Austin has a bachelor degree in Exercise Science from Ball State University.  He finished up his schooling as an intern at Cooper Speed-Strength School.  After that time he was given the job as the Director of Sports Performance. Austin has always had a passion for sports; he was a successful high school baseball player, where he earned a scholarship to a junior college in southern Illinois, called Kaskaskia.  After junior college Austin hung up his cleats and picked up the weights. His passion for weight lifting replaced his passion for baseball.  Following his love for sports and training Austin moved to Tampa to increase his knowledge of sports performance at Cooper Speed-Strength School.  Austin had the opportunity to train professional, college, and high school athletes.    
 
Austin’s third passion is like the glue to his other two passions.  Nutrition. He has written the nutritional program that the athletes can use, and he also provides customized nutrition plans for any athlete.  He has also nutritionally counseled Jeff Snell, Mr. USA Wheelchair division winner 2006, Flint Mid-Michigan Wheelchair division winner, and 2008 Wheelchair Nationals heavyweight division winner. 

  As well as nutritionally counseled many other natural bodybuilders:  

• 1 First Place Trophy
• 4 Runner Up Trophy’s

Austin’s love for training lead him to become an amateur competitive bodybuilder, and has won 4 weight/height classes championships, and 2 overall championships.  He was the 2007 Mr. Ball State overall winner, and the 2007 Flint Mid-Michigan overall winner (a drug tested event).  Austin prides himself in being a lifetime drug-free athlete. 

He is always looking for new information that can help his clients reach their goals sooner, or even surpass their goals. Combining his lifetime passions Austin has landed a job with the Cooper Speed-Strength School.  This way he can focus on building bodies, with nutrition and exercise, and he can also help take the athletes past the point of his own failure and to points of greater achievement.  His favorite quote is You get out what you put in.

Doctor Pearson received his doctorate degree from Ball State University in Human Bioenergetics in 1987 and has remained there as a member of it’s faculty as well as Director of the Strength Research Laboratory and Coordinator of the Masters of Sports Performance program.  Dr. Pearson has authored many articles in both scientific and lay publications as well as book chapters.  His expertise in the area of sports performance and strength training has led to a long relationship with the National Strength and Conditioning Association, not only serving on its Board of Directors but also receiving several awards including Educator of the Year in 2005.  Men’s Health magazine has asked Dr. Pearson to serve on it’s Medical Advisory Board since 1991 while at the same time serving as a consultant to several major corporations and athletic teams.  Most recently, Dr. Pearson was honored for his work with UCLA athletes when he received the Merit of Excellence Award from the Speed-Strength and Conditioning Department in 2006.