What are the opening hours?

Monday 9:30am - 8pm Tuesday 6:30am - 7:30am 9:30am - 9pm Wednesday 9:30am - 10:30am 2pm - 8pm Thursday 6:30am - 7:30am 9:30am - 9pm Friday 6:30am - 7:30am 9:30am - 7pm Saturday 9am - 11:30am Sunday 10am - 11am

KJ Strength and Performance

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Are you sick of your "normal commercial gym" and sick of your "normal" boring gym workout? It's time to join KJ :) We don't do diets, we eat to perform.

Here at KJ Strength and Performance we pride ourselves in our top quality coaching and our no BS goal based fitness program. We are here to make you stronger, faster and a whole lot leaner. Our program is geared towards performance, but couple that with our nutrition guidelines and that athletic body you have always wanted is just around the corner. We are proud of our facility and the results our

members achieve are nothing short of outstanding. If you are into fad diets and quick fixes this place is not for you. If you are determined and open to instruction and will give it everything you have every time you step through our doors there is no other place like it. We don't exercise, we train. We are not average, we are anything but. Real training, Real results for Real people.

11/06/2026

Want your child to become faster, fitter, and stronger? 💪

Our 1-to-1 Youth Strength & Conditioning sessions provide personalised coaching for ages 10–17, helping young athletes develop proper technique, movement skills, strength, and confidence.

✔ Qualified coach ✔ Individual attention ✔ Age-appropriate training ✔ All abilities welcome

📩 DM us or email for more information.

21/05/2026

💫💫Congratulations to our member of the month, Ross 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Ross brings a great attitude to every session, always showing up, ready to work hard, and stay consistent with his training.
He keeps the atmosphere fun with his jokes and positive energy while still putting in the effort day after day. His commitment and personality make him a valued part of the gym community!
well deserved, Ross keep up the good work 💪

03/05/2026

Meet Sean! 💪🏼🔥

1. What’s your role in KJ?
Coach 🏋🏻‍♂️

2. How long have you worked at KJ?
Just over 2 years⏳

3. What are your qualifications?
BBus Sport & Exercise Management (Level 8 - MTU) 🎓
EQF Level 4 Personal Trainer (REPs Ireland)

4. What made you become a coach?
Being involved in sport from a young age, always being coached. Then found a passion for working out during Covid and continued to pursue a career in this area!

5. What’s your favourite part about coaching?
Interacting with people. No day is ever the same because the people and vibes around you are constantly different 🤝✨

6. What’s your coaching philosophy in one sentence?
Just move. ⚡️

7. How do you stay motivated to train?
Finding new goals to work towards and completing changing up my style of training every now and again 🎯

8. What advice would you give someone just starting?
Stay consistent for a month. You’ll see how beneficial exercise can be in every aspect of your life 📈

9. What’s the best advice you’ve ever received about training?
Never miss a Monday. Start the week off right and the rest will follow 🚀

10. Favourite hype song?
Give Thanks, Give Praise - Young Franco 🎶

11. Favourite type of training?
Power💪🏼

03/05/2026

Meet Andy! 🏋🏻‍♂️⚽️

1. What’s your role in KJ? Manager / Senior Head Coach & Youth Development 💪🏼

2. How long have you worked at KJ? 5 years 🗓️

3. What are your qualifications? BBus Business Administration (Level 7 - CIT) 🎓 Sports, Recreation & Leisure Certificate (CETB - FAI Academy Course) ⚽ PFCA Functional Fitness Coach Certificate 💪 HYROX Certificate 🏃‍♂️

4. What made you become a coach? Always had a love for health and fitness, turned my hobby into work ❤️🏋️

5. What’s your favourite part about coaching? Watching people develop over time. Seeing little wins make my day 🙌📈

6. What’s your coaching philosophy in one sentence? Make sure you are enjoying what you’re doing. Do it for yourself cause nobody else will 🔥

7. How do you stay motivated to train? Always self-motivated. Music is a must! 🎧⚡

8. What advice would you give someone just starting? Start slow and trust the process. Always focus on good form and technique! Quality not Quantity 🐢✅

9. What’s the best advice you’ve ever received about training? Training doesn’t have to be complicated, keep it simple! KISS – keep it simple stupid 🎯

10. Favourite hype song? Anything with a bouncy beat, I like all music 🎶

11. Favourite type of training? Strength training 🏋️‍♀️

02/05/2026

Meet Maeve! 💖💪🏼

1. What’s your role in KJ? Coach 🏋️‍♀️

2. How long have you worked at KJ? Just over 1 year⏳

3. What are your qualifications? BBus Sport & Exercise Management (Level 8 - MTU) 🎓 (3 weeks to go!!)
ASCA Level 1 accreditation (in progress)
EQF Level 4 Personal Trainer (REPs Ireland)
EQF Level 6 Clinical Exercise Practitioner (in progress - REPs Ireland)

