01
Choose your intake
Reserve your place on the next six-week course through our straightforward online sign-up.
Explore your options →Coached CrossFit gym in Perth, Scotland · All abilities
Strong enough to start. Supported enough to stay.
You do not need to be fit before you begin. At Claymore CrossFit, our expert Perth coaches and welcoming community help you build strength, confidence and fitness that lasts.
Small groupsCoached, personal and supportive
Every levelEverything can be adapted
One communityTrain together, progress together
New to CrossFit?
Your first six weeks, made simple.
Our introduction course gives you 12 coach-led sessions to learn the movements, understand the training and meet the people who make Claymore what it is. No guesswork. No pressure to keep up.
02
Learn with a coach
Build sound movement, confidence and consistency in a small group with plenty of individual attention.
Meet the coaching team →03
Join the community
In your final two weeks, begin joining regular classes with the support of coaches and members around you.
View the timetable →Not sure which route suits you?
Ask Claymore a few quick questions first. We will point you to the right enquiry, without promising a start date or pushing you into a membership.
Curious about CrossFit?
What is CrossFit?
CrossFit is coach-led strength and fitness training built around practical, varied movements. A typical class may include strength work, conditioning and movement skills, but every workout can be adjusted to suit your current experience and ability.
You do not need to be fit before starting. Our coaches help you learn safely, choose appropriate weights and progress at your own pace.
What can you gain from it?
- Build strength and cardiovascular fitness
- Improve mobility, coordination and movement confidence
- Receive coaching rather than training alone
- Make progress that can be measured over time
- Train alongside a supportive community
- Adapt every session around your experience and capability
Curious about what training at Claymore is really like?
Read what our members have shared about their experiences.
Train your way
More than one route to stronger.
From your first coached session to focused personal goals and new ways to train, Claymore is a Perth fitness gym with coached CrossFit, strength and conditioning, barbell, mobility, gymnastics and fitness classes for every stage of your training.
Six-week introduction
The supportive first step for anyone new to CrossFit.
Start here →CrossFit & specialist classes
Already have CrossFit experience? Book into our main CrossFit classes, alongside conditioning, barbell, mobility, gymnastics and Comp Train sessions.
View the timetable →Claymore Academy
Strength, movement and teamwork for ages 11–16.
Ask about Academy →Personal training
Focused one-to-one or partner personal training in Perth, built around your goals.
Enquire about PT →Fit for Life
Friendly functional fitness designed to help you stay strong and capable.
Find out more →
Coming soon
Bumps & Babies
A welcoming, coach-led class in development for expectant and new mums — with your bump or baby alongside you.
Register your interest →Meet the coaching team
Meet the people who make Claymore feel like a second home.
Whether you are brand new, building confidence or preparing for a challenge, there is a coach here to help you find your place.
Owner · CrossFit Coach · PT · Academy
Chris
Chris loves helping beginners build confidence, supporting competitive athletes and coaching Olympic lifting.
Coach facts
- Favourite movement
- Snatch
- Still working on
- Everything
- Outside Claymore
- Mountain biking, snowboarding, campervan trips and time with family and friends.
Qualifications & credentials
- BSc
- CrossFit Level 2 Trainer
- CrossFit Kids Qualified
- British Weightlifting Level 1
- Level 3 Personal Trainer
CrossFit Coach · PT
Valerio (Val)
Val adapts strength and conditioning principles to each person's goals, capability and scale, with a particular love for Olympic lifting.
Coach facts
- Favourite movement
- Clean and jerk
- Still working on
- Handstand walking — it seems to depend on the weather.
- Outside Claymore
- Dungeons & Dragons, Batman comics and hiking with his dog.
Qualifications & credentials
- BSc
- CrossFit Level 2 Trainer
- British Weightlifting Level 1
- Level 3 Personal Trainer
- Strength & Conditioning in Sport & Performance
CrossFit Coach · PT · Intros · CrossFit Kids
Richard
Richard enjoys helping everyone from a newcomer to a competitor — across all ages, goals and levels.
