We are a full service physical training facility located in the DC Metropolitan area, focusing on Olympic-style weightlifting and barbell-related strength sports. You can find us at Invictus Washington DC, located in Navy Yard--just a block away from the Nationals Park baseball stadium.
1525 Half St SW, Washington, DC 20024
| Monday: | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM; 1:1 & Group Training by Appointment |
| Tuesday: | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM; 1:1 & Group Training by Appointment |
| Wednesday: | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM; 1:1 & Group Training by Appointment |
| Thursday: | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM; 1:1 & Group Training by Appointment |
| Friday: | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM; 1:1 & Group Training by Appointment |
| Saturday: | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM; 1:1 & Group Training by Appointment |
| Sunday: | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM; 1:1 & Group Training by Appointment |
NOTE: Part 1 can be read here. As far as general mechanics and technique goes, Ilya, Vasya, and Yasha all subscribe to a style of lifting that is largely popularized as the “Soviet” or “Eastern European” style of weightlifting. I’m not going to go into all the […]
We had the pleasure of hosting Ilya Ilyin, Vasily Polovnikov, and Yasha Kahn this past August at Black & Red, where they spent the day hosting a training session that had un-freaking-believable energy to it and then continued with an afternoon session of technique breakdown […]
With over 3 decades of combined athletic and coaching experience working closely with clients as diverse as busy, hard-working full-time parents, weekend warriors, elite athletes, and the first responder/military community, the Black & Red staff strive to provide clients the means to learn and train in a positive atmosphere and challenges them to dig deep to access the strength they have to adapt and succeed.
