International Kettlebell and Fitness Federation

Bill Esch

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Location: Omaha, NE

E-Mail: eschwilliam@yahoo.com
Website: www.smithandesch.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/smithandesch

Bill is the founder of Smith and Esch fitness systems.

He is a qualified:
• IKFF CKT Level 1
• C.H.E.K Golf Biomechanist & Nutrtional Lifestyle Coach
• NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist
• USAW Sports Performance Specialist
• Certified Metabolic Typing Advisor
• I.K.F.S.A. Level 1 Coach
• Schwinn Indoor Cycling Instructor

Bill has been working within the fitness industry for the last 17 years. He co-founded Smith & Esch Fitness in 2007 to develop a community where everyone from post-rehabilitation to elite athlete could realize their full athletic potential. Smith & Esch Fitness provides personal training, group/executive training and Strength and Conditioning classes. Bill is passionate about educating his clients on the difference between exercise and functional movement. He takes a holistic approach to health and fitness by examining the lifestyle habits of each client, i.e. sleep, stress, emotional well being, nutrition, functional exercise and recovery.

Bill currently holds the current 32kg Kettlebell Long Cycle American record with 71 repetitions.

Bill enjoys hanging out with his wife LeeAnn and 2 year old daughter Gabrielle, reading comic books and mountain biking in his spare time.

Jess Roland

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Location: Omaha, NE

E-Mail: roland.jess90@gmail.com

Motivated by a healthy lifestlyle coupled with continued education and a love for learning, I have always had a drive for improvement. With a deep understanding of how the human body operates and recognizing factors that help it adapt to stress, I have embarked on a journey to a healthier way of living by incorporating variables that promote good health and leaving behind those that impede it. I have obtained credentials as a Certified Kettlebell Teacher (CKT) in order to increase my knowledge and share it with others to enhance the quality of life of individuals and help them reach their fitness goals.

Jonathan Day

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Location: Omaha, NE (CrossFit Artis)

E-Mail: crossfitartis@gmail.com
Website: www.crossfitartis.wordpress.com

I have been a CrossFit coach for more than 5 years and I run CrossFit Artis at Smith and Esch.  I have always set the bar high when it comes to me understanding movement and how it relates to sport and health.  I want to have a wide variety of knowledge in each aspect of sport and fitness.  CrossFit has opened that door for me to be able to coach all movements from Olympic lifting, Powerlifting, Gymnastics, and Kettlebells.  I am always looking to learn more and always looking to help anyone who wants to improve themselves.

Jay Petersen

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Location: Omaha, NE

E-Mail: Jay@jlfitgym.com
Website: www.jlfitgym.com

Jay is happy to be working as a trainer with JL F.I.T. He has recently attained his CKT Level 1 Certification with IKFF.  Jay is also  currently working on obtaining his NSCA certification.  His drive to break fitness goals, attention to proper nutrition, and self-discipline has provided him many tools to build a program and meet the needs of a wide variety of individuals.

Jay is soon to be a recent graduate of the exercise science program at Creighton University and has received many awards for his service to the community.  Jay has also spent countless hours interning with Dan Bailey and Kevin Argauer in Creighton’s strength and Conditioning gym. There he assisted in training many of the elite athletes that represent Creighton Athletics and learned about many different training types and progressions. In his most recent years, Jay has spent time Interning with physical therapists. There he learned about injury recovery and prevention, seeking to incorporate it into his training and program design.

Jenny Farber

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Location: Omaha, NE

E-Mail: Jenny@jlfitgym.com
Website: www.jlfitgym.com

Jenny Farber is an honest, passionate, humble, direct and determined woman with a natural talent for personal communications and a deep-seated, genuine care for others. She has earned a number of fitness certifications through IKFF, ISSA , and NSCA and is a strong believer in continuously being a student. These exceptional character traits, along with the fact that she has been through a recovery of her own has directed her focus in finding the inner resources to build a new, healthy and rewarding life. Jenny started the personal training  company JLF.I.T. in 2010  which focuses on training methods with a special emphasis on Kettlebell, Bodyweight training , and nutritional fitness.  Coordinated into a system to assist clients in achieving and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. FOCUS on your goals. IMPROVE your body. TRANSFORM your life.  BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE!

Stephanie Bell

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Location: Omaha, NE

E-Mail: steph@thebodysmith.com
Website: www.thebodysmith.com

The Bodysmith
11738 Stonegate Circle
Omaha, NE 68164

Stephanie’s education and experience have placed her in the forefront of corrective exercise, fitness training, and education. After serving as an Exercise Specialist intern at Methodist Hospital and as a Physical Therapy Technician, Stephanie earned her Masters degree in Exercise Science at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2005. She continues to expand her knowledge through continuing education training from the C.H.E.K. Institute, IKFF, and other national organizations. She is a certified C.H.E.K. Practitioner Level 2, an NSCA-CPT, a IKFF Certified Kettlebell Teacher Level 1, a certified C.H.E.K. Holistic Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach Level 1, a Certified Metabolic Typing Advisor Level 1, and a certified mat and reformer Pilates instructor. She emphasizes a sound body and mind in her training, ensuring all of her client’s programs are designed with their specific individual needs and goals in mind. When not studying, you may find Stephanie out-and-about town cycling, whipping up a new recipe, dancing the cha-cha, or learning the acoustic guitar.

Brad Dienstbier

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Location: Omaha, NE

E-Mail: brad@thebodysmith.com
Website: www.thebodysmith.com

The Bodysmith
11738 Stonegate Circle
Omaha, NE 68164

M.A., IKFF Level 2 CKT, NSCA-CPT, CHEK 2, NASM-CES, CHEK Golf Performance Specialist, HLC 1

Brad has been motivating, educating, and improving the lives of his clients through personal training for over 10 years. After successfully losing 50lbs and rehabilitating a back injury in Austin, Texas, Brad decided to embark on his own journey to enhance the lives of others through sound nutrition and functional exercise. He graduated with his Master’s degree in Exercise Science at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and continues to share his knowledge in the classroom as an instructor for the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Vatterott College. Brad’s philosophy on the integration of assessment, lifestyle, and functional conditioning leaves his clients feeling stronger, rejuvenated, and successful. In 2007 Brad opened the Bodysmith with Stephanie Bell to create an environment which allows them to conduct the necessary training to help clients from all walks of life from professional athletes to the elderly look, function and feel better.

When not training or studying, Brad enjoys cycling, yoga and playing bass guitar in several local bands that can be found performing around the city.