GSP Gym is owned and operated by Ayshea Ullah and Matty Costello.Ayshea's main focus is on day to day operations and coaching the regular gym folk as well as working with young athletes for S&C/Rehab and potential competitive athletes prior to them progressing to club level.

Matty's focus is head coach for the Galway Strongman and Powerlifting Club, for whom GSP Gym is home.

We provide strength based solutions for people looking to improve their over all health, S&C for athletes, assistance with rehab programs, and of course, arguably some of the best Strongman and Powerlifting coaching in the country, if not the world!

We also have one of the best stocked strongman gyms in Ireland as well as boasting all you need as a budding or experienced powerlifter.

GSP Gym is open Mon-Fri and most Saturdays (although these are dependent on competition schedules)

For further information on our opening hours, drop us a message on the contact form.

GSP Gym is located in the Ballybane Beag Hub, Ballybane Industrial Estate opposite Kieran Farrell Tyres.

We are within walking distance of the 405 bus route (Ballybane Ind Est is closest but Trappers is also within walking distance)

Eircode is H91 XDD4

GSP Gym began life as Galway Strength and Performance in 2017. It's main purpose was to provide a home for Strongman and Powerlifting athletes in Galway. It has grown into far more than this but has also truely become the home of strongman in not just Galway or even the West of Ireland but a Strongman home for all of Ireland.

Strongman is a multi faceted Sport that showcases strength and athleticism over a series of 'events' and it has been around for over a 100yrs

Most competitions consist of 5-6 events, usually 2-3 testing static strength and 3 moving based.

It has gained popularity over more recent years and has seen a massive rise in female participation particularly at a pro level.

Eddie Hall famously deadlifting 500kg in recent years, Thor 'The Mountain' Bjornsson of Game of Thrones bringing the fame and Lucy Underwood with 300+kg raw female deadlift, breaking what seemed like an unbreakable barrier for women. All have brought the sport into the spotlight of social media.

Powerlifting is also another massive test of strength however it is set around static compound lifts of squat, bench and deadlift. It too has gained huge popularity of recent years and with the rise of social media stars involved in the sport, it has become somewhat 'sexy' and it still out numbers strongman with it participants globally.