June ’26 Gymnastics Skill Work
June ’26 Gymnastics Skill Work: Piked Plate Lifts by Coach Jackie Piked Plate Lifts Why it’s important: Being able to compress your core while maintaining straight legs and pointed toes (tension) is a skill that transfers to many gymnastics movements, including handstand push-ups, toes-to-bar, and even higher-skill movements like a press to handstand. Prescription: Variations […]
June ’26 Movement of the Month
June ’26 Movement of the Month: Turkish Sit-Up by Coach Nick This month’s movement of the month is the: Turkish Sit-Up The Turkish Sit-Up is a great drill for building shoulder stability, core strength, and control through rotation. It also helps with positions we use in movements like Turkish get-ups, overhead carries, pressing, and anything […]
The Heart Behind What We Do
The Heart Behind What We Do by Coach Josh One of my favorite things about coaching is getting to see the people behind the workouts. Every day, people walk through our doors carrying all kinds of things. Stress from work. Responsibilities at home. Busy schedules. Injuries they’re working around. Victories they’re celebrating. Challenges they’re trying […]
Fortem Talk: Bring a Friend: Meet Aidan ⎸ Ep. 6
Fortem Talk: Meet Aidan ⎸ Ep. 6 🎧 Listen now on:Spotify Apple YouTube Who is Coach Aidan, really? In this episode of Fortem Talk, Nick and Josh sit down with Aidan Guerrero to unpack his full origin story. From growing up in sports, losing his way with fitness, hitting an unhealthy 255 lbs, and eventually […]
May ’26 Gymnastics Skill Work
May ’26 Gymnastics Skill Work: PVC Lifts by Coach Jackie Why It’s Important: Being able to move safely through an arch position from the floor or a static movement will help you tremendously when you turn it into a dynamic movement. When we do any type of kip swing, you see the arch position, and […]
Fortem Talk: Bring a Friend: Why CrossFit Is Better Together ⎸ Ep. 12
Fortem Talk: Bring a Friend: Why CrossFit Is Better Together ⎸ Ep. 12 🎧 Listen now on:Spotify Apple YouTube Trying CrossFit for the first time can feel intimidating. Unfamiliar movements, new equipment, people who seem like they already know what they’re doing…we get it! That’s why Bring a Friend Week exists. In this episode, we […]
May ’26 Movement of the Month
May ’26 Movement of the Month: Sots Press by Coach Aidan This month’s movement of the month is the: Sots Press (press in snatch) Most people, when performing an overhead squat or any form of snatch, struggle with Set Up: Your feet should be in your typical squat stance (feet shoulder-width apart).Hands in your wide snatch […]
Fitness in 100 Words
Fitness in 100 Words by Coach Josh One of the things I’ve always loved about CrossFit is how simple it is. Have you ever heard of Fitness in 100 Words by Greg Glassman? “Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that support exercise but not […]
Fortem Talk: What the Open Reveals, and What We Wish We Knew Sooner ⎸ Ep. 11
Fortem Talk: What the Open Reveals, and What We Wish We Knew Sooner ⎸ Ep. 11 🎧 Listen now on:Spotify Apple YouTube What does the CrossFit Open actually tell you, besides where you landed on the leaderboard? In this episode, we debrief the 2026 Open, talk through what these workouts exposed, and unpack the bigger […]
Apr ’26 Gymnastics Skill Work
Apr ’26 Gymnastics Skill Work: Strict HSPU Progressions – Piked HSPU by Coach Jackie Why It’s Important Working on Piked HSPU is important for developing your strict HSPU because it teaches the proper movement pattern without requiring the full strength (yet) to complete the full movement. This allows you to be intentional with hand placement, […]
