Oak and Iron Fitness – Raleigh

Oak and Iron Fitness is a coaching gym on Six Forks Road in north Raleigh, north of Strickland Road and about 20 minutes from downtown Wake Forest. Founder Matt Gulliver, a former NC State wrestler, directs training, and the gym has a sister location in Cary.

The gym runs one-on-one personal training, semi-private training and coached group classes named STRENGTH, STEADY, DRIVE and KB STEADY, each in one-hour slots, with a nutrition coach on staff for clients who want food handled too. Matt is ACE certified with Precision Nutrition Level 1, and the roster of about ten coaches includes a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.

What to know

• INDY Week named it Best Gym in Wake County in its Best of the Triangle 2025 awards.
• Class memberships run per four-week cycle with no contract, starting at $169 for eight sessions.
• Unlimited classes are $209 per cycle, or $339 with nutrition coaching.
• Personal training rates vary by trainer and are not posted.
• Its own homepage claims the INDY Best Gym title in 2022, 2023 and 2024 as well.