IRON Haven Gyms

08/21/2025

Ever start the gym with high enthusiasm and lofty goals of getting in better shape and nailing some great workouts? Its exciting to get started and imperative to keep that excitement going. With out it the workouts become routine, the training mundane and the fire inside will go out.
Chart your own destiny with training. Educate yourself on effective methods and pay attention to what does and does not work for you. Without learning what really works for you its impossible to reach for full potential. Be realistic, not everyone is going to bench 500 pounds, do 100 chins, add huge amounts of muscle or have chiseled abs. However you can get in phenomenal shape, and maybe you do have the genetic potential for one of the above.
Training can be a solo activity or done with friends and training partners. Its important to keep it fresh and engaging. With out this the excuses will set it and you will start missing sessions. Nothing stalls progress like missing too many workouts or just training on auto pilot. If you don’t feel 100% alive, alert and full of vigor half way through your workout you are probably doing something wrong. May not be applying enough intensity with each set, the rest time could be too long or your mind just may not be in it. It’s up to you to fix this.
An epic workout wakes every cell in your body and mind. It’s the training high and with it comes the workouts you have always dreamed of. When you experience it you will chase it every workout but it does not come easy. You don’t get it on leg extensions and concentration curls. You don’t get it stopping the set when it just starts to get hard. You don’t get it taking five minutes between sets and losing your focus by idle chit chat. You get it from basic exercises- the squats, rows and presses. You get it from pushing your self past your comfort zone and keeping a challenging workout pace going. You get it from focus-intensity-concentration and hard work.
Don’t approach your workouts without excitement. You can reap the rewards of a lifetime of physical fitness with the right attitude and work ethic.
Terry Adams CFT
IRON HAVEN GYMS

08/02/2025

POWER HOUR IRON HAVEN GYM Alberton 1-3 today

07/31/2025

Everyone has a home away from home of some kind and for many people that is their local gym. I see it every day. Friends training together, new friends being made, families joining up. Just a place to go to see familiar faces and do something that makes you feel alive. Forty Two years this year for the Haven and all the staff and I appreciate the support and all the members at all three locations that make Iron Haven Gyms their home away from home.

07/30/2025

Selling a commercial grade Hack Machine. Heavy duty and works fine. Upholstery is good. Paint chipped up. $1000

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07/24/2025

TRAINING & NUTRITION TIPS for SUMMER
Was not that long ago when gyms would slow down a bit during the summer. Things have changed and more and more people are training year round now. Here are some tips to help you stay at it all summer and keep those results.
1) Look at your training as a privilege and not a necessity. I get many referrals each week to work with people who have injuries or conditions that limit what they can physically do and they would love to be able to train hard without limitations. if you are able to go to the gym and train hard and intensely with no issues do it! Enjoy the workouts and the benefits.
2) If your life is busy with vacations, family and other summer activities enjoy them! Cut your training back to two to three days a week for a few months. Even take a week of during the summer if you don’t usually take one. All your hard earned results will not disappear and this is better than burning the candle at both ends and overdoing it. You have to recover too.
3) If you are travelling enjoy different gyms. Most gyms offer drop in or day pass rates. Great opportunity to try different atmospheres and equipment. Get to train with some other like minded individuals and make new friends.
4) Keep your nutrition in check as much as possible. Still enjoy barbeques and summer parties, just make the best available food choices. Chicken breasts on the grill, lean cuts of meat or fish are great choices. Lots of lower calorie drinks are available now. Beware of the sugar laden coolers. The grams of sugar and calories add up quick.
5) For hydration on hot days drink lots of water. For added variety or flavor mix a quality BCAA blend with your water and sip on it all day. Far better than colas.
6) If you want to shorten up your workouts on days you are pressed for time cut out a lot of the isolation movements and stick with the basics. Can’t go wrong with the squats, deadlifts, chin ups, rows and presses. Hit lots of muscle and super effective.
7) change your training time when you have to. A six o clock in the morning workout can set the pace for an amazing day. Summer mornings are early and beautiful/ Don’t sleep them all away
8 ) Hook up with a partner for the summer that will keep you on track. If you tend to slacken off in the summer and regret it every fall, get some quality workouts in with some of your gym members who keep the train going year round.
9) Train outside occasionally. Walking lunges, farmers walk, curls, rows etc. are all easy to to outside if your gym permits it.
10) Stick with the tried and true training. Lots of summer internet and individual instructor training ideas surface from June to Sept. Research them! If its been proven to work try the routine. If its hype maybe do it for fun with less expectations on results.
There is nothing like a PEI SUMMER. Tourists from all over the world discover us every year. Make the most of your summer and stay fit and energized doing it!
TERRY ADAMS
ECLIPSE ENTERTAINMENT CO
IRON HAVEN GYMS

07/22/2025

RIP OZZY. many of us have a several Ozzy songs on our gym playlists. As a tribute to Ozzy we will be having a few "OZZY POWER HOURS " at the Alberton haven over the next couple of weeks. Come in for an epic workout with the best OZZY tunes playing. Dates to be announced.

07/19/2025

Iron Haven Gyms!
Join either West Prince location and get FREE occasional access to the other location. Sure can be convenient!
Also gives you deeply discounted day passes to Summerside Iron Haven, and same if you join Summerside- deeply discounted day passes to either West prince location.
Memberships available for unlimited access to all three locations!
Pro shops with the best prices.
Great membership payment plans and options.
Unparalleled selection of equipment.
Tanning beds.
Trainers available at all locations.
Inbox for details on your location ...we dont just work here- "we live it!"

