Ryan is the founder and head coach of Rocky Mountain Devo Cycling. He’s also our go-to physiologist and coach – helping to build the testing and services program at Fast Talk Laboratories.
He was formerly the sports nutritionist and manager of the Sports Performance Department at the University of Colorado Sports Medicine and Performance Center.
Prior to that, he worked at the internationally renowned Boulder Center for Sports Medicine with Dr. Andy Pruitt and, before that, spent two years as manager of the BMC mountain bike development team. He also coached with USA Cycling’s junior MTB development program for eight years through regional, national, and international development camps and race camps.
Ryan has a passion for cycling and coaching, particularly in competitive mountain biking. He is a USA Cycling Level 1 coach and USA Cycling certified skills instructor.
Ryan holds a B.S. in exercise science, an M.S. in sports nutrition, and has been published in numerous scientific and popular media outlets. In addition to cycling, Ryan also enjoys telemark skiing and spending time with his wife and two sons.
Ryan appreciates most about sports science is how it gives the everyday athlete the same resources and expertise as elite athletes to be smarter about their training and achieve amazing results.
Sports nutrition experts Ryan Kohler and Trevor Connor show how to create personalized race-day sports nutrition plans that match the energy needs of your athletes given the demands of their chosen events. This course explores case studies including the Leadville Trail 100 MTB and draws from research by Dr. Iñigo San Millán.
Strength training for endurance athletes is one of the most powerful ways to improve performance. This course shows coaches how to recognize common strength imbalances, design year-round programs, and recommend functional strength work.
Set your athletes up for peak performance, before and after the race with science-backed warm-ups and cooldowns.
This online course reveals the strategies top coaches use to craft smarter, more effective interval sessions based on exercise physiology.
This online course shows how to analyze training and racing data effectively and efficiently to help athletes improve endurance sports performance.
Explore ways to grow your coaching business by offering athlete services like testing, strength training, and sports nutrition.
This course shows coaches exactly how to guide athletes through every stage of fueling—from daily training to race day.
Learn how to guide your athletes through a smart, sustainable base season—and lay the aerobic foundation for stronger performance, season after season.
Explore how to translate heart rate, power files, and subjective feedback into smarter, more personalized coaching decisions.
This course helps coaches understand the physiology, motivation, and mindset of masters athletes to help them stay competitive at any age.
This course will provide you with a strong foundational understanding of how the human body responds to training.
This workout focuses on minimal gear shifting between intervals to better maintain speed in a race.
Maintain high-end fitness with super short sprints and long recoveries.
Practice gradually tapering your speed for events with fast starts.
Recover from your competition with these mobility exercises.
Keep your heart rate consistently high with a serving of short stacks, then maintain power with a side of over-unders.
Perform this strength workout during your race week to keep your muscles activated and primed for the race.
These exercises will keep the body moving and blood flowing during your in-season rest weeks.