Ryan Nosak

Ryan Nosak is a coach who has dedicated his life to helping others achieve their health and fitness goals. At the age of five years old, Ryan lost his mother to cancer and spent his pre-teenage years using food as a coping mechanism. Ryan became clinically obese and struggled with self-esteem and confidence as a result of being overweight. At age 13, Ryan discovered strength training and his life would be changed forever. The results from fat loss and increased strength motivated and inspired Ryan and he slowly began to create a positive view of himself. Ryan realized he had an extreme affinity for strength training and he began working at a local gym at age 15. He coached his friends through strength training sessions and realized he had a knack for teaching and inspiring others. His experiences at the gym throughout high school introduced him to the world of strength and conditioning and Ryan realized he wanted to become a coach. Ryan attended Penn State University for his undergraduate degree in Kinesiology, where he worked as a student coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team, as well as numerous other sports. Ryan’s coaching journey spans 9 years across Division 1 college athletics, with stops along the way at Penn State, Tennessee State, Vanderbilt, Robert Morris, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and more recently, DePaul University. He has worked at Power 5 universities, aided in the training of multiple professional athletes, and has been mentored by NFL strength and conditioning coaches. Ryan uses his experience and evidence-based training to inform and improve the lives of numerous clients who want to be more comfortable in their own skin. He specializes in fat loss, body composition, strength, and sports performance training programs. Ryan trains clients in-person in Chicago and offers online coaching services through his website at RyNoStrength.com.