• 1984 first employed as fitness trainer by local fitness center
• 1986 began training for & competing in bodybuilding & Powerlifting events
• 1996 Appointed South Dakota state chairman for USA Powerlifting
• 1998 Achieved certification as Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
  (Certification through National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA))
  (CSCS Examination proctored by Black Hills State University)
• 1998 Referee at national powerlifting championships (1998 to present)
• 1999 Elected to USA Powerlifting national board of directors
• 2001 Appointed as an assistant coach to 2001 world masters bench press team
• 2001 Registered with International Powerlifting Federation as category II international referee
• 2001 Owner operator Steve Howard Strength & Fitness 2001 to present
• 2002 Attendee Sioux Valley Hospital Strength & Conditioning Clinic
  Completed clinics by:
  (Boyd Epley, Co-Founder of University of Nebraska strength program)
  (Dave St John, sprint coach Augustana College)
• 2003 Attendee Sioux Valley Strength & conditioning clinic
  Completed clinics by:
  (Jim Kramer: Coordinator of strength & conditioning US Olympic training center)
  (Roger Shewmake: Ph.D. LN, clinical nutritionist USD School of medicine)
• 2003 Appointed assistant coach to 2003 masters world bench press team
• 2003 Rapid City Red Dogs NIFL football, strength & conditioning coordinator
• 2003 Producer & Director of USA Powerlifting National Powerlifting Championships
• 2003 Re-Elected to USA Powerlifting national board of directors
• 2004 Elected to USA Powerlifting masters committee
• 2005 Attendee Sioux Valley Hospital strength & conditioning clinic
  Completed clinics by:
  (Pat Borkowski: strength & conditioning coordinator US Olympic training center)
• 2005 Appointed to USA Powerlifting coaching committee
• 2005 Certified as sports performance coach by USA Weightlifting at US Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado
• 2005 Attendee National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) national conference
  Attended clinics by:
  (Mark Verstegen of Athletes Performance Institute Tempe AZ)
  (Juan Carlos Santana of Institute of Human Performance, Boca Raton, FL
• 2005 Certified Club Coach by USA Weightlifting, Denver, CO
• 2006 Attendee Sioux Valley Hospital Strength & Conditioning clinic
  Completed Clinics by:
  (Paul Robbins: Athletes Performance Institute, Tempe, AZ)
  (Jim Snider: Assistant director of strength & conditioning, University of Minnesota)
• 2006 Elected to serve third three-year term on USA Powerlifting national board of directors
• 2007 Attended Sanford Health / USD School of medicine strength & conditioning clinic
  Completed clinics by:
  Scoot Moody: Center for Athletic Performance, Overland Park, KS
  Mitch Hauschilt: St Johns Sports Medicine Health Tracks, Springfield, MO.
• 2007 Attended three-day Perform Better functional training summits in Chicago, IL and Providence, RI
• 2007 Opened Steve Howard Strength & Fitness Training Studio at The Weight Room

Miscelaneous...

• Current record holder of 4 SD State Masters USAPL Powerlifting State records
• Past record holder spanning 18 years of over 12 SD State masters/submasters powerlifting records
• Current record holder of 6 SD USAWeightlifting state records
• Current USAPL Squat Nationals record holder (275# 45-49 masters division)
• 2002 USAPL Masters National Powerlifting Champion, Charlottesville, VA. (275# 45-49 division)
• Officiated over 20 world powerlifting records
• D* re-certified with distinction 2005 by the NSCA