Forget The Gym — Est. 2003

Fitness should
improve your life.
Not become it.

Twenty years of coaching, three thousand transformations, and one stubborn idea: you don't need more discipline. You need a coach who builds the plan around the life you actually live.

Dave Vaughan — Performance & Wellness Consultant
Dave Vaughan · NASMThe Coach
20+
Years coaching
3,000+
Clients coached
48.4K
On Instagram
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Coach. No handoffs.
Trusted by

From the stage
to the summit.

Touring artists. Executives. Firefighters. Parents getting their bodies back. Different lives, same coach, same system.

Dave with Imagine Dragons on the Smoke + Mirrors Tour
Imagine Dragons — S+M Tour
Dave training a client at Red Rock Canyon
Red Rock — Client session
Will Wells, professional football player and Forget The Gym client
Will Wells — Pro football
Real clients · Real work

Change the body.
Change the life.

90 pounds down. From 320 to 230. A husband and father of two who wanted to set a different example — and now lives a completely different life.

  • Built around the life you live, not the one a program assumes
  • Sustainable. No restriction theatrics, no rebound
  • Strength, mobility, and recovery in the same program
  • A coach who answers — directly
Start coaching — $39/mo →
Forget The Gym client transformation — 320 lbs to 230 lbs, husband and father of two
"At 44, a husband and father of two, I knew I needed to change. After interviewing many trainers, I chose David. One of the best decisions I've made. He truly cares, stays focused every session, and adjusts so you grow without hating the process."
Verified client · 90 lbs down
The philosophy

Four ideas.
One outcome.

A body that's ready for everything outside the gym. Forget the trends. Forget the ego. Build something that holds.

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Practical, not perfect

Real programs for real schedules. Home, hotel, garage, gym — whichever shows up that day.

02

Built around you

Not a template. Engineered around your body, your history, and what you actually want from your life.

03

Recovery on purpose

Mobility, sleep, and nervous-system work are part of the plan, not an afterthought. Harder to break, not just harder to ignore.

04

Adapts in real time

Travel weeks, injuries, deadlines, kids. The program adjusts when life does. Progress still stacks.

Two ways in

Pick the way
that fits.

Online from anywhere — or private 1-on-1 in your home, your gym, or mine in Las Vegas.

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Coaching with Dave, anywhere.

$39/month
  • Personalized training built around your schedule
  • Daily check-ins and progress tracking
  • Nutrition guidance, directly from Dave
  • Program adapts in real time
  • Train anywhere — home, gym, hotel, outdoors
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Las Vegas — Private 1-on-1

In your home, your gym, or mine.

By applicationHigh-touch, low volume
  • 1-on-1 with Dave — no handoffs, no assistants
  • In-home, on-site, or private studio
  • Programming built entirely around you
  • Real-time coaching and form correction
  • Las Vegas, Henderson, Summerlin & surrounding
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From the floor

No filters.
No actors.

Real sessions, real clients, real work. Filmed wherever the training happens that day.

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In their words

Different lives.
Same coach.

Rachel Cook
"Dave has been my trainer for over five years. He doesn't just hand you a workout — he changes how you think about your body and what's possible."
Rachel Cook
Client · 5+ years
Will Wells
"Dave's the real deal. Training with him pushed me to a level I didn't think I had in me — strong, conditioned, and ready for anything."
Will Wells
Pro athlete · NFL
Sierra Estrada
"Dave coached me through the level of conditioning a pro dance career demands. Endurance, strength, the whole package — and he made it sustainable."
Sierra Estrada
Denver Nuggets Dancer
The Training Soundtrack

Press play. Move some weight.

The playlists Dave actually trains to — cinematic EDM, rock, and anthems for lifting, running, and chasing your next PR. Updated regularly, with a few original cuts from king david woven in.

More on Spotify →

Get the app

Install Forget The Gym on your phone

No App Store. Add it to your home screen and it launches fullscreen like a native app — your workouts, one tap away.

On desktop: look for the install icon in your browser's address bar. Or open train.forgetthegym.com on your phone.

When you're ready

Fitness that
fits your life.

Start coaching for $39/month. Cancel anytime. If you're local, ask about private 1-on-1 in Las Vegas.