Dads Who Lift

Dads Who Lift - Coach Ryan Collins- Captain Of This Ship For The Past Decade
- B.S. This group is for busy Dads who are trying to look better in a T-shirt.

Exercise Science
- Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist.
- Ask Dad- Help With Your Exercise, Nutrition, And Healthy Habit ?'s. They are trying to improve their lives through healthy fitness and nutritional habits and be role models for their children to follow. We all support each other as we strive to reach our fitness goals and start looking like a Dad Who Lifts! A few rules of this grou

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1. This page is from the Owner of Dads Who Lift, Coach Ryan Collins. DWL is a company that provides Online Coaching Programs to Dads who want to look, move, and feel better. Programs and Services are only offered to guys who have at least 1 child, are wanting to add muscle mass, and/or have more than 5-10 lbs of fat to lose.
2. If you are not a father, then this group is not a good fit for you as topics discussed on this page will only relate to fathers.
3. No Spammers allowed. If you have a product or a service you wish to promote, please get it cleared with Coach or it will be removed from the page.
4. If you have a friend, neighbor, or someone else you know who is a father struggling with keeping up with their fitness regimen because their life is busy and overwhelming, please share this group with them. The purpose of this page is to help Dads get their time and energy back and to enjoy life with their growing family!
5. If you have a specific question you would like addressed, please title every post "ASK" so it is clear to anyone who sees your post that you need help with something in particular.
6. Do not bash other people on this page. We are here to support each other. It doesn’t matter how much you can squat or what your percentage of body fat is: what matter is that we all have the same goal of being healthy, strong fathers to our children.
7. Any outside links must first be approved of by Coach before it can be posted on this page. Not doing this will get your post deleted.
8. This page is for Dads looking for guidance with their fitness and nutritional goals. All topics discussed should be related on how to improve the mental, physical, and spiritual health of the busy father. Any topic that does not relate to this will be removed. For more information on getting started with your very own customized training program, check out www.dadswholift.com and come see how you can start your journey to get your shirts looser around the stomach and tighter around the arms!

Being a coach gets pretty damn personal.You learn what your clients want and why they want it.The weight they want to lo...
08/27/2026

Being a coach gets pretty damn personal.

You learn what your clients want and why they want it.

The weight they want to lose. The strength they want back. The confidence they miss. The injuries, setbacks, failed attempts, and all the times they said:

“Monday, I’m getting serious again.”

Then Monday turns into another Monday.

That’s where coaching becomes more than writing workouts.

When someone trusts me with their goals, I’m invested too.

I want to see the weight on the bar go up, the inches around their waist come down, and their confidence come back.

That’s pretty damn personal my friend.

No wonder they call it personal training.

So, I’m opening 3 coaching spots for September.

If you’re local, you’ll train with me once a week. We’ll do the fun heavy lifting together. You walk in, I coach you through the entire session, and you leave drenched in sweat and progress, leaving better than when you came in.

Then we build the rest around your life.

-How many days can you realistically train?

-What equipment do you have?

- What are we trying to accomplish?

I build the program around those answers- not the other way around.

We track your workouts, measurements, and progress. We adjust when life inevitably gets in the way.

And you have access to me when you need help, accountability, or somebody to tell you to quit screwing around and get back to work.

Could you figure it out yourself over the next year?

Absolutely.

But you’ve got things to do and people to see.

Or you can lock in for 90 days and quit the bu****it.

Get stronger. Lose the waist. Build some muscle. And look damn good doing it.

If you’re tired of spinning your wheels, send me “SEPTEMBER.”

We’ll talk about what you want, how I can help, and you can decide from there.

What do you have to lose?

Well… maybe a few inches around the waist. 😉

08/26/2026

When life hands you a 🍋, you make lemonade.

After fixing the door, I was finally able to get into the gym on my trip- only to discover they didn’t have any dumbbells or barbells.

Oh well 🤷‍♂️

They had a bench, a cable machine, and a few expensive “coat racks” (aka treadmills). So I made the most of what I had and got creative. Thankfully, that’s in my wheelhouse.

Try this Contralateral Cable Step Up the next time you’re at the gym and some meathead is hogging all the dumbbells. It’ll challenge your quads, glutes, and core while exposing any side-to-side strength imbalances.

Try 3 sets of 12–15 reps per side.

Stairs tomorrow? Good luck. 💪

And If you need help solving your own exercise or nutrition obstacles, DM me “HEY COACH.” We’ll talk about building a structured training plan that fits your life- not forcing your life to fit around your training.

08/18/2026

Want bigger triceps? Spend more time where they’re stretched.

You don’t always need more weight to make an exercise harder- you just need to make the weight you’re using work harder.

Control the weight down slowly. Let the triceps stay lengthened. THEN drive through the extension, squeezing each and every rep.

Adding the band behind keeps tension on the triceps while the overhead position puts the long head under a deep stretch. Works wonders.

Intensity is Intensity: Your triceps could care less about how much weight your lifting- it just knows it’s getting its ass kicked, and it’s gotta grow and get bigger and stronger for the next time you try to train them.

💾 Add these to your next arm or push day and see how your triceps feel fellas!

08/13/2026

Fellas, are you leaving something behind in your training program? 🍑

Strong glutes do a lot more than fill out a pair of jeans.

They help you:

✅ Generate more power.
✅ Improve lateral movement and stability.
✅ Support your lower back.
✅ Build stronger squats, deadlifts, and athletic performance.

That’s why you shouldn’t just program hip thrusts in your lower body workouts for their development.

If your glute training only involves moving straight up and down, you’re leaving strength on the table. Incorporate MORE exercises that challenge your glutes in the frontal plane. You’ll target the muscles that stabilize your hips and pelvis while building some serious leg strength.

Train your glutes to produce force, absorb force, and stabilize your body- not just look good.

If you find value in this post, give it a like, follow, and share with a friend. And if you want a Coach that tells you exactly what to do (and why) without you having to Google it, send me a DM with “Training” and I’ll send you the details.

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