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Forge Session 5

Carry
the Load

Strength under pressure. Built for life.

Approx. time
35–45 min
Focus
Work capacityEndurance · Resilience · Mental toughness
Difficulty
Scales 3 ways▲ Trail Scout · ▲▲ Summit Seeker · ▲▲▲ Mountain Strong

Guided mode gives you a session stopwatch, a step stopwatch, and one movement on screen at a time. Works offline.

The printed Forge Session 5 poster: Carry the Load, with warm-up, workout, coaching tips, Forge Challenge, Forge Lesson, and Family Question.

The one-page version — print it for the fridge.

Warm-Up · 5–7 Minutes

Complete 2 rounds

  • 20High Knees
  • 10Arm CirclesEach direction.
  • 10World's Greatest StretchesEach side.
  • 10LungesEach leg.
  • 10Push-Ups
  • 20Mountain Climbers
  • 5Burpees
The Workout

Complete for time

Grab a kettlebell, dumbbells, backpack, sandbag — or use bodyweight.

  • 400Yard CarryHeavier load. Stay tall. Breathe.
  • 50Walking Lunges25 each leg. Keep your core tight.
  • 30Push-UpsPerfect form. Full range.
  • 20DeadliftsLoad it heavy. Hips back. Stand tall.
  • Repeat Entire Circuit 1 More Time
Forge Challenge

Work as a family to beat your best time. Encourage each other. Push together. Finish together.

Coaching Tips
  • Pace yourself. Don't blow up early.
  • Keep your core engaged on every carry.
  • Short steps. Strong posture.
  • Breathe. Focus. Finish.
  • Strength under pressure makes you unshakable.
Forge Lesson

Life will always add weight to your load. You don't get to choose that.

But you do get to choose how you carry it.

Carry it with strength. Carry it with heart. Carry it together.

Family Question

What is one heavy load our family is carrying right now? How can we carry it together instead of alone?

Ask it out loud, sitting down, right after you finish. Let the silence do some work.

Family Victory

We showed up.

We gave effort.

We encouraged each other.

We finished together.

★ That's a win worth celebrating. ★

Want this dialed in for your family?

If you want a program built around your schedule and your bodies — or your family is carrying something a workout can't fix — we do coaching and counseling too.