Imagine carrying every grocery bag in one trip without thinking about it. Imagine hiking with your family and never worrying about keeping up. Imagine confidently picking up your grandkids, moving furniture, skiing all weekend, or simply feeling capable in your own body. That's what this strength cycle is really about. Yes, you'll see heavier barbells in the gym over the next several weeks. But the real goal isn't to become better at lifting weights, it's to become stronger f

For a lot of people, health starts and stops with the workout. We want to change that! You come into class, sweat, push hard for a hour and you leave the gym feeling really accomplished! And then the rest of the day these things might sound all too familiar: Coffee instead of breakfast. Skipping lunch because you are busy. Snacking randomly at night The world has helped us normalize these trends, but we at Fort Fitness want to remind you that your body is still working insane

Fitness is an investment. At some point in life, all of us will begin withdrawing from that investment more than we're able to put back in. As people continue to live longer, the size of that investment becomes even more important if we want to maintain a high quality of life and stay active, independent, and capable for as long as possible. One fitness metric that has received a lot of attention recently is grip strength. Research continues to show a strong relationship betw

Summer Isn't Ruining Your Progress Every summer it happens, and all of this might already be happening to you! Take a deep breath and know you are not alone! The kids are out of school, and vacations are starting to fill up the calendar. Your weekends are already full with graduation parties, cookouts, lake days, weddings, or family/friends gatherings. All of this, of course, is something to celebrate! Yay for living life to the fullest! However, before you know it, the routi

Our goal as always is to empower you to live both a strong and long life, and help you achieve your own personal goals along the way. We love watching the CrossFit Games and the pros show us what the human body is capable of, but are more interested in building more capable humans that never need a nursing home or have to battle chronic disease. Each training cycle is focused on building an inclusive athlete. One that is no more enduring than they are powerful. Always aiming

Most people think strength is built during the workout. And yes, of course the workout matters. The consistency, the effort and the discipline it takes to show up to the gym even when you are tired, it all matters. But what happens outside of the gym matters too…maybe more than most of us realize. You can train and grind hard 4,5,6 days per week but if your body is underfueled, under-recovered and running on stress, eventually it will catch up to you. Usually the signs show u

At Fort Fitness, we don’t guess. We don’t chase trends, workouts that “feel hard,” or whatever is popular on social media this week. Hard work alone is not a program. Sweat is not a metric. Fatigue and soreness are not the end goal. The goal is enjoying the adventurous journey alongside your fellow members and improving your fitness. We want you to become fitter! Why? Because fitness is a superstate of health. We train for results, and those results must be observable, meas

If you've been paying attention to your habits lately, you've probably noticed something. You may not be hungry during the day. You tend skip meals. You grab something small and keep moving. But then, nighttime hits and suddenly you are STARVING. Let me be clear about this because I hear it all of this... this is not a willpower problem, this is your body responding and begging for help. Because when you ignore your body all day, when you under-eat, delay meals, or just push

The answers why we train for Murph flow deeper than just getting through a hard workout. Yes, first and foremost, we want you to show up on May 16th physically and mentally ready to take on Murph or a version of Murph that challenges you appropriately. This is one of the toughest workouts, in regards to volume, we do all year, and preparing for it means building the volume, muscle stamina, aerobic endurance, and mental grit required to do it well and do it safely. But if that

Nutrition is the bridge between fitness, and health. This might hurt. But I wish someone had the guts to tell me this a long time ago. You have time to come into the gym.You have time to train for an hour, maybe more.You have time to push yourself, sweat, and get uncomfortable. But you’re telling me you’re too busy to eat? I’m not saying that to call you out. I’m saying it because I know what your days look like. Busy. Chaotic.Back-to-back everything. It feels like there is

