Our Story

The Forge Begins

Back in 2015, I was tired of seeing people get lost in cookie-cutter gym programs that didn't actually work for them. Started this place in a cramped warehouse space with just a few barbells and a dream.

Honestly? The first year was rough. We had maybe ten members who believed in what we were trying to build. But those ten became twenty, then fifty. Word got around that we weren't just about pumping iron - we actually cared about making people stronger in ways that mattered to their lives.

I've been lifting since I was sixteen, competed in Olympic weightlifting provincially, worked with everyone from complete beginners to national-level athletes. What I learned is simple: there's no one-size-fits-all approach. Your body tells a story, and we need to listen to it.

Named the place Mithral Forge Crest because, yeah, I'm a bit of a fantasy nerd, but also because mithral in the stories is supposed to be this incredibly strong yet flexible metal. That's exactly what we're building here - strength that doesn't break, that adapts, that lasts.

These days we've got over 300 members, but I still know most of them by name. That's important to me. You're not a membership number here - you're part of something we're building together.