5×5
Barbell Strength
Squat, press, pull, deadlift. Linear blocks that add weight to the bar week after week.
Strength blocks
Dubai · Est. 2018
Built by iron.Forged by will.
A strength & conditioning box in Al Quoz — barbells, coached classes and honest programming. No mirrors, no fluff, just the number you add to the bar this month.
2018Forged
1,400Athletes
62Classes / week
8Coaches
Four ways to get strong
Every track is coached, programmed and scaled to you. Pick a lane — or run them all.
AMRAP
Metcon Conditioning
Engine work that leaves you on the floor. Intervals, carries and the kind of finish you feel tomorrow.
Engine sets
3×2
Olympic Lifting
Snatch and clean & jerk, drilled to the millimetre. Power you can measure, technique you can trust.
Lift singles
4×8
Hybrid Athlete
Strength and engine in one week. Built for the person who wants to lift heavy and still run.
Mixed blocks
This week on the floor
Coached classes, six days a week. Drop in on any session your membership covers.
Saturday
07:00
Barbell Strength
All levels
10:00
Weekend Metcon
All levels
17:30
Olympic Lifting
Advanced
Sunday
06:00
Sunrise Strength
All levels
12:30
Lunch Metcon
All levels
19:00
Hybrid Engine
Advanced
Monday
06:00
Barbell Strength
All levels
18:00
Metcon Conditioning
All levels
20:30
Open Gym
Open gym
Tuesday
06:00
Olympic Lifting
Advanced
12:30
Hybrid Athlete
All levels
18:00
Barbell Strength
All levels
Wednesday
06:00
Metcon Conditioning
All levels
18:00
Barbell Strength
All levels
20:30
Open Gym
Open gym
Thursday
06:00
Hybrid Engine
Advanced
17:30
Friday-Eve Metcon
All levels
19:00
Team Strength
All levels
The coaches run the floor
Certified, competitive, and on the floor with you — not behind a desk.
Tariq Nasser
Head Coach · Co-founder
280kg
Lena Farah
Olympic Lifting Lead
96kg
Omar Said
Conditioning Coach
2:48
Yousef Amin
Strength Coach
320kg
Dana Halabi
Hybrid Coach
18:40
Rashid Bakr
Onboarding Coach
600+
Pick your tier
Three ways in, all with coaching baked in. Priced in AED, cancel any month.
Foundry
For the person starting out.
320AED / month
- 8 coached classes / month
- Beginner onboarding
- Full floor & equipment access
- Training log app
Forge
Unlimited classes, all tracks.
520AED / month
- Unlimited coached classes
- All four training tracks
- Open-gym access any hour
- Monthly strength testing
- Nutrition starter guide
Anvil
Unlimited plus 1-to-1 coaching.
780AED / month
- Everything in Forge
- 2 private sessions / month
- Individualised programming
- InBody scan each month
- Priority class booking
I came to lose weight. I stayed because I deadlifted double what I walked in with.
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