Ryan Lukach

Owner & Strength Coach

River North Strength

Ryan Lukach is the Owner and Founder of River North Strength, and manages all day to day operations as well as Strength Coach duties here in St. Louis, MO.Before starting RNS in Richmond, VA back in 2018, Ryan was a coach for nearly three years at Strive Village, a private strength and conditioning facility in Chicago founded by his former collegiate strength coach. There, Ryan worked with a wide-range of clientele including former athletes, business executives and busy moms.After his time in Chicago, Ryan and his wife Christy moved east to Richmond, VA in to live near family & open River North Strength. At that time, Ryan handled all semi-private and personal training sessions, new client consultations, and nutrition coaching.In the winter of 2020, Ryan and his wife relocated to the Saint Louis area and opened the newest (and now only) RNS location in Kirkwood, MO in October 2020. The Richmond location was purchased in 2022 by two top-notch RNS employees and now operates as "804Strength".Ryan had played five years of NCAA Division I Baseball at the University of Hartford where he was a captain for four years. Ryan holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Hartford and a CPT from NSCA. He is also a Nutrition Coaching Specialist certified by NCI.