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Ryan
- Eleiko Strength Coach L1
- UKCC (1st4sport) Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Weight Lifting
- L4 Strength & Conditioning
- PGCE Biology
- L3 personal training
- BSc Env. Science
"My passion is weightlifting. I am lucky to work with a variety of enthusiastic clients, and enjoy giving them as much support and advice as I can to help them achieve their goals"
Ryan
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Canterbury Strength
Jul 5, 20202 min read
CSWLC Podcast: Q&A with Matt Vine & his tribute to John Lear
In our second CSWLC podcast we speak to Matt Vine, Head Coach of Pegasus Weight Lifting Club in Maidstone. As well as having been on the...
Canterbury Strength
May 29, 20202 min read
Q&A with Coach Bob Takano - Canterbury Strength's First Podcast Interview
Frequently wishing that we could be flies on the wall at Takano Athletics to soak in the coaching techniques of head coach and USA Weightlif
Canterbury Strength
Apr 18, 20204 min read
Khổng Mỹ Phượng - Vietnam's Rising Star
Name: Khổng Mỹ Phượng Location: Vietnam Weight Category: -45kg Age: 20 Personal Bests: Snatch 78kg | Clean & Jerk 93kg Vietnamese...
Canterbury Strength
Apr 15, 20207 min read
Greg Everett Speaks With Canterbury Strength!
We are sure that Greg Everett does not need much of an introduction for anyone who has an interest in Olympic Weightlifting. Greg runs...
Canterbury Strength
Apr 10, 20204 min read
Kanah Andrews-Nahu, New Zealand's Record Holding Weightlifter
Name: Kanah Andrews-Nahu Location: New Zealand Weight Category: -76kg Age: 19 Personal Bests: Snatch 100kg | Clean & Jerk 120kg Kanah...
Canterbury Strength
Apr 7, 20203 min read
Don Opeloge - Samoan Superstar
Name: Don Opeloge Location: Samoa Weight Category: -96kg Age: 20 Personal Bests: Snatch 164kg | Clean & Jerk 210kg In Samoa,...
Canterbury Strength
Apr 3, 20203 min read
Darya Akhmerova, Kazakhstan's New International Athlete
Name: Darya Akhmerova Location: Kazakhstan Weight Category: -87kg Age: 20 Personal Bests: Snatch 110kg | Clean & Jerk 140kg In 2019...
Canterbury Strength
Apr 2, 20203 min read
Marin Robu - Champion of Moldova
Name: Marin Robu Location: Moldova Weight Category: -73kg Age: 20 Personal Bests: Snatch 155kg | Clean & Jerk 180kg Marin Robu is a...
Canterbury Strength
Mar 31, 20203 min read
Arpine Dalalyan: Armenia’s Junior Champion
Name: Arpine Dalalyan Location: Armenia Weight Category: +87kg Age: 21 Personal Bests: Snatch 105kg | Clean & Jerk 140kg Arpine...
Canterbury Strength
Mar 30, 20204 min read
Sergio Massidda: 55kg Youth & Junior World Champ
Name: Sergio Massidda Location: Sardinia, Italy Weight Category: -55kg/-61kg Age: 18 Sergio Massidda comes across as a very positive and...
Canterbury Strength
Mar 28, 20203 min read
Italy's Giulia Miserendino - European Youth Champion
Name: Giulia Miserendino Location: Italy Weight Category: -64kg Age: 17 Snatch: 97kg Clean & Jerk: 110kg Giulia Miserendino is an up and...
Canterbury Strength
Mar 28, 20203 min read
We spoke to Ritvars Suharevs, Latvian Legend
Name : Ritvars Suharevs Location : Latvia Weight Category : - 81kg Age: 21 Snatch : 164kg Clean & Jerk : 200kg Ritvars Suharevs is an...
Canterbury Strength
Apr 28, 20194 min read
Chatting to team USA’s Katherine Nye
We wanted to quickly update the introduction to this interview following Kate's win in the 71kg Category at the Pattaya World...
Canterbury Strength
Feb 23, 20192 min read
Talking to the German weightlifting team’s junior lifter, Nancy Ludwig (63kg)
With some big names in the German senior team to look up to, Nancy Ludwig is a rising talent in the German National Junior Team. We spoke...
Canterbury Strength
Feb 17, 20193 min read
Conversation with the highly decorated Josué Brachi (56kg, Spain)
Josué Brachi (56kg) from Seville, Spain has been throwing big weight over his head for 13 years! He has competed in SEVEN World...
Canterbury Strength
Feb 3, 20192 min read
Exclusive interview with the 2018 Bronze World medalist and European Gold medalist- Nicolae Onica
The 25 year old Romanian, Nicolae Onica had a breath-taking 2018! Winning a Bronze medal at the Worlds in Ashgabat, in the new 96kg...
Canterbury Strength
Jan 27, 20193 min read
Getting to know the 64 kg Czech national Champion: Eliška Pudivítrová
We spoke to the elite Czech weightlifter, Eliska, about the popularity of weightlifting in Czechia, just how demanding it is to reach a...
Canterbury Strength
Jan 20, 20193 min read
An Interview with Austria’s most talented young lifter: Sarah Fischer
The 18 year old Sarah Fischer had an incredible 2018 receiving 9 medals in international competitions, including 3 from the European...
Canterbury Strength
Jan 13, 20192 min read
An Interview with European Gold Medalist Joanna Łochowska
Joanna Lochowska is a 2017 and 2018 European Gold medalist (196 kg total, 88 snatch + 108 Clean & Jerk), 2012 Olympian and Polish...
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