Personal Training, CrossFit, Yoga Gym. Alexandria VA
High bar Barbell Back Squat — 13 points of performance to improve your technique on the squat and reduce the risk of injury. This overview discusses techniques to properly generate core bracing to help prevent lower back pain. This article includes video demonstrations on key squat faults such as “butt winking” and “broken wrist faults.”
Workshop on Strength | Mobility for Back & Core. June 1 @ 8AM. We’ll be going over improving strength and mobility in the core lower back.
This Beginner Warmup & Mobility Guide features 7 videos on with detailed commentary. Excellent for CrossFit, Olympic lifting and powerlifting
When it comes to burning calories and improving muscle tone, running is better than walking. Running creates a superior metabolic effect burns more calories per hour and per mile. Running versus walking is more effective at building strength and generating EPOC (Exercise Post Oxygen Consumption).
But running safely requires careful attention to your biomechanics and running pattern. Is your form robust enough to run safely?
Join us as we examine some of the common running patterns that can result in injury.
So your favorite fitness nerd has been reading up exercises to strengthen the core after delivering a baby. I’ve read through 4 of the hottest books (and maybe 10 articles), and I’ve boiled down the advice to these 3 exercises.
Included in the article is an informational video on how to perform these exercises, plus 4 common exercises to avoid.
What’s the Best Exercise for Developing a Strong Chest? …
Strength Training Alexandria VA. Fundamentals of Proper Technique. Plus 7 expert tips on lifting weights from a certified personal trainer.
The CrossFit Alexandria VA Beginner’s Guide. 5000 words covering nearly every topic a beginner CrossFitter needs to know.
The Top 20 Boat Pose Variations used in our personal training and yoga flows in Our Yoga Studio in Alexandria, VA.
Sand & Steel’s Welcome Pack features our most popular items in a discounted saver package.
The Fit and 50 Pack is a limited edition / discounted pack. Sand & Steel is committed to supporting our clients in the over 50 demographic. With Fit and 50 you get 4 personal training sessions per month for 6 months. Plus a free Sand & Steel Workout Journal to write down your workouts.
C4 is a preworkout drink designed to improve your energy level, create more blood flow and improve your workout experience.
The Sand & Steel Workout Journal comes with a matching pen for logging your exercises and writing down workout notes.
The Sand & Steel Gym Towel. Heating-wicking, microfiber towel for your toughest workouts. Great workout towel for all sports. Specially designed for personal training and CrossFit style workouts.
Pride Pack Sale. 30 Sessions of your choice. Mix and match. Personal Training, Nutrition, Mobility, Boxing, or Yoga.
Designed with key comfort innovations:
Designed with key comfort innovations:
With over 25 Personal Training and Mobility Certifications … you simply can’t hire a more experienced personal trainer. If you want the most improvement per session, step up to Owners Personal Training.
Moderate pressure for releasing tightness. Diminishes aches and pains. Speeds up recovery and improves flexibility. Good for hard-to-reach places like hips and shoulders.
Innovative design featuring elevated and opposing curves designed to replicate the effective massage therapy techniques.
Roll through muscle tension and enhance circulation with this foam roller.
Use the ball to target areas where you want deeper tissue compression.
The strap makes it easy to take it with you wherever you go.
Great refrigerator magnets. Great for sealing bags of veggies, chips, etc. Strong magnetic works on whiteboards and refrigerators.
Lacrosse Balls for Mobility. High end medium hard rubber lacrosse balls for working out tight muscles. A must have tool for mobilty and travel.
Excellent for personal training, mobility, and yoga. These socks have a grippy bottom that protects against slipping. They are very light breathable socks.
Chef’s Cut Protein Sticks. Available in Beef Smokehouse, Buffalo Chicken, and Turkey Pepperoni. 40-100 calories per stick. 5 for $10 (discount appears in cart)
Grippy, antibacterial, sweat wicking. These Gym Socks feature an open Toe Box that allows for maximum toe splay. Grippy bottom so that you don’t slide. Anti-bacterial lining. Mesh weave on the top of the foot for enhanced breathability and athletic fit. Increased durability in the toe and heel with our upgraded abrasion resistant thread.
