Custom Training. Brutal Accountability. Real Coaching.
You Don't Need Motivation. You Need a Mission.
For athletes who are done with excuses and ready to forge grit — one rep, one step, one damn day at a time.
Coaching That Builds the Unbreakable
🔥 Train with purpose — no junk volume, just focused progression in strength, skill, and endurance
🧱 Forge mental toughness — weekly Grit Tests and mindset tasks to build resilience under stress
🎯 Adapt to real life — programs fit your equipment, schedule, and level, not someone else’s highlight reel
🧠 Grow smarter, not just harder — integrate recovery, injury prevention, and psychological strategies
📈 Track and evolve — monthly or weekly updates based on your performance, feedback, and goals
🤝 Stay accountable — real human coaching with feedback, messaging, and brutal honesty
What Is “Fitness” — Really?
It’s not abs. It’s not aesthetics. It’s not filters or perfect lighting.
Fitness is the ability to perform when everything’s stacked against you.
When sleep is broken. Stress is maxed. And you still show the hell up.
At Forged Grit, fitness means:
— strength that translates beyond the gym
— a body that holds the line under pressure
— the mental fire to keep going when it sucks
We don’t train for show.
We train for the moments that matter.
“If your fitness doesn’t hold up when life gets ugly, it’s just decoration.”
Functional Toughness — Defined
It’s the collision of raw physical capability and unshakable mental grit.
Not for aesthetics. Not for ego. For life when it gets hard — and it will.
It’s built through:
🔥 Brutally honest self-assessments
🔥 Compound lifts under fatigue
🔥 Sandbag carries, sled drags, and movement under load
🔥Cold exposure and breath holds
This is where strength becomes utility — and pain becomes progress.
The Forged Grit Method
This isn’t just training. It’s transformation under fire.
We don’t chase aesthetics. We forge adaptation that rebuilds your body, rewires your mind, and redefines what you think you're capable of.
The Formula:
Physical Stress + Mental Intent + Relentless Recovery Discipline
We rotate stressors to trigger full-spectrum adaptation across three critical domains:
🧠 Neuromuscular Grit — raw strength, endurance, and motor control under pressure
🔥 Focus in Chaos — make clear decisions under fatigue, stress, and distraction
🛡️ Resilient Identity — rewrite who you are through discipline and grit at the edge
This is the method. This is the fire.
Adapt. Endure. Dominate.
What Mental Resilience Actually Is
It’s not motivation. Not hype. Not affirmations.
It’s the ability to stay focused, dangerous, and deliberate — when everything’s falling apart.
At Forged Grit, we forge mental resilience through:
- long AMRAPs, cold exposure, failure sets.
- lift, sprint, solve, repeat — under fatigue.
- constraint-driven workouts that demand grit, not convenience.
- mindset drills and weekly grit audits that sharpen your internal voice.
This isn’t therapy. It’s a forge.
"Resilience isn’t who you are. It’s what you train."
How It Works:
🔥 Log In – Access all 36 Forged Grit cycles in the app.
🏋️ Pick Your Path – Start with Recruit or jump into any phase.
⚡ Train Hard – Strength. Skills. Brutal monthly challenges.
💪 Level Up – Build real grit. One cycle at a time.
🚀 Start forging today.
Need a Coach Who Actually Gives a Damn?
Skip the templates. Forget the fluff.
This is coaching designed to build real grit — customized to your life, your gear, and your goals.
Choose your level of involvement:
– Monthly training built around your equipment, goals, and schedule.
– Personalized workouts plus weekly check-ins to keep you locked in and progressing.
– Custom weekly plans, direct messaging, form checks, mindset support, and no-BS guidance.
If you’re ready to work, I’m ready to coach.
Meet the Coach Behind Forged Grit Monthly
I’m Dr. Matt. PhD in pathology. Former biotech scientist. But none of that means shit without grit.
I started ultrarunning in 1998 at 17—because asthma was trying to choke the life out of me, and I wasn’t about to let it win. Since then, I’ve been waging war on weakness. Adventure races. Ironmans. Pain became the proving ground.
In 2015, a car wreck shattered my pelvis and cracked my skull with a traumatic brain injury. Three months later, I crossed the finish line of an Olympic triathlon. No shortcuts. Just suffering, structure, and a choice to keep showing up.
I found powerlifting in 2017. Built strength to match the engine. Then four years ago, the real fight started—an unknown disease hit me with daily paraesthesia and near blackouts. Most people would tap out. I doubled down. I’m training to run 200 miles again—not because it’s smart, but because that’s what forged grit demands.
FAQs
Forged Grit is for anyone ready to stop making excuses and start doing the work. Whether you’re a beginner building discipline or an athlete chasing the edge, this program is for those willing to suffer with purpose and train for real, functional toughness.
🔹 Beginner Workouts: 45-60 minutes—perfect for building a strong foundation.
🔹 Intermediate Workouts: Around 2 hours—pushing your limits with more volume and intensity.
🔹 Advanced Workouts: Up to 3 hours—full send. Strength, endurance, and absolute control over your body.
🔹 Beginner: Just the basics—dumbbells, a kettlebell, a jump rope, and a place to run.
🔹 Intermediate: You may need additional gear like a plyo box, barbell, sled, or sandbag, but you can select workouts based on what you have.
🔹 Advanced: More equipment is recommended, but the focus is on raw strength, endurance, and mental grit—adapt and overcome.
🔥 No fancy gym required. Just the will to train.
Hell yes. Forged Grit was built for it.
All you need is a floor, a pull-up bar, and the will to suffer. The program is designed to progress with you—bodyweight to barbells, minimal gear to full setup. Your garage is the proving ground. No crowds. No mirrors. Just you and the work.
Forged Grit is broken into three progressive phases: Recruit, Warrior, and Legendary.
(Beginner): 4 days/week. Two days of strength, plyometrics, skill work, and MetCon. One steady-state cardio day. One progression day that builds toward a monthly challenge. By the end of this phase, you'll be training 5 days/week.
(Intermediate): 6 days/week. Four intense days with strength, skills, plyo, and longer MetCons. One cardio day. One challenge prep day.
(Advanced): All-out warfare. Same structure as Warrior, but heavier, faster, longer. More strength volume, more plyo, and MetCons that blur the line between training and survival.
Every phase builds your grit—physically, mentally, relentlessly.
Once you sign up, you’ll get instant access to the Forged Grit app. Log in, and under the Forged Grit tab, you’ll find all 36 cycles ready for you. You can choose your cycle, track your progress, and follow the structured workouts—whether you want to start with Recruit or jump into Warrior or Legendary.
The app keeps everything organized, so you can focus on the grind, not the logistics.
Life happens. Just pick up where you left off and keep forging ahead—consistency is key.
Yes, you can cancel your subscription anytime, no questions asked. We’re here to help, not lock you into something that doesn’t fit.
Are You Ready to Forge Your Grit?
No gimmicks. No shortcuts. Just relentless training, discipline, and results.
💪 Pick Your Program. Start Your Transformation Today. 💪
