Coach Matthew Tizol

07/12/2026

I used to think being a man meant being tough.

Now I know being a man means being accountable.

Accountable to your word.
Accountable to your family.
Accountable to your health.
Accountable when nobody is watching.

I got sober because I was tired of making excuses.

I got fit because I realized the same mindset that was hurting my life was holding me back physically too.

Today, I’m a father. And every day my kids are watching what I do far more than they’re listening to what I say.

They don’t need a perfect dad.

They need a dad who keeps his promises.
Who does hard things.
Who shows up.

Fitness isn’t about abs.

It’s about becoming the kind of man your family can depend on.

The workout is just the practice.

The real training is who you become because of it.

07/06/2026

ALLOW ME TO REINTRODUCE MYSELF…

I’m Coach Tiz.

Most people know me as a fitness coach, but that’s only part of the story.

I’m also an FDNY firefighter. A rock climber. A yoga teacher. A meditation practitioner. A chess player. A traveler. A man in recovery. And if I’m being completely honest… I’m absolutely addicted to pickleball.

But above all else, my greatest joy and most important title is Dad.

Over the last 15 years, I’ve helped hundreds of people transform their bodies, improve their health, and build confidence they thought they had lost forever. Not through quick fixes, detox teas, or crash diets—but through structure, accountability, education, and sustainable habits.

That philosophy became the foundation of my signature coaching system:

🔥 F.O.R.G.E.

A complete transformation method designed to help busy professionals, parents, first responders, nurses, and hardworking people build their forever body.

F.O.R.G.E. is more than workouts and meal plans.

It’s learning:
✅ How to eat for life
✅ How to build strength and muscle
✅ How to lose fat without extreme restrictions
✅ How to improve mobility, recovery, and performance
✅ How to master your mindset
✅ How to create habits that actually stick

Because real transformation isn’t built in a challenge.

It’s forged over time.

If you’re tired of starting over every Monday…
If you’re ready to stop guessing…
If you’re ready to become the strongest, healthiest version of yourself…

📩 Send me the word FORGE in a DM and let’s talk about whether coaching is the right fit for you.

05/17/2026

04/24/2026

11/27/2025

“Your excuses aren’t real — they’re just the louder, lazier version of you.
Be bigger than that voice. Be the version you said you wanted to become.”

11/20/2025

Do it any f*ckin way…

11/18/2025

These young boys will never know what it was like to be in NY for hip hop in 1998.

09/27/2025

Your abs called—they’re tired of hiding under your excuses.

05/29/2025

Photo dump

05/04/2025

Just keep going…