Rizun Resilience Therapy

Trevor Rizun

Trevor Rizun, head and shoulders Shuswap Fitness Club

My parents were runners. That is where it starts, and it is not a small thing — you do not choose the family you grow up watching.

Further back than that, we were gypsy travellers. People who walked long distances because that was the life, not because it was training. Nobody in that line would have called it endurance. It was just how you got where you were going.

I have run over twenty-five ultramarathons. I do not think that is a coincidence.

Certified in my twenties through the BCRPA, with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and the CSCS credential (2026) from the NSCA — the gold standard in strength and conditioning. The education matters, but the experience is what shapes how I train you.

Three decades under the barbell. Ten years in the boxing ring. A decade of trail running and over twenty-five ultra marathons. I’ve pushed my own body through every phase of endurance and strength, so I know what it takes to build both — and how to keep you training hard without breaking down.

Psychology degree means I understand the mental side too: the habits, the setbacks, the mindset that actually sticks. Training isn’t just sets and reps. It’s showing up when it’s hard, and I know that world from the inside.

Qualifications and experience

  • 01B.A. Psychology, Athabasca University
  • 02Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C.S. 2026), NSCA
  • 03Three decades of weight training experience
  • 04Ten years of boxing, trained one on one by a Golden Gloves pro
  • 05A decade of trail running, over twenty-five ultramarathon finishes
The proof is in the pudding
  • A decadeof trail running

VO2 max: high 50s

VO2 max is the most oxygen your body can use during all-out effort, measured in millilitres per kilogram of body weight per minute. It is the standard measure of aerobic fitness.

Trevor's Garmin rates his reading Superior: the top 5% of men in his age group. For men 40 to 49 that line is 52.5. The middle of the same group sits around 40. A reading in the high 50s is also past the top-5% line for men in their twenties, which is 55.4.

Men aged 40 to 49, ml/kg/min
  • Trevor, high 50s
  • Middle of the group, about 40
  • Top 5%, 52.5

Source: Garmin, VO2 max standard ratings (data from The Cooper Institute)

Resting heart rate: high 30s

Resting heart rate is how many times your heart beats in a minute while you are fully at rest. A heart that moves more blood with each beat needs fewer beats to do the same work.

The normal range for adults is 60 to 100 beats per minute. Mayo Clinic puts a well-trained athlete closer to 40. Trevor's sits in the high thirties, below that.

In an endurance athlete a number this low is an adaptation to training. In someone untrained it can point to a problem, so it is always read alongside everything else.

Resting heart rate, adults, beats per minute
  • Trevor, high 30s
  • Well-trained athlete, about 40
  • Normal adult range, 60 to 100

Source: Mayo Clinic, “Heart rate: What's normal?”

Ultra marathons: 25+

An ultra marathon is any race longer than a marathon's 42.2 km. About 150,000 people finished one in the United States in 2025, in a country of about 340 million: fewer than 1 in 2,000.

The largest study of ultra results found that most ultra runners, 59%, race one a year. Trevor has finished more than twenty-five.

  • < 1 in 2,000Americans who finished an ultra in 2025
  • 59%of ultra runners race one a year
  • 25+Trevor, and still running

Sources: RunSignup, 2025 ultramarathon statistics; RunRepeat, The State of Ultra Running

All of it at once

Each of these on its own puts Trevor in a small group.

TrevorGeneral population
VO2 maxHigh 50sTop-5% line for men 40 to 49 is 52.5. The middle is about 40.
Resting heart rateHigh 30sAdults: 60 to 100. A well-trained athlete: about 40.
Ultra marathons25+Fewer than 1 in 2,000 Americans finished one in 2025.
Strength trainingThree decades29.9% of American men aged 45 to 64 do any muscle-strengthening twice a week.
Body fat13 to 14%18 to 24% is typical for a man who is not an athlete.

No study counts how many people have all of these at once. Multiplying the separate odds would overstate it, because fit people tend to have several. So the estimate below works the other way: it follows the rarest things with published figures and counts everything else as free.

Doing the maths

  1. Finished an ultra in 2025 About 150,000 of 340 million Americans.1 in 2,300
  2. Races more than one a year Twenty-five in a decade takes it. 41% of ultra runners do.1 in 5,500
  3. Has benched at the elite line for his weight At most 2.2% of men: 44.5% of men aged 18 to 44, the age group most likely to, lift twice a week, and 5% of Strength Level's lifters reach elite.1 in 250,000
  4. And everything else Elite squat, top-5% VO2 max, resting heart rate in the high 30s, 13 to 14% body fat, three decades under the barbell. Counted here as certain for anyone who got this far. They are not.1 in 250,000

About 1 in 250,000 About 0.0004% of people, well under 0.01%. About 1,400 people in the United States; at the same rate, about 170 in Canada.

That is a ceiling, not a count. Every step leans toward counting too many people. Step 3 assumes ultra runners are as likely to bench heavy as other men, when training for endurance is known to blunt strength gains. Step 4 counts five rare traits as free.

No study has measured this combination directly. This is arithmetic on published figures. Read it as an order of magnitude, not a precise number.

