Cal Van Conant
Head Coach and Nutrition Coach at Tusk Athletics

Hi, I’m Cal! I grew up playing sports my whole life, so staying athletic while working out has always been important to me. I was always looking for new ways to challenge myself-box jumps, Olympic lifts, kettlebell swings, and other explosive movements-and one day I came across a pair of “CrossFit” shoes. At first, I thought it was just a brand, but I quickly discovered a whole new style of functional training. The very next day, I signed up for a year-long membership at a local gym without ever taking a class. In my first week, I knew I had found something special. I even told the owner, “I’d like to coach,” despite never having coached before. Looking back, it was naïve-but it was the start of a dream. It was also at that gym that I met my future wife, Taylor. We spent three years training, learning, and falling in love-not just with each other, but with the incredible community around us. Inspired by that sense of camaraderie and the results we were seeing in our own lives, we decided to create Tusk Athletics. Now, nine years later, we’ve built a space where people can come together, get in the best shape of their lives, and experience the same community and camaraderie that made me fall in love with fitness in the first place.