Coach Chet Bud Crawford’s Strength Coach: Building the mindset of Champions.

From paralyzed to training the pound-for-pound king.
Coach Chet’s story hits hard. A devastating car accident left him paralyzed. He fought back, rebuilt from zero, and now he’s the strength and conditioning coach behind the best in the world today—Terence “Bud” Crawford.

In this interview, Coach Chet lays out the physical blueprints and the mental framework that drive elite performance: how he engineered his comeback, the standards he demands from himself, and the systems he uses to push world-class athletes past their limits. It’s raw, practical, and built on lived experience—not theory.

What you’ll learn

The crash, the diagnosis, and the decision to fight back

How Coach Chet trains power, conditioning, and durability for 12 hard rounds

Mindset under pressure: discipline, pain management, and staying locked in

Building a champion’s culture: accountability, recovery, and repeatable habits