History
Basketball&Barbells Performance, LLC was founded in early January 2018, originally as GRIT&GRIND, LLC by Xavier Brown. The company rebranded in 2020 and was originally started as just a blog, Basketball&Barbells Performance, LLC quickly grew into an idea for helping others achieve their goals with sports training as a medium. With Xavier's background in strength and conditioning, Basketball&Barbells Performance, LLC made the transition into sports performance, with a specialty towards basketball specific performance.
With Xavier's ever growing vision, Basketball&Barbells Performance, LLC represents more than just a sports performance company; it is a company that was founded to help change the lives of anyone we can reach.
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Xavier Brown is a Professional Performance Coach who specializes in basketball and volleyball sports performance. Originally going to school for a career in the medical field, after reading Tim Grover’s Relentless, Xavier’s curiosity and love for basketball pushed him to dive into strength and conditioning in 2015. While not initially having a background in exercise science or any fitness experience outside of YouTube videos, Xavier went out and gained valuable first hand experience as an intern at Plant High School in Tampa,FL. From there, he began networking and quickly found himself as an intern at SportsEast Performance, and his final internship at his alma mater, The University of South Florida with the men and women’s basketball programs. In January 2018, Xavier decided to relocate to his home town in Orlando,FL, and has since brought his experience and passion to help transform the lives of athletes in “The City Beautiful”. After helping athletes in his hometown, he relocated to Cleveland, Ohio to serve as one of the first strength & conditioning coaches in history at Lake Erie College, where he was responsible for over 500 athletes and their performance. Basketball&Barbells Performance, LLC encompasses Xavier's willingness and relentless pursuit to achieve one's goals by any means necessary.
Xavier works with all athletes of any age, although he specializes in basketball and volleyball performance. Xavier hopes to bridge the gap between skills performance training and sports performance training and work closely with skills trainers to unlock the full potential of every athlete.
Xavier also currently serves a Performance Coach for Future Fit, as of 2020.
Xavier graduated from the University of South Florida in 2016 with his Bachelor’s in Biological Health Sciences, and is currently obtaining his Master’s in Kinesiology & Sports Psychology from A.T. Still University.
Education
University of South Florida
Bachelor's, Biological Health Sciences (BS)
A.T. Still University
Master’s, Kinesiology (MS)
Certifications
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS)
• Certified Functional Movement Screening Specialist (FMS)
• Certified Applied Functional Science through the Gray Institue (CAFS)
• Certified Biomechanics Specialist through National Exercise and Sports Tranier’s Association (BMS)
• Certified Corrective Exercise Specialist through National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
• Certified Sleep Science Coach through National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association (CSCCA)