MEET COACH STEPH BUTLER

BS,MS —HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

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BUILT BY THE WORK.

What’s going on, y’all — I’m Steph Butler, founder and Head Performance Coach of Different Breed Athletics.

I’ve spent the last 9+ years in strength & conditioning, working from the collegiate level to professional sports, including experience with the Houston Rockets and training athletes across the NBA, NFL, NBA G League, CFL, and NCAA.

Before I was Coach Steph, though, I was an athlete.

I’ve played college football, competed in powerlifting, boxed competitively, and spent most of my life training, competing, coaching, and finding out what I’m made of. Today, I’m also a professional firefighter, where that same mentality gets tested in a completely different way.

And through all of it, I’ve learned something:

Being Different Breed ain’t about being the strongest person in the room.

It’s about how you show up.

It’s about doing the work when nobody’s watching. Getting knocked down and getting your ass back up. Holding yourself to a standard. Betting on yourself. And understanding that where you start doesn’t have to be where you finish.

DIFFERENT BREED IS A WAY OF LIFE.

I didn’t start Different Breed just to create another brand or open another gym.

I started Different Breed because this is truly a way of life for me — and now I’m here to share it with all of you.

I’ve lived it as an athlete. I’ve lived it as a coach. I’ve lived it in the firehouse. I’ve lived it through wins, losses, setbacks, and plenty of moments where quitting would’ve been easier.

Different Breed is about choosing to keep building anyway.

And that’s the environment I wanted to create for everybody who walks through our doors.

You don’t have to be a professional athlete. You don’t have to already be in shape. You don’t need some crazy fitness background.

Just bring me some effort. We can build everything else from there.

Maybe you’re a parent looking for someone you can trust to develop your young athlete. Maybe you’re chasing the next level yourself. Maybe you’re trying to lose weight, get stronger, or finally feel like yourself again. Or maybe you just need some good people around you that’ll push you and keep you showing up.

Come on. There’s room for you here.

My résumé tells you I know how to coach.

My story is why Different Breed exists.

And now I get the opportunity to help you write yours.

Welcome to the family.

— Coach Steph Butler
Founder & Head Performance Coach
Different Breed Athletics