What is ABS all about?
ABS is all about helping people reach their fitness, performance and health related goals using the latest evidence-based practices. Founded by Coach Austin Steigerwalt, in 2021, ABS has helped many clients improve themselves since its inception. The results have spanned a wide-array of areas such as: building muscle, losing bodyfat, improving mobility, alleviating joint pain, and improving quality of life across all ages (13-70+).
ABS coaching is for folks who want to:
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Get stronger
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Build muscle
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Lose bodyfat
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Learn about evidence-based training and nutrition
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Learn how to purposely diet for specific body composition outcomes
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Learn how to manage diets long-term
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Improve mobility and get out of pain
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Increase longevity and be fit across all stages of life
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Improve durability and resilience in sports/hobbies you enjoy (pickleball perhaps?).
About the Owner
Austin is the owner and head coach of ABS Training and Nutrition. He started this journey into fitness in 2011 when he was coaxed into hitting the gym with some friends of his. Growing up overweight, Austin struggled with self confidence and self-esteem. He decided to make a change by lifting weights and ultimately added in dietary modification when he chose to major in nutritional science at Penn State University.
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He then brought that expertise into coaching in 2017 when he began coaching for a friend's training business. He was a natural fit for the coaching profession as he enjoys helping others reach their goals and educating them along the way. Empowerment of people to better their fitness and health is the motivator that drives him. That led him to create his own business (ABS); which allowed for expanded service offerings with the latest being pickleball coaching and an affordable training subscription option.
Austin's coaching credentials include:
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NASM Certified Personal Trainer
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Renaissance Periodization Nutrition Coach Level 1
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FRC Mobility Specialist​
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J3U Level 1 Coach (ongoing)
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Nearly a decade of coaching experience
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Testimonials
ABS training and nutrition is run by an evidence based coach who has a ton of experience with a vast array of clients. I have seen dramatic improvements in my health since I started with ABS.
Austin separates himself with his ability to problem solve on the fly. He has a seemingly unlimited toolbox to help you get over hurdle after hurdle in your fitness journey whether you are a beginner or an advanced competition body builder or an athlete just looking for a competitive edge.
-Andrew Ruth
I’ve been training at ABS with Austin for several years. So, after 300+ workouts, I can easily recommend him to anyone wanting a helping hand with their fitness and nutrition goals.
As someone with a fulltime job, I’m thankful for Austin’s evidence-based knowledge and wealth of experience so that I can have productive training sessions without the mental load of designing and maintaining my own program.
Originally, I hadn’t planned to do any resistance training or hire a coach, since I was already training in BJJ and was concerned additional training would make me too tired or sore to make it to class. Then I was asked to join in dual training sessions to help save some money, and I haven’t stopped training with Austin since!
Thanks to Austin’s personalized programming, adaptability, and nutritional guidance, I’ve been able to attend even more BJJ classes, have had more success on the mats (thanks to his sport-specific programming), recover better, and am much stronger too! Occasionally, I do something silly at BJJ and end up with an injury. No problem for Austin! His adaptability and seemingly endless supply of problem solving enables us to easily shift from my normal program to recovery, getting me back on the mats faster than I ever could on my own.
-Joe Kotanchik
I’ve been working with Austin for the past three years and I can’t recommend him enough. I wanted to pursue my fitness goals more seriously but understood that I lacked the knowledge, time, and commitment to achieve those goals. That lead me to seek out the help of a personal trainer.
Austin has made reaching my fitness goals so much easier. He has a wealth of fitness and nutritional knowledge that he applies to his client’s individual needs. Whether that be achieving fitness and dietary goals or recovering from injuries.
Aside from helping me get stronger, Austin has also helped me with various injuries and physical discomforts while training. I had been plagued by knee pain that was slowing starting to interfere with my ability to train. Austin created a whole program to address my knee issues while also making sure I could train safely. I’ve been pain free for almost a year thanks to Austin’s commitment to helping his clients!
-Sara Wall