WAITLISTTVF / 45
45
DAYS
RECLAIM
Return to structure
A focused re-entry for people ready to rebuild consistency, movement quality, and trust in themselves.
Join the waitlistTriValley.fit × GOLD & VINTAGEFOUNDING EDITION / 001
FORGE 90 / FOUNDING COHORT
THE STANDARDIS EARNED.
Ninety days of coached training, honest accountability, intelligent recovery, and measurable execution—for people ready to stop negotiating with the version of themselves they have outgrown.
Ten accepted members · Hybrid Tri-Valley coaching · Application required
90COACHED DAYS
3–5TRAINING DAYS WEEKLY
3ASSESSMENT CHECKPOINTS
COACHING + COMMUNITY + CRAFT
01 / CHOOSE THE COMMITMENT
ONE FLAGSHIP.
TWO FUTURE PATHS.
FORGE 90 is the founding experience now forming. RECLAIM 45 and ASCEND 60 are future entry points for people who want the same coaching philosophy in a shorter commitment.
WAITLISTTVF / 60
60
DAYS
ASCEND
Build real momentum
A deeper performance block for members ready to progress strength, conditioning, and personal standards.
Join the waitlistFOUNDING COHORTTVF / 90
90
DAYS
FORGE
Complete transformation
The flagship coaching experience: assessment, individualized training, accountability, community, style, and a finish earned.
Explore the founding cohort02 / THE PROGRAM BRIEF
KNOW WHAT
YOU’RE ENTERING.
Emotion gets attention. Clear expectations earn trust. These are the operating realities of the founding FORGE 90 cohort.
FORMAT01
Hybrid Tri-Valley coaching
Individualized programming, direct coaching, and a private digital member headquarters support the work between scheduled sessions.
WEEKLY RHYTHM02
Three to five training days
Your lane, experience, recovery, and schedule determine the exact frequency. Every member also completes a weekly coach review.
ENTRY03
Application before invitation
A private fit conversation and health-readiness screening happen before onboarding. Interest does not guarantee acceptance.
TIMING04
Dates confirmed before acceptance
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. The complete cohort calendar and required time commitments are provided before you decide.
THE FORGE CODEEST. IN THE TRI-VALLEY
THIS IS NOT A PUNISHMENT.
IT IS NOT A PERFORMANCE.
IT IS A RETURN TO ALIGNMENT.
We train hard enough to change and intelligently enough to keep going. We tell the truth about where we are. We repair quickly. We respect the room. We leave with more capacity than we arrived with.
03 / THE OPERATING CODE
HARD WITHOUT
BEING HOLLOW.
Serious standards with a human repair system. The goal is durable discipline—not a perfect streak held together by fear.
Show up honestly.
A difficult day is information—not a reason to disappear.
Repair. Don’t restart.
Green, Yellow, and Red days keep one imperfect choice from becoming a lost week.
Earn the reveal.
Progress is measured through repeatable actions, not punishment, humiliation, or manufactured intensity.
Lift the room.
Your standard should make the people around you stronger. We rise by lifting others.
04 / WHAT YOU ARE ENTERING
BUILT TO
BE FINISHED.
Every inclusion has a job: improve safety, execution, belonging, identity, or the odds that you continue after the challenge ends. Nothing is added just to inflate a value stack.
A plan built around your real life
Baseline assessment, structured programming, weekly targets, and coaching adjustments that match your experience, schedule, and available equipment.
Three lanes. One standard.
Foundation, Performance, and Athletic tracks give beginners a safe entry point while experienced members still have room to progress.
Green / Yellow / Red repair
A practical system that protects momentum when sleep, stress, work, or life changes the day you planned.
Private cohort rooms
Focused conversation, check-ins, voice rooms, weekly wins, and direct access to people completing the same commitment.
Limited founding garment
A numbered GOLD & VINTAGE collaboration designed as a marker of participation—not a costume or giveaway.
Style meets strength
Two barber services support the opening standard and the final reveal, with consent-first storytelling and no forced before-and-after content.
05 / EXAMPLE WORKOUTS
THREE LANES.
REAL TRAINING.
These sessions show the training logic—not a one-size-fits-all prescription. Your assessment determines exercise selection, starting volume, loading, and progression.
FOUNDATION LANE01 / 40–50 MIN
Total Body Base
Build movement confidence, full-body strength, and repeatable conditioning.
