Matt Kasee, MS, CSCS, PES, CPT, PNI is the owner of Trilogy Fitness Systems. His interest in fitness started young: he was a self-described nerdy, scrawny kid with a love of superheroes and professional wrestling. He looked up to his grandpa, too, who had polio but had incredible upper body strength, which helped him move and function in daily life. Then, after a hand injury and not quite fitting in as a kid, he started lifting weights and going through physical therapy for his hand on two separate occasions. This sparked a curiosity about the body and how it works. In his journey to become as “strong and beefy” as possible, after graduating from St. Xavier High School, he studied Sports & Biomechanics at the University of Cincinnati and a Master’s in Sports Studies at Miami University.

During internships with elite coaches at St. Xavier, Xavier University and Miami University, Matt realized that there aren’t a lot of trainers that focus on systematic and periodized training. In other words, there was no good training for “normal people”: people who just wanted to keep themselves strong, healthy, resilient and injury-free.

Now, Matt’s gym has clients from ages 11-80, including young athletes who are training for LaCrosse and other sports to a 70-year-old with double knee replacements. They are moms, marketers, lawyers, doctors, designers, but everyone wants to perform well and have fun.

Matt is often the punching bag for clients, who love to tease him about his nerdiness, sweet dance moves, and his 2019 record for most dumplings eaten at Kung Food Chu’s Amerasia. He lives in Mt. Lookout with his dog (and Trilogy Director of Human Resources and Client Relations), Lilly.

Favorite thing to do outside the gym: movies, comics, curating a minor toy collection.

Favorite food: steak and ice cream

Favorite Toy: Rex Funkopop

Helen is a West Side native and graduate of Clark Montessori. She leads the women’s group, the Sunday Walking group, and has trained Trilogy clients for 2 years. She also specializes in nutrition and is Precision Nutrition certified.

Helen is our kettlebell queen, who set the kettlebell record for biathalon at the Arnold Classic, jerking 131 times and snatching 120 times in 10 minutes with a 16 kg kettlebell in the 140 pound female weight class, and also competed in Ireland as a member of Team USA in 2016. Helen lives in St. Bernard with her dog Arrow.

Favorite thing to do outside the gym: cooking, baking, hiking, biking and using her “hippie powers”.

Favorite food: dolsot bibimbap and cheesecake

Favorite toy: Helen is the grownup of Trilogy, and therefore doesn’t have one.

Frisbee loving, nap loving, ultra encouraging 3 legged office manager.

Favorite food: Greenies

Favorite toy: Frisbee

Favorite movie: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back