Coach facts
- Favourite movement
- Cross-overs
- Still working on
- His first muscle-up and turning a handstand into an actual walk.
- Outside Claymore
- Anything that involves or supports family — work, rest or play.
Qualifications & credentials
- CrossFit Level 3 – CCFT
- CrossFit Weightlifting 1 Coach
- British Weightlifting Level 1
- UKCC Swim Coach Level 3
- Precision Nutrition Level 1
- CrossFit Gymnastics
- CrossFit Kids
CrossFit Coach
Aedan
Aedan enjoys coaching athletes at every level, with a particular interest in Olympic weightlifting and gymnastics.
Coach facts
- Favourite movement
- Handstand push-ups and snatch.
- Still working on
- Ring muscle-up capacity.
- Outside Claymore
- Putting the unity in community!
Qualifications & credentials
Qualifications and credentials to be added.
CrossFit Coach · PT · Sports Massage Therapist
Lucy
Lucy loves helping beginners and older adults move well, build confidence and work through injury rehabilitation.
Coach facts
- Favourite movement
- Anything with a kettlebell — and the snatch.
- Still working on
- All gymnastics and double-unders.
- Outside Claymore
- Pokémon Go, walking, theatre, music and her cats.
Qualifications & credentials
- Level 2 Gym Instructor
- Level 3 Personal Trainer
- Level 4 Phase 4 Cardiac and Cancer Rehabilitation
- Kettlebell Instructor
- British Weightlifting Level 1
- CrossFit Level 1 Coach
CrossFit Coach · PT · Intros · Book Club · Admin
Steph
Steph works with athletes at every level and especially enjoys helping people along their Olympic weightlifting journey.
Coach facts
- Favourite movement
- Squat snatch and bar muscle-ups.
- Still working on
- Ring muscle-ups and strict handstand push-ups.
- Outside Claymore
- Forest walks with Winston and curling up to a good book.
Qualifications & credentials
- CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
- British Weightlifting Level 1
CrossFit Coach
Michal
Michal enjoys helping beginners find confidence and make training a regular part of their week.
Coach facts
- Favourite movement
- Snatch and the Echo Bike.
- Still working on
- Double-unders.
- Outside Claymore
- Running, cycling, movies and coffee.
Qualifications & credentials
- CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
CrossFit Coach · Sports Massage Therapist · Intros · CrossFit Kids · Facilities
Andrew
Andrew enjoys seeing everyone grow and develop as athletes and as people.
Coach facts
- Favourite movement
- Muscle-up.
- Still working on
- Snatch.
- Outside Claymore
- Volleyball, golf and Star Wars.
Qualifications & credentials
- CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
CrossFit Coach · Bumps & Babies
Karen
Karen loves helping people discover their strength, especially women building confidence in what they can lift and do.
Coach facts
- Favourite movement
- Deadlift, followed closely by strict press — and she loves rowing too.
- Still working on
- Linking bar muscle-ups and developing butterfly pull-ups.
- Outside Claymore
- Cooking beautiful food and climbing big hills.
Qualifications & credentials
- CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
The Reset Room
Move well. Recover better. Keep doing what you love.
Our on-site massage and recovery room supports injury prevention, mobility and movement optimisation. Whether you are managing a niggle, returning to training or simply want to move more freely, the Reset Room gives your body the attention it deserves.
Why Claymore?
A gym people genuinely want to come back to.
Hard work matters. So does enjoying the people you do it with. Our values shape every class and every welcome.
01
CommunityPeople know your name and notice your progress.
02
Complete healthStrength, fitness, confidence and habits for life.
03
FunSerious coaching without taking ourselves too seriously.
“It’s not until you join a community that you realise how the box becomes a home away from home.”
Come and meet us
Right in the heart of Perth.
Curious, nervous or ready to get started? Call, email or book the six-week introduction. We will help you find the right route in.
Find us69 South Methven Street, Perth, PH1 5NX
Phone07308 504750
Weekdays6:00am–8:30pm
WeekendSaturday 7:00am–12:00pm · Sunday 8:30am–1:00pm