Boutique Strength & HYROX Studio · Chicago
Not bought, not inherited — built one rep, one class, one coached session at a time. This is where Chicago comes to earn it.
The Method
Every class at Forge rolls up to one of three pillars. Mix them, specialize in one, or let a coach build your split — the standard never drops.
Progressive, programmed strength built on the squat, hinge, press and pull. Small classes, real coaching cues, and a program that actually periodizes — not a random workout of the day.
Sled pushes, sled pulls, burpee broad jumps, wall balls and the run-between-every-station format that has taken over competitive fitness. Train the exact stations, pace your splits, race the clock.
Battle ropes, sleds, rowers and bodyweight circuits built to raise your ceiling without wrecking your joints. The class people come back for on their "hard day off."
Class Schedule
Tap a day, tap a type — the grid filters live. No account, no app download, just the week ahead.
Strength — Squat Focus
Coach Marcus Cole · 5 spots left
HYROX Engine
Coach Dez Whitfield · 3 spots left
Conditioning — Sled & Rope
Coach Aisha Reyes · 8 spots left
Strength — Bench Focus
Coach Marcus Cole · 2 spots left
HYROX Simulation
Coach Dez Whitfield · 4 spots left
Recovery Flow
Coach Aisha Reyes · 10 spots left
Conditioning — Rower Repeats
Coach Aisha Reyes · 6 spots left
Strength — Deadlift Focus
Coach Marcus Cole · 1 spots left
HYROX Engine
Coach Dez Whitfield · 7 spots left
HYROX Simulation
Coach Dez Whitfield · 2 spots left
Strength — Squat Focus
Coach Marcus Cole · 5 spots left
Strength — Press Focus
Coach Marcus Cole · 4 spots left
Conditioning — Battle Ropes
Coach Aisha Reyes · 9 spots left
Recovery Flow
Coach Aisha Reyes · 11 spots left
HYROX Engine
Coach Dez Whitfield · 3 spots left
Strength — Deadlift Focus
Coach Marcus Cole · 2 spots left
HYROX Simulation
Coach Dez Whitfield · 4 spots left
Strength — Bench Focus
Coach Marcus Cole · 6 spots left
Conditioning — Sled & Rope
Coach Aisha Reyes · 5 spots left
Strength — Squat Focus
Coach Marcus Cole · 1 spots left
HYROX Engine
Coach Dez Whitfield · 3 spots left
Strength — Deadlift Focus
Coach Marcus Cole · 5 spots left
Conditioning — Rower Repeats
Coach Aisha Reyes · 8 spots left
HYROX Engine
Coach Dez Whitfield · 6 spots left
Recovery Flow
Coach Aisha Reyes · 12 spots left
HYROX Simulation
Coach Dez Whitfield · 6 spots left
Strength — Total Body
Coach Marcus Cole · 4 spots left
Conditioning — Partner WOD
Coach Aisha Reyes · 10 spots left
Recovery Flow
Coach Aisha Reyes · 14 spots left
Strength — Total Body
Coach Marcus Cole · 5 spots left
No classes match that combination — try a different day or type.
The Coaches
No rotating cast of instructors. Three head coaches, each running one pillar of the method, who know your name, your numbers and your next PR.
I don’t care how much you lift on day one. I care that you’re still lifting — and lifting more — in year three.
Marcus Cole
Head Coach, Strength
Former competitive powerlifter turned coach. Marcus has programmed for over 400 lifters and specializes in fixing the technical leaks that stall progress.
HYROX rewards the person who paces smart, not the person who sprints station one. That’s what we drill, every single week.
Dez Whitfield
Head Coach, HYROX
Age-group HYROX competitor and former D1 track athlete. Dez built Forge’s HYROX program from scratch and has coached three members to podium finishes.
The people who stay consistent aren’t the ones who go hardest. They’re the ones who recover well enough to show up again tomorrow.
Aisha Reyes
Head Coach, Conditioning & Recovery
Former physical therapist assistant who moved into coaching to work on the "before it breaks" side of training. Runs Forge’s conditioning and recovery programming.
Real Results
Every number below belongs to someone who walked in exactly where you are right now.
3rd
Age-group HYROX finish
“I joined for a free session on a dare from my sister. Fourteen months later I podiumed at my age-group HYROX. I still can’t believe that sentence is true.”
Rebecca T. · 14 months at Forge
+140lb
Deadlift in 9 months
“Two physios told me heavy lifting was off the table for good. Marcus rebuilt my hinge pattern from zero. I pulled 315 last month, pain-free.”
James O. · 9 months at Forge
20
Months, zero burnout
“I used to think more was better — more spin classes, more running. Forge taught me that strength plus real recovery is what actually compounds.”
Priya M. · 20 months at Forge
Membership
No fine print, no 12-month lock-in. Start with a drop-in, upgrade the moment it clicks.
$32 per class
$189 / month
$249 / month
The Space
Matte-black racks, real rubber flooring, and enough room to sled push without dodging a treadmill.
Questions
No. Every new member starts with a free session and a movement assessment before joining a class. Coaches scale every lift and every conditioning piece to your level — that’s the entire point of small classes.
You’ll train a real class alongside our members (not a separate "sales" workout), meet a head coach one-on-one afterward, and leave with a simple plan — no pressure, no contracts pushed on day one.
Not at all. Most members join HYROX classes with zero racing background. We coach the eight stations from the ground up and scale sled loads and run distances to your current fitness.
Strength classes cap at 6 lifters per coach. HYROX and Conditioning cap at 12. You will be coached by name, every session.
Yes — freeze for travel or injury anytime from your account, and cancel with 30 days’ notice. No long-term contracts.
Book A Free Session
Train a real class, meet your coach, leave with a plan. Tell us a little about you and we'll text you back within one business day to lock in your first session.
A Forge coach will text you within one business day to book your free session. See you on the floor.