Let’s be honest. Lateral raises, curls, leg extensions… then 30 minutes of “easy cardio.”That’s the model most people were sold. And it does work, but it won’t improve fitness for a lifetime. It’ll get you some results. But it won’t get you strong, capable, and resilient for life . “I Don’t Care About Elite Fitness…” Good, you don’t need to. But you do care about having energy, strength, confidence, and a body that holds up for decades… right? Here’s the reality: Fit

Why We Train CrossFit at Fort Fitness Over the past 11 years of coaching, I’ve been asked this question many times: “Why CrossFit?” The answer is simple and it thoroughly excites me to coach, and develop programming for each cycle, and each week of training at The Fort! Answer - Because the CrossFit methodology works for you, your Grandpa, for the ex-pro athlete, and the athlete just beginning again. And we can prove it! At Fort Fitness, our aim isn’t to specialize in just on

Every year at Fort Fitness, we encourage our members to participate in the Open for one simple reason: It builds momentum in your fitness. And this isn’t just our opinion, it’s backed by real data. Across thousands of CrossFit gyms analyzed by Push Press, the gyms that run the CrossFit Open and get their members involved see two major things: Members stay more consistent with their workouts Members stay engaged in their fitness journey longer In fact, Push Press data shows th

Let’s clear something up right away: The CrossFit Open is for everyone! 3 months into your fitness and health journey, 10 years into your fitness and health journey. Scaled athletes, RX athletes, the quietly consistent athletes, the “I’m just here to be healthy” athletes. At Fort Fitness, the Open isn’t all about the leaderboard. It’s about three things that matter a whole lot. 1. Camaraderie & Community The Open is when the gym feels extra alive. More cheering. More “LIGHT W

Strength is basically a superpower. Not because it makes you impressive in the gym, but because it makes life easier, safer, and longer. Strength is one of the clearest markers of long-term health. It protects your joints, improves bone density, lowers injury risk, and supports independence as you age. Just as important: sufficient lean muscle mass is a metabolic superpower . Muscle improves blood sugar regulation, increases daily energy expenditure, and makes your body more

If you’ve said “This is the year I get back into the gym” more than once, this isn’t a motivation problem. It’s an ingredient problem . Most people don’t fail at fitness because they’re lazy, busy, or undisciplined. They fail because their approach is missing a few non-negotiables that turn fitness from a short burst of effort into a long-term lifestyle. If 2026 is the year you finally stop restarting, there are four ingredients that must be present. Miss even one, and cons

Let’s get something straight motivation is rarely the limiting factor. Motivation shows up every January like clockwork. The real problem?Most goals quietly disappear by mid-February. Not because you don’t care.Not because you’re lazy.But because your goals are invisible and isolated . Visibility Creates Behavior If your 2026 goals live only in your head, they don’t stand a chance. There’s strong research behind this: Studies on goal priming show that goals we see regularly

If you train hard, you’re going to feel something from time to time. Tight hips. A cranky shoulder. A low back that’s a little louder than usual. That’s not weakness and it’s not a sign you should disappear until you feel “perfect.” Here’s how we deal with aches and pains at Fort Fitness relentlessly, empathetically, and intelligently. 1. Come to class. When something feels off, that’s the moment coaching matters most! Show up so we can give you the right workout for your ca

HOLIDAYS DON’T CHANGE YOUR IDENTITY — THEY REVEAL IT Sure, December is basically booby-trapped with sugar, travel, and people who swear “you don’t need to work out this week.” Cute. But your identity?That’s the part that stays steady when life gets loud. Here are simple, actually applicable tools to stay consistent with the habits that define you pick the one that needs the most love this month: 🔥 FITNESS — “Something > Nothing.” Short on time? Cool. Hit a 5-10 minute Fort

If there were a single supplement that improved energy, mood, recovery, fat loss, strength, mental clarity, emotional regulation, and long-term health, it would sell out every single day. We already have it. It’s called sleep. We know sleep matters. We feel the difference on the days we don’t get enough. Yet many of us treat sleep like a luxury, something we fit in after work, kids, training, scrolling, Netflix, chores, and everything else. The reality is simple: If you’re no