3 Mobility Exercises for Muay Thai Kickboxing Students

3 Mobility Exercises for Muay Thai Kickboxing Students

Muay Thai is a demanding sport. Aside from contact injuries, soft tissue injuries happen often.  Strains and Sprains: These often occur in muscles and ligaments due to the high-intensity movements, such as kicking, clinching, and grappling. Strains can affect the...
5 Benefits of Hiring a POW! GYM Personal Trainer

5 Benefits of Hiring a POW! GYM Personal Trainer

POW! GYM has been in business since 2001.  Owner-operator, Katalin Rodriguez Ogren leads her staff daily.  She is onsite guiding staff and provides constant professional development.  Working with a private POW! GYM coach will help you reach your goals....
Thigh Drive is a Tip to Getting Faster

Thigh Drive is a Tip to Getting Faster

Tips to getting faster!Thigh drive is a pillar in the speed development game.  If you are a coach telling your athlete to run with high knees, you do not know what you are doing!  Thigh drive is NOT the same as high knees.  The thigh drive is a...
How to Take Care of your Cast Iron Skillet

How to Take Care of your Cast Iron Skillet

POW! GYM Chicago offers amazing functional strength, combat sports and performance training classes.   As a family business, we love to share other areas of expertise.  It might not seem odd, but Dave Ogren, Chicago Firefighter and husband to Owner, Katalin...
Return to Play Training After a Labrum Injury

Return to Play Training After a Labrum Injury

Return to play training is the phase in-between physical therapy and live practice and games.  Most athletes struggle to receive this training because it is not covered by insurance.  Chicago Parisi Speed School Coaches specialize in this type of training...