Team Forgd

About

Why Choose US

Team FORGD was built on the belief that physical transformation is about more than changing your body, it’s about forging discipline, confidence, and resilience that carry into every aspect of life.

Founded by Josie and Russ, Team FORGD exists to help people become stronger versions of themselves through individualized training, honest communication, and consistent effort. Whether you’re stepping into a gym for the first time, looking to lose body fat, build muscle, overcome injuries, or prepare for the bodybuilding stage, you deserve coaches who are invested in your success.

Operating out of Butler Pro Gym in South Salt Lake, Utah, Team FORGD now offers both in-gym and in-home personal training to better serve clients with busy schedules or those who prefer the convenience and privacy of training at home. Whether you’re training in the gym or your own living room, our coaching is tailored to help you build muscle, lose body fat, improve movement quality, prevent injuries, and develop a stronger, more capable physique.

Our Approach

We believe great coaching should do more than tell you what to eat and how to train. Our job is to understand the individual in front of us, identify what may be limiting their progress, and continually adapt their plan as their body, goals, and life change.

We coach with education, communication, and accountability at the forefront, because the goal is to create results, but, it is also to give you the knowledge and confidence to understand how you will achieve them.

Great physiques aren't born. They're FORGD.

1:1 Personal Training

Our approach to personal training emphasizes proper biomechanics, movement quality, and execution to help you understand how your body moves and how to train it effectively. You will have your physical limits pushed and take away more knowledge to apply in your day to day life that we will discuss during sessions. For clients experiencing previous injuries, recurring pain, or movement limitations, we assess the way you move and incorporate specific movement patterns to improve mobility, stability, and strength where needed. The goal is to build a stronger, more resilient body, not simply avoid movements or work around the problem indefinitely. Our coaching is backed by education and experience at every level, from degrees in Kinesiology and Nutrition and NASM certification to IFBB Professional status, multiple Overall titles, 100+ client transformations, and years of hands-on coaching. Whether your goal is building muscle, losing body fat, improving movement quality, or simply becoming stronger and more capable, your training is individualized to your body and goals. 1:1 personal training is offered at Butler Pro Gym in South Salt Lake, Utah, with in-home training available throughout the surrounding area.

Online Coaching

You don’t have to train with us in person to receive individualized coaching and attention. Our online coaching provides the structure, accountability, education, and programming needed to reach your goals, built around your lifestyle and how your body responds.

Training, nutrition, recovery, progress, and overall health are continuously assessed and adjusted. When underlying health factors affect your progress, we prioritize addressing those barriers alongside your physical goals. We want our clients progressing internally just as much as they are physically.

When concerns extend beyond the scope of coaching, our partnerships with telehealth physicians allow us to coordinate with qualified medical professionals who can evaluate hormone health, lab work, and other medical concerns, allowing your coaching and medical care to work together.

We expect our online clients to be coachable, communicate, and take ownership of the work required to reach their goals. As your coaches, we will in turn provide the education, support, and direction to your goals.

Whether you are looking to building muscle, lose body fat, improve movement quality and performance, or want to prioritize your health and longevity, Team FORGD allows you to work with us from anywhere.

Competition Athletes

If you are new to the bodybuilding world or are a seasoned competitor we prioritize honest communication and bodybuilding competitively the healthiest way possible.

On our team, we coach athletes through each phase of this sport. Whether we’re building the physique required for their division, leaning down for a contest, or implementing health phases. There is a purpose for us guiding your competitive bodybuilding journey. We will cover posing with each competitor which is a crucial part of this sport. Online training, nutrition, cardio, recovery, posing, and progress are continuously assessed and adjusted based on the individual athlete and how their body is responding.

In a sport as demanding as bodybuilding, we prioritize our athletes’ health above all else. A vehicle can only perform as well as the engine running it, and the human body is no different. We educate our competitors throughout the process so they understand why adjustments are being made, what their body is communicating, and what is required to become a better athlete.

We provide contest prep and posing coaching for Bikini, Wellness, Men’s Physique, Classic Physique, and Bodybuilding competitors, with support extending through peak week, show day, and the transition out of prep.