How training at Forge works
A written plan on day one
You walk out of the free intro holding four weeks of training. Days, lifts, sets, and the weight to start at.
A coach on the floor, every hour
Forge has no unstaffed hours. Whenever the doors are open, somebody is watching the lift and correcting it.
Small groups stop at ten
Ten people, one coach, one whiteboard. Past that the class closes and the next slot opens instead.
Month to month, in writing
No twelve month contract and no cancellation fee. Tell the desk in writing and the next month does not bill.
Why this gym exists
The equipment is the easy part. Knowing what to do on Tuesday is the part people quit over.
Fourteen racks, two platforms and a turf lane are not the reason anyone stays. People stay because somebody wrote down what they are doing this week, watched them do it, and changed it when it stopped working.
Every Forge membership is built on a written program that gets reviewed with a coach every four weeks.
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Jane Doe
Head coach and owner
What we run
Six programs, and only six
A gym that offers forty classes teaches none of them well. Forge runs six programs, each on a repeating twelve week cycle, so a coach can tell you exactly where you will be in March.
Find the right one
Barbell strength
Conditioning
Small group
Strength 101
Open floor
Return to lifting
Members on the floor
Still training at month twelve
The number that matters
Seven in ten Forge members are still training a year after they join
The industry number is closer to half that, and it is the reason most gyms sell twelve month contracts. Forge does not need one. The coaching, the small groups and the four week program review are what keep the floor full, and they are the only retention plan we have.
“If you are still here at month twelve, we did our job. If you are not, a contract would not have fixed it.”
The week
Coached sessions run at the hours people can actually make
Early
5:30 and 6:30 a.m., Monday through Friday. Out the door by 7:30, showered.
Midday
Noon strength on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Forty five minutes, no shower queue.
Evening
4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. The busiest block, so classes cap and a fourth slot opens.
Saturday
Team lift at 8 a.m. One long session, everybody on the platforms, coffee after.
Open 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, 7 to 2 Saturday, 8 to noon Sunday
Pick my hoursWho is on the floor
Three coaches, and you will know all of them by name inside a month
Head coach and owner
Jane DoeWrites every intake program and reviews them at week four. Eleven years coaching barbell lifts.
Strength coach
John DoeRuns the 5:30 a.m. block and the Saturday team lift. Comes from collegiate strength and conditioning.
Conditioning coach
Jamie DoeOwns the conditioning cycle and the return to lifting program for members coming back from a break.
Not sure which membership you actually need?
Three questions in the plan builder answer it, with the real monthly price and the sessions you would be attending.
Membership
Three ways to train here, and the free intro decides which
Floor
- Full floor access, all open hours
- Your written four week program
- Program review with a coach every four weeks
Month to month. Cancel in writing, no fee.
Coached
- Everything in Floor
- Unlimited small group sessions, capped at ten
- Saturday team lift and the conditioning cycle
Month to month. Cancel in writing, no fee.
Private
- Everything in Coached
- Two one to one sessions a week with your coach
- Program rewritten weekly, not monthly
Month to month. Cancel in writing, no fee.
Plan builder
Build my first four weeks
Three questions. You get the membership that fits, the real monthly price, and the sessions you would be attending next week. Nothing is charged and nothing is emailed until you pick a time.
Your fit
Coached
Your first week would look like this
Free intro sessions still open this week
Pick a time and the desk holds it for you. Nothing is charged.
Members