Coaches · Point Loma, San Diego · Since 2012
Coached, not babysat.Meet your coaches.
Every class is led by a certified coach who learns your name, watches your form, and scales the workout to you. First day in a gym or chasing a podium, you get the same attention. Meet the team on your free week.
What do you want help with?
Pick one and we’ll point you to the right coach.
Step 1 of 2.Start your free week
Your details here, then pick your first class on the next page. About two minutes in all.
- Seven coached classes in seven days
- No card. No obligation.
- A coach meets you at the whiteboard
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For San Diego residents. Visiting from out of town? Book a drop-in instead.
After your week: unlimited coaching is $199 a month, plus 1 percent bank or 3 percent card processing. Military, first responders, teachers, nurses, students, and couples pay $149 to $179. Get all rates.
The standardWhat your coach does
The coach is the product. You can find a rack and a barbell anywhere. A coach who watches every rep and knows when to push you is why people stay.
Eyes on you
A coach runs the whole hour. You get cues on your squat, your pull, and your pace, rep by rep, and a substitute for any movement that does not work for you today.
Four levels
Every workout is written four ways, Level 1 to Level 4. Your coach helps you pick your level and tells you when it is time to move up.
In it for the long run
Members stay 26 months on average. Your coach learns your lifts, your old injuries, and your goals, and plans around them.
Our coaches hold CrossFit Level 1 and Level 2, USA Weightlifting, USA Powerlifting, and USA Track and Field certifications. The team includes a USA Weightlifting National coach, a former pro football player, and Division I athletes.
The teamYour coaches
They are as different as our members. What they share is care. Elite competitor or brand new, you get the same coach.
Jesse Malcomb
Founder and coach
CrossFit Level 2, USA Weightlifting National Level Coach (Level 2), USA Powerlifting Senior National Coach (Level 2), USA Track and Field Level 1.
Jesse left engineering in semiconductors and solar energy to open Fortius in 2012. He competed nationally in Olympic lifting and powerlifting, won multiple Colorado state titles, and has coached regional and national-level weightlifters and CrossFit athletes for the last decade.
Willie Washington
Head coach
CrossFit Level 2 Trainer. Fortius Coach of the Year seven years in a row, 2015 to 2021.
Our most senior coach. Willie found CrossFit while training for World’s Toughest Mudder, and after more than a decade as a coach and athlete, he still loves helping people do what they thought was not possible.
Daimino Stewart
Head of programming, Competitor Program
CrossFit Level 2 Trainer, NFPT, NASM, Anatomy and Physiology coursework, Speed and Agility certifications.
A former pro football player in the CFL and Arena League, and on the Seattle Seahawks practice squad in 2013. In 2016 he started Linear Progression, which now programs for hundreds of athletes around the globe, and he leads the Fortius Competitor Program.
Amanda Taboas
Coach and advisor
CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1).
Amanda found CrossFit in New York City and came to Fortius as General Manager, where she built many of the practices the gym still runs on. Today she advises the Fortius team.
Allison De Peralta
Coach
CrossFit Level 1 Trainer, American Red Cross CPR, AED, and Emergency Oxygen.
A four-year Division I swimmer at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Biochemistry. She found CrossFit in 2016 and is most motivated by the people she trains and competes with every day.
Adrian Gutierrez
Coach
CrossFit Level 1.
A soccer and football player who drifted from the gym after sports, until a friend brought him to Fortius. He bought in on day one and learned you can grind and still have a team around you.
Aaron Patterson
Coach
CrossFit Level 1, USA Weightlifting Level 1.
A college pitcher from Eugene, Oregon, with a degree in Psychology. Aaron started CrossFit on Maui and coached two years in San Diego before joining Fortius, and he is excited to meet you.
Armando “Mando” Marquez
Coach
CrossFit Level 1, Gymnastics Course Level 1, Burgener Strength Level 1.
Raised between San Diego and Tijuana, Mando played Division I football in Tijuana and found CrossFit in 2020. His goal is simple: help you have the best hour of your day.
Liv Harrison
Coach
CrossFit Level 1.
Liv found CrossFit in 2016 in a small Idaho town, and it stayed her anchor through years of military moves, often in a garage gym. She started competing in 2023 and coaches for strength, confidence, and long-term growth.
Carlyn Quinn
Coach
Credentials in nutrition, exercise physiology, and CrossFit (CF-L1).
Fabricio “Breezy” Vielmo
Coach
QuestionsWhat people ask about our coaches
Who will coach my first class?
The coach on duty for the class you pick. Every class is led by a certified coach. Tell them it is your first class, and they walk you through every movement before the workout starts.
Can I train one-on-one with a coach?
Yes. Personal training is built around your goal and your schedule. Fortius Kickstart gives you two 75-minute 1-on-1 sessions before your first class, $198 or three payments of $66. Text us and we match you with the right coach.
I have an old injury. Will the coach know what to do?
Tell the coach before class. Every movement has a substitute, and you get one on the spot. If your doctor has limited what you can do, follow that first.
Do the coaches work with competitors?
Yes. Level 4 in every class is Rx+, and the Competitor Program with Coach Daimino adds accessory work, extra conditioning, and longer sessions. See the Competitor Program.
What does it cost?
Unlimited coaching is $199 a month, plus 1 percent bank or 3 percent card processing. Military, first responders, teachers, nurses, students, and couples pay $149 to $179. See all rates.
Train with this team.Start your free week.
Seven coached classes, no card. Meet the coaches at the whiteboard, train at your level, and decide after.
3760 Riley St, Point Loma. Weekday classes from 5:00 AM.
ABOUT US
Coaching San Diego since 2012. CrossFit for every level in Point Loma, minutes from Ocean Beach, Liberty Station, and Old Town. San Diego residents, your first week is free.
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3760 Riley St
San Diego, CA 92110
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