That one kilo changes a life. A place to learn the bench press to a world standard.
2026.10.1Grand Open
From the reception to the racks and the studio, see the actual space in 3D. Drag to look around and tap the circles on the floor to move. The icons at the bottom left switch to the dollhouse view and the floor plan (gym map).
The 3D tour is a Matterport scan of the actual premises. Open full screen
“Only for strong people” is an assumption. We broke three of them.
B.A.D. GYM URAWA is a bench press gym one minute from the west exit of Kita-Urawa Station. It has competition equipment built around an Eleiko IPF-certified combo rack and the B.A.D. Method established by bench press world champion Yusuke Suzuki (back-to-back IPF World Classic Bench Press champion, 2018 and 2019). Beginners and competitors train in the same room. We opened on 1 October 2026. Hours: Tue-Sun 10:00-22:00, closed Mondays. Any change to our opening days is announced on Yusuke Suzuki's Instagram (@bodyartdesign).
Correct form before habits set in. Train as if you were designing your body — that is how B.A.D. (Body Art Design) sees the shortest road to getting stronger.
60 kg becomes 62.5 kg. Here, the next rack over celebrates that moment with you.
Competition equipment, world-standard coaching, a room made for lifting. Everything serves the same purpose.
60 kg on the bench is fine.
This is a gym for people aiming at 100 kg.
He runs B.A.D. (Body Art Design) in Matsumoto, Nagano. His philosophy: the bench press is body control. URAWA carries that method forward.
Form clinics are held on these days. No booking is needed - come during those hours and speak to us on the floor.
Further dates will be added as they are fixed.
Strength is not talent. A world champion's method, broken into steps anyone can follow.
You lie down and press into the bar - the ground - with your palms as front feet.
The bench press is a movement that lies just beyond upright, two-legged walking.
Brain → Nerves → Muscles → Bones and joints → Sensation → Brain
Because you feel well, you move better. Because you move better, you feel more.
Building this virtuous circle is the heart of the B.A.D. Method.
Before the bar: shoulder blades, ribcage, breathing. An injury-free body is built here.
Build the feet, the back, the grip and the bar path at light weight. Form is the shortest route.
Load and repetitions managed as a programme, so progress is visible.
A plateau points at a weakness. Analyse it and get past the wall.
Three official attempts at an in-house meet, and a real competition if you want one.
Steps 0 and 1 above are taught through these five chapters.
Why there is a pull inside the push.
Why a lift done lying down needs your feet.
The chapter numbers do not correspond to the step numbers above.
Enter a weight and the reps you managed, and it estimates the most you could lift once. See the distance to 100 kg as a number before you start.
Estimated 1RM —
Calculated as weight / 40 x reps + weight an estimate, not a measured figure. Enter up to 10 reps.
We measure the real figure at the form check during your trial.
We assess where you are when you join. Everyone starts somewhere different.
A record meet is the mid-term exam. Progress confirmed in numbers.
The same equipment used at world championships, here as a matter of course. Exposed ceiling, low indirect lighting, black steel catching the light.
The switch flips the moment you open the door.
* The first image (floor overview) is a CG rendering; the reception and studio images are photographs.
The final finish, the layout of the fittings and the equipment installed may change.
Built around the same Eleiko used at world championships, with competition-grade equipment only.
Three in total - the Eleiko IPF-certified rack plus MBC POWER - and an MBC double half rack with two stations. Competition kit, without queuing.
ABSOLUTE POWERS precision plates, 1.25 kg increments, a dedicated platform.
Rogue Echo Bike, rower and GHD. Building the body that lifts, from the ground up.
An Eleiko cable machine, rarely seen in Japan. Independent pulleys, so two people can use it at once.
Red is 25 kg, blue 20 kg, yellow 15 kg. These are set by the competition rules of the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) and mean the same thing in any venue in the world. For 10 kg and under the rules specify no colour; Eleiko and most other makers use green for 10 kg, white for 5, black for 2.5 and chrome for 1.25.
On day one they are just colours. Six months later you read the weight from across the room. That is the clearest evidence of progress there is.
15 kg yellow, 20 kg blue and 25 kg red are set by the IPF Technical Rules (edition effective 1 March 2026, 2.2(b)6). The same rules set the tolerance for competition plates at 0.25 percent or 10 grams of face value, and our plates are within that.
It began as a waffle-iron factory. In 1957 the works manager, a lifter himself, got tired of bars that broke and set out to make a better one. That is why Eleiko's knurling still carries a waffle pattern.
Stockholm, 1963. It was the first bar in history to get through a championship without bending or breaking. More than 1,000 world records have since been set on Eleiko bars.
As Official Equipment Partner to the International Powerlifting Federation, Eleiko supports world, continental and national championships. That Eleiko IPF-certified combo rack is one minute from Kita-Urawa Station.
