Barbell first
Strength
Squat, press, pull. Percentage-based blocks with real coaching on the platform, not a clipboard from across the room.
- 12-week periodised blocks
- 1RM testing and video review
- Max 14 athletes per class
Al Quoz 3 · Dubai · Est. 2019
2,400 sqm of iron in Al Quoz. Strength, conditioning and combat coached by people who compete. No juice bar theatre, no posing zones. Just a gym built for work.
The FORGE code
FORGE opened in a warehouse in Al Quoz because rent is cheap and ceilings are high, and we spent the savings on bumper plates. Five years later the formula has not changed: honest programming, loud music before 8am, and a community that spots you without being asked.
Three tracks, one standard. Every program runs in 12-week blocks with a tested baseline and a retest at the end.
Barbell first
Squat, press, pull. Percentage-based blocks with real coaching on the platform, not a clipboard from across the room.
Build the engine
Sleds, ergs, intervals. Conditioning classes that end with you on the floor. In a good way. Heart-rate zones tracked every session.
Hit something
Boxing and kickboxing fundamentals, pad work and sparring for those who earn it. Run by fighters with actual records.
Every FORGE coach competes or has competed. If they program it, they have done it under load.
Head of Strength
National-level powerlifter, 300kg deadlift at 93kg bodyweight. Writes every strength block in the building.
Conditioning Lead
Former 1500m runner turned hybrid athlete. Built the FORGE engine protocol and its brutal monthly benchmarks.
Combat Coach
14 amateur bouts, 11 wins. Runs boxing fundamentals through to supervised sparring, and the Saturday open mat.
Mobility and Rehab
Sports physio by trade. Screens every new member and keeps the heavy lifters lifting past forty.
Coached classes cap at 14. Open gym is 24/7 with a floor coach from 06:00 to 22:00.
| Time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | StrengthSquat block | ConditioningErg intervals | StrengthPress block | ConditioningSled circuit | StrengthDeadlift block | Open gym | Open gym |
| 12:30 | Engine 45Lunch burner | Engine 45Lunch burner | Engine 45Lunch burner | Engine 45Lunch burner | Open gym | Team WODPartner format | Open gym |
| 18:00 | BoxingFundamentals | StrengthSquat block | KickboxingPad work | StrengthPress block | BoxingBag and pads | Open matSparring, invite | MobilityRecovery hour |
| 19:30 | ConditioningMixed modal | BoxingSparring prep | StrengthPull block | KickboxingFundamentals | ConditioningLong grind | Open gym | Open gym |
No joining fee. No sales desk. Cancel monthly plans with 30 days notice, no phone call required.
Day Pass
AED 75
one visit, valid 24 hours
Most picked
Member
AED 450
per month, cancel with 30 days notice
Forged
AED 750
per month, cancel with 30 days notice
Student and first-responder discount: 10% on any plan with valid ID. Corporate packs for 5+ athletes on request.
Yes, and we mean it. Every new member starts with a free movement screen and two onboarding sessions. Classes scale every movement, and the floor coach exists precisely so nobody guesses alone. The only thing we do not tolerate is coasting.
Every hour, every day, including public holidays. Members badge in with the app. A floor coach is on shift 06:00 to 22:00, and the 3am crowd polices itself better than any gym we have seen.
Mirrors teach you to watch yourself instead of feeling the lift. We film your sets instead: every platform has a phone shelf and the app has slow-motion review. Your coach gives feedback on movement, not on how the pump looks.
Forged members can freeze up to 30 days a year from the app. Member plans can cancel with 30 days notice, then rejoin whenever, no rejoining fee. Summer in Dubai is not an excuse, the AC is industrial grade.
Warehouse 12, Street 19A, Al Quoz Industrial Area 3, Dubai. Two minutes from the Al Khail Road exit, with our own parking lot. Look for the yellow door, you cannot miss it.
Seven days, every class, full open gym. If FORGE is not your gym by day seven, walk away and keep the chalk under your nails.