About Ryan Valentine

My background

I've worked as a personal trainer in Ontario gyms for years before going fully online. I'm a CPT (Certified Personal Trainer) and an active competitor in the CPA Wellness division (Canadian Physique Alliance). My specialty is body recomposition: the process of losing body fat and building lean muscle at the same time, without the bulk-and-cut cycles most of the bodybuilding industry pushes on women.

Most of my clients have spent years undereating and overdoing cardio. They come to me skinny but soft, frustrated, and convinced their body is broken. It isn't. They've been given the wrong playbook. The Recomp Method is the right one.

What I specialize in

• Body recomposition for women. Losing fat and building muscle in the same training block, using strength training and protein-forward nutrition.
• Online and virtual coaching. Custom programs delivered through Trainerize, with weekly check-ins, video form review, and direct messaging.
• Macro coaching that isn't restrictive. I build your nutrition around real food and your actual schedule, not 1,200-calorie meal plans.
• First-time bodybuilding competitors. CPA Wellness, true novice prep, and the long lean-gain off-season most coaches skip.
• Postpartum and busy professional women. Programs built around real life, not gym-rat fantasy schedules.

The Recomp Method

The Recomp Method is the system I've built around five principles: eat enough food, prioritize protein, strength train with progressive overload, recover like it matters, and track more than the scale. It's the same framework I used to step on stage in CPA Wellness and the same framework I use with every coaching client.

If you want to see how the principles work in practice, the most-read place to start is the complete body recomposition guide for women or the macro guide for body recomp.

Credentials

• Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
• Active CPA Wellness Division competitor (Canadian Physique Alliance)
• Years of in-gym coaching experience at Lifetime Fitness, Ajax, Ontario
• Specialty: female body recomposition, postpartum return-to-training, novice competition prep

Where I work

I'm based in Ajax, Ontario, Canada, and I coach women virtually across Canada and the United States. All training programs and nutrition plans are delivered through Trainerize, with weekly check-ins, video form review, and direct messaging between sessions.

Work with me

I take on a limited number of one-on-one coaching clients each month. Founding member spots include locked rates and three months of guaranteed access.