Drop-in Day
एक दिन
₹400
/ day
- ▸ 5 AM – 11 PM access
- ▸ All open-floor equipment
- ▸ 1 group class included
- ▸ Day-locker provided
- ▸ No registration fee
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Strength · Conditioning · Coaching · Delhi
Akhara
Akhara
Strength
Lift heavy. Eat well. Rest hard.
ज़ोर लगाओ — पुराने अखाड़े का अनुशासन, आज की ट्रेनिंग
A strength & conditioning gym in Saket where 12-year-old akhara discipline meets modern programming. Powerlifting, Olympic lifting, CrossFit-style WODs, mobility, boxing — coached, not winged. 14,000 sq ft. ₹1,800 / month.
- Founded
- 2014
- Members
- 640+
- Sq ft
- 14,000
- Open
- 5 AM – 11 PM
Founder & Head Coach
Vikram Rathi
NSNIS · Ex-Haryana 83kg state powerlifter · 17 years coaching
About — हमारी कहानी
Old-school discipline.
Old-school discipline.
New-school programming.
अखाड़े का जोश · विज्ञान का तरीक़ा
Vikram Rathi grew up training in his uncle's mitti akhara outside Sonipat — bricks for plates, neem-tree pull-ups, hour-long warm-ups before anyone touched a weight. He represented Haryana in powerlifting through college, NSNIS-certified in 2012, and spent six years coaching at three Delhi gyms before he got tired of watching good lifters get injured by bad programming.
Akhara Strength opened in 2014 in a basement in Lajpat Nagar with twelve founding members — half of them his old college lifting friends. We moved to our current 14,000 sq ft Saket facility in 2018. The discipline is Indian. The programming is global. Both are non-negotiable.
- 2009Vikram wins state-level powerlifting bronze · Haryana 83kg
- 2012NSNIS-certified strength & conditioning coach
- 2014Akhara Strength opens — 1,800 sq ft basement, 12 members
- 2018Moves to current Saket facility · 14,000 sq ft purpose-built
- 2022Akhara Apprentice programme launches — 6 NSNIS coaches trained in-house
- 2026640+ members · 9-coach team · India's only AAU-affiliated independent gym
"Mehnat se zyada zaroori hai sahi mehnat. Mera kaam yeh hai ki aap teen mahine baad bhi yahan ho — chot ke saath nahi, taakat ke saath."
— Vikram Rathi · Founder
Membership · सदस्यता
Pick your plan. Train tomorrow.
No registration fee. No hidden lock-ins. Cancel anytime up to renewal. Razorpay UPI / cards / NetBanking · auto-renew optional.
Monthly
मासिक
₹2,400
/ month
No commitment
- ▸ Unlimited gym + class access
- ▸ All 38 weekly group classes
- ▸ Locker rental ₹300/mo extra
- ▸ Initial movement screen included
- ▸ 1 free guest pass per month
Trying things out or short-term Delhi stays.
Sign Up →6-Month
अर्धवार्षिक
₹12,000
/ 6 mo
Save ₹2,400
- ▸ Everything in Monthly
- ▸ Locker included
- ▸ 2 PT sessions credited
- ▸ Quarterly InBody scan
- ▸ Priority class booking · 14-day window
Most-booked package — the sweet spot for serious training.
Sign Up →Annual Akhara
वार्षिक · अखाड़ा
₹19,800
/ year
Save ₹9,000
- ▸ Everything in 6-Month
- ▸ Locker included · year-round
- ▸ 6 PT sessions credited
- ▸ Monthly InBody + bloodwork referral
- ▸ Open-floor priority during peak hours
- ▸ Bring-a-friend free 3 times / year
- ▸ Akhara t-shirt + handwraps
40% of members. Auto-renew via Razorpay; cancel anytime.
Sign Up →Corporate plans for 5+ employees: ₹1,500 / member / month, billed quarterly. Talk to us.
Group classes · ग्रुप क्लास
38 classes a week.
38 classes a week.
Every one coached.
No "self-guided" drop-in slots. Every class on this floor is run by a qualified coach, capped at 12 athletes, with a programmed warm-up.
Akhara WOD
60 minअखाड़ा वर्कआउट
Intensity
CrossFit-style conditioning. Mixed modal, scaled to ability. Coaches enforce form ruthlessly.
Weekly slots
Mon 6:30 AM Mon 7:30 PM Wed 6:30 AM Wed 7:30 PM Fri 6:30 AM Fri 7:30 PM Sat 8:30 AM
Powerlifting
90 minपावरलिफ़्टिंग
Intensity
Squat / Bench / Deadlift focused. Linear progression for novices, RPE-based for intermediates.
Weekly slots
Tue 6:00 PM Thu 6:00 PM Sat 11:00 AM Sun 9:00 AM
Olympic Weightlifting
75 minओलिंपिक भारोत्तोलन
Intensity
Snatch + Clean & Jerk technique. Coach Anjali (NSNIS Level-2 OWL) leads. Limited to 8.
