Upcoming Health & Fitness Events Calendar
Pricing. Workshops and Seminars are $20 unless otherwise indicated. Workshops and Seminars are free for Get Steel Strong Members. You pay for your admission on our donations page. Events do sell out, so please register early.
Barbell Power Clean Lift Seminar
Labor Day, September 3, 2018 at 11AM. Paul Roberts Presenting.
The Barbell Power Clean Lifting Seminar covers both the basics of the Barbell Power Clean as well as advanced options. The Barbell Power Clean Seminar on Olympic Lifting will cover the front rack receiving position. Special attention will be paid to barbell clean mechanics such as hip extension and the first and second pull. We will teach you how to pull from the floor utilizing both static and dynamic starting positions. The Barbell Power Clean Lift Seminar also covers common power clean errors and faults. Additionally, we will also cover powerful stretches for improving mobility on the barbell power clean. All clean variations will be taught such as the squat clean, hang clean, muscle clean, etc. Finally, participants will provided with a points of performance summary booklet so that they can continue to improve their barbell power clean technique.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Barbell Power Snatch Lift Seminar
September 8, 2018 at 11AM. Paul Roberts Presenting.
The Barbell Power Snatch Lifting Seminar covers both the basics of the Barbell Power Snatch as well as advanced options. The Barbell Power Snatch Seminar on Olympic Lifting will review the overhead squat receiving position. Special attention will be paid to barbell snatch mechanics such as hip drive and the first, second, and third pull. We will teach you how to pull from the floor utilizing both static and dynamic starting positions. The Barbell Power Snatch Lift Seminar also covers common power snatch errors and faults. Additionally, we will also cover powerful stretches for improving mobility on the barbell power snatch. All clean variations will be taught such as the squat snatch, hang snatch, tall snatch, muscle snatch, etc. Finally, participants will provided with a points of performance summary booklet so that they can continue to improve their barbell power snatch technique.
Push Jerk, Push Press, Split Jerk Seminar
October 6,2018 at 11AM. Paul Roberts Presenting.
The Barbell Push Jerk, Push Press, Split Jerk Seminar covers both the basics of the Barbell Jerk plus the strict press and push press. The Barbell Push Jerk on Olympic Lifting covers details such as grip width and lockout positioning. Special attention will be paid to hip drive and leg mechanics to harness more power out of the barbell jerk. We will teach you many variations of the jerk such as the push jerk, squat jerk, and split jerk. The Barbell Push Jerk Seminar also covers common push jerk errors and faults. Additionally, we will also cover powerful stretches for improving mobility on the barbell push jerk. Finally, participants will provided with a points of performance summary booklet so that they can continue to improve their barbell push jerk technique.
Discover the District Festival
September 22, 2018 at 12 PM.
Waterfront Park in Alexandria, Virginia
Vendor Tickets Required
Portside Fitness – King St Corridor Initiative
October 14, 2018 at 9:30-10:30AM @ King Street Park
Sand & Steel Fitness Class: Combo Strength Training/Yoga
Past Events and Workshops
TRX Suspension Training Seminar
July 27, 2018. 9AM. Paul Roberts Presenting
Olympic Lifting Stretches Workshop
July 30, 2018. 10:00AM. Flavio Spaducci Presenting.
Firehouse Festival — Get A Free Session.
August 4, 2018. 9:00AM-12:00PM
Join Sand & Steel at our 4th annual Friendship Firehouse Festival. Tour the Friendship Firehouse, support a good cause, and get a free workout on us.
Programming for Olympic Lifting
August 6, 2018 at 9AM. Yen-Chen Juan Presenting.
Barbell Power Clean: Errors & Corrections Workshop
August 10, 2018. 8:00AM. Brian Leos Presenting
Barbell Power Clean Exercises
August 10, 2018 at 9AM. Robin Marion Presenting
Barbell Olympic Lifts FOUNDATIONS Seminar
Rescheduled. TBD. Paul Roberts Presenting.
Front Rack, Overhead Squat, Grip, Dynamic Starting Positions
The first part of our four-part seminar on Olympic Lifting covers many of the essentials of weightlifting. Topics such as breath control and spinal organization will be covered in great detail. Trunk stability is a key element of both Olympic Weightlifting and Power Lifting. We will also cover the mechanics for all squatting mechanics such as the air squat, back squat, low bar back squat, front squat, and overhead squat. We’ll also cover foundation principles such as static and dynamic starting positions, foot position adjustment, and the hook grip. In our Olympic Lifting Overview we will cover many of the essential stretches needed to improve mobility for weightlifting. We will also cover how to write programs for improving your Olympic Lifts. Two sample programs will be distributed.
