Ryan McKie
Director of Operations
“It’s so easy for you!” “You make it look so easy!” “Oh, he’ll do great! He always does.” That’s what 
Ryan has heard his entire life. There were countless hours training with his father or alone, studying for test, preparing. Numerous missed family vacations, missed trips that friends wanted to take. Little did the people who spoke those words know that it wasn’t easy at all!
“If people only knew how hard I work to gain my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all.” – Michelangelo
Living under that constant pressure to perform and live up to others expectations, Ryan learned to set his own standards high for himself and made hard work a way of life.
Through the many opportunities that participating in competitive sports from the age of 5 through college afforded him, Ryan realized that he wanted to help others improve their quality of life through physical activity and help competitive athletes make the best of all the opportunities sports can provide to get a great education and enhance their lives.
Ryan began his time at QSA as a high school athlete preparing to play college football. By developing a good relationship with Owner Vaughn Bethell, he began working part time in college, while pursuing a degree in Health & Exercise Science at Furman University. From a part time position, to intern, to full time, he has moved “up the ladder” to become the leader of the teamQSA training staff and clientele. He does this through a realistic, educational and inspirational approach that is also supportive and motivational.
Ryan’s principal of training the body as the athletic machine it is designed to be, has helped develop some of the best high school, college and professional athletes in the Upstate and even around the South East Region including:
- Brandon Inge – 3B of the Detroit Tigers, MLB All-Star
- Nick Eason – DT of the Super Bowl winning Pittsburgh Steelers
- Brian Bratton – 2x CFL Grey Cup Champion with the Montreal Alouettes
- And many other NFL & MLS draft prospects
He has trained various teams and organizations such as:
- Furman University Baseball Team
- Furman University Men’s Soccer Team
- Carolina One Club Volleyball Team
- Greenville High School Men’s & Women’s Lacrosse Teams
- And many other local high school athletic teams pre/post season programs
Not to mention helping the everyday person realize that they can make their body do things that they never believed capable.
Ryan is also a guest blogger for STACK.com, the nation’s leading producer and distributor of sports performance, training and lifestyle that provides content exclusively for youth sports participants with coverage of more than 20 sports and has also spoke at state high school coaches’ conventions on sports performance.
Certifications
IYCA – High School Strength & Conditioning Specialist
Combine 360 – Combine Trainer – Level 3
Specialty Areas
Functional Training
Strength & Power Training
Short, Intense Workouts
Interval Training
Core Stength & Power
Muscle Building
Interests
Music, literature, and philosophy
Training Philosophy
If improving the way your body functions and looks were easy, everyone would be doing it and I wouldn’t have a job. There is no better test of a person than to present them with a challenge and see what they do with it.
“To get something you have never had, you have to be willing to do something you never did”
I am a tool to help you get your body to where you want it to be. You have to be willing to take the tool and use it to “drive” your body (i.e. – the nail) to where it wants to be to get the desired result. I will give you everything I have, every time, to help you get to where you want to be…you just have to do the same for me. If you do, I PROMISE, you will see results.
What hurts worse: the pain of hard work or regret?
Don’t disrespect the gift because you could lose it at any moment.
Contact:
o. 864.233.9309 ext. 12
ryan@performanceqsa.com