4. What made you become a coach? I’ve always had a passion for health and fitness ❤️‍🔥 and knew I wanted a job that benefits others. So coaching just made sense 🤝

5. What’s your favourite part about coaching? Getting to know the clients, building relationships with them and seeing how exercise positively impacts their lives ✅

6. What’s your coaching philosophy in one sentence? Focus on consistency over perfection 🎯

7. How do you stay motivated to train? Knowing how much better I feel after it. Whether it’s 15 minutes or an hour, you’ll never regret a workout ✨🙌

8. What advice would you give someone just starting? Doing something is better than nothing. Slow and steady wins the race 🐢

9. What’s the best advice you’ve ever received about training? Control the controllables! Life can get busy and often disrupt your training schedule, but do what you can! You can’t control everything in life, but you can control the effort you put in and putting your health and wellbeing first 🤍

10. Favourite hype song? Can’t Hold Us by Macklemore 🎶

11. Favourite type of training? Usually strength 🏋️‍♀️ but starting to enjoy running more too 🏃‍♀️

20/04/2026

Our memeber of the month for March is Lynda Behan 🥳💪
Lynda brings great energy to every session and always gives it her all. She’s incredibly coachable, takes on feedback with a positive attitude, and has shown consistent progress week after week. Over the last few months, in particular, she’s really come into her own, growing in confidence and performance. It’s been brilliant to see her development, and she’s a great example of what showing up and putting in the effort can achieve.
Keep up the great work 💪

20/04/2026

Big shout out to our members for doing the Great Railway Run yesterday 💪

31/03/2026

Meet Ger! 🔥🏋️‍♂️

1. What’s your role in KJ?  Senior coach, personal trainer & program design coach 💪🏼

2. How long have you worked at KJ?  Over 10 years 🙌

3. What are your qualifications? 🎓 Diploma Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer (Level 3) ITEC Strength and Conditioning (Level 2) ITEC Award in Nutrition and Physical Activity  ITEC Nutrition and Athletic Performance (Level 4) ITEC Award Pre and Post Natal  EQF Personal Trainer (Level 4)

4. What made you become a coach?  I wanted to use my experience of the fitness industry to help people achieve their goals in the gym with confidence and satisfaction 💪

5. What’s your favourite part about coaching?  I love when members and clients reach their targets on their fitness journey 🎯 and seeing people achieve above and beyond what they ever thought they would when they first started in the gym 🚀 Helping members and clients is always my number one aim 🤝 Also, being able to listen to people, and give advice as best I can 🧠

6. What’s your coaching philosophy in one sentence?  Educate members to progress and adapt to achieve their goals while enjoying the process 😊

7. How do you stay motivated to train?  Wanting to maintain a healthy, fit body and showing my children the importance of feeling and being fit and strong 🔥

8. What advice would you give someone just starting?  Be patient, results take time and be consistent ⏳ Just enjoy the experience 😄

9. What’s the best advice you’ve ever received about training?  Be consistent ✔️

10. Favourite hype song?  90s High Energy Dance Music 💃

11. Favourite type of training?  Strength Training—gotta love deadlift day! 🏋️‍♂️ The member’s energy is high and everyone is happy! ⚡😄

16/05/2025

We are delighted to be getting organised for our KJ Summer Youth Program 2025. Our summer program is for youths aged from 13 - 16 years. Classes are 45 minutes long.

The youth program will run from Tuesday 3rd June - Saturday 23th August (12 weeks)

Class times are as follows :
Monday 11.30am (FULL) & 12.15pm
Tuesday 11.30am & 12.15pm (FULL)
Thursday 11.30am (FULL) & 12.15pm
Friday 11.30am & 12.15pm.
Saturday @ 12pm.

1 session a week is €129 for the 12 weeks
2 sessions a week is €199 for the 12 weeks

Classes are capped and spots are 1st come 1st served.
Spots are only secured when payment is made.
Payment is made through our online system Legitfit.

18/07/2024

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Address

Unit 2 Whitaker Business Park, Carrigaline Industrial Estate, Crosshaven Road, Cork
Carrigaline

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 8pm
Tuesday	6:30am - 7:30am
	9:30am - 9pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 10:30am
	2pm - 8pm
Thursday	6:30am - 7:30am
	9:30am - 9pm
Friday	6:30am - 7:30am
	9:30am - 7pm
Saturday	9am - 11:30am
Sunday	10am - 11am

Telephone

+353858516277

Website

http://www.kjstrengthandperformance.ie/

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