Gym Cartel & CrossFit Desire

Classes are always better with a full house and special guests! Big thank you to the CrossFit Australia crew…Lily, Ed, and Alice and CrossFit Director of Sport Heather Lawrence for dropping by our 9:30 AM class!

No matter where you’re from, the CrossFit community always feels like home. Grateful for the fitness, the fun, and the global connection that brings us all together! 🇦🇺🇺🇸🏋️‍♂️

WE’RE HIRING: FULL-TIME CROSSFIT COACH

Gym Cartel & CrossFit Desire are looking for an exceptional coach to join our team.

This isn’t a side hustle. This isn’t a “coach one class a week and get a free membership” role.

We’re looking for someone who wants to make coaching their craft.

Someone who gets excited about helping people achieve things they never thought possible. Someone who understands that coaching is more than counting reps and starting a clock.

What we’re looking for:

✅ CrossFit Level 2 Trainer (or higher)

✅ Available for 20+ coaching hours per week

✅ Strong communication and people skills

✅ Reliable, professional and organised

✅ Passionate about helping everyday people improve their health and fitness

✅ Able to coach everyone from first-timers to competitive athletes

What you’ll get:

✔️ $40-$50 per hour (based on experience)

✔️ A supportive coaching team

✔️ Opportunities for growth and development

✔️ Two thriving Brisbane gyms with an amazing culture

✔️ A community that genuinely cares about each other

A few things about us…

We believe coaching matters.

We believe people deserve more than someone standing in the corner staring at their phone.

We care about movement quality, relationships, accountability, and creating the best hour of our members’ day.

Our members range from people who simply want to live healthier lives through to competitive CrossFit athletes. Every one of them deserves great coaching.

If you’re the sort of coach who remembers names, notices when someone hasn’t been in for a while, celebrates wins, and genuinely wants to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Interested?

Send us a DM or email [email protected] with:

* Your coaching experience
* Your CrossFit certifications
* A little about yourself and why you’d be a great fit

Please tag anyone who comes to mind.

Variance isn’t about doing everything.
It’s about being prepared for anything.
CrossFit builds General Physical
Capacity through high-transfer movements, so when the unknown shows up... you’re never too far away.
Train smart.
Choose movements that matter.
Get the biggest return.
That’s how we build fitness that actually transfers to life.

Every year we walk into the CPR refresher thinking:

“Mate, I’ve got this. Push on chest. Blow air. Don’t panic.”

Then 14 minutes later we’re sweating over a plastic dummy while our trainer calmly says:
“Remember… the Bee Gees rhythm.”

Now there’s 7 grown adults aggressively compressing torsos to Stayin’ Alive while trying not to lock eyes with each other.

CrossFit has taught us many things…
But apparently yearly CPR refreshers remind us:

1. Nobody remembers the ratio.
2. Everyone forgets how exhausting CPR actually is.
3. The dummy somehow always looks disappointed in you.

Still though… genuinely important skills to have.
Even if it does feel like the weirdest group workout of the year.

At Cartel, the workout brief is the most important part of your hour. We don’t just point at a screen and hit ‘start.’
We dive into the mechanics, discuss the intended stimulus, and tailor the movement for the individual athlete in front of us. Coaching isn’t just about making sure you’re tired by the end of the session; it’s about making sure you’re moving better than when you walked in.
If you’re looking for more than just a place to sweat, and you’re ready for a coach who actually invests in your progress, come see the difference a real briefing makes.

Winter is coming. Good thing the Echo Bike doubles as a high-powered fan. ❄️🌬️

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Current status: Successfully bribed myself into the gym with the promise of a post-workout snack.

Here’s the foundations of a good crew to get us into 2026. Our job is simple: help you remove the barriers, stay consistent, and become the strongest version of yourself.



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