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.
This session is meant to support a normal in-season training week, lifting heavier weights once a week to complement other sport-specific training.
Use this warm-up routine before every in-season strength training workout.
Knowing how to structure strength training during the race season can be tricky. Our new strength training series is designed to help you stay strong and sharp as you compete.
This final strength training week keeps the focus on total-body foundational movements while adding in a rotational core exercise.
We’ve got six exercises for you in the penultimate week of our Strength Training Series.
We have three new exercises for you in Week 4 of our Strength Training Series that’ll challenge you and help to improve your functional strength.
We increase the volume and the core work in Week 3 of our Strength Training Series.
In Week 2 of our Strength Training Series, we progress the program with exercises that will help develop your strength and durability.
In Week 1 of our Strength Training Series, we guide you through a routine that includes deadlifts, back squats, rows, and side planks.
Start our six-week, off-season strength training program with this simple warm-up and activation routine that’s designed to get you ready to move and lift.
It can be challenging when athletes aren’t compliant or lack motivation, but it can also be a great opportunity for change or growth.
Coaching isn’t always easy, but when those moments of success come, the rewards are often deep and meaningful.
Knowing what energizes you as a coach will cultivate performance. It also creates bandwidth for situations where energy and outcome are not yet dialed.
The lines between life and sport can quickly blur. Difficult issues like weight loss or obsessive behavior can lead to big problems for coaches.
The options for data and devices are endless and some athletes need their coach to intervene. Coaches Ryan Kohler and Alison Freeman describe the metrics that matter most.
The typical endurance athlete is time-crunched, which triggers a number of challenges for coaches around rest and recovery.
Boost your top-end cycling power and speed—and have some fun doing it—with these short, sharp intervals.
Training at this time of year can be tricky. We’re here to help you with our top 10 tips for success during the off-season.