Online & Columbia, SC

Stop Guessing.
Start Becoming.

I lost my leg. I didn't lose the mission. If you've got the hunger but not the plan — the equipment, the time, or the knowledge — I'll build you a system that actually works. Anywhere.

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Trusted by 50+ clients · ISSA CPT · ISSA Nutrition Coach
jacob steen, ISSA-certified strength coach and amputee, standing in a modern Columbia, SC training studio
54 lbs
Benn W · 12 wks
Plans built in 48hrs
50+
Clients coached
8 wks
Avg first transformation
100%
Plans built around you
1
Leg. Zero excuses.
The real problem

If any of this sounds too familiar...

01

You can't find the motivation

Every Monday it's the same — you're amped for two days and ghosted by Friday.

02

You don't have the equipment

No gym, no rack, no idea how to get started with what you actually have at home.

03

You don't know what to do

Reels, podcasts, YouTube splits — and you still don't know what to do tomorrow morning.

04

You're exhausted before you start

Work, kids, life. By the time you'd train, you're already burnt out.

You're not lazy. You're not broken. You just don't have a system. That's what I'm for.

jacob steen spotting a client through a 315lb barbell bench press
The TopStrength method

I'm one legged.
Still kickin' it.

Three things that make this different from anything you've quit before:

A plan built around YOUR life

Not a templated PDF. Your equipment, your schedule, your goal — programmed and re-built every 4 weeks.

Accountability that actually shows up

Daily messaging. Weekly form checks. Bi-weekly progress reviews. You won't ghost — because I won't.

Coached by someone who's been broken

I lost my leg in 2025. Got back under the bar. If I can rebuild from that, your reasons don't get a pass.

Programs

Find your lane.

Most popular

Online Coaching

Anyone who needs a real plan, real accountability, and real coaching — from anywhere.

  • Custom training program rebuilt every 4 weeks
  • Macro-based nutrition plan you can actually follow
  • Weekly video form checks
Details
Columbia, SC

1-on-1 Personal Training

Local clients who want hands-on coaching and someone in the room with them.

  • 60-minute private sessions
  • Live form correction
  • Programmed warm-ups & accessory work
Details
ISSA Certified

Nutrition Planning

People who train hard and don't see results because the food isn't dialed in.

  • Personalized macros
  • Flexible food list (not a meal plan you'll quit)
  • Grocery & prep templates
Details
Receipts

Real people. Real numbers.

"Down 54 lbs in 12 weeks. Jacob built me a plan I could actually follow with two kids and a desk job."
Benn W.247 → 192.6 lbs · 3 months
"I'd never touched a barbell. Eight weeks in I'm hitting PRs and I actually crave the gym now."
Marcus T.Beginner · 8 weeks
"He coached me through a back injury and I came out stronger than before. Real coach, real care."
Sarah L.Recovery · 6 months
"The accountability is the part nobody else gave me. I haven't missed a check-in in 5 months."
Devon R.Online · ongoing
How it works

Three steps. No friction.

01

Sign Up

Book a free 15-min consult. We talk goals, schedule, equipment, history. Zero pressure.

02

Show Up

Within 48 hours your training plan, nutrition framework, and check-in schedule are live in your app.

03

Transform

Train, eat, message, repeat. We adjust every two weeks. You're a different person by week 8.

Portrait of jacob steen, founder of TopStrengthTraining
Why I do this

Three minutes between life and death.

In June of 2025 my leg got torn off. The doctors told me I had three minutes to spare — that the only reason I was still here was the shape I'd kept myself in since I was 7 years old. Boxing. Lifting. Football. Bodybuilding. The training I'd done my whole life is the reason I'm writing this.

That's why I coach. Because fitness is not a vanity project. It's the thing that decides what you survive. I want to prepare you for the seemingly impossible — and watch you build the body and the life that comes with it.

FAQ

Killing your excuses.

It's literally what I built it for. Most of my best transformations are people who've never touched a barbell.

Your comeback
starts right now.

15 minutes on a call. We map your next 8 weeks. Zero cost. Zero pitch.