Back Alley Barbell - 24hr

Fantastic experience: Coming from Quebec, I always find it refreshing how friendly and welcoming Ontarians are. Dropped in for a day pass while in Toronto and loved the atmosphere. Powerlifting equipment was on point. Monday workout complete. Will definitely be back!

Fantastic experience: Best gym in the city

Fantastic experience: Started here a year ago as a complete beginner with no lifting experience and through the guidance and support of the staff and community at Back Alley Barbell I just completed my second powerlifting competition. A wonderful place and I’m proud to be a member!

Fantastic experience: I've been a member here for over 3 years and it's a fantastic gym/community to be a part of. The staff are incredibly friendly and welcoming and the equipment is top notch. Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Awesome gym with great equipment and a welcoming community!

Fantastic experience: Such an awesome power lifting environment and community! :) Top Notch! Also, they host great competitions!

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff. Not just a gym but a community. Good equipment for real lifting. Love that place!

Fantastic experience: Every lift a miracle, and I learned to lift at Back Alley Barbell!

Fantastic experience: Very friendly owner, gym has 2 combo racks, calibrated plates and a variety of bars. Perfect for powerlifting

Fantastic experience: Super friendly environment. A true lifting gym. Thanks for letting an old guy from our west come lift.

Fantastic experience: Great place to strength train. Friendly staff, great vibes and amazing equipment!

Fantastic experience: The attention to the members needs and the community at Back Alley Barbell is trully 1 of a kind and unmatchable. Doesn't matter how much or little you know anyone here they always got your back (and encouragement to push through your workout!) Oh yeah, and there's always treats for that extra energy

Fantastic experience: Fantastic neighborhood gym with great staff and very friendly atmosphere. If you’re in the midtown Toronto area, please go take a peek, you will not be disappointed! Clean, well ventilated, and well equipped workout space is what I’d describe the gym as. The gym itself is a huge space for materializing your preferred workouts, any time if the day. The fact that this space is accesible 24/7x, there’s really no excuse to not be here. A must have membership for beginners if you’re getting into personal training lessons for your basic skill level. A perfect spot for an advanced lifter. Everyone is welcome. -Shaggy C.

Fantastic experience: Came for Moshiri's Powerlifting Class today. Excellent experience. Really great cues. Learned a lot. It's an awesome space; you absolutely want to lift here. Will attend again.

Fantastic experience: This is the perfect place to workout! All the equipment you will ever need, not crowded and great vibe. Whether you want to lift heavy, just a recreational athlete or looking to do metcons, it’s all here.

Fantastic experience: Powerlifting, oly lifting, and now strongman training is available in central/midtown Toronto. There is zero gymbro attitude/behaviour and there is a well-stocked candy bowl to grind through the heavy training sessions! Newly added: TWO carpeted, competition-grade powerlifting platforms!!

Fantastic experience: Great environment and space to lift for beginners to elites! Equipment is top-notch, and they are never satisfied - they continuously add new pieces to add further variation to your training and programming. Also (and potentially most importantly), they always have something at the front desk to address those sweet tooth cravings!

Fantastic experience: Good vibes, the regulars are friendly weightlifting nerds, management doesn't try to hoodwink you into signing an uncancellable contract like a lot of corporate gyms. Emphasis is on free weights (which is surprisingly difficult to find in Toronto), the machines they have are the perfectly chosen for when you need to hit a specific weak spot or do some prehab.

Fantastic experience: Back Alley Barbell is a really great indie gym for weightlifting or powerlifting athletes, or for connecting with a personal trainer to get stronger. Has all the equipment you need: kilo plates and barbells, four weightlifting platforms, jerk blocks, squat stands, a combo rack, air bike, rower, sled… it’s all there. The community feel and easy fob access make it fun and convenient. Friendly regulars and staff make it a joy to hang out here. Come along to the barbecues in the summer and make some friends!

Fantastic experience: The owner of the gym is one of the friendliest people you will ever meet. The atmosphere is very welcoming and positive. If you want to get a great workout while also meeting a lot of cool people, this is the place to be. I highly recommend this gym to meet your workout needs.

Fantastic experience: Recently took the beginners powerlifting workshop with Shahryar. Highly recommend it to anyone looking to start powerlifting or get some critique on your form. Shahryar was very insightful, honest, and encouraging throughout the workshop!

Fantastic experience: The people are wonderful and the place is great. There's candy too

Fantastic experience: Great private spot for weightlifting and powerlifting! Well equipped with a great and friendly community. I feel right at home.

Fantastic experience: Wonderful environment, super supportive and encouraging. Dope staff. This place is great.

Fantastic experience: Best gym in the city !

Fantastic experience: This is an absolutely fantastic gym! Would highly recommend if you want to join a gym with a great community run by someone who cares about community and lifting. John is always improving things are really takes the care and effort to make sure that this is a safe space to workout. The equipment is top notch and great vibe especially with the colorful graffiti along the back wall. Lizzie is incredibly knowledgeable and delightfully helpful. They host weekly BBQ's during the summer which are an absolute blast and I've gotten to make some cool friends. Would definitely recommend this gym and really excited to see how they are going to further grow and build up the place.

Fantastic experience: Great place to lift but more importantly, excellent community! Love what John and the team have done here.

Fantastic experience: Awesome gym with a really amazing community of lifters. Offers classes for different experience levels too which is great. Not to mention Friday bbqs thrown by the owner in summer (thanks John!!!)! Love this place!

Negative experience: If it wasn’t for the dirty & cheap barbells & plates, lack of change rooms, unstable sloped platforms and cheap knock off equipment… this place would be great. Location is good. People are not.

Fantastic experience: Great gym, great people great atmosphere. I couldn't ask for a better gym to be part of.

Fantastic experience: Great facility, great location and great people. John and Lizzie are terrific!

Fantastic experience: great gym, great equipment, great community!

Fantastic experience: I love this gym so much! There is a great community atmosphere that is really welcoming for all. Definitely a great spot for those who love strength training. John and Lizzie (the owners) are incredibly kind and have added a lot of new equipment in the past few months. 100% recommend you check this place out

Fantastic experience: Great Gym. I was looking for a place where I can do 600 Kg Clean & Jerks and this place is the best in the city. They have a ton of squat racks but I still bring all my own equipment.

Positive experience: Great gym

Fantastic experience: The perfect place for powerlifting workouts or give strength training a try for the first time! COVID practices and ventilation make me feel safe and comfortable and John and Lizzy have got a fantastic thing going here. Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Back Alley Barbell is a great little nook to book a sweat. Primarily focused on weight lifting, free weights, and mobility. They've got a decent size turf in the middle of the gym to sled pull. The owners are wonderful and considerate and I see myself coming often to lay some good foundations for strength training.

Fantastic experience: A perfect gem, conveniently located right in the city which, for a strength sport focused gym, is extremely rare! The members are kinds and respectful, and I can't imagine a more welcoming space for anyone who is interested in weightlifting, training, or just getting more exercise in their routine. The facility is always spotless, the owner is lovely and always eager to accommodate your needs, and the steady growth of the gym's community of members has been really exciting to see!

Fantastic experience: Great gym!

Fantastic experience: No frills gym that just opened. It’s specifically for weight lifting and powerlifting. The hours at 4am to 11pm and each member has access to the gym with a fob.