FORGED COACHINGStarting again at 50?
My dad started at 61.
One-to-one coaching for men who've never trained, or haven't in twenty years. A programme written for your body, your gym and your week — and someone checking in so you actually stick to it.
“Just give it a go and see how you feel.”
DARREN, 61Twelve weeks, same machines
He trained through a change of gym and a shoulder injury. He didn't do anything remarkable. He had a plan written for him, and somebody who noticed when he didn't turn up.
That's what this is.
Everything he had
- A programme written for youBuilt around your gym, your joints, your history and how many days you can genuinely train. Rewritten every four weeks as you get stronger.
- Your starting weights, worked outNo guessing and no ego. We find where you should be and build from there, safely.
- Form checks by videoFilm a set, send it over, and I'll tell you exactly what to change.
- A weekly check-inFive minutes on your phone: sessions done, sleep, anything sore. I reply within 48 hours.
- A monthly callTwenty minutes, one to one. What's working, what isn't, what changes next month.
- Straightforward eating guidanceProtein, portions, habits that fit real life. No diet plan, no cutting things out.
- A plan for when something hurtsBecause at our age it will. You'll never stop training, just stop the one thing that's sore.
Four steps
- Message meSend the word COACH on Instagram. We'll have a short chat to check it's right for you. No hard sell.
- Fill in two formsA health screening, and a questionnaire about your goals, your history and your week. Ten minutes.
- Get your programmeWithin five days. Every exercise explained, every weight worked out, with alternatives if a machine's taken.
- Train, check in, repeatYou train. You check in weekly. Every four weeks we review and the programme moves on with you.
Honestly
FOR YOU IF
- You're starting from nothing, or starting again — at any age
- You've got a gym, or you're about to join one
- You can train two or three times a week
- You'd rather be told what to do than guess
- You're worried about looking silly. He was too.
NOT FOR YOU IF
- You want a six-week shred
- You're after a diet plan for a medical condition
- You want someone stood next to you in the gym — this is online
- You won't fill in a check-in
Everyone completes a health screening before starting. If anything on it needs a doctor's view — heart, blood pressure, diabetes, recent surgery, medication — you'll need your GP's okay first. That's not paperwork for the sake of it. It's how you train for years instead of weeks.
Forged Coaching
- Programme, form checks, weekly check-ins, monthly call
- Cancel any month, no tie-in, no joining fee
Ten places. Coaching one to one properly means a limit. When they're gone, there's a waiting list.
Start Forged Coaching — £99/monthAfter you join, you'll complete a short health screening before your programme starts. If anything needs your GP's okay first, your start waits until you have it — and if coaching isn't safe for you, you're refunded in full.
About what a gym membership costs. Less than two sessions with a personal trainer in most gyms.
Younger than 40? Same coaching, same price.
The 12-Week Comeback
- Everything in Forged Coaching
- A call every week, not every monthTwenty minutes, one to one, every week for twelve weeks.
- A monthly chat with DarrenTwenty minutes with my dad, who started at 61 having never trained. Ask him anything — what it was like walking in the first time, what he'd do differently. Nobody else can give you that.
- Your programme rewritten every four weeksAs you get stronger, it moves with you.
- Direct messagingQuestions answered within 24 hours, Monday to Friday.
- A week-12 reviewPhotos, numbers and a plan for what comes next.
Founding price: £297 for the full twelve weeks (normally £750) — first three places only, in return for an honest testimonial at the end. When they're gone, they're gone. Message me the word COMEBACK.
Claim a founding place — £297After you join, you'll complete a short health screening before your programme starts. If anything needs your GP's okay first, your start waits until you have it — and if coaching isn't safe for you, you're refunded in full.
The ones men ask
I've got a bad back / knee / shoulder.
Most men our age have something. The programme is written around it, not in spite of it. If it's severe or recent, you'll get it checked first.
I've never been in a gym. Will I look stupid?
That was his biggest worry. You'll know exactly what to do before you walk in, which is most of the battle.
Why online and not in person?
Because you train when it suits you, at your gym, and it costs a fraction of a PT. Most of what a good coach does is the programme and the accountability, not standing next to you counting.
Who's actually coaching me?
Me. Ollie, Level 2 and Level 3 qualified personal trainer. I coach my dad every morning, and I'm taking on my first ten clients. You'll deal with me directly, not a team or an app.
What if it doesn't suit me?
Cancel before your next month. No awkward conversation needed.
Send me the word COACH on Instagram. I'll reply myself, and we'll see if it's right for you.
Message me on Instagram