Coach Calvin Richard brings over 12 years of training experience in the areas of sports medicine, strength and conditioning, personal training and nutrition. He completed his undergraduate studies at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA where he received a Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training with a minor in Psychology and became a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC).
He then attended Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA to pursue graduate studies in Sports Medicine. It was in his 1st year at GSU that Coach Calvin became a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). While at GSU, Coach Calvin worked as a graduate assistant in their athletics department and as a personal trainer at Peachtree Center Athletic Club in downtown Atlanta. He then moved back to his hometown of New Orleans where he became the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach and Assistant Athletic Trainer at the University of New Orleans. There, he trained elite Division IA student athletes in all sports until Hurricanes Katrina and Rita rerouted his plans at the beginning of his fourth season at UNO and landed him in Marble Falls, TX where he acquired a position as Fitness Manager for Horseshoe Bay Resort in Horseshoe Bay, TX.
Over the years, Coach Calvin has worked with athletes and personal training clients of all ages, experience, and fitness levels from every sport. Coach Calvin knows that success begins with your dedication, commitment, sacrifice, and the frequency and quality of training. Growing up as a “shrimp”, standing only 4 foot 7 inches and 82 pounds as a freshman in high school, Coach Calvin has always had to run faster, react quicker, jump higher, and work harder than his bigger opponents in order to compete in athletics. This drive provided him an opportunity to be the captain of his high school tennis team and later a self-proclaimed “intramural legend” in both football and basketball in undergraduate and graduate schools. During his first year of college, the “late bloomer” discovered the benifits of strength training on athletic performance by putting on 50 lbs in a year and a half of training hard. This drive created a passion to motivate athletes and other individuals to succeed and realize their dreams through means of sports medicine, strength & conditioning, coaching, rehab and teaching. Coach Calvin’s motto is GO HARD or GO HOME!!! and he demands discipline and hard work from each client day in and day out.
Coach Calvin is proud of being a man of faith. God is first and foremost in his life, and proclaims to live a life of victory in the Lord, Jesus Christ. His favorite scripture “Philippians 4:13 ~ “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,” is his proclamation on life and exudes into his training philosophy and mentorship. He has been married for 8 years to his best friend and love of his life Courtnaye, who is his backbone in life and administrator for Verus Strength & Fitness. Together, they share 3 beautiful, athletic children.
