Personalized Fitness Coaching for Every Stage of Life

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Train with Airborne Infantry Army Veteran Joshua Bala through customized 1:1 virtual personal training designed to help you build strength, confidence, discipline, and lasting results.

Whether you’re stepping into the fight for the first time or ready to break through your current limits, Josh delivers the discipline, accountability, and no-excuses coaching needed to build real strength and relentless confidence. This isn’t about shortcuts or comfort zones — it’s about putting in the work, embracing the grind, and becoming stronger than yesterday.

Our mission


At Forge With Me, our mission is to push individuals beyond excuses, limitations, and comfort zones to build stronger bodies, sharper minds, and unshakable confidence. Through personalized fitness training, nutritional guidance, and relentless support, Airborne Infantry Army Veteran Joshua Bala helps clients develop the discipline, grit, and consistency required to create real, lasting change. This is more than fitness — it’s forging resilience, purpose, and the mindset to conquer every challenge ahead.

Services

  • Personalized online coaching designed around your fitness level, schedule, and goals. Stay accountable with expert guidance, custom workouts, and ongoing support.

    Includes:

    • Customized fitness programming

    • Live virtual coaching sessions

    • Goal tracking and accountability

    • Strength and conditioning guidance

    • Beginner to advanced training plans

  • Fitness starts with what fuels your body. Josh provides practical nutritional support to help you develop healthier habits and maximize your results.

    Includes:

    • Nutrition coaching

    • Lifestyle habit support

    • Meal guidance and recommendations

    • Sustainable wellness strategies

  • As a Bucked Up® Ambassador, Josh can help guide clients through supplementation options designed to support energy, recovery, endurance, and performance.

    Featured Products:

    • Deer Antler Spray™

    • Pre-workout supplements

    • Recovery support

    • Performance wellness products

“Ready to Put Yourself Through the Fire?”

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About

Joshua Bala is a husband, father of three, A firm believer that strength is built through discipline, resilience, and showing up when things get hard. He’s passionate about helping others break past excuses, push beyond limits, and unlock their full potential through fitness, accountability, and healthy living.

Built from military experience and a mindset forged through grit and commitment, Josh works one-on-one with clients virtually to develop realistic, goal-driven fitness programs tailored to each person’s lifestyle, ability, and personal mission. His coaching goes beyond workouts — focusing on mental toughness, sustainable habits, confidence, and the discipline it takes to create lasting change.

Josh believes fitness is not reserved for elite athletes or perfect starting points. It’s for anyone ready to put in the work and take control of their future — regardless of age or experience level. If you’re ready to commit, he’s ready to push you forward.

As a Supplementation Ambassador for Bucked Up®, Josh also helps educate clients on performance supplements including Deer Antler Spray™ and other products designed to support energy, recovery, endurance, and peak performance.


Certifications

Certificate from the International Sports Sciences Association awarded to Joshua Bala, signed by Warren Hefflinger, dated August 21, 2025, with certificate number 6073209, and expiration date August 21, 2027.
A certificate from the International Sports Sciences Association awarded to Joshua Bala for fulfilling requirements, featuring the ISA logo, gold laurel wreath, and signatures, with a yellow accent on the left and a circular ISA emblem on the right.
A certificate from the International Sports Sciences Association awarded to Joshua Bala for becoming a Transformation Specialist, signed by Warren Hefflinger, CEO, with issue date May 4, 2026, certificate number 6073214, and expiration date August 21, 2027.
Certification certificate from the International Sports Sciences Association awarded to Joshua Bala for completing a corrective exercise specialist program, dated May 5, 2026, with certificate number 6073215, and expiration date August 21, 2027.
A certificate from the International Sports Sciences Association, awarded to Joshua Bala for completing a certified exercise recovery specialist course, with signatures, dates, and a gold seal.

ISSA and CPR Certified

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