Raising the Barr Fitness was Founded with Clint Barr’s Lifelong Passion for Health, Fitness, and Sports.
Based out of Ridgeland, MS, Raising The Barr, Inc. is dedicated to serve and educate everyone seeking lifelong health and fitness with an unparalleled experience in a fun, challenging environment.
Clint has a broad range of experiences as a professional athlete, collegiate strength coach, and personal trainer which give him a unique ability to work with individuals of any age at all levels of fitness. Clint enjoys several outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, fly fishing, mountain biking, running, snowboarding, and especially golf. His passion for strength training and fitness comes from his background as a competitive baseball player.
Clint completed his playing career with the New York Yankees organization where he spent two seasons at the A-advanced level in Tampa, Florida. Prior to playing professionally with the Yankees, Clint received a full athletic scholarship to play at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
He graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Exercise Science from McNeese State. Clint also played baseball at Lamar Community College in Lamar, Colorado where he was named First Team All-Region IX Catcher and also received NJCAA Academic All-American honors in his sophomore season.
In addition to a career in athletics, Clint has worked as the strength and conditioning coordinator and graduate assistant baseball coach for Louisiana State University Shreveport (LSUS). During his time at LSUS Clint earned a Masters Degree in Exercise Science.
He also worked at the USA Olympic Weightlifting Development Center located on the campus of LSUS, which led to appointments at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs working for USA Weightlifting.
Clint has been featured in:
- ABC’s Primetime Special “Half Their Size”
- People Magazine’s “Mississippi Weight Loss Challenge 2008”
- Mississippi Business Journal
- Parent’s & Kids Magazine
- Northside Sun Newspaper
- Madison County Journal
With nearly 250 clients that Clint and his staff of highly qualified fitness experts have coached, he believes that everyone can improve their quality of life by learning more about nutrition and fitness.
Clint and his staff of fitness experts provide the most current and relevant information to their clientele and implement programs that are proven to produce results on a consistent basis, whether they are young or old, men or women, beginners or advanced. All that is expected of those who work with Raising The Barr, Inc. is that they have a goal to reach, and they are committed and passionate about achieving it.
