Sports performance · Akron, Ohio

Out-work everybody.

Speed, strength and conditioning for athletes who are done being average. Tested on day one. Re-tested every six weeks. No guessing.

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The numbers

Results or it did not happen.

0.21s
average 40-yard drop

Across 12 weeks, timed by laser, not by a stopwatch.

+4.5 in
average vertical gain

Measured at intake and every six weeks after.

61
athletes signed to play in college

From 14 high schools since 2019.

  • Ages 12 and up
  • Certified strength coaches
  • Small groups, 8 max

Programs

Pick your fight.

Every program starts with a test day. You train against your own numbers.

Speed

Acceleration, top-end mechanics and change of direction.

  • Laser-timed sprints
  • Video breakdown
  • 3 sessions a week

Strength

Barbell basics done right, then done heavy.

  • Coached lifts
  • Individual loading
  • Injury-proofing

In-season

Stay fast and healthy while you compete.

  • 2 short sessions a week
  • Recovery work
  • Load tracking

The roster

Who trains here.

Sample roster. Made-up names.

  • D. Okoye

    4.71 to 4.48 in the 40

    Football

  • M. Reyes

    Vertical 24 to 31 inches

    Volleyball

  • J. Hartman

    Squat 225 to 365

    Wrestling

  • A. Novak

    Exit velocity up 9 mph

    Baseball

  • S. Bright

    Mile 6:02 to 5:21

    Soccer

  • T. Wells

    Back from ACL in 9 months

    Basketball

How it works

Test. Train. Re-test.

01

Test day

Ninety minutes. Sprint, jump, strength and movement screens. You leave with your numbers.

02

Train

A plan built off those numbers, coached in groups of eight or fewer.

03

Re-test

Every six weeks. If the numbers are not moving, the plan changes.

About

About Forge Athletic Lab

Talent is common. Work is rare.

Forge is a coach-owned training facility in Akron. No mirrors, no machines you will never use, no participation trophies.

Rule · 01

Measure everything

If we cannot test it, we do not promise it.

Rule · 02

Coach every rep

Eight athletes per coach, maximum. Nobody trains alone in a corner.

Word

Straight from the turf.

"First place I trained where they showed me the stopwatch every time."

Sample quote, athlete

"My son stopped asking for rides to the mall and started asking for rides to Forge."

Sample quote, parent

"I send every serious kid on my roster there."

Sample quote, high school coach

Book a test day

Find out where you stand.

Ninety minutes, one coach, your real numbers. Then decide.

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