Estimate sources: RunSignup; RunRepeat; CDC, National Health Interview Survey 2020; Strength Level; Hickson (1980), strength and endurance interference; Statistics Canada, population estimates

Sources: Garmin / The Cooper Institute; Mayo Clinic; RunSignup; CDC, National Health Interview Survey 2020; American Council on Exercise

  • Three decadesunder the barbell

Bench press: 465 lb for 3

His all-time best: three reps at 465 lb, which works out to a one-rep max of about 510 lb by the Epley formula, the standard estimate. At his body weight of 207 lb, that is more than twice his weight, three times.

Strength Level, which has logged over 48 million bench presses, sets the elite line, stronger than 95% of its lifters, at 380 lb for a man of 210 lb. Trevor's three-rep weight clears it by 85 lb without the estimate. The average man on it benches 212.

Bench press, men, lb, one-rep max
  • Trevor, 465 for 3 (about 510 max)
  • Average, 212
  • Elite at 210 lb body weight, 380

Sources: Strength Level, bench press standards; One-repetition maximum (Epley formula)

Squat: 475 lb for 3

His all-time best: three reps at 475 lb, an estimated one-rep max of about 520 lb, two and a half times his body weight.

Strength Level's elite line, stronger than 95% of its lifters, is 520 lb for a man of 210 lb, level with his estimated max. The advanced line, stronger than 80%, is 430. The average man on it squats 289.

Squat, men, lb, one-rep max
  • Trevor, 475 for 3 (about 520 max)
  • Average, 289
  • Advanced at 210 lb, 430
  • Elite at 210 lb, 520

Sources: Strength Level, squat standards; One-repetition maximum (Epley formula)

Deadlift: 465 lb for 3

His all-time best: three reps at 465 lb, an estimated one-rep max of about 510 lb, close to two and a half times his body weight.

On Strength Level that is advanced, stronger than 80% of its lifters, for his weight: the line is 494 lb at 210 lb. The elite line is higher, 596 lb. The deadlift is the lift where most strong people's numbers run highest, so it is the least unusual of his three. The average man on it deadlifts 340.

Deadlift, men, lb, one-rep max
  • Trevor, 465 for 3 (about 510 max)
  • Average, 340
  • Advanced at 210 lb, 494
  • Elite at 210 lb, 596

Sources: Strength Level, deadlift standards; One-repetition maximum (Epley formula)

Strength and endurance in one career

Each of these on its own puts Trevor in a small group.

TrevorFor comparison
Bench press465 × 3Elite line (stronger than 95% of lifters) at his weight: 380. Average: 212.
Squat475 × 3Elite line at his weight: 520, level with his estimated max. Average: 289.
Deadlift465 × 3Advanced line (stronger than 80%) at his weight: 494 for one rep. Average: 340.
Ultra marathons25+Fewer than 1 in 2,000 Americans finished one in 2025.
VO2 maxHigh 50sTop-5% line for men 40 to 49 is 52.5.

Strength Level's figures come from people who log their lifts in an app, so they are already stronger than the general public. Among American men, 35.2% do any strength training twice a week.

No study counts how many people bench 465 and have run twenty-five ultras. The estimate below follows the rarest things with published figures and counts everything else as free.

Doing the maths

  1. Finished an ultra in 2025 About 150,000 of 340 million Americans.1 in 2,300
  2. Races more than one a year Twenty-five in a decade takes it. 41% of ultra runners do.1 in 5,500
  3. Has benched at the elite line for his weight At most 2.2% of men: 44.5% of men aged 18 to 44, the age group most likely to, lift twice a week, and 5% of Strength Level's lifters reach elite.1 in 250,000
  4. And everything else Elite squat, top-5% VO2 max, resting heart rate in the high 30s, 13 to 14% body fat, three decades under the barbell. Counted here as certain for anyone who got this far. They are not.1 in 250,000

About 1 in 250,000 About 0.0004% of people, well under 0.01%. About 1,400 people in the United States; at the same rate, about 170 in Canada.

That is a ceiling, not a count. Every step leans toward counting too many people. Step 3 assumes ultra runners are as likely to bench heavy as other men, when training for endurance is known to blunt strength gains. Step 4 counts five rare traits as free.

No study has measured this combination directly. This is arithmetic on published figures. Read it as an order of magnitude, not a precise number.

Estimate sources: RunSignup; RunRepeat; CDC, National Health Interview Survey 2020; Strength Level; Hickson (1980), strength and endurance interference; Statistics Canada, population estimates

Sources: Strength Level; RunSignup; Garmin / The Cooper Institute; CDC, National Health Interview Survey 2020

Rizun's Resilience Therapy

Trevor Rizun — BA Psychology, Athabasca University. Strength and conditioning specialist, ultramarathon runner, boxing coach, and resilience consultant.

What this is: A measurement-led practice. The training is ordinary; the measuring is not.

Mission: To help people build resilience through the integrated training of body and mind — measurable, trainable, and grounded in real life.

What I offer: In-person and online consulting covering cardiovascular fitness, strength training, nutrition, and nature-based recovery. Wearable data — HRV, resting heart rate, sleep — guides the work, so progress shows up in the numbers, not just the feelings.

My perspective: Resilience isn’t a mindset you think your way into. It’s built through training, fuel, and nature-based interventions — and it’s strengthened by the people around you. I bring the research, the experience, and the accountability.

What sets me apart: Most programs train the body or the mind. I train the central nervous system — the connection between them. Wearables, HRV, and recovery tracking make that connection visible, so the work is measurable, not mystical.