it’s completely normal. That’s exactly why we offer extra time to get to know you and help you feel comfortable before you join a group session.

The best part is that once you’re in, our members take it from there. They all remember what it was like to be new, and they genuinely go out of their way to make everyone feel welcome and supported.



“This is the longest I’ve ever stuck with anything fitness related. I never thought of myself as a gym person because I didn’t fit in anywhere. That’s no longer my reality!

Dynamo is MY gym”

We hear stories like this from our members all the time, and we can’t put into words how much it means to be a place where people genuinely feel like they belong.

Watching someone go from “this isn’t for me” to “this is my gym” is such a privilege. Creating an environment where people feel comfortable, supported, and excited to keep coming back is exactly why we do what we do.



“Honestly, the fact I did a session with other peopl

Of course we care… probably a bit too much at times 😆But seriously, we know there are so many reasons to talk yourself o...
10/06/2026

Of course we care… probably a bit too much at times 😆

But seriously, we know there are so many reasons to talk yourself out of coming to the gym.

You tell yourself:
• “I don’t know what I’m doing.”
• “I don’t have the matching workout sets I see on Instagram.”
• “I need too many modifications.”
• “I’m too old.”
• “I won’t be able to keep up.”
• “Everyone will be judging me.”
• “That’s not a place for people like me.”

If you’ve ever had any of those thoughts, you’re not alone.

The fitness industry has done a pretty good job of making movement feel like an exclusive club. And social media has painted a picture of what a “gym person” is supposed to look like, wear, and behave.

But the truth is this: there is no mould you have to fit to belong here.

You don’t need experience.
You don’t need the perfect outfit.
You don’t need to have it all figured out.
You don’t need to be fitter, younger, stronger, or more confident before you walk through the door.

You just need to show up as you are.

Our job is to meet you there, to support you, and make sure you never feel like an outsider.

Because this space was never meant for just one type of person…. it was meant for everyone 🧡

(Pssst… that means you!)

💪 STRENGTH: The Most Misused Word in FitnessEveryone wants to get stronger. But strength isn’t just muscle.Strength is y...
02/06/2026

💪 STRENGTH: The Most Misused Word in Fitness

Everyone wants to get stronger. But strength isn’t just muscle.

Strength is your ability to produce high levels of force against a heavy load. While muscle size matters, early strength gains are mostly driven by your nervous system becoming better at recruiting muscle fibres and coordinating movement.

That’s why beginners often get much stronger before they look noticeably bigger.

🧠 Your nervous system acts like a set of safety brakes. It constantly asks:

• Is this safe?
• Is this worth the energy cost?

Strength training gradually teaches your body that producing more force is both safe and necessary.

🏋️ Over time, muscle growth contributes too. More muscle + better neural efficiency = more strength.

🔄 Researchers have even observed strength increases in untrained limbs when only one side is trained, highlighting just how important neural adaptations are.

🏆 What does strength training generally look like?

• Low reps (≤5)
• Heavy loads
• Mostly submaximal effort (~2 reps in reserve)
• Compound lifts often work best

Strength is a skill. Practice matters.

💥 Strength vs Hypertrophy

Strength training is optimised for force production.

Hypertrophy training is optimised for muscle growth.

Both build muscle and strength, they simply emphasise different adaptations.

🚫 Constantly training to failure isn’t ideal for strength development. Most of the year should be spent accumulating quality reps, managing fatigue, and refining technique.

📈 The takeaway:

Strength isn’t just muscle mass.

It’s your nervous system, technique, muscle size, and ability to express force efficiently.

Getting stronger is the long-term process of teaching your body:

“This is safe.”
“This is necessary.”
“Adapt accordingly.”

Not sure where to start?

Get in touch and let’s get you strong 💪

28/05/2026

You don’t need to stay perfectly upright to squat “correctly.” 👀

One of the biggest mistakes beginners make is trying to force a completely vertical torso because they’ve been told leaning forward is wrong, or it doesn’t feel right when they do it. But the truth is, some forward lean is completely normal, and for most people, necessary.

Your squat will depend on:

• Hip & ankle mobility
• Your anatomy (limb proportions, hip socket depth, etc)
• Your biomechanics
• Injury history

There’s no one-size-fits-all squat technique.
In this reel, I break down why leaning forward in your squat might actually be the right thing for YOUR body.

We’ve been in this game for a collective 30ish years now (wowzers!), and we’ve learned a helluva lot since starting out....
20/05/2026

We’ve been in this game for a collective 30ish years now (wowzers!), and we’ve learned a helluva lot since starting out.

Trial and error, formal higher education, informal learning, client coaching, and our own curiosity means we have amassed so much knowledge around training and our approach to exercise.

If we could go back in time, this is what we’d tell ourselves… this and the winning lotto numbers 😆

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Hove
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Opening Hours

Monday 6am - 10am
4:15pm - 8:15pm
Tuesday 7am - 10am
4:15pm - 8:15pm
Wednesday 6am - 10am
4:15pm - 7:15pm
Thursday 7am - 10am
4:15pm - 8:15pm
Friday 6am - 10am
4:15pm - 7:15pm
Saturday 8am - 11am

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