Hi, I'm Calvin Trieu
I’m a strength and endurance coach, currently pursuing a PhD in Kinesiology with a focus in exercise physiology and metabolism. I also host the Becoming More Podcast, where I break down the psychology behind sustainable behavior change and dive into all things health and fitness.
My background spans a mix of barbell strength sports and endurance training. I’ve gone through multiple knee surgeries and the rehab process, and I’ve worked in clinical, coaching and research settings.
Along the way, I’ve written for fitness and strength sport platforms and contributed to scientific research. All of these experiences has influenced how I connect and collaborate with clients.
At the core of it, my mission is to help people feel better, move better, and perform better, not only in training, but in how they see themselves. Because once you believe in your own ability, your identity shifts, and that’s when lasting change takes root.
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Calvin's coaching made me feel like I could constantly strive to be a better person each and every day. A specific moment would have to be week two. Many real-life things came to light, and Calvin quickly adopted a new plan that would still honor my time and goals. He did this without me asking and just realized our previous plan wouldn't work. Calvin gave me more energy weekly. He is a great motivational speaker that provides ways to build new and healthier habits. Calvin kept me from getting down on myself when things were not going my way. Outcomes don't necessarily need emotion attached to them. We just need a plan to build ourselves up and focus on our growth. Calvin was great at doing this authentically and kindly. I just have a lot more confidence in myself. I know I'm doing what is right for my body and I just feel more me. I feel like Calvin helped inspire and cultivate this transformation. Thank you Calvin for the wonderful experience!
Working with Calvin was amazing. I’m a plus-size mom of 3 kiddos. I connected with Calvin, wanting to change my life after my youngest daughter passed away last year. He and I started from the beginning of nutrition basics and worked up to training. I have gained so much knowledge and worked through a decade's worth of bad dieting advice, misconceptions about nutrition, and an overall bad relationship with food and exercise. He’s extremely attentive and supportive. He helped me regain my ability to be a better mom and wife. I’ve taken vacations and done physical things I didn’t think I’d be able to do. I can actually RUN with my kids. I can play tag, crawl on the floor with them, go on walks with them, etc. Thanks to him, I feel like I’ve become a whole new mom and person.
Experience was 10/10. I don’t have anything bad to say. I learned more about what is maintenance for me and understand the basics before I even got started thinking about a cut. I think it was extremely helpful to take it slow and learn and develop the fundamentals first. This was the most helpful thing for me. Not only that but giving grace during hard times and understanding the different seasons of life we are all in.
Calvin was an amazing coach. He taught me much more than I could have learned by simply watching YouTube videos. He was completely in depth with me on a personal level that helped open my eyes and start a transformation for me. He was very encouraging, very understanding of life happening, very flexible, yet he understood how to push you the way you needed to be pushed. He definitely kept the ball rolling! He is incredibly smart with the chemical and physical makeup of the body, and he has great analogies to communicate those things to somebody who doesn't understand quite how the body works. He explains to you the type of fuel, workout regiment you need based on what you tell him you're trying to accomplish with your body. For example, I wanted to get toned and start eating correctly. So to start with, I walked him through my daily life for a while. I logged what I was eating for him, sent him pictures of my meals and he got a baseline for me before we started anything. That gave him information to put together a plan for me. It was very detailed, and he adjusted it accordingly as time went on, and pretty soon we were rocking and rolling! I feel incredible about myself, I feel like I have more energy, I feel motivated, and I love the fact that I can see the results! He uses a very in depth tracking and coaching platform that I couldn't have been happier with! Calvin is an amazing coach who will walk with you through life and I would definitely recommend him!
Working with Calvin was a great process. Always having our weekly meetings at the end of the week held me accountable to get all of my workouts done, even if I wanted to be lazy. A big reason I came to him was to get help on my form to make sure I was doing all of my lifts correctly. I can say this was definitely accomplished. I feel much more confident working out now than I did before I started using him. He was able to come up with creative workouts for me, all within the limits of the equipment I have within my home gym. Before, my workouts were very boring and stale. I would definitely recommend using Calvin as your trainer!
I had a great experience working with you. The help I got with what time and how much I needed to eat prior to training was a serious game-changer in my preparation. Making the switch to add more fiber while I was in a deficit helped keep me full a lot too.
What I valued the most from working with you is how transparent and honest you were. You held me accountable, which I really appreciated, while still being motivating. You’ve also given me plenty of resources to use on my own, which I will continue to use. You helped reshape my thought process and mindset regarding nutrition and how multi-faceted it is, and for that, I’m grateful. I’ve really enjoyed working with you.
I thoroughly enjoyed working with Calvin. Not only is he extremely knowledgeable, but he is also such a kind person! He always made me feel heard, answered my questions, and followed up after our discussions with additional information. He provided me with lots of strategies to improve my health and meet my fitness goals. Through working with him, I have created several sustainable habits and felt better and more energetic overall