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Monday 5:15am - 7:30pm Tuesday 5:15am - 7:30pm Wednesday 5:15am - 7:30pm Thursday 5:15am - 7:30pm Friday 5:15am - 7:30pm Saturday 8am - 12:30pm Sunday 10am - 12:30pm

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Through dedicated trainers and a well-equipped facility, Trident Athletics has been helping Alexandria lead a healthy lifestyle since 2010
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At Trident Athletics (formerly Trident CrossFit), you’ll find a team of more than 23 passionate, committed, and dynamic trainers and athletes. Changing people's lives through fitness is always our primary goal. We pride ourselves on our knowledge, experience, and continual efforts to improve through independent study, certifications, and courses. Most importantly, though, we’re dedicated to connecting with and motivating our clients. Trident CrossFit isn’t just another box, it’s a community.

11/01/2026

Post-workout, baby on the hip, and the biggest smile in the room. Strong is earned. And around here, it's shared.

New to us? Book a No-Sweat Intro. It's a conversation, not a workout, and we'll build a week you can actually keep.

10/30/2026

"Ultimately, you don’t need a complicated nutrition plan to support your training."

That's Coach Jonathan Madary, and his simple goal fits in one line: build each major meal around a quality protein source, then add carbohydrates, healthy fats, fruits and vegetables.

He'd also have you stop treating protein as a post-workout thing. In his words, "make it a consistent part of breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks." What he counts as clean protein: foods like lean meats, fish, eggs, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese and beans.

How much, and why, is in Jonathan's full piece on our blog: https://www.tridentathleticsva.com/blog/why-clean-protein-should-be-part-of-your-diet

10/29/2026

Saturday, October 31. 7 AM. Trident Athletics.

Episode 3 of the Saturday Standard. Men only. Free. No sign-up.

22 the first Saturday. 27 the second. Let's get to 30.

Bring a man who needs it. If your husband or boyfriend needs it, send him.

Onward.

10/24/2026

Plate in hand, sun in her face, and that smile once the hard part is done. Earned, not posed.

Want this feeling? Book a No-Sweat Intro.

10/23/2026

"Building new habits solo makes every setback feel like failure."

Coach Sean Drumheller has watched it go both ways. On your own, a missed week turns into "I'll start over Monday." In a room where, as he writes, members "cheer your PRs, show up for your wins, and keep you motivated on tough days," it turns into "See you tomorrow."

He counts the small wins too: your first consistent week, a better squat, a few extra seconds on the erg. Because "confidence grows from progress, not comparison."

You don't need perfect timing or perfect fitness. "You just need a first step." Sean's full piece is on our blog: https://www.tridentathleticsva.com/blog/6-obstacles-between-you-and-your-fitness-goals

10/21/2026

Throwback to a Saturday in November 2024.

Dead man's carry. 180-pound dummy across the shoulders. Chris C is hauling it. Burl is right behind him, grinning.

One of them is working. The other is having the time of his life. Heavy is easier when somebody's right behind you.

Teamwork makes the dream work.

Strong is earned. And around here, it's shared.

Come carry something with us. Book a No-Sweat Intro. It's a conversation, not a workout, and we'll build a week you can actually keep.

10/19/2026

New to this? Not sure we're the right fit? Good. Come sit down with a coach. 30 to 45 minutes, free, and not always a workout. We talk about where you are and where you want to be, and you leave with a plan either way. Book here: https://api.grow.pushpress.com/widget/bookings/trident-bookings

10/17/2026

Five hours once a week doesn't compare to 30 to 45 minutes, four times a week.

That's Coach Donnie, and it's the thing people most often get backwards when they start.

The instinct is to make up for lost time. Go hard, go long, feel like you earned it. Then you're sore for days, you miss the next week, and you're starting over.

Your body doesn't build on occasional heroics. It builds on repeated, sustainable effort. The kind you can still do on a day when motivation doesn't show up.

And once the routine is small enough to repeat, it stops being a decision you have to win every morning. You just go.

Or as Donnie puts it: showing up regularly will always beat showing off occasionally.

Book a No-Sweat Intro. It's a conversation, not a workout, and we'll build a week you can actually keep.

Donnie's full piece is on the blog.

10/16/2026

"The reps I did in my 40s are the reason I can do what I do at 60."

That's Coach Herman Phillips. "That's not a theory. It's a receipt."

He doesn't pretend nothing changed. He recovers slower and it takes longer to warm up. But in his words, "The decline is real, but it's far smaller than the fear." A member here gave him the line that stuck: she doesn't work out to look 29. She works out so the 29-year-old sees what 60+ can look like.

Whatever your age, this week's reps are building the person you'll be years from now. Herman's full piece is on our blog: https://www.tridentathleticsva.com/blog/why-i-train-at-60

10/16/2026

Friday's WOD — pull-up strength, then a 16-minute grind.

Cluster Pull-Up: 3 sets @ 5-5-4. :20 between clusters, 2:00 between sets. Weighted, bodyweight, or banded.

Then EMOM 16:
Min 1: 10 sumo deadlift high pulls
Min 2: 10 thrusters
Min 3: 20/16 cal row
Min 4: rest

Pick the pull-up option that lets you finish every cluster clean. The rest minute is earned by keeping the first three honest.

Show up. Do the work. Link in bio to book a class.

Address

410 Calvert Avenue
Alexandria, VA
22301

Opening Hours

Monday	5:15am - 7:30pm
Tuesday	5:15am - 7:30pm
Wednesday	5:15am - 7:30pm
Thursday	5:15am - 7:30pm
Friday	5:15am - 7:30pm
Saturday	8am - 12:30pm
Sunday	10am - 12:30pm

Telephone

+12402307705

Website

http://www.tridentathleticsva.com/, https://api.grow.pushpress.com/widget/bookings/trident-bookings

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