Start with you.
Your own tests establish the baseline. Your Viking Power Profile helps you see where your effort is strong and where there is work to do.
WHY ROW FORGE
Your effort deserves a direction.
Wayne Harlan built Row Forge to help athletes grow stronger from the inside out. Not just to collect another workout, but to understand their starting point and give the next session a purpose.
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Wayne Harlan · Founder and CEO · Cardio Code-certified coach
A CLEARER RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR TRAINING
Know where you are. Understand what comes next.
A Concept2 makes your effort measurable. Row Forge connects that measurement to a test-based profile, structured training, and explanations you can use. The aim is cardio fitness that matters in sport and life.
Train with purpose.
Personal targets and structured sessions give the work a focus. Intelligence helps explain the next step using your performance and history.
Keep learning.
Review the work, return to your tests, and use what you learn to guide future training. Your history stays part of the picture.
MEET THE FOUNDER
Wayne Harlan
Wayne Harlan is the Founder & President of Innovative Fitness & Rehabilitation (IFR) in Fresno, CA, where he leads an assessment-first coaching model built on VO₂max testing, body composition analysis, and vestibular/visual screening.
He's credentialed in Z-Health applied neurology and holds multiple certifications from Dr. Kenneth Jay in cardiovascular testing and strength/power development, with a coaching philosophy centered on the idea that neurological input drives movement quality, mobility, and strength.
He is also the developer of Row Forge, an erg training app for Concept2 RowErg, SkiErg, and BikeErg with a PM5.
Row Forge on LinkedInIN WAYNE'S WORDS
Why I built Row Forge
After reading Dr. Kenneth Jay's Cardio Code and completing his certification, I saw a training approach unlike anything else — one built on real exercise physiology and morphology, showing how to develop the cardiovascular system on the indoor rower while maintaining or even building muscle.
I knew that program deserved to reach more than just my own clients, and the only way to scale it was through an app.
Row Forge is how I brought that training methodology to the world.
Wayne Harlan · Founder and CEO
BUILT FOR YOUR NEXT STEP
You do not need a racing background to train with purpose.
Use Row Forge with a Concept2 RowErg, SkiErg, or BikeErg and a PM5. Start where you are, with the goals that matter to you. Live workout recording requires the mobile app and a Concept2 PM5; other brands' monitors are not supported.
See how Row Forge worksExplore guidance from a real Row Forge coach
Become a Better Athlete. Forge a Stronger Engine.
Give your effort a direction. Discover your starting point, train with your own targets, and understand what comes next.
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Made for Concept2 RowErg, SkiErg, and BikeErg with a PM5. Live workouts connect through the mobile app.