The men of the first Saturday Standard after training, October 3

Men's training tribe · Alexandria, VA · Led by a former Navy SEAL

Motivation quits.
A standard doesn't.

Free men's workout, 7:00 AM, in Alexandria, every other Saturday. Dates get posted right here. Next one is Saturday, October 17 — put your name in and you'll hear first. Every man welcome, every level.

Saturday is free. Always. Not a trial, not a first-visit deal — free every time, whether you ever join anything or not. Trident Athletics is home base. Some Saturdays we move around: parks, other gyms, different corners of the community. One text with the details. Bring one friend.

Your name and number get used for one thing: telling you when and where we train. No spam, no junk, no selling your info. Just a way for us to talk to each other.

Every other Saturday · 7:00 AM Trident Athletics · 410 Calvert Ave, Alexandria, VA Free · All levels · Coached Trident Athletics · 16 years in Alexandria

Saturday

Show up. That's the whole ask.

Saturday costs nothing and never will — it's not a funnel trick. Here's exactly what happens when you show up. If you come back for the next one, that's the standard starting.

01Train

Twenty to forty-five minutes, coached, scaled to where you are in your athletic journey. Never been an athlete? Good. You'll finish.

02Coffee

Fifteen minutes after. No pitch. You meet the guys. They meet you. Home by 8:30 — before the house wakes up, before soccer, before Saturday needs you.

03Come back

One text on Friday with the time and place. We move Saturdays around the community, so the text tells you where. Whether you show up is the whole thing.

Two men riding air bikes during the workout Coffee and conversation after training A coach and a member shaking hands
Next upSat · Oct 17 · 7:00 AM

Trident Athletics, 410 Calvert Ave, Alexandria. Every other Saturday, with Trident as home base. Dates and any change of place get posted here as they're set, and you'll get the text first.

The Trident Athletics front door, 410 Calvert Ave
Free. Always.No card, no catch, no upsell. Come every time and never pay a dime.
7:00 AMDone by 8. Home before the house wakes up.
All levelsCoached and scaled.
+1Bring one friend who needs it. You know who.

One text with the location and time. Then a reminder Friday. That's it — no spam, no junk, no selling your info.

Saturday, October 3

The first one. 22 men. 7:00 AM.

Bikes, push-ups, box jumps, kettlebells, then coffee. This is what showing up looks like.

Three men mid push-up on the gym floor Two men pushing through push-ups side by side Two men mid box jump Two men riding air bikes A group of men with kettlebells Men on rowers during the workout A man mid kettlebell swing Coffee and conversation after the workout

58 seconds from the floor, October 3.

The truth

You didn't get soft. You put yourself last.

Somewhere between promotions and everyone else's needs, you dropped yourself off the list. Not one big choice. A slow fade. Nobody did it to you, which is the good news: you can undo it.

  • You used to be an athlete. Now you're just tired.
  • Winning at work. Running on fumes at home.
  • Every Sunday night you tell yourself Monday's the day.
  • You're not lazy. You're carrying too much, alone.

Fitness is the vehicle. Brotherhood is the point.

Why it's called The Standard

A standard is what you do when motivation is gone.

At eleven I had a stutter bad enough that I'd rather stay quiet. One night I wrote on the frame of my sister's bunk bed: I will not stutter tomorrow. Not a goal. A standard. The next day I stopped.

Same thing got me through BUD/S. Nothing about my body changed between the day I failed the water test and the day I passed it. The standard did.

Motivation is a feeling. A standard is a decision you already made, so the morning doesn't get a vote. That's what we train. The workout is how.

Chriss Smith Jr. laughing with a member after the first Saturday Standard

— Chriss Smith Jr. · Former Navy SEAL · Co-owner, Trident Athletics

The Standards

Masculinity isn't the problem. Immaturity is.

Six things we practice. Not rules on a wall — reps.

Responsibility

Own your choices. No excuses, no audience.

Discipline

Show up when it's hard. Especially then.

Humility

Stay teachable. The guy next to you knows something.

Service

Lead by giving. At home first.

Respect

For yourself. For the men beside you. For the work.

Presence

When you're home, be home.

The Tribe · Separate from Saturday · Entirely optional

Saturday starts it. This holds it.

This is the paid tier, and it lives inside the gym: small-group personal training at Trident Athletics, Tuesday and Thursday. Saturday stays free whether you join this or not.

Small group. A coach in the room every time. Scaled to you, not the guy next to you.

Sixteen years coaching men in Alexandria. Not a franchise. Not an app with a logo on it.

Friday check-in. Two minutes. Honest. The men will notice if you miss it.

Membership

$350/ month

  • 2 coached sessions/week — small group, inside Trident Athletics
  • Full Trident Athletics membership — every class, open gym, every day. On its own that's $260/month.
  • Trident Mindset app — the 12 tactics, built with a neuroscientist
  • Text the coaches. A real answer, not a bot.
  • Friday check-in + the men who'll notice if you miss it
  • Month to month. Starts with Baseline Day.

The math: an unlimited gym membership here is $260. The Tribe is $90 on top of that for two coached small-group sessions a week, the app, text access to the coaches and the Friday check-in. Semi-private training alone typically runs $500+/month nationally.

Ask about Baseline Day →

Already a Trident member? Your $260 rolls in. You move to $350, and the $90 difference is the Tribe.

Baseline Day

We don't sell you. We test the fit.

One session, one honest conversation, one decision — same day. For you and for us.

A coach texts you to set a time. That's the whole process. Your number is only used for that — no spam, no selling your info.

  1. Train

    45–60 minutes, coached, scaled to you. A simple movement screen and a few starting numbers.

  2. Talk

    Fifteen minutes on schedule, barriers, what you actually want. No script.

  3. Decide

    If it's a fit, you activate that day. If it's not, you walk with a plan anyway.

Not in Alexandria?

We're building this in one city first. Get on the list for the next one.

Programming and a tribe, wherever you are. When it's ready, you hear first.

Questions

Straight answers.

Is Saturday really free? What's the catch?

Really free, no catch. It's our standing invitation to the men of Alexandria — coached, free, every time we gather. Some men eventually ask about the Tribe. Most just keep showing up on Saturdays. Both are wins.

I haven't trained in years. Is Saturday for me?

Yes. Saturday is coached and scaled to you. The men who need this most are the ones who think they're too far gone to show up. You're not.

Is this a workout program or a men's group?

Both, and the order matters. You'll get stronger. That's not why you'll stay.

What does $350 actually include?

Two coached small-group sessions a week, a full Trident Athletics membership on top of that, the Trident Mindset app, direct text access to the coaches, and the Friday check-in. Month to month after Baseline Day.

I'm already a Trident Athletics member.

Then you're most of the way in. Your $260 membership rolls into the $350, so the Tribe costs you $90 more a month.

What if I travel or get hurt?

You tell the coaches and we adjust. The standard isn't "never miss." It's "never disappear."

Stop negotiating. Show up Saturday.

Every other Saturday, 7:00 AM. Dates and places posted here. You know who needs it. Bring him.

I'm in for Saturday →