Built for the People
Who Actually Show Up.
Two specialist training spaces. A maximum 6:1 coaching ratio. A community in Swinton, Manchester that genuinely looks out for each other.
Built in Swinton.
Built to Last.
Atlas PT was built out of frustration. Frustration with big-box gyms that leave you to figure it out alone. With online plans that treat everyone the same. With personal training pricing that makes sustained coaching impossible for most people.
We knew there was a better way. Small groups with expert coaches who actually coach. Two specialist facilities on one site. A community where people genuinely look out for each other. A membership price that doesn't require you to choose between your fitness and your finances.
Based in Swinton, Greater Manchester, Atlas PT was designed from the ground up to deliver the results that commercial gyms and generic programmes never could. One site. Two spaces. One membership. Real coaching, every session.
Meet Rik Partridge.
Over two decades of elite performance coaching — Olympic squads, Invictus Games, Commonwealth Games — brought to every session at Atlas PT.
Rik has been developing his coaching expertise since 2003, starting with a BSc in Exercise and Health Science before completing an MSc in Strength and Conditioning in 2012. Those qualifications represent a decade of applied learning alongside real-world elite performance roles.
During his MSc, Rik secured a scholarship with Salford City Reds RFL as Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Academy, while simultaneously working with England Lacrosse and Manchester City Ladies FC. In 2010, he joined Team GB's British Weightlifting Squad as Lead Performance Coach, specialising in Paralympic powerlifting athletes for over six years.
That role placed Rik at the heart of three of sport's biggest stages: the London 2012 Olympics, the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and the Rio 2016 Olympics. In 2014, he also served as Lead Performance Coach at the inaugural Invictus Games — the international adaptive sport event founded by Prince Harry.
At Atlas PT, that elite pedigree shows up in every session. The programming, the cues, the attention to movement detail — Rik brings the same coaching standard he applied to Olympic athletes, directed at real people with real goals.
"There is no better feeling than the sense of satisfaction attained when clients achieve their goal. That is the driving force behind everything I do."
Rik Partridge, Head Coach at Atlas PT
London 2012 and Rio 2016 — Lead Performance Coach to Team GB's British Weightlifting Paralympic Squad at two Olympic Games.
Lead Performance Coach at Prince Harry's inaugural Invictus Games, London.
Part of the world-class coaching setup for British Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Salford City Reds RFL, England Lacrosse, Manchester City Ladies FC and Team GB British Weightlifting.
Our Philosophy
Three principles that shape everything we do at Atlas PT.
Quality Over Volume
A maximum of 6 members per coach, non-negotiable. Anything more and you're not being coached, you're being supervised. We won't compromise on that, ever.
The Right Environment
Two purpose-built facilities designed for the training happening inside them. Not a converted warehouse. Not an afterthought. Spaces built for serious work, with the right equipment for the right goals.
Long-Term Over Quick-Fix
We're not interested in 28-day challenges or crash results that disappear in week 29. We build strength, habits, and confidence that last. The goal is a better version of you, not a temporary one.
Two Spaces.
One Membership.
Both facilities sit on the same site in Swinton. Train strength one day, smash circuits the next. Your membership covers both.
Purpose-built for building real strength and a great physique. Barbells, racks, sleds, and specialist strongman equipment — designed to develop raw power, improve body composition, and deliver the aesthetic results you are working towards.
High-energy circuits, metabolic conditioning, and team-based HIIT sessions. The space to push your fitness, burn fat, and feel incredible.
Based in Swinton,
Greater Manchester.
Swinton, M27 4TS
Greater Manchester
Full timetable shared with founding members first
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Manchester's Waiting.
Join the waitlist today and secure your founding member rate before we open the doors. Real coaching. Real community. Real results.