PREP / 6–8 MIN
- Brisk walk or easy bike
- Breathing, mobility, and squat-to-box rehearsal
STRENGTH
- Goblet squat or box squat — 3 × 8
- Incline push-up or dumbbell bench — 3 × 8–10
- Supported dumbbell row — 3 × 10 / side
- Dumbbell Romanian deadlift — 3 × 8
FINISH
- 6 rounds: 30 sec purposeful + 60 sec easy
- Choose walking, bike, or rower
RPE 6–7 / Keep 2–3 good reps in reserve
PERFORMANCE LANE02 / 55–65 MIN
Strength + Engine
Progress strength while building an engine that supports harder training.
PREP / 7–9 MIN
- Dynamic warm-up and movement preparation
- Two to four progressive ramp-up sets
STRENGTH
- Trap-bar deadlift — 4 × 5
- Dumbbell bench press — 4 × 8
- Cable or seated row — 4 × 10
- Split squat — 3 × 8 / side
- Farmer carry — 4 × 30–40 yd
FINISH
- 8 rounds: 30 sec strong + 60 sec easy
- Choose bike or rower
RPE 7 / Leave clean reps available
ATHLETIC LANE03 / 60–70 MIN
Power + Fight Conditioning
Express force, move athletically, and condition without turning technique sloppy.
PREP / 8–10 MIN
- Dynamic warm-up, footwork, and movement prep
- Low-volume jumps or medicine-ball rehearsal
POWER + STRENGTH
- Medicine-ball rotational throw — 4 × 5 / side
- Front squat or trap-bar deadlift — 4 × 4
- Landmine press — 3 × 8 / side
- Pull-up or lat pulldown — 3 × 6–10
- Sled push — 6 × 20 yd
FIGHT FINISH
- 6 × 2-minute technical boxing rounds
- 1-minute controlled recovery between rounds
RPE 7–8 / Power ends when speed fades
ILLUSTRATIVE WEEK
Structure creates momentum.
Training frequency and recovery days are adjusted to your lane, availability, and readiness.
MONStrength A
TUEZone 2 + mobility
WEDBoxing / conditioning
THURecovery + walking
FRIStrength B
SATOptional skill / community
SUNOff + weekly review
Examples are educational and are not individualized medical or exercise advice. Complete readiness screening before participation. Stop for sharp pain, chest pain, dizziness, faintness, or unusual shortness of breath and seek appropriate care.
06 / THE REPAIR SYSTEM
THE DAY CHANGES.
THE DIRECTION DOESN’T.
Intensity is adjusted to reality without lowering the expectation to remain engaged.
Complete the programmed session and normal daily standards.
Reduce volume or intensity, preserve the priority, and report the adjustment.
Prioritize safety, recovery, communication, and the next controllable action.
07 / WHAT GETS MEASURED
PROOF OVER
PROMISES.
Transformation is evaluated against your own baseline. The goal is visible evidence of execution and increased capacity—not a borrowed body standard or a guaranteed result.
Execution
Training attendance, check-in consistency, weekly commitments, and how quickly you repair disrupted days.
Capacity
Individualized strength, conditioning, and movement-quality benchmarks appropriate to your starting point.
Recovery
Sleep, readiness, stress awareness, and the repeatable habits that make productive training possible.
Transformation
Baseline, midpoint, and final reviews—including optional progress photos—with no manufactured or guaranteed outcome.
Fitness testing and progress documentation are selected according to individual readiness. Progress photos are optional and never posted without explicit permission.
08 / THE MEMBER JOURNEY
FROM INTEREST
TO PROOF.
Clear gates protect the member and the coaching experience. No one receives an invitation before expectations and fit are understood.
- 01
Apply
Choose your duration and training lane. Share only the non-sensitive context needed for a first conversation.
- 02
Private fit review
Nick personally reviews readiness, expectations, schedule, and whether the cohort can genuinely serve you.
- 03
Founding invitation
Accepted members receive the confirmed cohort calendar, program terms, expectations, and enrollment steps directly from TriValley.fit.
- 04
Onboard
Complete the agreement, health screening, baseline assessment, community setup, and first 24-hour action.
- 05
Train + repair
Follow your plan, check in honestly, use the Green / Yellow / Red system, and build proof week by week.
