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“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” – 1 Peter 4:10 Since graduating from Trinity University with a degree in Accounting in 2007, Nick’s focus has been helping others achieve their goals in both sports and fitness. After playing 4 years of college baseball at Trinity University and a 3 year professional baseball career in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, Nick went back to his alma mater as the hitting/strength and conditioning coach. It was in these few years back at Trinity that he found his passion as a coach. Since then Nick has been pursuing the art of helping others define and reach their goals. He has worked with people from all walks of life: professional athletes looking to reach elite levels of athleticism, kids just getting starting on their fitness journey, grandparents trying to improve their quality of life, and amputees returning from service in the military and of course the everyday moms and dads who are looking to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Nick believes that anyone who walks into The Tribe Strength and Conditioning can benefit from what he and the coaching staff have to offer with regards to health and fitness.

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Co Owner/Head Coach

In 2008, after a long break from Football, Ed reclaimed his passion for fitness, sport and nutrition. After gaining an unhealthy amount of weight, it was time for a change. Through the efforts of his personal trainer, encouragement and support from his loving wife, and plain determination and hard work, the results spoke for themselves. Ed experienced higher self esteem, a healthier and more fit physique, and a better quality of life. It wasn’t long before Ed was competing in local and regional level competitions testing his strength and conditioning. Though the physical and emotional transformation was nice, he realized that his true passion for fitness wasn’t for his own personal accolades and goals, but helping others reach theirs. After coaching for over 4 years, Ed has come full circle to open and co-own The Tribe Strength & Conditioning. Whether an aspiring athlete, weightlifter, or someone who simply wants to better their quality of life, Ed is excited to share his education in fitness, Olympic weightlifting and nutrition in an effort to make a positive impact on your life

Co Owner/Coach/Marketing

Chelsea and Nick Vera along with The Conway’s opened The Tribe in 2015. She coaches our 8:30 am class, does personal training and leads up our events and gets to highlight our awesome members through our social media! She is a new mama and is loving the journey of navigating motherhood and running a business, Previously she has been a High School Bible Teacher and Varsity Girls Basketball Coach. She is grateful for her years of coaching on the court, but has loved being full time at The Tribe since 2020. Chelsea played basketball through college at the NAIA division where she received All American honors multiple years. She completed her degree in Communications with a minor in World Missions, and an Associates in Bible. She loves working with athletes of all ages in the gym, on the court and in all areas of life. Chelsea is grateful she gets to use her passions of teaching, coaching, and serving people to show the love of Christ to everyone.

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Pearson graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Exercise Sports and Science in 2015. During his time at Texas Tech, he discovered his passion for fitness and nutrition. After graduating college, Pearson found and fell in love with the sport and community of CrossFit. Pearson married his beautiful wife, Sam, in 2021 and they have three dogs; Porter, Holland, and Miles. These crazy pups are Instagram famous and keep Pearson and Sam going non stop. In addition to coaching at The Tribe, Coach P is a construction manager for a local company in San Antonio. Outside of work, Pearson’s main hobby is CrossFit. A couple of years ago he made a goal to make it to a national stage. In 2022 he made it to the CrossFit semifinals with his team! We were all so proud of his accomplishment! Coach P finds joy in encouraging and motivating athletes to reach their goals and dreams that they have set for themselves. He is very passionate about helping grow and develop young men. He has noticed that in his life and many others’ there is a lack of encouragement and push while growing up. He has a heart to coach young men in this way!

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Shawn began CrossFit the summer before his freshman year of high school as a way to strength train for football. As he dove more and more into the world of CrossFit he quickly realized his passion for the sport and began competing in the CrossFit Open in the teenage division. His success in the Open led him to securing a spot in the Online Qualifier where he placed well but missed the cutoff to qualify for the CrossFit Games by a few spots! As Shawn grew more as an athlete he began to also discover his passion for seeing others progress in the sport as well. He began shadowing under Nick and Ed in late 2018 and became a coach for The Tribe by the end of that year. Coaching for Shawn isn’t just a job, it’s an outlet for him to serve others and watch them grow in their athletic journey! Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.”

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Stephen’s passion for fitness began early as he graduated with a degree in Exercise Science with a specialization in Strength and Conditioning Coaching from University of Texas at Austin. At his time there he worked with the Men’s Basketball program and fell in love with strength and conditioning, especially around the sport of basketball. After he graduated, he worked as the Trinity Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach. He coached basketball and programmed their strength and conditioning during his two years at Trinity. It grew clear that his main passion was training athletes and building programs to get people stronger and fitter. He left basketball and entered private fitness coaching at a gym in San Antonio called Revolution as a personal trainer and functional movement coach. Since then he has entered a new career as a Sales Engineer at NetBrain Technologies but his love for fitness has always remained. He has always kept up his personal fitness endeavors: marathon running, cycling, jiu Jitsu, Olympic style lifting and now CrossFit. He started training at The Tribe in 2021 after his daughter Elliott was born and fell in love with the training style. CrossFit has married so many different movements that Stephen has loved over his years of training and is thankful he walked through the Tribe’s doors. CrossFit has brought him so much energy, confidence, and community after struggling to find his groove post-pandemic. He is thankful to be able to continue fulfilling his love for teaching and coaching fitness at such a wonderful and inclusive gym.

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Cody has been coaching as a strength and conditioning coach since 2014.
He has worked with numerous sporting teams from football & volleyball to tennis at the collegiate level. Currently, Cody serves as a strength and conditioning specialist for Air Force Special Warfare. This new venture lead him to San Antonio where he met his wonderful wife Shelby. It was through her where he really discovered CrossFit and its value. With the love of Olympic weightlifting and athletic performance with a blend of CrossFit, Cody comes to The Tribe to help people of all ages achieve their athletic potential. In his free time he enjoys hiking and mountain biking with his wife and competing in the occasional weightlifting competition.

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Mark is relatively new to CrossFit but no stranger to the continuous pursuit of physical fitness goals. He trained for and played multiple sports through high school until attending the U.S. Military Academy where he shifted his focus to preparing for the demands of a career in the Army. Since commissioning as an officer, Mark has pushed himself and led his Soldiers to achieve higher levels of fitness for over a decade. After moving to San Antonio in 2022 for his current assignment, his lovely wife Emily discovered the Tribe and convinced him to check it out. He instantly fell in love with the high intensity and constant variance of CrossFit workouts, but more importantly, the welcoming and familial atmosphere of the Tribe.

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