IRONFORGE
Coaches

Coached by the best in the UK.

Twenty-eight full-time coaches. Six leads. Every coach holds a Level 3 minimum, completes 40 hours of CPD per year, and writes the programmes for the rest of the team.

Amara Okafor — Head of Strength
Shoreditch
Head of Strength

Amara Okafor

PowerliftingOlympic liftsStrength rehab

Former GB U23 powerlifter. Amara has coached two national champions and specialises in returning lifters to the platform after long layoffs. Her sessions are quiet, technical and brutal.

11 years coaching
  • · NSCA-CSCS
  • · British Weight Lifting L3
  • · BTEC L4 Strength
Marcus Chen — Performance Coach
Canary Wharf
Performance Coach

Marcus Chen

HyroxConditioningHybrid athletes

Top-50 Hyrox finisher (London Open 2024). Marcus builds programmes for desk-bound execs preparing for their first race weekend — and the elites chasing podiums.

8 years coaching
  • · UKSCA Accredited
  • · Hyrox Master Trainer
  • · Precision Nutrition L1
Saoirse Lynch — Mobility & Movement
King's Cross
Mobility & Movement

Saoirse Lynch

MobilityFRCPost-natal return

Saoirse rebuilds joints. If your overhead is rubbish, your hips are angry, or you're returning to training after birth, you book in with her first.

9 years coaching
  • · FRCms
  • · Pre/Post-Natal L3
  • · Yoga RYT-500
Dani Petrov — Boxing & Striking
Shoreditch
Boxing & Striking

Dani Petrov

Boxing techniquePad workFight conditioning

26 amateur fights, 4 pro. Dani teaches footwork like a metronome. Beginners welcome — egos politely left at reception.

14 years coaching
  • · England Boxing L2
  • · BBBofC Cornerman
  • · S&C L3
Ruth Eze — Hybrid Programming
Soho
Hybrid Programming

Ruth Eze

Running + liftingRace prepFemale athlete coaching

Sub-3 marathon and a 140kg deadlift. Ruth runs our Pro-tier hybrid block and coaches over fifty members to PBs every year.

7 years coaching
  • · UESCA Running
  • · NSCA-CPT
  • · Menstrual Cycle Coaching
Tomasz Novak — Recovery & Sleep
Clapham
Recovery & Sleep

Tomasz Novak

Recovery protocolsSoft tissueHRV / sleep coaching

Runs the Clapham recovery suite. Half coach, half mechanic — Tomasz is the reason our members keep showing up year after year.

6 years coaching
  • · BSc Sport Science
  • · Sports Massage L4
  • · Oura Certified

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We're hiring strength, conditioning and Hyrox specialists across all five London clubs. Full-time, salaried, with a CPD budget that actually gets spent.

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