ABOUT WDM COACHING
MEET THE COACHES
BEHIND WDM
Coaching knowledge. Racing experience. Training with purpose.
WDM Coaching brings together Aaron Woodman and Lee Tynan, combining backgrounds in strength and conditioning, exercise therapy, education and competitive sport.
We help athletes understand their training, build the fitness their events demand and prepare with a clear purpose. Our approach combines progressive training, appropriate recovery and practical experience of preparing for competition.
From your first fitness-racing event to ambitious performance goals, the aim is to help you train consistently and arrive better prepared.
FOUNDER & COACH
AARON WOODMAN
I’ve been coaching since 2009, working with people ranging from everyday gym members to competitive athletes. My background combines strength and conditioning, exercise therapy and endurance sport.
Before endurance racing, I played rugby at county level. Moving into running taught me how much performance depends on aerobic development, consistent training and patience. My experience in exercise therapy also shaped how I think about movement, recovery and building training around the person.
HYROX brings those interests together. My own racing has helped me understand the demands of running between stations, managing fatigue and executing a race plan. That experience informs my coaching, alongside my education and time spent working with athletes.
My focus is helping athletes understand their training and make consistent progress. Each session should have a purpose, with the workload matched to the athlete’s ability, training history and circumstances.
COACHING BACKGROUND
Coaching in the fitness industry since 2009.
B.Sc. in Strength and Conditioning, completed in 2016.
Exercise therapy background, including rehabilitation and work with people recovering from neurological trauma.
SPORTING BACKGROUND
Marathon running and Northern Ireland Masters cross-country representation.
County-level rugby background.
International HYROX competition, including World Championship podium finishes.
COACH
LEE TYNAN
My sporting background spans competitive football, CrossFit and hybrid fitness. HYROX has brought those interests together and become a major part of my life as both an athlete and a coach.
Alongside competing internationally, I deliver face-to-face HYROX coaching at Full Moon Fitness in Liverpool and have worked closely with Aaron and WDM Coaching. Preparing for Open, Pro, Solo and Doubles racing has reinforced the importance of pacing, managing fatigue and developing the physical qualities each event demands.
My professional background is in secondary education, teaching Business and Economics, with experience in Sport and Physical Education. Teaching has shaped how I communicate, explain training and help people build the understanding and confidence to improve.
As a working dad, I understand the challenge of balancing training with family life and work. My aim is to help athletes make purposeful, consistent progress within those demands, whether they are preparing for their first HYROX or pursuing a faster race.
COACHING BACKGROUND
Level 2 HYROX Performance Coaching qualification through the HYROX 365 Academy.
Face-to-face HYROX coaching and group training at Full Moon Fitness, Liverpool.
Coaching development through working closely with WDM Coaching.
Secondary education background, including Business, Economics, Sport and Physical Education.
SPORTING BACKGROUND
 Competitive football in the North West Counties Football League.
 CrossFit, strength training and hybrid fitness background.
 International HYROX competition across Open, Pro, Solo and Doubles.
HOW WE COACH
Our backgrounds are different, but our approach is shared: understand the athlete, develop the fitness the event demands and make the training sustainable.
BUILD THE AEROBIC FOUNDATION
Develop the capacity to sustain work and recover between harder efforts. Easy aerobic training has a clear role alongside more demanding sessions.
USE INTENSITY WITH PURPOSE
Match the effort to the aim of the session. Threshold work, higher-intensity training and easy days each contribute differently, and the balance needs to support consistent training.
CONNECT STRENGTH TO THE EVENT
Develop strength and strength endurance that support the demands of running, stations and repeated efforts under fatigue.
PREPARE TO EXECUTE
Practise pacing, transitions and station management. Race preparation includes understanding how to distribute effort across the whole event.
MAKE PROGRESS RECOVERABLE
Choose training that can be repeated consistently alongside work, family life and recovery. More training only helps when the athlete can absorb it.
Clear targets, consistent work and a long-term approach to performance.
FIND YOUR WAY TO TRAIN
Choose a structured group programme or get in touch to discuss individual coaching.
GROUP TRAINING MEMBERSHIPS
Performance, Performance+ and the Complete System provide structured training with benchmark-based targets. Choose the training volume and programme options that suit your goals. These memberships do not include individual coaching feedback, personal check-ins or bespoke programme rewrites.