Paul Norris, CEO & Co-Founder of Extreme Athletics, turned his passion of exercise and sports performance into a thriving fitness company based out of sunny Southern California. Paul began his journey at the University of South Florida where he obtained his undergraduate degree in Exercise Science and, concurrently, had the opportunity to work with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and other professional athletes. Upon graduating, Paul began working with Velocity Sports Performance training professional athletes in speed mechanics, proper strength training methods, flexibility, power training, and the like. In 2005, an opportunity presented itself at Velocity Sports Performance in Irvine, CA that Paul couldn’t pass up, so he relocated to California and assumed the role as Assistant Sports Performance Director. While working at Velocity, Paul was also hired on as the Director of Human Performance for a professional surf team based out of Huntington Beach, CA where he developed a surf specific strength, power, agility, and flexibility training program for the members of the team. His current passion-turned-business is Extreme Athletics, a sports performance facility specializing in surf training located blocks from the beach in Costa Mesa, CA. Extreme Athletics offers specialized fitness programs for professional athletes and individuals looking for a boot camp-like workout.
