Former college athletes at the University of Alabama, Kelby and Paige Deerman—a baseball player and a diver, respectively—found their fulfillment in conditioning and training athletes.
After completing his degree at Alabama—where Kelby also worked in the strength and conditioning department helping track and field athletes reach peak performance—he trekked to Boston, Massachusetts, where he worked with professional athletes at Cressey Sports Performance. He met Tad Bower, a Hampton Roads native, who led the Deermans to Newport News where Kelby and Paige founded Legacy Performance.
Our fitness philosophy is…
…train simple. Every human should be able to express five movements with efficiency: a squat, a hinge, a press, a pull and a carry. Those are the five movements we build everything around.
My clients would say that…
…I’m the hard coach,” laughs Paige. “Kelby is goofy. He’s the good guy. We work together—good cop, bad cop.”
When I’m not in the gym, you can find me…
…at a Starbucks drinking coffee, reading, writing, researching, hanging out,” says Kelby. “I’m either reading my Bible or doing photography,” shares Paige.
The movies that inspire us are…
…Star Wars and A League of Their Own.
On my workout playlist, you’ll find…
…the Lecrae Pandora channel. We try to keep everything censored in the gym. We’re Christians. We try to keep a positive influence.
The clients that inspire us are…
… our high school athletes in general. They’re not necessarily wanting to be in the gym, not necessarily liking to work out. By the time they leave, they enjoy it. They want to come back and want to learn more. I care about it and it’s nice to see that they care. That’s what inspires me,” says Paige.
You should embrace a lifestyle of fitness because…
…it’s all about longevity—to be able to feel well, move well, be well for however long you’re on this Earth. It’s not about lifting heavy, it’s not about doing exercises as quickly as you can. It’s more of a lifestyle change to keep being well, to keep moving well, feeling well, for as long as you can do it for,” adds Kelby.