- 06
Finish forward
Complete final assessments, earn the reveal, document the lessons, and enter the alumni path.
09 / THE FOUNDING TEAM
LOCAL PEOPLE.
VISIBLE STANDARDS.
FORGE 90 combines individualized coaching with a completion experience built by two Tri-Valley businesses.
COACHING / NICK KAPLAN
Build the capacity.
Nick leads assessment, training architecture, technique, accountability, and the recovery decisions that make progress repeatable.
- NASM Certified Personal Trainer
- Corrective Exercise Specialist
- USA Boxing Coach
- Exercise Science background, Diablo Valley College
- TriValley.fit established 2012
CRAFT / SAM CORB
Mark the transformation.
Sam brings licensed barber craft and the Gold & Vintage identity to a limited founding garment and a consent-first opening and completion experience.
- Licensed barber
- Owner, Gold & Vintage clothing
- Owner, Gold & Vintage Barbering
- Livermore-based completion experience
- Participant dignity before content
10 / PRIVATE MEMBER HQ
THE SITE ATTRACTS.
THE ROOM RETAINS.
Accepted members receive private community access during onboarding. The public page remains focused on fit; the member room is organized around execution, repair, recognition, and belonging.
START HERE
Orientation, standards, calendar, and your first 24-hour action.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
One clear source for cohort updates and coach direction.
DAILY CHECK-IN
Green, Yellow, or Red status with the next controllable action.
TRAINING FLOOR
Form questions, session notes, substitutions, and coaching cues.
RECOVERY + REPAIR
Adjust early, communicate honestly, and prevent one hard day from becoming a lost week.
WINS + EVENTS
Weekly recognition, local meetups, milestones, and the final reveal.
11 / PRIVATE FIT REVIEW
START THE
CONVERSATION.
Build a private interest message here, then text Nick directly or copy it into the verified TriValley.fit Instagram conversation. Your answers are not submitted to or stored by this website.
- 01
Build the request. Keep your answers brief and non-sensitive.
- 02
Send it directly. Use the text or Instagram option that appears.
- 03
Review fit privately. Nick personally follows up with appropriate next steps.
Keep it non-sensitive.Do not enter medical history, financial details, passwords, or private identifiers.
12 / BEFORE YOU APPLY
STRAIGHT
ANSWERS.
The strongest commitment starts with clear expectations. Review these before requesting an invitation.
01Is this 75 HARD or affiliated with Fight Club?＋
No. THE FORGE is an independent TriValley.fit coaching experience. It draws from broad themes of discipline, identity, community, and personal responsibility, but it does not copy, license, or claim affiliation with 75 HARD, Fight Club, or any other third-party program or film.
02Do I need to be advanced?＋
No. Members are assigned to Foundation, Performance, or Athletic training standards after assessment. The expectation is honest effort and coachability—not a particular starting body, strength level, or athletic résumé.
03Are the example workouts my exact program?＋
No. They demonstrate how Foundation, Performance, and Athletic sessions may be structured. Your actual exercises, loading, volume, conditioning, and progression are selected after readiness screening and baseline assessment.
04What if I miss a workout or have a bad day?＋
You do not restart from day one. You classify the day Green, Yellow, or Red, complete the appropriate minimum action when safe, communicate, and repair the next decision. Repeated misses trigger a coaching conversation, not public punishment.
05What happens after I build an interest request?＋
The builder creates a message on your device. You can text it directly to Nick or copy it and open the verified TriValley.fit Instagram profile. Nick personally reviews fit, readiness, expectations, and cohort capacity before communicating any next steps.
06Does this page collect or store my information?＋
No. The application builder creates a message on your device for you to copy or share yourself. Nothing is submitted to or stored by this website. Do not include medical history, financial details, passwords, or other sensitive information.
07Are results guaranteed?＋
No honest coach can guarantee a specific body or performance outcome. Results depend on starting point, attendance, nutrition, sleep, recovery, health, and many other factors. THE FORGE promises a serious system, transparent coaching, and measurable execution—not fabricated certainty.
08Where and when does FORGE 90 happen?＋
FORGE 90 is designed as a hybrid Tri-Valley coaching experience with a private digital member headquarters. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; accepted applicants receive the complete cohort calendar, required sessions, and location details before making a commitment.
THE FOUNDING COHORT IS LIMITED TO TEN ACCEPTED MEMBERS.