Fortis Fitness

A big welcome to Paco Maciel who dropped in at Fortis Fitness today while visiting Toronto. Last week he competed at the NAPF North American Regional Powerlifting Championships in St. John’s Newfoundland taking home a gold medal for deadlift at the 93 kg open category! 🥇

We love welcoming people from around the world to train, connect, and be part of our community. 🌎💪

Thanks for dropping in, Paco! 🙌🏼 It was great having you at Fortis. Safe travels and hope to see you back in Toronto again soon! 🇨🇦 🇲🇽

To book a tour and try out the gym, please email us at [email protected]

Congratulations to our member Alex Di Giorgio who competed at the Band of Barbells Toronto Summer Cup OPA powerlifting competition on Saturday July 18th!

Squat: 190kg/418lbs
Bench Press: 125kg/275lbs
Deadlift: 220kg/484lbs
Total: 535kg/1177lbs at 74kg 
9/9 Day
79.43 GL points

Way to go Alex! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

A flashback to May 30th when we hosted a WRPF powerlifting competition at our gym.

Fortis Strength Lives Here 🔥

Wish we had taken more photos…thankful we got this one! @

M.L. Cooke Craig Hawco Ben Okyere Matt Allen Roy

Congrats to Fortis member Pedro Veras for taking home the gold🥇 So proud of you!

Virginia Open Medium - Heavyweight 2 fights 2 submissions.

👉 Cicero Costha Jiu jitsu Ethereal BJJ Academy

One of the things I love about this gym…you never know who will be dropping by. Case in point, Fortis member Omar Isuf with the one and only John Haack...one of the greatest powerlifters of all time!🔥

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Thanks to all of our wonderful members, visitors, volunteers and competitors who made our recent “Strength Lives Here” Powerlifting event a smashing success.

Because of you wonderful people we were able to donate this food and a nice $$$ cheque to one of our favorite charities - The Daily Bread Food Bank.

Our favourite brand ambassadors! 🔥❤️

Would you like a tour of the gym and a free workout? Email us at [email protected] to book your appointment today!

We’re proud to officially announce the sponsors for our upcoming Fortis Strength Lives Here powerlifting meet!

A huge thank you to our incredible sponsors for supporting our athletes, our community, and the growth of the sport. Their support helps us create an unforgettable competition experience for everyone stepping on the platform.

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Saturday May 30, 2026

Please show them some love and support the businesses that support strength sports! 🙌

We’re proud to officially announce the sponsors for our upcoming Strength Lives Here powerlifting meet!

A huge thank you to our incredible sponsors for supporting our athletes, our community, and the growth of the sport. Their support helps us create an unforgettable competition experience for everyone stepping on the platform.

Please show them some love and support the businesses that support strength sports! 🙌

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We can’t wait to see everyone compete on meet day!

A BIG shout out to several of our members who stepped onto the platform recently at the OWA Masters Provincial Championship 🔥🏋️‍♀️

Congrats to Andrew , Jocelyn Margret, and Dolores 🏆

Andrew - Placed 1st in the 75kg weight class with a gold medal podium finish and a total of 197kg

Snatched 82/(x)85/86kg
Clean and jerk 108/111/(x)114kg

Dolores - sn**ch: 39kg ✅ 41kg ✅ 43kg ❌
clean and jerk: 53kg ✅ 56kg✅ 59kg ❌

Whether it was your first meet or one of many, we’re proud of every single one of you!!