The Starter Pack is the best package to buy when you starting out at Sand & Steel. In the Starter Pack, we’ll design and implement a training plan based on your specific goals. The Starter Pack includes a consult, assessment, nutrition, personal training, yoga, and more. The Starter Pack is appropriate for all athletes: beginners, varsity athletes, active military, seniors, and older adults. 30 or 40 something and completely out of shape? Perfect … this is the package you need.
Interested in applying to work as a personal trainer or yoga teacher at Sand & Steel? Here are instructions on how to prepare your demo workouts and yoga flows.
Give the Gift of Health! Our gift cards can be used to purchase any service. Sand & Steel offers programs for people of all levels. Improve your health, look and feel better today! Just select the amount of money you want to use for the gift card. Include the recipient’s information in the checkout process.
The Fast and the Fit. Advanced Level. High-Intensity Interval Training for Weight Loss. 10 unique, sweat drenching workouts that you can do anywhere. Excellent for travel and hotels.
At Sand & Steel, the majority of my clients are seniors in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. Most people start feeling the effects of aging in their mid-thirties, but by age 50 they really start to notice a change. As an older adult, it is to lose weight, injuries heal slower, and energy levels generally decline. If you are going to be working with clients in this age population, you’ll need to know how to perform a senior fitness assessment. Here’s how it should be done.
One-on-one sessions allow us to craft the yoga flows and asanas to your unique goals and improve your weaknesses. Build range of motion, balances, and dramatically improve recovery with our private yoga sessions. We offer customized sessions based on Ashtanga, Bikram, Hatha, Rocket, Iyengar, Yin, and Animal Flow.
For Your Old Town Alexandria VA Seminars and Meetings …
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Rocktape Tape, Floss, Fire, and Freeze. We sells all styles of Rocktape and certified by Rocktape in kinetic taping applications.
If you are a member of the LGBT community, you can save 15% percent with your personal trainer. 15% off with coupon code: LGBT PRIDE You can use the coupon on personal training, the Starter Pack, and/or our Pride Powerlifting Seminar. Sand & Steel is celebrating Pride Month for our Gay and Lesbian clients. Having a gym and a personal trainer that accepts you for who you are is important to making improvements. This article highlights some of our gay and lesbian clients plus some of our coaches who are part of our LGBT community
Congratulations to Victoria for winning our social client of the month. Victoria had the highest number of facebook likes and facebook shares. Congratulations Victoria
Sand & Steel Blender Bottle are made by the Blender Bottle company. They represent some of the most durable shaker bottles on the market. Each blender bottles comes with a steel shaker for breaking up protein.
Sand & Steel T-Shirts are the stretchy kind with sweat-wicking technology. We have 3 styles to choose from (Tri-blend, Combed Spun Cotton, and Suede Cotton). Pre-washed and Preshrunk. They are awesome.
Sand & Steel specializes in forging elite personal trainers. The Personal Trainer Manual is your guide for how to train clients, how to scale workouts, how to mobilize muscles and help clients recover from injuries.
Our 100% Whey Isolate Protein helps prevent soreness and build muscle up 20% faster than not using protein. Zero fat and zero sugar. Engineered to taste amazing, we offer a 100% guarantee that you will like the taste of it or your money back! Sand & Steel Whey proteins do not contain any added sugar, corn syrup, or transfats.
Personal Training for Seniors and Older Adults Program. Everyday we work hard for the seniors in Alexandria VA to help them move better and live their life without limitations. Whether your goals are combating arthritis through joint distraction to preventing bone loss through functional strength training, we are going to build an age-appropriate program for you. We help clients improve aerobic capacity, increase engagement with neuromuscular activation, and build strength through compound movement patterns.
This articles highlights some of our older adult clients and includes their comments on what they had to say about their custom, one-on-one personal training programs.
This article compares running surfaces (such as trail running, sand, street/road running, astroturf, grass, etc.) and examines the types of proper footwear to improve running performance. This article also discusses some of important musculature of the foot, and examines the kinds of injuries you can get from trail running and street running.
25 Strategies for developing a personalized workout program. You asked, we answered… everything you want to know about our personalized workout plans.
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