Certified. Competitive. On the floor.

Coaches

Three coaches, no rotating cast of freelancers. They write the programs, they run the sessions, they know your numbers. Credentials below, listed the way we list everything: as a spec sheet.

Head coach Mason Reed, high-contrast black-and-white portrait

Mason Reed

Head coach - Strength

Fourteen years under the bar, national-level powerlifter, allergic to wasted sets. Mason built Forge's strength program and still coaches the 06:00 crew himself.

Certs
NSCA CSCS · IPF Coach L2
Speciality
Max strength
Best total
722.5 kg @ 93 kg
Coaching since
2014
Olympic lifting coach Lena Brooks, high-contrast black-and-white portrait

Lena Brooks

Coach - Olympic Lifting

Former national-team weightlifter. Lena will take kilos off your bar until your positions earn them back - and then some. Runs every platform session in the building.

Certs
EWF L2 · IWF Coach
Speciality
Snatch technique
Best snatch
91 kg @ 64 kg
Coaching since
2017
Conditioning coach Ryan Hale, high-contrast black-and-white portrait

Ryan Hale

Coach - Conditioning & Foundations

Ex-rower with a stopwatch where his patience should be. Ryan runs the engine room and teaches every Foundations intake - beginners get the most experienced eyes, not the newest.

Certs
NSCA CSCS · BWL L1
Speciality
Aerobic capacity
2k erg
6:14.8
Coaching since
2016

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