About Forged Grit
WHY WE EXIST
Forged Grit was born from the wreckage from broken bones, failed diagnoses, and days when standing up took more grit than finishing an ultra.
We live in a world that worships comfort.
Everything’s automated, optimized, and anesthetized and yet people are weaker, sicker, and more lost than ever.
Forged Grit exists to fight that decay.
It’s not a brand. It’s a rebellion.
A system built for those who refuse to be spectators in their own lives the ones who see pain, chaos, and adversity as raw materials for transformation.
We don’t chase balance. We build durability.
We don’t chase motivation. We build discipline.
We don’t chase easy. We build forged grit.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Strength isn’t how much you can lift. It’s how much you can endure, adapt, and rebuild stronger than before.
We believe:
- The body is the forge.
- Discomfort is the fire.
- Discipline is the hammer.
- And the mind? That’s the metal.
The world doesn’t need more comfort. It needs more resilience — physical, mental, and metabolic.
Our work is rooted in science but driven by something primal: the need to feel alive again.
THE METHOD
Forged Grit is built around five core pillars that define how we train, live, and lead:
1. Forged Mindset — Temper your mind through discomfort and discipline.
2. Adaptive Body — Build physical versatility across all energy systems.
3. Metabolic Resilience — Optimize energy, recovery, and performance at the cellular level.
4. Purposeful Programming — Design training that adapts to your chaos, not the other way around.
5. Sovereign Living — Integrate your mind, body, and mission into every area of life.
Each pillar exists to create what comfort destroys: sovereignty over yourself.
WHAT WE DO
We build systems, tools, and content that make people unbreakable physically and mentally.
From the Forged Grit Planner, to our upcoming training programs, courses, and book series, everything we make serves one mission:
To forge humans capable of thriving in chaos.
This isn’t fitness for Instagram.
It’s not “wellness.”
It’s war against comfort, against decay, against the easy life that’s quietly killing you.
WHO WE’RE FOR
Forged Grit is for those who’ve been beaten down, told “you can’t,” or left to rebuild from zero.
The runners who outlast the pain.
The lifters who grind through failure.
The parents balancing chaos and commitment.
The people who don’t need perfect conditions to start. They just start.
If you’re ready to build yourself from the ground up, No matter how many times you’ve fallen. This is your tribe.
OUR CREED
Most people seek comfort.
You’re not most people.
You don’t need permission.
You don’t need validation.
You need a forge and the fire to walk through it.
Dr. Matt, PhD
I’m Dr. Matt: PhD in Pathology, ultrarunner, and founder of Forged Grit.
I started ultrarunning in 1998 at 17 years old to fight off asthma and I’ve been chasing the edge of what’s possible ever since. Over the last two decades, I’ve gone from adventure races and Ironmans to CrossFit and powerlifting, always hunting the next line between pain and progress.
In 2015, a car accident broke my pelvis and left me with a traumatic brain injury. Three months later, I crossed the finish line of an Olympic triathlon. That’s not a brag. It’s proof that rebuilding is a choice.
Since 2017, I’ve pushed through another test: a mysterious neurological disease causing paresthesia and presyncope. It’s unpredictable. But so am I. My goal now? To run 200 miles and take as many people as I can with me on that road.
That’s the mentality behind Forged Grit:
No excuses.
No limits.
Just relentless adaptation.
Highlights:
- Endurance Expert: 30+ years of running, including 20 in ultramarathons.
- Strength Specialist: Powerlifting, CrossFit, and OCR competitor.
- Science-Driven: PhD in Pathology, blending research and real-world training.
- Resilience Advocate: Overcoming challenges like asthma and neuropathy, proving nothing is impossible.
No Excuses, Just Results
Where Grit Meets Every Challenge
