OUR TEAM
We are a highly trained group of dedicated professional trainers and health experts that are committed to helping you reach your goals
TYSON TAKASAKI
Trainer
CREDENTIALS:
Bachelor of Human Kinetics with a minor in Psychology
CCEP- CTP
OFA - Level 3
Functional Movement Screen Certified
NCCP - Level 2
Camosun College Leadership Management completion
Crossfit - Level 1
TRAINING SPECIALITIES:
General population, Weight loss, Muscle gain, Sport specific
MEGHANN MONGEAU-COCHRANE
Trainer
CREDENTIALS:
ISSA Certified Personal Trainer
Darby Training Systems Level 1
Darby Training Systems Habits Coach
Darby Training Systems Hypertrophy Fundamentals
Darby Training Systems Lean Body Coach
Precision Nutrition Coach Level 1 (in progress)
Girls Gone Strong Women’s Specialist (in progress)
TRAINING SPECIALTIES:
Beginner, intermediate, sustainable weight loss, muscle gain, strength training, powerlifting, body building, functional training, conditioning, habits coaching with (sleep, eating, connection, exercise), nutrition guidance, and macro focused meal planning.
TAYLOR MORRISION
Trainer
CREDENTIALS:
NASM-CPT
Fitness Nutrition Specialist (NASM)
Cardiorespiratory Training for Sports Performance (NASM)
Functional Movement Screen Level 1
TRAINING SPECIALITIES:
Barbell strength training for beginners and intermediate lifters. Sport specific - Tennis, lacrosse, football and soccer.
HELENE KIWALA
Trainer
CREDENTIALS:
Girls Gone Strong Fitness & Nutrition Women’s Coach
Bachelor of Arts in Health Studies
TRAINING SPECIALITIES:
Focus on resistance training, functional bodybuilding, glute development, fat loss, muscle gain, and nutritional guidance. Providing personal training out of Forge Training and remote lifestyle revitalization coaching via training and nutrition, focused on lifelong fitness, nutrition, health habits, and overall vitality.
I absorb your health and fitness vision, and create the pathway towards achieving it. I become your second set of eyes holding you accountable to demanding greatness, breaking through mental and physical plateaus through the process towards a state of feeling, moving, looking, and performing strongly, powerfully, and beautifully.
ROBIN NUSSBAUM
Trainer
CREDENTIALS:
Weight Training Coach
State vocational certificate for applied studies in sport(BPJEPS)
TRAINING SPECIALITIES:
Physical change and nutrition advice using realistic and sustainable plans. I emphasize on teaching lats and hips stability through bracing and core activation techniques. If you have postural issues or neck and back pains and you are interested in lifting heavier weights safely, give me a holler.
ADAM ZARUBA
Trainer
CREDENTIALS:
ACE Personal Training Certified
Precision Nutrition Level 1
TRAINING SPECIALTIES: Coming from a decade long professional sports career, sports specific training and Olympic lifting is a big strength of mine. With that being said, I have a lot of general population and rehabilitation clients that I've been training with for many years as well and feel just as comfortable with that now as I do with my athletes.
HAL KREISEL
Owner/Trainer/Forge Boxing Head Coach
CREDENTIALS:
B.Sc. Kinesiology
CSEP-CPT
Crossfit Lvl 1
Agatsu Kettlebell Lvl 1
NCCP Boxing; Olympic Weightlifting
TRAINING SPECIALTIES:
Beginner strength training for people with special considerations, intermediate lifters taking their skills to the next level, boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai
ANDY O'ROURKE
Trainer
CREDENTIALS:
BSc(Hons) Microbiology - Dalhousie University
CCPE Accreditation
CCPE Rheumatology
CF-L2
CF-Barbell
CF-Gymnastics
CF-Running (Pose Certified)
CF-Aerobic Capacity
TRAINING SPECIALITIES:
I enjoy coaching clients of ALL levels.
My philosophy is to empower my clients and supply them with the tools they need to move efficiently, safely and to optimize their potential as both athletes and human beings.
