Mara Chen
01Strength & foundations
Mara teaches the mechanics behind every lift before asking for another kilogram. Her sessions make room for precision, repetition, and the kind of progress that stays with you.
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Austin, Texas/ 30° 16′ N
Strength isn’t loud.It’s earned.
FORGE — Strength, considered.
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A different kind of work
Every repetition has a reason.
Not more noise. Not more numbers for their own sake. Just thoughtful coaching, well-made tools, and the quiet discipline of showing up.
Why FORGE
A studio built around attention, not attendance.
FORGE started with a simple frustration — gyms that measure success by how many people walk through the door, not by how well anyone actually moves.
The practice
The schedule.
A focused week, built around good work and the time to do it properly.
The people
A practiced eye.
Eli Brooks
02Performance & progression
Eli works at the intersection of power and patience. He builds deliberate training blocks that make a heavier bar feel like the natural next step.
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Nadia Shah
03Movement & mobility
Nadia brings a measured eye to the space between effort and recovery. Her work connects range, control, and strength without treating any of them as an afterthought.
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Marcus Webb
04Conditioning & Endurance
Marcus builds programs around work capacity first — the kind of conditioning that makes everything else easier. He's precise about pacing, and he'll tell you when to hold back as often as when to push.
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Theo Alvarez
05Powerlifting & Technique
Theo cares about the bar path before he cares about the number on it. His sessions are unhurried by design — technique first, load second, always in that order.
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Find your pace.
Choose the room you need to do the work. Change your rhythm as you go.
The space
Built for the work, not the spectacle.
The equipment
Every piece, chosen.
Nine tools, each selected for how it behaves under load. Nothing here is for show.
In their words