Weekly slots
Tue 7:30 AM Thu 7:30 AM Sat 7:00 AM
Mobility & Recovery
45 minगतिशीलता
Intensity
Soft-tissue, joint mobility, breath work. Mandatory weekly for serious lifters. Open-level.
Weekly slots
Daily 9:30 AM Daily 6:30 PM
Boxing Conditioning
60 minबॉक्सिंग
Intensity
Pad work, footwork, conditioning. Coach Rahul (state amateur). Open-level — no contact.
Weekly slots
Mon 8:30 PM Wed 8:30 PM Sat 9:30 AM
Beginners Strength
60 minशुरुआती
Intensity
Movement screen + barbell basics + first 4-week progression plan. Required if new to lifting.
Weekly slots
Mon 11:00 AM Wed 11:00 AM Fri 11:00 AM Sat 4:00 PM
Class booking opens 14 days ahead for Annual + 6-Month members, 7 days ahead for Monthly. Cap of 12 per class. No-shows: 3 strikes = booking pause for 7 days.
Coaches · प्रशिक्षक
Nine coaches.
Nine coaches.
All NSNIS-certified.
We don't hire personal-training-certificate-mill graduates. Every coach on this floor has at minimum NSNIS certification + 3 years coaching experience.
Founder · Head Coach
Vikram Rathi
Powerlifting · Strength Programming
Ex-state powerlifter. Coaches the upper-end strength athletes and runs the Akhara Apprentice programme.
NSNIS · CrossFit L2 · USAW Sports Performance
Head of Olympic Lifting
Anjali Kapoor
Olympic Weightlifting · Mobility
Competed for Delhi at Senior Nationals 2019. Specializes in fixing brutal bench-pressers' shoulder mobility.
NSNIS Level 2 · IWF Coach Tier 1
Conditioning Coach
Rahul Bhatt
Boxing · WOD · Conditioning
Runs the boxing-conditioning floor and the 6:30 AM WOD slots. Most-requested coach for first-timers.
NSNIS · State amateur boxer · 5 years coaching
Beginners Coach · Movement Screen
Meera Sridhar
Movement Assessment · Rehab-to-Performance
Every new member meets Meera first. She runs the movement screen and the Beginners Strength block.
Physiotherapist (DPT) · NSNIS
1-on-1 coaching · व्यक्तिगत
Personal training,
Personal training,
done properly.
PT at Akhara is not "watch the trainer demonstrate while you guess". Every session begins with movement check, ends with a written log, and contributes to a periodised programme the coach builds for you.
1-hour sessions, capped at 4 PT clients per coach per day so attention stays sharp. Buy as a pack — sessions never expire while your membership is active.
5-Pack Starter
5 sessions
₹6,500
= ₹1,300/session
- ▸ Initial assessment
- ▸ Form-fix focused
- ▸ Programme handover for solo work
10-Pack Build
10 sessions
₹11,500
= ₹1,150/session
- ▸ Everything in 5-pack
- ▸ Mid-block deload
- ▸ Custom 12-week plan delivered
- ▸ Most-booked package
20-Pack Athlete
20 sessions
₹20,000
= ₹1,000/session
- ▸ Everything in 10-pack
- ▸ Quarterly InBody + bloodwork referral
- ▸ Competition prep available
- ▸ Bring training partner free
Facility · सुविधाएँ
14,000 sq ft.
14,000 sq ft.
Built for serious training.
Eleiko platforms, Rogue racks, Concept2 ergs, Rival bags. We invested in equipment first, marketing later. The kit is the marketing.
Six training zones · One floor
The kit you'd buy for yourself, if you could.
Olympic Lifting Floor
ओलिंपिक मंच
- ▸ 6 dedicated lifting platforms · Eleiko bumpers
- ▸ Eleiko IWF-spec barbells (15kg & 20kg)
- ▸ Calibrated competition plates
- ▸ Custom-built jerk blocks · 4 heights
Powerlifting Racks
पावर रैक
- ▸ 8 Rogue Monster racks · half + full
- ▸ 4 competition benches · IPF-spec
- ▸ Texas Power bars + Squat-spec bars
- ▸ Calibrated 25kg comp plates · pairs to 230kg
Free Weights
डंबल · केटलबेल
- ▸ Dumbbells · 2.5kg to 60kg in 2.5kg jumps
- ▸ Kettlebells · 8kg to 48kg
- ▸ Cambered bar · Safety squat bar · Trap bar
- ▸ Specialty bars on request
Conditioning Floor
कंडीशनिंग
- ▸ Concept2 Rowers + BikeErgs + SkiErgs
- ▸ Assault Air Bikes · 4 units
- ▸ Battle ropes · climbing rope · sled track
- ▸ 20m turf for sled pushes / sprints
Boxing & Mobility
बॉक्सिंग · गतिशीलता
- ▸ Heavy bags · 4 · Rival professional
- ▸ Speed bags + double-end bags
- ▸ Mobility room · 600 sq ft
- ▸ Hyperice Normatec recovery boots
Member Amenities
सुविधाएँ
- ▸ Day-lockers free · permanent ₹300/mo
- ▸ Hot showers · separate change rooms
- ▸ Whey + electrolyte vending bar
- ▸ Filtered RO drinking water
Members app · सदस्य ऐप
Your training,
Your training,
in your pocket.
