Butler Pro Gym

I’ve been lifting seriously for about 3–4 years and have trained at most gyms around Salt Lake like FTC, Hell’s Gate, and The Refinery. This one is easily my favorite so far. For me it comes down to two things, machinery and camaraderie. The equipment here is top tier and actually built for progression. The resistance feels right, the setups make sense. The environment is just as strong. Serious lifters, no ego, and the kind of camaraderie that pushes you to train harder every session. If you care about quality equipment and the right people around you, this is the spot. -Barr

I came down to SLC to visit family and was concerned about having to fight commercial gyms while I was here. Discovered Butler back in July of this year and needless to say I was extremely impressed. I have since returned this month. Coming from a private gym in Seattle this one made my envy not living here. Perfect mix of newer equipment but keeping the gritty old school bodybuilder vibe. I was really impressed with the variations in machines for all different exercises. Equipment was well taken care of and provided a very positive experience. I look forward to coming to SLC just so i can come here and get a couple lifts in. Big thank you to the employees and owner for creating a fantastic gym.

If you're serious about transforming yourself, and don't want the frustration and crowd of commercial fitness centers, this is the place for you! Many top notch trainers and professional level athletes come to the Mountain Mecca, from worldwide, to rise to the top level!! It is impossible to have a bad workout when everyone around you is enthusiastic about success!

Amazing gym! Solid equipment, and amazing lighting. Management and the owner are all solid people. Great place to get a solid lift in. One of the best gyms I've ever been to!

I was just staying in Salt Lake City for a few days, and I got some day passes to work out here. I’m a bit out of place since I’m not a bodybuilder, but whatever, I have good calves and proper squat technique so I’m usually accepted even though I’m not super cut or big. Their day pass process was also really easy. You just go on their website, buy a pass, and get a code to type in at the door. This place is a clean gym with a wide selection of machines, especially ones that aren’t found at most gym. Their pendulum squat in particular is amazing, and don’t be surprised if you’re a lot weaker than you expect on it (My high-bar squat max is 355 lb for 1 rep, and I only put 45 lbs on the machine, although it was for 10 reps). I also thought it was really cool that they had an assisted nordic curl machine, which I’ve only ever seen on the internet. There are also some glute machines that I’ve never seen before like standing hip thrusts, and a standing lunge machine which I’ve also never seen before. I went to a really big bodybuilding gym in San Diego that was probably 3 times as big as this place, and I still didn’t see these machines until I came here (the San Diego gym did have a pendulum squat, but I liked the one here more). There’s also a lot of old school machines that probably aren’t of interest to most people, but I got really into gym equipment during Covid lockdown so I thought they were cool to see, even though I didn’t use them. It’s kinda interesting to see how machines have changed over the years, and I’m sure they’re still effective. They have tons of attachments for cable machines like the Back Widow and a lot of different bar types in varying grip thickness. I loved how their chest press machines had knurled handles, and there were also some lat pulldown machines with twisting handles to help with getting the extra range of motion. They had dumbbells up to 180, maybe 200 lbs, which was a first in my personal experience. There are also of course all the standard machines that are found at commercial gyms along with some cardio machines. I would love to see some Prime Fitness machines, but I know how expensive they are along with their long wait time. My only complaints about this place as a non-bodybuilder gym goer is that they don’t have a locker room (just 4 or 5 bathrooms, and some have showers in them), and there’s not an area to stretch and do mobility work. I made due since I either went at night or early morning so the gym was quiet, but I’m not sure what I’d have done if it was crowded besides get in other people’s way. If you’re a powerlifter or Olympic weightlifter, you’ll probably want to look elsewhere. There’s only 1 deadlift platform, 2 squat rack, and 1 flat bench. Most of their weights are just old school iron plates, which can be a bit miscalibrated (some of my barbell squats felt unbalanced). The half-rack was decent, but the full-rack could be upgraded. The flat bench was also just okay, although the incline bench was nice, which makes sense given this gym’s focus on bodybuilding. Their barbells were pretty basic, but on par with a lot of commercial gyms. These are all things that I think bodybuilders would care less about though, and this is a bodybuilding gym so just take that into consideration.