
SUCK LESS.
Head
Coach
AUSTYN RYAN
"Strength is never a weakness."
- Mark Bell
Throughout my career as a strength athlete this quote has always resonated with me. Success in the weight room isn't always dictated by brute strength alone; athletes need a strong base of knowledge to excel. Furthering my education in Fitness and Health Promotions gave me exactly that. This program is where I discovered the sports of Powerlifting and Strongman. Since then I've competed in both at an international level, earning strongman titles at Canada's Strongest Natural Man (2022, 2024), Canada's Strongest Man u105 (2024), and BC's Strongest Man (2026).
My internship at a CrossFit gym broadened my horizons even further. I received my CrossFit Level 1 Trainer certificate so that I could put my expertise into practice as a coach. From there I dove headfirst into the Strength & Conditioning field as a coach at Canadian Strength, where I helped coach the professional hockey offseason program. I work with athletes looking to take their performance to the next level, including 2 athletes I've coached to IPF world championship titles and 2 IPF world records. The programs I create are driven by scientific evidence and customized to each individual to guarantee success.
Competition Highlights
• BC's Strongest Man (2026)
• Canada's Strongest Man u105 (2024)
• Canada's Strongest Natural Man (2024)
• Central Canada's Strongest Natural Man (2023)
• Canada's Strongest Natural Man (2022)
• Team Canada - World Natural Strongman Federation (Pécs, Hungary - 2018)
• Bronze medal bench - International Powerlifting Federation Raw Worlds (Texas, USA - 2016)
• Team Canada - World Natural Strongman Federation (West Virginia, USA - 2013)