Our Eleiko equipment is the IPF-certified competition combo rack and the Cable Cross 120 kg. The bars are MBC POWER power bars (stainless shaft, chromed sleeves) and the plates are ABSOLUTE POWERS precision plates, within ±10 g of face value.
We publish the hours when staff are here. Outside those hours the gym is for members only.
Staffed hours vary from day to day
During these hours we can show you around, run a free trial, and talk you through joining. Outside them the gym is members only, who let themselves in with the ground-floor entrance code.
Later dates are added as they are set. Please check this page before you come.
Swap between sets, spot each other, call for each other. Sharing rather than occupying is how this sport works. The official rack has a jack, so swapping is quick. If it is your first time, staff will introduce you.
Log in and your records are the same on any device. You can see that you are keeping it up.
About a quarter of the floor, 42.24 sqm: B.A.D. STUDIO is available to hire by the hour for yoga, pilates and dance classes.
The calendar shows only the hours that are actually free. Choose a date, a start time and how long you need, and the price appears at once - worked out hour by hour when the booking spans two rate bands. Pay by card and the booking is confirmed. No visit, no phone call, nothing to wait for. Payment is by credit card only; we do not take cash.
Other tenants occupy the floors above and below, so the studio is available for dance from 19:00 Tuesday to Friday, from 12:00 on Saturday, and all day Sunday. Yoga, Pilates, small-group classes and photography have no such restriction within opening hours.
Speakers are installed and connect over Bluetooth (the device is named BAD STUDIO). You may also bring your own. A security camera is installed in the studio and its live view is available for safety checks.
Classes are announced through the gym and its social media. You get the room and the exposure.
All prices include tax. A fixed weekly slot is a monthly arrangement for instructors and partner businesses. Weekday evenings and weekend daytimes are busy with gym members, so the number of slots is limited.
Weekday evenings and weekend daytimes are busy with gym members, so fewer hours are offered then. Card details are handled by Square directly and are never held by us. Cancellation: free up to 3 days before, 50% at 2 days and 1 day before, 100% on the day or for a no-show.
There are no administration or other charges beyond the joining fee and the monthly fee, apart from the ¥3,300 settlement fee if an annual membership is cancelled part-way. All prices shown include tax. Where a tax-exclusive price is given, it is marked “before tax”.
Joining fee ¥11,000 (¥10,000 before tax; charged once when a monthly membership starts, and not for drop-in use. the same for everyone, founding members included). No administration or payment-processing charges are added to the joining fee or the monthly payments
Personal training: Yusuke Suzuki 70 min ¥18,700 / 100 min ¥24,200 / 130 min ¥29,700 (on days the coach is in, by appointment)
Certified trainer, 60 min ¥9,900 / form clinics (with Yusuke Suzuki on the days he is in the gym, no booking needed) are free for members
Rental lockers: being prepared (limited number, holds a full set of competition gear; we will announce the start date once it is fixed)
All prices on this page include tax.
Somewhere you train, and somewhere you compete.
Dates for record meets, form seminars and studio open days will appear on this page once they are fixed.
For anything not answered here, write to contact@badgym.jp. We reply within two business days.
We do not take enquiries by telephone.
The trial is free: once per person, by appointment, 60 minutes. Only if you join on the day do we take the joining fee of ¥11,000 and the first month's fee.
We have designed the run-up so that those 60 minutes count.
One minute on the form below. A confirmation email arrives straight away.
Tell us your training history, your goal and anything that bothers you. We design your 60 minutes before you arrive. See the questionnaire
Interview, form check, bench pressing, tour of the gym. Just bring clothes you can move in, indoor shoes and a drink.
If you would like to join, you can apply on the spot. Nothing is charged when you apply. You are also welcome to take your time and decide later. We never pressure anyone. Apply to join
The feel of a room does not come across in writing. Start with 60 minutes. We will not pressure you.
These are reviews posted on Google. We publish what we are given as it stands - we do not pick and choose, and we never trade anything for a review.
Write a review on Google| Name | B.A.D. GYM URAWA(BODY ART DESIGN) |
|---|---|
| Address | 2F Iwasaki Bldg, 4-1-11 Kita-Urawa, Urawa-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama 330-0074 |
| Getting here | 1 min on foot from the west exit of Kita-Urawa Station, JR Keihin-Tohoku Line |
| Opening hours | 10:00–22:00 |
| Staffed hours | Varies by day — Upcoming dates Outside these hours the gym is for members only (entry by the ground-floor code). Planned until 31 December 2026; we will announce the hours from then once they are fixed |
| Closed | Mondays Any change to our opening days is announced on Yusuke Suzuki's Instagram (@bodyartdesign). |
| Closed | closed Mondays |
| Equipment | Separate changing rooms, rental lockers, Free Wi-Fi (from late October 2026) There are no showers, no car park and no bicycle parking (please use a facility nearby) |
| Operations | During staffed hours we can advise on form and how to use the equipment |
| Supervised by | Yusuke Suzuki, bench press world champion |
