Introduction to Steel Performance and Personal Training

Hello everyone and welcome to the official Steel Performance and Personal Training blog. My name is Jessie Casteel and I am certified through the International Sports Sciences Association as a C.F.T. or Certified Fitness Trainer. I work with any individual looking to increase their standard of living by increasing strength, performance, and health. My main area of expertise is strength training and through this type of training you can increase your functional strength for every day activities ranging from increased sport performance to carrying groceries. The beauty of strength training is that you can effectively burn fat and increase your metabolic rate while balancing out your body composition. I approach every client with care and compassion and love the challenge of educating and taking your goals on as a challenge and I dont like losing a challenge. below is a description of what I offer to each and every client with no discrimination. This means I can train men looking to gain lean muscle mass as well as women who just want to tone and lose fat. I have trained children and teens with fun informative exercise as well. I strongly encourage parents or family members to cooperate and be involved with child fitness as well. I believe in natural healing and supplementation to balance hormonal actions in the body and have a deep passion for fitness and educating people on said topics. Here is a description of my system which has been proven to be very effective and rewarding.

Program description and rate information for Steel Performance and Personal Training.

I will assess you on strength, (sit-ups, pushups, etc.) nothing serious, if you cant do some fine if you can only do a few that’s fine and I will explain later. Then I will assess flexibility through a couple of basic stretches. Next is a muscle balance assessment where I check to see if there are any muscle imbalances which are what I would start the program off with. Then with all the information I gather through weight, body fat percentage, age etc I can calculate your body mass index, target heart rate and begin putting a specific program for you. When clients come to me I expect them to be weak and range from slightly out of shape to full on class 3 obiese. That’s fine that’s what I want but we train with the mindset of we are training our bodies into shape hormonally, physically and mentally. nutrition is 80% of fat loss and recovery and 15% is training and the last 5% is physiological so if we train our brains to think of training the body vs. working out, we will have more focus, dedication, and drive to be successful and always work for progression. I would expect someone to come to me if their weak. I can fix that, it’s what I do, and what I love to do. I expect to see some belly and that’s fine. My job and goal is to help you change these things but it’s up to you to want it. Just ask yourself deep down inside, Am I happy with my current health? Do I want to live a longer happier, healthier life? I can help you and I am willing to but I have to make sure you want to be helped before you or I can be successful at it. I start my systems off with 2 weeks of lower impact stability ball core and flexibility movements with some light dumbbell work. I will not train anyone less than 2 sessions a week but would prefer 3-4 sessions a week. After the initial 2 weeks of light training I can assess you by watching your balance form and performance so I can work on isolated muscle imbalance work. Let me explain that last sentence, One of the most common imbalances in muscle groups is he deltoid or shoulder caps. In most of my current and previous clients, in fact every client I have had has had a serious imbalance in the posterior or rear deltoid head. This is because we use medial or side movements and anterior or front movements more than we do rear movements. What I do is find that imbalance and isolate that muscle head to strengthen it. Yes the other muscle heads may help with the movements but the angle you use in the exercises actually target the lacking muscle fiber. Once balance is restored we do compound exercises for the muscle group to strengthen it as a whole using more advanced exercises and at that point we only use isolations as a maintenance tool. This is just the next progression and the muscle balancing phase takes roughly 6 weeks at 2 sessions per week which once again is the minimum but added cardio like walking in the evenings or some kind of cardiovascular work on off days will speed the process up more. Nutrition has got to be a cornerstone of your fitness especially at this point. When we start compound movements or multi joint movements your metabolism will speed up even more than it did when you started eating healthier meals more frequently. So now you have had two increases in your metabolic rate naturally. I will help you with nutrition planning as well. This part of the program can last 3-6 weeks and then we move into Olympic style lifts at this point your metabolism will be sped up more and your body will crave food all the time and here is the best part, you get to feed it. After all of that we move on and the sky is the limit. I will say that the results will depend on you and what you are willing to put into it. Everyone’s body is different so when you talk results, yeah I can get you results but its up to you to make better nutrition choices and I will help you with that, Genetics play a role in the process as well as past health, exercise, and hormonal imbalances. Of course I am a big believer in body detoxification which in almost every one of my clients made huge differences and is just a very smart thing to throw into your body transformation plan. I offer all this to each client equally and I have had success thus far. I have all the knowledge and equipment to balance your body and strengthen it in a proven manner that while gaining strength you will burn fat (depending on your nutritional diligence). If you want help and want an affordable trainer that will take your goals as a challenge and do everything I can to get you where you want and have fun doing it, then I am the trainer for you. That’s the skinny on training with me and I look forward to hearing back from you but also keep in mind you have the right to shop around and try to find what works best for you.

I can be contacted via E-Mail at Trained_by_steel@yahoo.com also feel free to visit my Myspace page at www.myspace.com/trained_by_steel to view before and after photos in my photo albums and if you have a Myspace account feel free to add me. I also have a question and answer segment I perform on myspace where people are encouraged to ask me fitness, nutrition or supplementation questions and i answer in a bulletin posting to allow everyone access to the information. this is a very popular subject that is highly respected by many enthusiast and it allows me to stay sharp on new topics and techniques. I have recieved a high level of success and recognition with my no nonsense straight advice and I value all the support and great questions that have been asked of me in this segment. below is a few testimonials from clients and friends as well that I have had the pleasure and blessings to help.

"My Boy Steel, I've been training for well over 20 years. I've taken just about everything over the counter and across the border you could take to achieve size and strength. But the information and knowledge I have gained from you through nutrition and training the last couple of months will help me get another 20 years at this iron and nutrition lifestyle I would probably not have obtained from my prior practices. Thank you for your insight and your complete love and passion you have for this sport called life. God Bless." -Michael Collins AKA The Cooler (Team BDU).


"I've been into bodybuilding and weight training for many years now and am always reading everything that I can get my hands on to increase my knowledge. Since meeting Jess a short time ago, I've learned so many new things and ideas on training/diet/supplements and has also renewed my motivation for completing my own Personal Training certification. I highly recommend Jess for anyone looking to get in the best shape of their lives." -Kalev Kallas AKA BullDawg (team BDU West Coast Officer)


Thank you~
Jess Casteel Steel Performance and Personal Training
Team BDU West officer
www.myspace.com/trained_by_steel
trained_by_steel@yahoo.com