Travelle Gaines Travelle Ernest Gaines ( born March 9 , 1981 in Arabi , Louisiana ) currently runs his own performance facility , Performance Gaines , after several years at Athletes ’ Performance , an athletic training company based in Phoenix , Arizona . Since starting Performance Gaines in 2007 , Travelle has worked with over 200 professional athletes , including both professional football and basketball players . His work has been featured on ESPN , NFL Network , and Fox Sports . High - profile professional players include National Football League players Reggie Bush , Chris Johnson , Jon Beason , and Ryan Mathews , and National Basketball Association player Brandon Roy . Background . Gaines played football at De La Salle High School in Concord , California and Vanden High School in Fairfield , California . In 1997 - 98 , while at Vanden High School , Gaines was named the Northern California Offensive Player of the Year . Gaines also played baseball and was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 11th round of the Major League Baseball Draft in 1998 . During his collegiate career Gaines did not have the same success he had in high school : he committed to play football under University of Southern California Head Coach John Robinson , but after Robinson was fired in the fall of 1997 he elected not to play and sat out the 1998 season . In 1999 , Gaines joined the scout squad at Utah State University , but was suspended in January 2000 for conduct detrimental to the university . Gaines played one season for the football team at San Jose State in 2001 , where he graduated in 2003 . Career . In 2003 , Gaines became defensive coordinator and special teams coach at James Lick High School in San Jose , California , where he inherited a program that had not won a game in three years . After one season James Lick finished with a 7 - 3 record in the San Jose ’ s Blossom Valley Athletic League . Between 2004 and 2006 Gaines worked three years as a Division 1 strength and condition coach at both the University of Louisiana - Monroe and Louisiana State University , learning the craft of weight lifting under Olympic weight lifting coach Gayle Hatch . In October 2006 , LSU campus police issued an arrest warrant for Gaines accusing him of violating Section 4 : 424 of Louisiana ' s statute , which prohibits interaction with student athletes . Gaines was accused of violating that state law by inviting student - athletes to his home to meet a sports agent and although no charges were filed in East Baton Rouge Court , Gaines was fired as strength and conditioning coach at LSU . In 2007 , Gaines founded Performance Gaines in Seattle , Washington and began to train players on his own . Starting with six players including Marcus Trufant and Erik Coleman , within a few months the program grew to include 30 players , the biggest NFL off - season training program in the country . Marketing was primarily by word of mouth . Gaines has also worked with star athletes such as Reggie Bush , Chris Johnson , Brandon Roy and Bob Sanders . In 2011 Travelle Gaines and Performance Gaines , LLC were sued by Elite Athletics , LLC for Breach of Contract , Conversion and Unfair Business Practices for damages in excess of $ 284 , 355 . 00 ( Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No . LC091554 ) . Shortly thereafter , Travelle Gaines and Performance Gaines , LLC stipulated to an undisclosed judgment against each of them . Personal interests . American born author Ernest J . Gaines , winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and many writing accolades , is the uncle of Travelle Gaines . Gaines is also personal trainer to Hank Baskett of the Minnesota Vikings , husband of Kendra Wilkinson of the reality television show " Kendra " and " Kendra on Top " , on which Gaines has appeared . San Francisco 49ers Travis LaBoy is the godfather of Travelle ’ s son and LaBoy was also a client of Gaines . Orlando Magic power forward Brandon Bass is first cousin to Travelle Gaines and the first NBA client Gaines trained .