Twelve full-time coaches run the floor at FORGE. No headset instructors, no phoned-in circuits — every class is run by someone who lifts, competes, and knows your name by week two. Meet the four who lead each program.
Head coach · FORGE Strength
Specialty — barbell strength & meet prep
Marcus opened FORGE in 2019 after eight years coaching collegiate throwers at Ohio State. A 600-pound deadlifter with a teacher's patience, he's coached 40+ members through their first powerlifting meet. His rule: technique gets coached on every rep, no matter how light the bar.
Program lead · Engine
Specialty — conditioning & energy-system work
A former 400m hurdler and two-time Ironman finisher, Dana builds engines the way she trained for the track: measured, paced, and brutally honest. She writes every Engine cycle around testable benchmarks and keeps a leaderboard that members love to hate.
Program lead · Foundations
Specialty — beginner coaching & movement mechanics
Terrell has taught more than 300 people their first barbell squat. A former middle-school PE teacher, he breaks lifts into pieces anyone can learn and celebrates every first: first rep, first plate, first pull-up. Foundations grads ask for him by name for years afterward.
Program lead · Mobility & Recovery
Specialty — mobility, rehab & return-to-lifting
Priya is a doctor of physical therapy who got tired of telling injured lifters to "just rest." Her Mobility & Recovery sessions are built from the same assessments she uses in clinic, and she works directly with the strength staff so nagging issues get managed inside your training, not around it.
Every first class is free, and a coach — not a salesperson — will walk you through the gym. Come see how the floor runs.
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