Russell Garcia, Trainer

Russell believes the cornerstones to building a solid base for a thletic performance include:
safe training techniques, detailed programs, hard work and consistency. With each of these in place, every athlete is assured of being in reach of his or her athletic performance goals.

Currently Russell works for VibrantCare Rehabilitation as a Workers Compensation Specialist, Ergonomist, and Bio-mechanist. Russell also works with athletes of all ages and abilities at Velocity Sports Performance in Rancho Cordova.

Russell grew up in Santa Maria on the California Central Coast, where he was an elite level swimmer and water polo player. He later moved to Santa Rosa where he learned sports medicine techniques as a student trainer for the Santa Rosa Junior College football, wrestling, water polo, and women's soccer teams and dance departments.

From Santa Rosa Junior College, Russell moved to Sacramento to pursue his B.S. in Kinesiology at Sacramento State University. At CSUS, Russell participated in a number of research studies in the areas of exercise physiology and biomechanics, which further advanced his training techniques. Russell has also served as a counselor at the CSUS Aquatic Center, teaching canoeing, kayaking, windsurfing, sailing and water safety to adults and children.

After receiving his degree in Exercise Science, Russell became certified as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Recently, Russell has worked with the Capital Crew (a high school rowing team), the CSUS Ski Team, and the Casa Roble High School cross country team. Russell also enjoys working one-on-one with athletes in developing programs for triathlon competitions. He is also a competitive triathlete and holds the rank of Yonkyu with the U.S. Judo Association.