Built By Coaches, Not Investors

Forge opened in 2014 as a single squat rack in a converted warehouse. Twelve years later it's still run by the same coaches — we just have more racks now.

Coach spotting a member during a heavy set

Programming Over Punch Cards

Most gyms sell you a membership and hope you figure the rest out. We start every member with an assessment, build a program around it, and check in every four weeks to adjust it. If your numbers aren't moving, neither is your plan — until we fix that.

We measure the gym by your total, not your check-in streak.

That's the whole philosophy. No fads, no 21-day transformations — just a program that gets adjusted as you get stronger.

Meet the Coaches

Head Coach

Marcus Alele — Strength & Powerlifting

USAPL-certified, 10 years coaching. Runs the Strength & Powerlifting program and oversees every new member assessment.

Lead Coach

Sana Verma — Conditioning & HIIT

Former collegiate track athlete. Builds the weekly HIIT and boxing conditioning circuits and runs the Saturday mobility session.

Lead Coach

Owen Blackwood — Personal Training

Specializes in return-to-training after injury and beginner onboarding. Every 1-on-1 client starts here.

Why Members Stay

Your coach reviews your lifts, your attendance, and how recovery is going, then rewrites the next block instead of repeating the last one.

Small enough that a coach corrects your form the same session, not three weeks in when a bad habit's already set.

Month-to-month membership. We'd rather earn your renewal than lock you into one.

In Their Words

Come See the Floor for Yourself