Case Study
Home Gym
GRAEME CLOSE’S
Home Gym
Home Advantage
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside
Client: Graeme Close
Training Space: Home Gym
Meet Graeme Close: A former professional Rugby League player, Graeme is a distinguished Professor at Liverpool John Moores University, Head of Nutrition for England Rugby and DP World Tour Golf, and a Research Scientist with over 150 publications to his name. His research focuses on using sport nutrition to maximise athletes’ performance, body composition, recovery, and overall health.
The Situation
While Graeme already had a gym setup in his home, he faced the dual need of creating a space that could accommodate both personal and professional requirements. Beyond his and his families own fitness needs, Graeme aimed to establish a professional and polished training environment for his clients, enhancing their experience during sessions and consultations. So, the challenge lay in IndigoFitness transforming his existing gym into a versatile space, maintaining a high level of professionalism, functionality, and aesthetic appeal.
Flooring Solutions:
Premium DuraTRAIN 32mm rubber performance flooring for heavy lifting.
Graphix Inset Platform including bespoke Close Nutrition logo.
Equipment Solutions:
Custom RAZE Shadow XD Half Rack
RAZE Shadow XD Attachments including Single Leg Squat/Nordic, Dip & Spot Arms.
RAZE Shadow Series – Integrated Hi / Lo Stack
RAZE Shadow Series Adjustable Bench
RAZE Strength equipment – including Shadow Series Bumper Plates, 5kg – 30kg Rubber Hex Dumbbell, Wishbone bar, Soft 3 in 1 Plyo Box.
Gungnir ‘Allrounder’ Olympic Bar
The Result
The transformation of Graeme’s home gym exceeded expectations, resulting in a significant impact on both his personal fitness and professional requirements. With the upgraded gym space, Graeme was able to seamlessly integrate his personal workouts with his professional consultations, providing his clients with a high performing training environment.
How was the process of working with IndigoFitness?
Working with Indigo was simple. Tom was able to listen to my general idea and come up with a bespoke design ideal for what I needed and beyond what I had thought about. He made perfect use of the space I have and with some innovative equipment has created a home gym that will grow with me and is future proof. Given this gym was to be housed in my personal home I needed it to look slick and not like an industrial gym and the design and quality of the chrome build has certainly achieved this. The installation was timely and efficient by very skilled trades people who could not be more helpful. Could not be happier.
How will the new training space impact yourself and your business?
Having a gym in my home is already paying off. I often have 30 min windows in my day but rarely have sufficient time to go to my local gym. I now fill these 30 min windows with small intense workouts. what I have really enjoyed though is training with my wife and children. We often have family gym sessions which is great family time and allows me to coach my children in the perfect safe gym environment free from distractions. With my family business, Close Nutrition, we often have athletes around for one-on-one nutrition coaching and we are now able to tarin them at the same time. It really has been a worthwhile investment and I look forward to adding to the range as my needs develop.
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