A private strength & conditioning facility in Woodbridge, VA. Westside-style training for wrestlers, grapplers, and athletes of every sport. Book a free consultation.
From first-timers to competitors and kids — there's a class built for exactly where you are.
Strength & Conditioning
1-on-1 Online Strength Coaching
All athletes
Online personal strength coaching with custom training programs, technical analysis, daily check-ins, and peaking for competition.
Track & Field
Shot Put & Discus Technical Analysis
Throwers
Online and in-person technique analysis for the shot put and discus, from a 3x MI state champion. Strength training for throws also available.
Powerlifting · Strength
6x / Week Lower Body Program
All levels
A six-day lower-body program focused on hypertrophy, squat, and deadlift performance through absolute strength, technique, and targeted assistance work.
Powerlifting · Strength
6x / Week Bench Program
All levels
A six-day bench program for serious upper-body gains — physical preparedness, resilience, maximal strength, injury prevention, and building muscle.
How we train
Our Method
Coach Titus trains athletes the Westside Barbell way — the conjugate method introduced to him directly by the late Louie Simmons. On the grappling side, Dynamo applies an ecological, constraints-led approach: less rote drilling, more live problem-solving in real scenarios, so skill shows up under resistance.
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Conjugate strength
Westside-style max-effort and dynamic-effort training to build absolute strength, speed, and explosive power while strengthening weaknesses.
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Built for sport
Programming tailored to wrestling, jiu-jitsu, football, powerlifting, and track — physical preparedness and injury prevention first.
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Ecological grappling
Constraints-led, game-based training (studied under Greg Souders) that develops adaptable, real-world grappling skill.
Westside Conjugate method · Ecological grappling
About
Why train at Dynamo Training Hall
Dynamo Training Hall is a premier private strength and conditioning facility and online service in Woodbridge, VA, dedicated to empowering adult, high school, and youth athletes. Even if you don't play a sport, you're an athlete in the game of life. Our mission is to develop absolute strength and enhance physical performance, transforming the body into a powerful conductor of force.
We believe in a focused approach to training that prioritizes addressing weaknesses and building resilience. Our comprehensive programs emphasize absolute strength, physical preparedness, speed and agility, explosive power, and injury prevention — building the armor of the body to safely absorb the trauma of sport and unleash power on the field of play. Dynamo specializes in training for Wrestling, Jiu Jitsu, Football, Powerlifting, and Track and Field. As Louie Simmons said, "If you walk with the lame, you develop a limp." There is no one lame at Dynamo.
A coach who invests in how you learn
At Dynamo Training Hall, our coaches are serious about being the best they can be — so they've
joined a community of forward-thinking coaches, led by Greg Souders, who train with the
constraints-led approach: a modern, games-based method grounded in
motor-learning science. You learn by solving real problems on the mat — and build skill faster.
Founder and head coach of Dynamo Training Hall. A certified personal trainer through Westside Barbell with over a decade in athletic coaching, Paxton was a state champion in shot put and discus and trained under throwing greats including 4x Olympian Jud Logan at Ashland University. Through Coach Logan he was introduced to legendary strength coach Louie Simmons of Westside Barbell, who shaped his Soviet-inspired, conjugate-method coaching. Post-collegiately Paxton turned to submission grappling as a heavyweight competitor, training under World Champion Tom DeBlass and ecological-grappling developer Greg Souders. He has helped develop national medalists and record holders in youth powerlifting (IPF, IPA, RPS) and strength-trained wrestling, football, and track programs at Donovan Catholic before focusing fully on Dynamo.
Schedule
Weekly class schedule
Find a class that fits your week. New students and drop-ins always welcome.
Schedule coming soon — reach out and we'll get you booked into your first class.
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Life on the mats
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What students say
Loved by our community
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I have had the pleasure of both training with Paxton Titus and having my daughter work with him as her strength coach. My daughter credits many of her accomplishments to the small, impactful lessons Paxton instilled in her. What I admire most, and why I would strongly recommend him, is his willingness to learn and grow. I've seen him travel across the country to train with legends of the sport, and I have no doubt that he will one day take his place among them.
ANAnthony NavasFather of World, IPA, and RPS record holder Caylee Navas“
During my time training with Paxton his knowledge of training and athletic performance added many new elements to the way I thought about lifting. In addition to this, Paxton's constant motivation and desire for improvement exponentially helped the Powerlifting team mentally and physically allowing us to perform our best.
KKKade KulpinskiIPF National youth medalist, RPS record holder, and Senior Powerlifting Captain at Donovan Catholic High School“
Paxton has always pushed me to become a stronger and better athlete. He coached me using the Westside conjugate method and helped me to compete at the national level. He is a very caring and professional individual.
TWThomas WeigleIPF National competitor, RPS record holder, and co-captain of Donovan Catholic High School Powerlifting
Contact
Come train with us
Questions before your first class? Reach out — we're happy to help.
No contract. No commitment. Just come train with us for a week and see what modern grappling instruction feels like. If it's not for you, no hard feelings.
“I have had the pleasure of both training with Paxton Titus and having my daughter work with him as her strength coach. My daughter credits many of her accomplishments to the small, impactful lessons Paxton instilled in her. What I admire most, and why I would strongly recommend him, is his willingness to learn and grow. I've seen him travel across the country to train with legends of the sport, and I have no doubt that he will one day take his place among them.”
— Anthony Navas
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