The Akhara app is included with every membership. Workout log auto-syncs with the coach's programming, classes are one-tap to book, and your quarterly InBody scans are plotted over time so you can see what is actually changing.
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Workout Log
वर्कआउट डायरी
Auto-syncs with the coach's programming. PRs flagged. Volume + intensity charts updated nightly.
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Class Booking
क्लास बुकिंग
See the next 14 days. One-tap book / cancel. Push notification 90 minutes before class. Waitlist auto-promotes.
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InBody + Body Comp
शरीर रचना
Quarterly InBody scan results plotted over time. Lean mass, fat mass, segmental balance — all plain language.
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Renewal + Pause
नवीकरण
Pause membership for travel up to 14 days/year on Annual. Razorpay auto-renew with 7-day notice email.
Members speak · सदस्यों की बात
“I joined at 38 having never lifted a barbell. Coach Meera spent the first month teaching me to hip-hinge before she let me near a deadlift. Two years in, my deadlift is 160kg. I have never been injured here. My back pain is gone.”
Rajesh M.
Member · 2 years · Annual · Powerlifting block
“मैंने 5 जिम बदले — हर जगह सिर्फ़ ट्रेनर का बेचने का shape दिखाते थे। यहाँ पहले दिन कोच ने मेरी स्क्वाट का वीडियो लिया, 6 गलतियाँ बताईं, और 4 हफ़्ते का सुधार प्लान दिया। पहली बार लगा पैसा सही जगह जा रहा है।”
Priyanka S.
Member · 14 months · Monthly · Olympic lifting
“Came in for fat-loss, stayed for the powerlifting. Lost 18kg in year one, added 60kg to my squat in year two. The members here are quietly serious — no shirtless mirror selfies, no protein-bro lectures. Just people training.”
Karan W.
Member · 3 years · Annual Akhara · Powerlifting
“I had ACL reconstruction in 2023. My orthopaedic referred me to Coach Meera for rehab-to-performance. Six months of supervised work and I am back to playing recreational football. Her knowledge of strength + rehab is rare.”
Anjali D.
Member · 18 months · 6-month plan
“40-year-old corporate lawyer. I needed strength training, not crossfit-bro nonsense. Akhara is the only Delhi gym I have found where the programming respects my joints, my schedule, and my brain. I bring two colleagues here every month.”
Sunita K.
Member · 4 years · Annual · Strength block
Frequently asked · पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न
The honest answers.
I have never lifted before. Will I be lost?
No. Every new member spends their first session with Coach Meera (DPT physiotherapist) for a 45-minute movement screen, and is funnelled into the Beginners Strength block — a 4-week barbell-fundamentals progression that runs Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat. You will not touch a heavy weight in the first 2 weeks. By week 6 you will be squatting and deadlifting with form most experienced lifters do not have.
Do I need to commit to a long-term plan?
No. Drop-in is ₹400 a day, monthly is ₹2,400 with no commitment. Long-term plans (6-month, Annual) are discounted because you save us monthly admin work, not because we are locking you in. Cancel any plan up to renewal with no penalty.
Is the gym crowded at peak hours?
Mornings 7–9 AM and evenings 6–9 PM are busy. We cap class sizes at 12 and we have 14,000 sq ft of open floor — you will never wait for a rack. Annual + 6-month members get peak-hour priority booking on classes. Off-peak (10 AM – 5 PM, late night 9–11 PM) is calm.
Do you allow children, or families?
Members aged 16+ only on the main floor (parental consent + waiver required for 16–17). Family memberships not currently offered. We refer juniors to KidsFit, our partner youth-fitness studio one block over.
What's your policy on supplements / steroids?
Supplements (whey, creatine, electrolytes) are sold at the front desk at MRP. Anabolic steroids and prohormones are explicitly not welcome — we have refused membership renewals over this. You will not be tested, but if a coach observes signs of unsupervised use you will be referred to our partner endocrinologist or asked to leave.
Do you have a dietitian or nutritionist?
Not in-house. We refer to two Delhi-based RDs we trust — Dr. Snehal Pandey and Sahir Bhalla. Standalone consultation ₹2,500–₹4,500 with them, separate from Akhara membership. We do not sell "diet plans" because most of them in this industry are not made by qualified RDs.
Can I freeze my membership during travel?
Annual members: pause up to 14 days/year for travel, applied automatically when you flag it via the app. 6-month members: pause up to 7 days/year. Monthly: no pause (just don't renew that month). Medical pause for surgery/injury is unlimited with a doctor's note.
Is there parking?
Free covered parking for 30 cars + 60 two-wheelers. Saket metro Gate 1 is a 4-minute walk. Late-night security on duty 10 PM – 6 AM.
Free Trial · पहला दिन फ़्री
Try a day.
Try a day.
No card. No catch.
Pick a class. Show up. Train. Decide after.
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