CrossFit Newsletter on Mobility, Yoga, Nutrition, & Strength

Newsletter on CrossFit, Mobility, Yoga, Nutrition & Strength

The Sand & Steel Newsletter is written by Personal Trainers for Personal Trainers.  Our articles feature in-depth curated content on Mobility, Nutrition, and Strength.  Our Mission is simple: provide the best written, research based articles on personal training and fitness available.  Newsletter subscriptions are open to current clients, personal trainers, and those aspiring to improve their health and fitness.

FBI PFT Physical Fitness Test

FBI PFT Physical Fitness Test

Preparing to pass the FBI PFT Physical Fitness Test? Coach Paul breaks down the test and offer some insight on training to get your best score

Social Media

Discord Discord Server is our private group for discussing all things Sand and Steel. Discord is how we keep in touch about new events, class workouts, personal training customization, our … Read more

CrossFit Alexandria VA - Sand and Steel

CrossFit Sand & Steel | Alexandria VA

We offer Personal Training and CrossFit for strength and endurance, Nutrition for weight loss and better health, and Mobility for flexibility and control.

CrossFit Scaling

Scaling is a training principle of CrossFit where we preserve the intended stimulus of the workout, but we modify the load, reps, or technical requirements of the exercise to make it better for you. Scaling is also called adjusting or modifying a workout. To successfully provide a workout that is accessible to beginners and advanced athletes, we consider the scalability of the workout from the outset of its design. Here is the same workout in three different levels.

TRX-Y Pulls

Videos

Why We Need Your Help Time Scaling: it’s not possible for one person to produce enough content to keep everyone employed. It’s Paid Time: You are paid for your time in … Read more

Deadlifts and Shoulder Taps CrossFit Handstand

Shoulder Taps CrossFit Gymnastics WOD

Shoulder Taps CrossFit — a great scaling option for handstand pushups (HSPU). The CrossFit Shoulder Taps build shoulder and hip stability. Videos + Writeup

CrossFit Front Squat Olympic lifting

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.

Get Healthy Stay Healthy Guide Rectangle

The Get Healthy Stay Healthy Guide

A Curated List of Effective Workouts, Weight Loss Tips, and Lifehacks to help you Get Healthy and Stay Healthy. The Get Healthy Stay Healthy Guide covers every personal training, yoga, nutrition, lifestyle, and health topic for all people.  It contains every secret, life-hack, and shortcut.  After two hours of Googling, you finally found it.  The Roadmap, Landmark Guide to Get Healthy Stay Healthy.

10X Strength and Conditoining Workout

10X Strength and Conditioning

10X is a powerful Strength and Conditioning Workout. Scaled for beginners, advanced, & expert athletes.  A single workout you do 2x per week to get you into amazing shape. It’s that good. View the Full Workout and Hear from our Athletes who completed it.

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