After the Open: What’s Next
After the Open: What’s Next by Coach Josh The CrossFit Open is always a solid checkpoint. Whether you did the Open or not, it’s always a turning point in the year. It’s a great opportunity to take an honest look at where you’re at. The workouts can teach you a lot, but even if you […]
Stewarding Your Body Well
Stewarding Your Body Well by Coach Josh At Fortem, we talk a lot about getting building our fitness. But fitness is bigger than numbers on a barbell and workout times. It’s about how we care for what we’ve been given. Your body is not an accident. It’s not just something you drag through life. It’s […]
CrossFit Is Work — And So Is Life
CrossFit Is Work — And So Is Life by Coach Josh At its core, CrossFit is built on a simple idea: fitness is the ability to do work. The CrossFit Journal defines work using a basic physics equation: Work = Force × Distance In plain terms, work happens when you move something against resistance over […]
Why Fortem Works and Where We’re Headed
Why Fortem Works and Where We’re Headed by Coach Josh 2025 has come to a close and as we start 2026, it’s a good time to reflect on what we’ve built at CrossFit Fortem and where we’re going. At its core, Fortem exists to build stronger people. The word Fortem means brave. And we see […]
Show Up. Keep Going. See Results.
Show Up. Keep Going. See Results. by Coach Josh Been thinking a lot lately about the best way to get the results you want. Change is possible. But it doesn’t come from a perfect plan or one great workout. It comes from showing up. Over and over again. Not with pressure to be perfect, but […]
Crawling Toward Consistency
Crawling Toward Consistency by Coach Josh Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about consistency. What it really looks like, and how it shapes not just our fitness, but the way we live our lives. Every day, we’re crawling toward something. In the gym, that might look like chasing a first pull-up, building up to a […]
5 Reasons Why Your CrossFit Progress Has Stalled
5 Reasons Why Your CrossFit Progress Has Stalled by Coach Aidan Don’t know where to start? Reach out and we will be glad to help you by creating the plan that fits you best.
