I'm Ryan. I'm also the client.
I've coached for 15 years. I've been the heavy kid, the trainer who lost 50 pounds on the same plan I give clients, and lately the guy rebuilding after a torn pec and surgery. I post the whole thing, because the plan is the same either way.
Where this comes from.
I was a heavy kid, and I carried the weight into adulthood. What got me out was the basics, done consistently, long after they stopped being interesting. I know what it's like to feel uncomfortable in your body, and I know how it feels to take that back. That's why I do this.
I've competed in bodybuilding and powerlifting, and I've coached people from both ends of the spectrum. The clients I'm best for are the ones in the middle: smart, busy, worn out by advice that changes every week, and done with programs that only work if nothing else in life happens.
Outside the gym I travel, hike, read and shoot a bow. Fitness is meant to enrich your life, and I try to live that out loud.
Coming back, in public.
In early 2025 I developed rhabdomyolysis from overtraining on too little sleep. I knew the principles. I wasn't applying them to myself.
I'm back to training, and I'm running the same system I run with clients: the four pillars, the targets, the weekly review. I post the plan, the numbers and the slow weeks on Instagram and YouTube. The only difference this time is that I'm the client.
- Early 2025 Diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis. Training stops.
- Late 2025 Cleared back to the gym. Weeks later, a torn pec.
- Spring 2026 Surgery, then months of recovery.
- Today Training the body I have now instead of the one I wish I still had. Same plan as my clients.
How I coach.
- Adherence first. Days per week, session length and food get set from the week you really have, so you'll keep doing it.
- We don't train through pain. Every big lift has a safer version ready.
- Keep the muscle. Weight loss that costs you muscle is harder to keep off. Protein and lifting stay in the plan the whole way.
- Six-week blocks. Training rotates through strength, muscle and conditioning phases so you keep progressing and there's always a next thing.
- Plain answers. I read the research and tell you what it says in plain words, and I'll tell you when the answer is "it doesn't matter."
Certifications
- NASM Certified Personal Trainer
- NASM Certified Sports Nutrition Coach
- Precision Nutrition Level 1 and Level 2
- ISSA Fitness Nutrition
- ISSA Strength and Conditioning
- USPA Powerlifting Coach Level 1
- USA Weightlifting Level 1
- CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1)
Weight loss coach and nutrition coach. Not a doctor or a physical therapist, and I'll tell you when you need one.
Elsewhere.
Instagram and Threads
The comeback, the client wins and the four pillars, most weeks.
YouTube and TikTok
Longer videos on how I think about weight loss, plus the short versions.
The podcast
The MFT Podcast, for personal trainers in their first years. I host it with Tyler and Aaron.
Ready when you are.
Book a free 30-minute call and we'll talk through where you are and what the plan would look like. If it's a fit, you can start the same week.