Coach Rob Ronan

Owner & Head Coach

Coach Rob is a National Coach with USA Weightlifting and founder of The Austin Barbell Club. Rob also sits on the Board of Directors for the Texas State Weightlifting and Co-Chairs Kilo’s for Kids 501(c)3 non-profit.

Focused on technical excellence with emphasis on the Chinese system, Coach Rob has traveled to mainland China several times to study Olympic Weightlifting among some of the best in the world. Coach Rob is one of only a handful of western weightlifting coaches invited to professional training facilities in China.

Certifications

• USA Weightlifting National Coach

• USAW Sport Performance Coach

• AHA CPR & AED Certified

  
  

Coach Rob is the Educational Lead and Austin ISD Agency point of contact for Austin Barbell

Training Base Visits

2016 - Hefei Sports University, Anhui, China
2017 - Chengdu Sports University, Szechuan, China
2017 - Sichuan Provincial Sports University,  Sichuan, China
2018 - Guangzhou City Sports School and Youth Academy, Guangdong, China
2018, 2019 - Guangzhou Provincial Olympic Training Base, Guangdong, China