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About ME
RYAN CHRISTIE
At Verus Athletics, I am committed to elevating athletes to new heights, regardless of where they stand in their journey. My experience spans training elite athletes across multiple sports, including professional leagues, Power 5 collegiate programs, Team USA, and top-ranked high school athletes in ESPN’s Top 100. Each program is designed with precision, leveraging advanced methodologies to ensure every athlete reaches their peak potential. Here, success isn’t just the goal—it’s the standard.
Every type of training follows systems that have been tried and tested with athletes to get the best results. If you are coming to train with me you are serious about getting to the next level.
SUCCESS STORIES
Grace Vanslooten
Oregon Ducks, Team USA
Ryan was instrumental in helping me prepare for my time with Team USA. His attention to detail and knowledge allowed me to continue to make strides in my game during my off-season away from the Ducks. I became more athletic and my skill was enhanced to a new level.
Jerry Easter
ESPN Top100, La Lumiere
Ryan has been more than just a trainer for Jerry. We are extremely grateful for his relationship that goes beyond the court with our son. Working with Ryan laid the foundation for Jerry to find success on the EYBL circuit. Jerry elevated his athleticism (vertical +3 inches) and has been injury free since working with Ryan.
Connor Keefer
From JV to 2nd Team All District
Scott (Conners Dad): When Conner first went to Ryan it was out of desperation. Everything we did for my son seemed to not help him. From the first workout with Ryan I knew we were in the right place. Ryan is more than a trainer to my son and he has helped him in many ways. Conner’s athleticism improved immensely and he went from playing JV as a Junior to scoring 10 ppg on Varsity his senior season.
Jaedyn Mckinstry
Louisiana Monroe
“Working with Ryan has been a great experience. He has pushed me to be a better athlete on and off the field and I have gained valuable knowledge that still impacts me even when I am with my team in Louisiana. My top speed increased from 18 mph to 20+ mph since we started working together.”
Josh Thorbahn
I started training with Ryan during the off-season before my senior year of high school. Ryan helped me add 7 inches to my vertical. I couldn’t dunk before I started working with him and had 3 dunks in a game my senior year along with reaching 1,000 points and breaking the school record for most points in a game with 52. Ryan was a big reason that I was able to get a scholarship to the University of Findlay.
Carter Lowe
5 star, #3 lineman in US, OSU commit
Ryan has helped me to continue to improve my athleticism. When I first start with him I was slow, injury prone, and weak. He helped me in all of my weakest areas and helped me stay injury free last season
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Does IV treatment really work? We’re going to find out. No bias. Just data.
EASY IN SEASON JUMP WORKOUT YOU CAN DO TO KEEP JUMPING HIGHER WITHOUT KILLING YOUR LEGS
I take A LOT of pride in doing what I do. I genuinely want to be the best trainer out there and it means something to me. THESE TEXTS MEAN SOMETHING TO ME. Becoming a game-changer MEANS SOMETHING TO ME. It’s not just sports.
I was asked the other day what my job was… my job is to get the absolute best out of my clients on a daily basis. It’s not just training or performance, it’s so much more than that. CONFIDENCE, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION, EI, SELF ESTEEM, TENACITY, TOUGHNESS, GRATITUDE. I TAKE MORE PRIDE IN HELPING EACH CLIENT BECOME THE BEST PERSON THEY CAN BE over anything else. In doing that we also elevate performance to levels most couldn’t even imagine.
This was by far the best off-season yet. Our players consistently have a competitive edge against the competition and the gap is only growing bigger. If you don’t know yet, Now you know.
WHY SPEED?
This hits close to home because I remember being the kid that was told “I would never be athletic, because of my genetics”. It’s been a journey but we are still getting after it! AMA
🏆 MVP MVP MVP 🏆
In my opinion the best unsigned WR in the 2025 class. Karter is just another example of what hard work will do for you over time. Seeing him go out there and dominate motivates me even more to keep pushing. All of the early mornings and late nights are worth it when you see the work pay off. Keep going Karter. HOOPS NEXT
NEXT STOP REGIONAL FINAL. LETS GO @lincoln_creager_3
From unranked to receiving his first offer from Northwestern, Linc has continued to get better each season. The work never lies!
Just another day of the journey. In the lab.
OUTWORK SELF DOUBT
you’ll never know when your time is coming… when all of the hard work pays off. You just never know when that moment will happen. You have to work blindly hoping that it does. THIS IS WHERE FAITH IS IMPORTANT. faith in yourself that if you give your best everyday. That some point it will pay off.
Your story is just beginning @kostathrasivoulou
SHOOTING SECRETS PART 2: MIDRANGE
#shooting #basketball
FULL VIDEO ON YOUTUBE.
Add this easy routine to your week and make more shots. it’s simple. Do it before or after practice or before games.
Going to be talking about shooting way more.
SHOOTING LESSONS AT THE NEWLY RENOVATED HQ.
The rim is 10 foot, and we have extreme attention to detail in these sessions. We utilize 4k camera technology, our shooting system, and years of 10+ years of teaching experience to help your son or daughter become a more technical shooter that makes more shots in game. Sign up today
There’s always people who make a huge impact on you in your journey to becoming who you are. Nick Swint is one of those people. Nick trained me from 6th-8th grade before moving to PGA Headquarters to work with professional golfers at TPC Sawgrass. Nick went on to work with top athletes, teams, programs in the entire country! Including Olympians and Professional athletes in multiple sports.
To this day, I still remember most things that Nick taught me about the human body, movement, and how to train safely without injury. To have him visit HQ with his family was very meaningful to me. When I first met Nick, he and his now wife Betsy, were just starting in their relationship. Now they have 3 kids… and I’m training them! What a full circle moment. Grateful to have so many great friendships that have helped shape me along the way.
GREAT FOR ANY SPORT. LETS DO MORE REAL INSTEAD OF FAKE. THIS IS REAL. THIS IS HOW YOU GET QUICKER
PURPOSE OF THIS VIDEO:
1) understand how different variables effect jumping. It was interesting to see how important the arms became as we increased the intensity of the jump. (For example: depth drops) The more intense the jump the more important the arms become. This means in sport this is critical. If you want great jumpers like Ja Morant it’s easy to see how powerful his arm swing is.
2) Testing data: We can use these different baselines to focus on specific stimuli in training. Depth drops can be a great way to judge readiness. Standard jump with no arms can help us understand how powerful our legs are and penultimate jumps can help us understand if we are using the SSC efficiently in our mechanics.
3) Performance: having accurate data can be so useful in workouts. Is it important that I jumped 18 on standing vertical? No idrc tbh. What’s important is that I’m competing against myself to get 19 on the next. This is how you make gains. I think overtime I’ll see my numbers go up just because of that.
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Shooting games are a great way to sharpen your skills before the season. DOWNLOAD THE APP TODAY
Running 25 Flies is a great way to build your top speed.
Side note: once you clock consecutive reps above PR shut it down. I only care about PRs Which btw. I did PR today 2.591 new PR
One of my all time favorite agility drills. Imagine doing this while dribbling a basketball!
Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best ones…
Monday Motivation #VAtheOnlyWay
DATA DRIVEN.
Keep going Reg! The final stretch is here.