Bio

Larry Howard enters his second season as the head of Gulf Coast’s Strength and Conditioning program in 2023-24.

He arrived at Perkinston in 2022 after a season working as a player performance coach for all eight teams in the USFL. The nationally certified coach worked with the military and a variety of fitness regimens before being part of the strength and conditioning team in Birmingham for the spring football league. The USFL is approaching double digits of players signing with the NFL, and Howard facilitated warmups and workouts, as well as pre-game routines. He worked with individual players on body composition and core development and as part of a team producing training materials, providing supplements and managing rosters.

Howard has had his own personal fitness training and coaching business in Chicago since 2010, and has experience in F45 Training and Spartan Race coaching. He also served as a strength and conditioning coach at the University of Illinois in 2017.

For four years starting in 2012, Howard was a PT Readiness Trainer for the National Guard.

He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and has a USA Weightlifting Level 1 certification. Howard has TRX Level 1, Spartan Race Level 1, Power Plate and Insanity certifications, as well as being certified in CPR/AED.

Howard has a bachelor’s degree in communication with undergraduate coursework in exercise science from DePauw University. Has a master’s degree in urban ministry from Trinity International University and a master’s in exercise science with a sports performance concentration from Northeastern Illinois University.