Weeks 1–4
Learn the lifts
Squat, hinge, press, pull. Light enough to learn, heavy enough to count. You leave every session knowing why.
Live strength coaching · Austin, TX
Two to three live sessions a week with Coach Ryan Cole, plus full nutrition coaching. You show up. He handles the rest.
Full refund if you cancel before your first session.
Coach Ryan ColeLive strength coaching in Austin, TX
First month · $599
Pick two or three training days. Your first week is held once the deposit is in.
0 of 2–3 days picked · Sessions at 11:00 AM
First month
Concept checkout. No payment is taken.
Full refund if you cancel before your first session.
Next session
Monday · 11:00 AM · Live with your coach
Need to reschedule? Text your coach.
Your week
Nutrition
Nutrition is coached the same way as training: simple, consistent, adjusted as you go.
This week’s plan
Meal prep notes
Sunday: cook 1.2 kg chicken or a tray of tofu. Rice for four days.
Chop greens and citrus once. Keep them in glass, not a bag. If a meal doesn’t fit the day, swap protein for protein.
Check in
Log today
Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Keep it honest.
Weekly nutrition check-in
Energy, hunger, adherence.
Text your coach
If something doesn’t fit the day, text your coach.
This week
Schedule
Requires coach approval.
Before you go
This program works because of consistency. If you need to pause, text your coach first so the plan can be adjusted instead of dropped.
Today’s work
Tap through: this is the app you get
On your own vs. Forge
A membership gets you in the door. It doesn’t tell you what to lift, what to eat, or notice when you stop coming.
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Gym stuff
leg day??
chest + tris (skipped)
try that youtube program
eat more protein?
mon… tue… ugh
The program
Everything in your month
Who it’s for
You’ve bought the membership. You’ve tried the app with 400 workouts. You know what to do, and you still don’t do it two weeks in a row. That’s not a discipline problem. It’s a plan problem. Here you get two or three fixed days, a coach who runs the session, and food that’s already decided. You just walk in.
What changes in 12 weeks
Four steps
Pick your days at checkout. Your first month is the deposit, and your first week is held as soon as it’s in.
Sixty minutes, warm-up to last set. Ryan picks the weights, watches the reps and adjusts on the spot.
Training-day and rest-day plans, a Sunday prep list, and a weekly check-in on energy, hunger and sleep.
Every block ends with a re-test. Missed a week? Text your coach and the plan moves instead of falling apart.
The Forge app
Next session, today’s work, meals and your week. Tap through it.
The offer
Forge · Coach Ryan Cole
$599/ month
Your first month is the deposit. No sign-up fees.
Full refund if you cancel before your first session.
Add-ons
+$149
A month of meals written to your training days, with a shopping list.
+$120
One hour, one-on-one: squat, hinge and press, filmed and fixed.
+$75
Add a fourth session any week you want more.
About the coach
I coach a small group of people with real jobs and real lives. I don’t sell programs to strangers. I run your sessions, I write your food, and I notice when you’re not there. Three days a week is enough if you actually do them. My job is making sure you do.
Show up. I’ll handle the rest.
From the archive
People have gotten strong the same way for over a hundred years: show up, lift, eat, sleep, repeat. We just make sure you do it.



Photos: Library of Congress, public domain.
Questions
Sessions are live and in person at the gym in East Austin. Traveling? Take that week’s sessions by video.
Text your coach. The session moves within the week; the plan doesn’t fall apart.
No. Weeks 1–4 teach every lift from the empty bar up.
Simple meals built around your training and rest days, adjusted every week. No supplements to buy.
Yes. Pause from the app or text your coach. Full refund if you cancel before your first session.
Where
Exact address sent after booking.
Not ready to book?
Or text Ryan: (512) 555-0147
The Forge app in 35 seconds
Full refund if you cancel before your first session.