Tabban Muscle & Body Shape

Best personal trainers in Melbourne – I have been training with Tabban for several years now and still till this day enjoy every single session. These guys are professional, committed and devoted to what they do. I have personally achieved amazing results and have felt supported and guided every step of the way to reach my full potential. Great mentors who have all the knowledge and experience required to take you to that next level! I highly recommend anyone who is looking to transform their bodies and their minds and changing their lives in ways they never thought possible to embark on this journey with Tabban. You will not be disappointed!

I don't want a flashy chain to keep me motivated – I have been about 20 gyms in both Melbourne and Sydney. I've tried chains, fancy private owned, old and dingy and 24 hour no around to help gyms. All of which sent me straight out the door running to MacDonalds. Here at tabban, I feel welcomed by the staff and clientele. Everyone is hard working and motivating. It's a very small Unit of people so it sounds like grumpy bum underneath didn't try to use the incredible community to help him or her grow.

I hate the mentality of gym goers but tabban clients are different. The personal training is excellent and after 8 weeks I'm nearly 8 kilos down. I've been guided with a nutrition plan and they take an interest into balancing this new lifestyle with my crazy hectic life.

I've never been a gym junkie but I dread my days off because I know I won't be at the gym with all these incredible people, working hard and getting fit.

It's not a body building gym. Yes, they have competitors who are incredible but the gym is about sculpting the body to 'love your shape' not just comp prep.

I love how old it is because it feels like walking back in time. Just because you have other modern new gyms, doesn't mean you're getting results.

So I'd say give it a go. It's cheap, it's fun, it's welcoming and it might even change your life.

Tabban - not a place for me to train – Tabban gym in Richmond is a gym mainly for people into body building/sculpting. Pro: - large gym, lots of equipment - no waiting for people (as there is lots of equipment) - not terrible expensive - good trainers (don't know for sure as I never used one but based on the fact they have a lot of awards and trophy's around the walls so I assume their trainers have good skills)

- good gym etiquette - you don't get too many of the young boys training - you know the type they still live with their mum so they don't put the equipment back when they are finished they assume their mum will do it for them

- nice and friendly staff

- cleanliness is ok

Con

- the equipment is older than me and I am old....

- the equipment is not maintained well. Last week I picked up a fixed weight barbell and the weights fell of on one side as stopper was not screwed in properly, you get a lot of this with very very old equipment

- the showers/change rooms/toilets are not great

- no classes just a gym

- opening hours not great, they close at 9pm on weekday evenings and 4pm weekends, and they open at 10am on Saturdays

- it can get very warm there during summer, their AC have at times problems keeping up

- limited cardio machines

- no water fountain

- the gym has a scale for you to check your weight. Reasonable right, if I am trying to be healthy keeping an eye on my weight is a good thing. AND (drumroll) they charge you 20c to use it!!! I go to the gym to be healthy and you gonna charge me check my weight!!!

Based on all the con's I have to say I will NOT renew and I CANNOT recommend.