Our Story

Adam Steer

My grandfather sparked my lifelong fascination with health and fitness. He simply wanted to “keep me out of trouble” – instead he shaped the person and the coach that I am today. Sport became the lodestone of my life. I went on to compete in Laser Class sailing at an international level, and to compete in skiing, football and hockey, among a myriad of other sports and recreational activities. Coaching is a natural outgrowth of athletics, and I discovered that I had a talent for it.

My first coaching passion, alpine skiing, granted me the privilege of working with young elite athletes like current Canadian Alpine Ski Team member Frank Bourque, and now allows me to form the minds of other coaches across Canada as a Level 4 Course Conductor for the Canadian Ski Intructors Alliance. With a background in hockey and skiing, I soon rose from an entry-level instructor of inline skating to become the top Examiner in the International Inline Skating Association. I’ve traveled the world in that role, “coaching the coaches” in Canada, the United States, Germany, Holland, Slovenia and Singapore.

Throughout my journey, I’ve always sought out the best mentors and resources. This is what led me to Coach Sonnon and his Circular Strength Training® (CST) system, where devoted study and intense personal practice culminated in my successful completion of the rigorous CST Head Coach examination process. Now, I serve others in search of excellence. I know the path well, because I constantly test the limits of my own performance.

Ryan Murdock

Ryan Murdock is an RMAX Faculty Coach and Senior Editor of RMAX Magazine, the internet’s largest fitness and martial arts publication. He is the creator and star of the three-volume RMAX Powered Bujinkan DVD Series and author of the RMAX Training Group Manual. He has been involved in martial arts for the past 20 years, and strength training for the past 25 years.

He holds black belt rankings in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu and is one of four Head Coaches of the RMAX FlowFighting™ system. In 2006 he was inducted into the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame as Master Instructor of the Year. As one of four Faculty Coaches handpicked by RMAX founder Scott Sonnon for his elite Coaching Staff, Murdock has taken a leading role in the research and development of Circular Strength Training® (CST) and RMAX FlowFighting®. He certifies CST Instructors and Coaches, conducts seminars worldwide, and works with a wide range of private clients including athletes, fighters, and international rock stars like Jim Gillette of Nitro, guitar diva Lita Ford, and Steve Kilbey of The Church.

In addition to his work with RMAX, Coach Murdock regularly puts his training to the test in some of the world’s most unforgiving places as a widely published travel writer / explorer. This pursuit has taken him to 42 countries to date, including Mongolia, Nicaragua, and North Korea, by Russian jeep, motorcycle, dugout canoe, horse and camel. An Associate Editor of Outpost Magazine, his article “Taklamakan: The Worst Desert in the World” was nominated for a Canadian National Magazine Award in 2006. Ryan Murdock, RMAX Faculty Coach • Senior Editor, RMAX Magazine