Barbell Squat: High Bar vs Low Bar Back Squat
A complete tutorial on how to do the high bar and low bar back squat. Includes a full video guide and how to choose the right squat for you.
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Keys to a Healthier, Cleaner Gym in Northern Virginia
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CrossFit Girls WODS: A Complete Guide
The CrossFit Girls — Benchmark your overall fitness. Download our spreadsheet and list of 27 CrossFit Girls plus a complete analysis of all 27 workouts.
Our Pledge to be the Safest, Cleanest Gym in Alexandria
Our operating plan to stay safe and maintain a clean environment for all gym members in Alexandria. Because a cleaner gym, is a healthier gym.
Exercise Library
Get Complimentary Access to our entire library for use any of Workout Plans and Programs. Over 900 exercise videos professionally demonstrated by Sand and Steel coaches. If you like this resource, please consider donating. It’s your donations that have made this exercise library possible.
Workout Plans
60 Unique Personal Training Workout Programs. Over 3,000 workouts tested, documented, and perfected. Suffice it to say, we have a workout program that will work for you.
ACFT Training Plan for the Army Combat Fitness Test
Imagine if a personal trainer with 28 certifications and a decade of experience in CrossFit, Mobility, and Personal Training built a training plan to help you pass the ACFT. Imagine you can hire him one-on-one to train you? What if that same coach poured over 80 hours into reviewing all aspects of the ACFT, and custom-prepared a workout plan designed to help you pass. Well imagine no more, because our ACFT Training Plan and Training Program is available now.
Open Gym Membership
Our Open Gym Membership features specialty barbells & bumper plates for powerlifting and Olympic lifting, kettlebells, dumbbells, rowers, Woodway treadmill, Echo Bike, cable machines, 8 squat racks, Olympic rings, and more.
Private Boxing Lessons Near Me
Personal Trainer Paul Interviews Boxing Coach Brian on the pros and cons of Private Boxing Lessons in Alexandria VA. Tips on Staying Safe & Getting Results.
Barefoot Functional Training
What sneakers and shoes are best for weight lifting and functional training? Is it safe to wear running sneakers for lifting weights? Is Barefoot Lifting Healthy for your feet? Get the answers to these questions and more.
The 25 Most Important CrossFit Exercises
CrossFit for Beginners. The nine fundamental exercises for learning CrossFit. Videos, cues, scaling options, and full technical description. The 9 Fundamental Movements are key exercises that CrossFit teaches and reinforces in it’s level I and level II training courses. To CrossFitters, these are your bread-butter exercises. Here’s how to do these 9 exercises, why you should do them, beginner scaling options, and Paul’s top cues so you can perform them correctly.
The article also explains why one of these exercises probably should be replaced, and which exercise is the most underappreciated. Finally, Paul finishes with a list of the Top 16 CrossFit that aren’t in the Nine Fundamental Exercises. Giving you a total of 25 CrossFit Exercises to learn and master.
CrossFit Front Squat Olympic Lifting
CrossFit Front Squats. What they are, why you need them, and how to master them. The Front Squat is a weight lifting gem from Olympic lifting and embraced in CrossFit. It combines convenience, efficiency, and functionality. It’s one of Paul’s 10 essential exercises. Here’s everything you need to know about the Front Squat.
Rehab Training
Private, Fully-Customized, Rebab Training Sessions for CrossFit Athletes. Improve Range of Motion, Decrease Pain, Recover Faster.
Beginner Warmups & Mobility
This Beginner Warmup & Mobility Guide features 7 videos on with detailed commentary. Excellent for CrossFit, Olympic lifting and powerlifting
Yoga for Strength Athletes & Powerlifters
This post is designed for two types of readers. Strength athletes — men and women that want to do yoga to gain range of motion and flexibility. It’s a wake-up call to all those bendy, skinny yoga teachers who struggle working with strength athletes. For my fellow yoga teachers, I’ll warn you that some of comments in this post will be a shock to you. I know you don’t have many people like me in your classes, and you should be wondering why. This post is all about the #blindprejudice some yoga teachers have against strength athletes and powerlifters.
Wrist Injury: Treating Wrist Pain in the Radial Carpi Ulnaris
Wrist Injury: Treating Pain in the Radial Carpi Ulnaris. A Full Treatment Protocol: Workouts, Corrective Exercises, Flossing, Scraping, + More