Bodyworld Balaclava
Melbourne's Best Equipped Free Weights Gymnasium
Established in 1982 as “The Body Building Center”, BodyWorld Balaclava has undergone numerous renovations, expansions and equipment upgrades over the last 30 years. Once a tiny single suite gym, Balaclava now hosts a spacious Cardio studio, Spin studio, as well as a multi-purpose room for Boxing, Yoga and Pilates classes. All this sits alongside a vast array of weights equipment which includes linear bearing stations, free weights, power racks and deadlifting platforms.
26/01/2023
Have you spotted any wild Bruce lately?
8am to 8pm
No excuses!!!
22/12/2022
Clearance on old stock!!!
Grab an absolute steal 🎁
Limited sizes available, last of this line of merch
18/12/2022
FYI! Merry Liftmas ♥️🎄☃️🌞💪🎁
16/12/2022
We're drawing the raffle on Monday at 7pm!
Last chance to get your tickets,
$10 each or
$25 for 3 🙏🙏
Proceeds towards the next piece of equipment; hip thrust machine is looking very likely 💯♥️
29/11/2022
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07/10/2022
The math checks out
23/09/2022
IYKYK
This is a 350kg squat, by Lewis Dowling at the Valhalla Strength event today.
Not many humans have the potential to do this and even fewer ever get near it.
Well done Lewis 👏
Brand New Rhino Belt Squat.
Very excited to give this a crack!
It's ready to go, not bolted into the floor yet till we confirm where it's going to live, but it's safe to use.
Ask staff for a demo ❤️
Best leg press in the World: in depth guide
Saturday morning dungeon session
A contingent of our resident freak lifters supporting each other = big things
Here is Lewis pushing out 300x3 in wraps 🤯
Don't feed the animals 😅
📸
21/04/2022
Lest we forget
14/04/2022
Yes, as usual we are open EVERY DAY this Easter; NO EXCUSES!!!! 😜
06/04/2022
Safety bar?
Make sure it's actually safe.
FYI.
When the prongs are facing towards you in these racks, the whole thing can drop out when you twist it forward to unrack it.
No one wants that 😬😬😬
Make sure prongs face away from you 💯💯💯
18/03/2022
Pancakes a la Bruce 😋
V-BENCH HOW TO
Rehab ❤️
Made a sled
Good for
🦵 Knee warmup & rehab
📈 Fitness with a strength element
made this to maintain knee health, following the program
PSA: One of the deadlift bars is a bit broken 😭
Still usable, just make sure the collar is all the way in when you load it.
We have a new IPF approved deadlift bar on the way thanks to ❤️
RIP your palms 😅😅😅🤲🤲
25/01/2022
Sorry it's taken so long to get these out.
Helps when you have money to pay for products 🤣
$60 each
Blue, grey & black
Limited sizes (especially the grey)
Gym gremlin not included 👻
13/12/2021
Hope you're all well!
Hopefully you've already been contacted if you're a close contact 👍
We're clear to remain open, luckily it looks like there has not been any transmission in the gym 👌
Est 1980
One of Melbourne's longest running strength training facilities...
Family owned & operated
Community vibe 🤗
No egos!!
Indestructible equipment - feel the difference training with gear that's built to last!!!💪💪
Affordable memberships & casual entry
Coaches who practice what they preach and care about their clients💯
DM for more info or drop in anytime for a cup of tea and a chat!☕️
Little adjustment - fixed the black bench to the floor.
Much more room to load plates now.
There's less room between the bench opposite though - there should be enough but let us know what you think of the layout
Leg curl adjustment - new rollers.
We've opted for a (much) firmer roller
It won't squash no matter how much weight you use
Rolls much better
Hopefully more comfortable!
DM or comment your feedback 👍
01/11/2021
Crop tees are available now!
$35 each
Black or Grey
Ready for summer 😎
26/10/2021
BODYWORLD RETURNS
8AM SATURDAY
ITS ABOUT TIME
SO
To address the elephant in the room.
Vax status.
We want to make this process as simple, painless and accessible as possible.
- we will accept any reasonable form of certification
- we will accept any reasonable form of exemption
- we will NOT be keeping a record of this _private_ information - and we are not required to.
Looking forward to welcoming everyone back ♥️♥️♥️🤗🤗
10/09/2021
Hi guys
A lot of members have pointed out the fact that some gyms are currently operating under the "elite athlete" loophole.
To the businesses who are doing it, we applaud you for giving people that option.
We feel we owe our members an explanation of why we haven't done it.
It comes down to two things: fairness, and viability.
Morally, for us to say sure, come in, as long as you're an elite athlete...
That's not what we're about.
Everyone should have access.
We've seen so much unfair treatment in society in the last two years, prime example the elites (whether sporting or otherwise) being afforded freedoms the every day person cannot get. We oppose this.
Sure, we could hotwire the system and come up with a way to make all our members an elite athlete by some DHHS definition... but many people are not going to be comfortable with that, so we'll still be alienating a lot of people.
As far as viability goes, there are several hurdles.
Firstly, operating under the elite athlete thing would be half-mast at best.
Financially we could be worse off, things are way too tight as it is.
Secondly, the admin required to run such a program adhering to DHHS guidelines is simply beyond our technical and logistical skills.
If you're really desperate to train and you haven't heard about go check them out. There are surely other places running athlete programs that you may be able to train at during this period.
We know it SUCKS, we'd love to have a workaround but for us, this isn't it.
When we open up again for one, we open up for all 💯
We look forward to opening up for EVERYONE again in the near future 💪
#2021
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150 Barkly Street
Melbourne, VIC
3182
Opening Hours
| Monday | 6am - 9pm |
| Tuesday | 6am - 9pm |
| Wednesday | 6am - 9pm |
| Thursday | 6am - 10pm |
| Friday | 6am - 9pm |
| Saturday | 8am - 5pm |
| Sunday | 8am - 5pm |
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