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07/01/2025

IRON HAVEN in Alberton will be open regular hours today but staffed 12-3. Stop in for a workout, supps or Fuel Your Body meals. POWER HOUR today 1-3 . Happy Canada Day

06/19/2025

Used to be so many people that would train hard all winter...then quit for the summer. Great to see so many members keeping up with their training year round and just taking short, scheduled layoffs. Here's to the YEAR ROUND TRAINERS!

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06/10/2025

FIRST-Anyone can do this. If you read this and think “I cannot do that” you are defeating your self before you even start. You can do it at a level that matches your current level of fitness.
There are no magic exercises to lose weight, no super foods or supplements BUT there is a process. I have been in the business long enough to see epic success stories from people who have lost weight and kept it off. I also see people struggling to get there and never achieving the success they want. There is so much misinformation out there. If you are not an expert at this you will probably make mistakes that will jeopardize your goals and chances of success.
Here is what I think is the absolute best way to get lean and stay there.
Lift weights. Not a few curls with the 10 pound weights you bought at Wal Mart or some exercises on a home use exercise machine...”lift weights”! Take the time and build up to some real training. Three to four times a week working with increasing intensity on exercises like squats, lunges, deadlifts, rows, chins, pulldowns, presses. Start with the ones you can do. As you get stronger you will be able to add new exercises. Learn how to do them right and work them! Its not that these exercises will burn more calories than cardio when you do them. They actually may burn less BUT they build your metabolism. Nothing else can do it like compound movements with the weights. Forget counting calories on a cardio machine or a run. Get stronger-practice good form and your body will burn more calories every day-7 days a week-365 days a year. This is the magic. Don’t dismiss it because a faster metabolism is crucial to getting lean and staying lean.
Limit your cardio to two to three short intense sessions a week. Work up to a hard twenty minutes of any cardio you enjoy and challenge your self with it. Now this is important-you are NOT doing the cardio for fat burning or calorie counting on the machine when you are done. In the big picture this is almost irrelevant. Really, the calories you burn here will do little for your fat loss but they will get you in better cardio vascular shape to challenge your self harder with your metabolism boosting weight training. Actually TOO MUCH cardio can slow down your fat loss goals. If you are training hard with the weights and doing endless amounts of cardio you may impair your bodies ability to increase muscle density and increased metabolism.
Do not go on a diet.
Do not drastically restrict your calories.
Do not cut out any food group.
Do not follow anything you cannot maintain long term.
Do eat healthier foods.
Do eat small frequent meals.
Do have some lean protein and fibrous carbs with each meal.
Do practice portion control.
Do be aware of what you eat and how it affects your unique metabolism.
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. Have the confidence to know that you will follow through, you will not quit. You will tweak and improve all aspects of training and nutrition and you learn more and become better educated about the process. Do not get derailed by something “new” that has not been proven. Everyone wants to be healthy and in reasonable shape. You can be if you do what is written above. It may seem like work at first but stick with it long enough and that work turns to a passion. A privilege that you will look forward to 3 to 4 times a week. Great health and fitness is a gift that many times we don’t realize until we lose it. Get it back !
TERRY ADAMS
IRON HAVEN GYMS
902 853 3421

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06/06/2025

Latest addition to IRON Haven Gyms in Summerdide. Cable crossover in the performance room. FOUR cable crossovers means you never have to wait. Thanks Summerside for the support. We will continue to upgrade all locations.

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05/26/2025

If there is ever a time in the year when the majority of people are busier that usual it is now. Had a guy in the gym today that logged in over 90 hours at work this week. Many of our members are 70 plus hours this time of year in the fishing and farming industries.

For some one who usually trains 4 to 5 times a week most of the year adjustments have to be made. It most cases it would be detrimental to try and maintain the same training schedule while working these hours. Something would suffer and it would probably be recovery time for the body.

Far better to adjust your training to something more manageable while you are this busy. The usual 4 to 5 days a week are geared towards goals and improvement. Scale back somewhat with your training frequency until your workload returns to normal.

If you train a couple of days a week on the right schedule you can maintain the higher level of fitness you have previously worked hard for and achieved.

What works best when you can only hit the weights a couple of days a week are basic compound movements for the larger muscles. This would be the legs, back and chest muscles. No need to spend time and effort on the smaller shoulder, core and arm muscles when you don’t have the time and energy reserves to do so. When you are hitting the larger muscles on a maintenance workout the smaller muscles will receive stimulation too.

Here would be an example of a great workout you could do with a window of a couple of days a week for an hour each time. After a warm up of typical lighter sets do 4 hard sets of 8-15 on squats followed by 3-4 hard sets of 8 –10 rep deadlifts. Follow this with 5 sets of body weight chins to failure. Same with dips for chest. By doing this workout you are intensely hitting the major muscles along with the smaller auxiliary muscles. The squats and deads will also stimulate the core. The chins and dips will stimulate the shoulders and arms.

Twice a week, in and out in an hour to an hour and a half and keep those hard won gains until you have more time to set and reach higher goals.

Terry Adams CFT

IRON HAVEN GYMS

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