The Gym · Dunedin
Built for athletes.
650m² inside Forsyth Barr Stadium, with nine lifting platforms, 46m of indoor turf and dedicated space for strength, conditioning, warm-up and sport-specific training.
There's plenty of room to train, even when the gym is busy.
The Floor, Zone By Zone
Five zones.
One training floor.
Zone 1 — Warm-up
Space to get moving before you train. Treadmills, Concept2 erg bikes, kettlebells and dumbbells, plus swiss balls, medicine balls, resistance bands, foam rollers and trigger-point balls for mobility work.
Zone 2 — Cables
Dual-stack cable stations for pressing, pulling and accessory work, with room to set up either side.
Zone 3 — Upper Body
The full dumbbell range with flat, incline and decline benches, plus selectorised and plate-loaded machines.
Zone 4 — Lower Body
Nine lifting platforms with competition and specialty bars, Industrial Athletic bumper plates colour-coded and calibrated in kilograms, plus lower-body machines including a 45-degree leg press.
Zone 5 — Full Body & Conditioning
46m of indoor turf for sled pushes, sled pulls and sprint work, with Concept2 rowing ergs, ski ergs, assault bikes, free-form runners and treadmills. The rig, plyo boxes, medicine balls and kettlebells sit alongside for movements that don't fit neatly into upper or lower body training.
Equipment
What's in the gym.
Strength & Olympic Lifting
- 9 lifting platforms
- Competition bars
- Specialty bars
- Industrial Athletic bumper plates, colour-coded and calibrated in kilograms
- Squat racks and power racks
- Benches
- Full dumbbell range
- Kettlebells
Machines & Cables
- Dual-stack cable stations
- 45-degree leg press
- Selectorised machines
- Plate-loaded machines
Warm-up & Mobility
- Treadmills
- Concept2 erg bikes
- Swiss balls
- Medicine balls
- Resistance bands
- Foam rollers
- Trigger-point balls
Conditioning
- 46m indoor turf
- Sleds
- Concept2 rowing ergs
- Ski ergs
- Assault bikes
- Free-form runners
- Treadmills
Recovery
- Infrared saunas
- On-site sports physiotherapy
Recovery
Physio and saunas,
on site.
Sports physio
Recovery Room runs its sports physiotherapy clinic inside Compound, so you don't have to leave the building for treatment. Your first ACC appointment is free, and $15 after that.
Two infrared saunas
There's a sauna in each changing room, and access is included with every Compound membership. Sessions are 30 minutes, hold two people and are booked in the Compound app during staffed hours.
The Training Environment
Chalk, bare feet,
dropped bars.
What you can and can't do on the floor.
Can I drop the weights?
Yes. Deadlifts, cleans and anything else that's better dropped than babied down.
"I was able to do olympic lifting training. A lot of gyms don't allow you to drop weights as part of…" — Reno Paotonu, Google review
Can I use chalk?
Yes. Chalk is allowed.
Can I train barefoot?
Yes. Barefoot and socks-only training is fine.
Can I Olympic lift at Compound?
Yes. We have nine lifting platforms, competition bars and bumper plates, and dropping weights is allowed.
Is there space for sleds and sprints?
Yes. There's 46m of indoor turf for sled pushes, sled pulls, sprints and conditioning work.
Can I train for HYROX at Compound?
Yes. Compound has 46m of indoor turf for sled pushes and pulls, plus Concept2 rowing ergs, ski ergs, assault bikes, free-form runners, treadmills, free weights and space for conditioning work. Sammy Burke coaches HYROX and endurance athletes here.
Will I have to wait for a rack?
There are nine platforms and we have never seen all nine in use at once. Five separate zones spread the floor out rather than bottlenecking it in one place.