Fortem Talk: What Is CrossFit? Understanding the Method Behind the Movement ⎸ Ep. 5

Fortem Talk: What Is CrossFit? Understanding the Method Behind the Movement ⎸ Ep. 5 🎧 Listen now on:SpotifyAppleYouTube What actually is CrossFit, and why does it work? In this episode of Fortem Talk, Nick and Josh kick off a new series by going back to the foundations: the original definition of CrossFit — constantly varied, […]

Jan ’26 Gymnastics Skill Work

Jan ’26 Gymnastics Skill Work: Kip Drill by Coach Jackie One of the most important factors in all of your gymnastics movements is lat strength — and your ability to fire those muscles when it counts. So often, when someone is struggling to get a toes-to-bar, link pull-ups, or hit their first muscle-up, it’s because they’re not engaging one of […]

Jan ’26 Movement of the Month

Jan ’26 Movement of the Month: Supinated Dead Hang by Coach Aidan This month’s movement is the Supinated Dead Hang. Lately in the gym, I’ve noticed more and more members struggling with thoracic extension and external shoulder rotation — two key elements that affect movements like the snatch, split jerk, push jerk, handstand walks, and more. So I wanted to share a mobility piece […]

Dec ’25 Movement of the Month

Dec ’25 Movement of the Month: Barbell Seal Row by Coach Aidan This month’s movement is focusing on building our lats, rear delt (shoulder), and traps. All these muscles are important because they play a huge roll in our pulling strength for both gymnastics and the Olympic lifts. Although this is the movement for December […]

Fortem Talk: Hero Workouts & CHAD1000X: Training Your Mind for Real Life ⎸ Ep. 8

Fortem Talk: Hero Workouts & CHAD1000X: Training Your Mind for Real Life ⎸ Ep. 8 🎧 Listen now on:SpotifyAppleYouTube Hero workouts aren’t just long and painful for the sake of it. They’re named after real people, and they’re written to ask a little more of you than a normal training day. In this episode we […]

Dec ’25 Gymnastics Skill Work

Dec ’25 Gymnastics Skill Work: Handstand Holds by Coach Jackie Handstand holds might be one of my all-time favorite skills to work on. Not just because they’re fun (which they are), but because they’re a total cheat code for improving so many other movements in CrossFit. They help dial in your overhead positioning, which translates to everything […]

Nov ’25 Gymnastics Skill Work

Nov ’25 Gymnastics Skill Work: Piked Leg Lifts by Coach Jackie Why it’s important:Speaking from a gymnastics perspective, piked leg lifts are important because they teach you compression and develop core/hip flexor strength which is what is required if you want to achieve a toes-to-bar or even being able to do a press-to-handstand, which is a […]