Programming Workshop

Coaches: Diego Socolinsky and Emily Socolinsky

Date: Sunday, February 9, 2020

Time: 9 am – 1 pm

Price: $150

Where is it?

Fivex3 Training

4015 Foster Avenue Suite 200

Baltimore, Maryland 21224

Who is it for? Coaches and lifters, recreational athletes, general population, those interested in learning more about programming 

What is it?

Join Fivex3 for a morning discussing the principles and application of programming for strength training.  Topics covered will include:

• Stress, recovery and adaptation
• Specificity
• Progressive overload
• Novice, intermediate and advanced training
• Programming around injuries
• Programming for older lifters
• Training for strength sports (powerlifting and strongman)
• Peaking for a meet

We will wrap up the morning with a Q&A. Be sure to bring a notebook and pen and come prepared to ask questions.  We expect this to be an interactive workshop with lots of attendee participation.

Who are we? 

We are the owners of Fivex3 Training in Baltimore, MD. We have been certified Starting Strength Coaches since 2010, and have served as seminar and oral exam staff. We offer group training barbell classes to people of all ages. Before opening Fivex3 Training, Emily was active as a professional dancer and teacher for over 20 years. During that time, she focused on strength training and a variety of cross-training methods that helped her grow and develop as a dancer and athlete. Diego has been training in a variety of disciplines for the last 30 years. His athletic background includes martial arts, rock and ice climbing, mountaineering, running and cross-country cycling.

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Drop in Kettlebell Class

Date: Mondays and Wednesdays
Location: Fivex3 Training
Cost: $20 ($15 for Fivex3 Members)
Led by StrongFirst Level 2 instructor Gretchen Mester, this is a course designed for beginners: no prior experience required. Each session will challenge your core, back, shoulders, legs, providing you with a full body workout. You will learn the basics of the deadlift, swing (two and one-handed), Turkish getup, squat, clean, press, and more. You will build strength, endurance, and conditioning while honing your skills with the kettlebell. The hour long class will involve mobility/flexibility drills, skill drills, kettelbell complexes/chains, and finishers to help you torch calories!