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  • 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 muscles, while sprains impact the ligaments, particularly around the knees, ankles, and shoulders. Unhealthy mobility is one cause of these types of injuries. Unhealthy mobility also implies weakness though an athlete’s needed range of motion. Muay thai and kicking students must be strong through fuller range of motion. The video below showcases 3 great exercises for muay thai kickboxing. Banded T-spine rotation ....

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  • 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. To better understand why we are so successful without clients you should know the POW! GYM vision statement: Our vision is to help our customers exceed their expectations. We are dedicated to making what we teach ‘second nature,’ … POW! accomplishes this by building relationships and learning how to motivate their clients. Hiring a POW! GYM private coach or trainer can be a game-changer for your fitness ....

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  • 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 isa technical training drill used in the Parisi Speed School's speed mechanics program. Thigh drive drills assist the athlete in properly folding their leg when sprinting and also promotes proper acceleration. It is important to cue this movement correctly. Not only is the thigh drive itself critical, but the athlete must: perform proper dorsiflexion maintain a neutral pelvis embrace their abs employ their arm action The thigh drive is a ....

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  • 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 is a master of cast iron skillet care. Take a look at his advise on cast iron care. Cooking in a cast iron skillet can be very worthwhile. Here are some reasons why: Even Heat Distribution: Cast iron skillets heat evenly and retain heat well, which helps in cooking food more consistently. This makes them great for searing meats, frying, and baking. Versatility: You can use a cast iron skillet on various heat sources, ....

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  • 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 use their expertise in speed mechanics, biomechanics and sports performance training, along with post-rehab exercises for the injury at hand. This knowledge is mostly acquired by working with physical therapists. This relationship is initiated when an athlete is being released from physical therapy. The steps involved are simple: The athlete and parent make an introduction between their physical therapist and ....

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  • 5 Reasons Why Boxing & Muay Thai are Amazing for Kids

    5 Reasons Why Boxing & Muay Thai are Amazing for Kids

    Learning any martial art offers numerous benefits for children beyond just the physical aspects. POW! GYM Chicago opened in 2001. Owner Katalin Rodriguez Ogren added her youth program when she started having kids. Originally POW! GYM only offered a mixed martial arts and fitness program catered to adults. In 2005, she began to envision what her youth program would include. It was at that time that she started offering youth boxing classes. Today, her West Loop location offers free parking and kids starting at 6 years old boxing classes. Additionally, the youth combat program offers muay thai and kickboxing, as well as fitness and strength classes. The Muay Thai program is led ....

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  • Off-Season Performance Training for Spring Athletes

    Off-Season Performance Training for Spring Athletes

    Off-season training for spring athletes should begin in the fall. Getting stronger and faster can be the variable that differentiates an athlete come spring season. The Parisi Speed School of Chicago offers a specialized program that develops speed and performance for spring athletes playing : lacrosse, baseball, softball, soccer, and more. The Parisi Speed School designs programs that: build a stable base of support, especially in low positions which will translate into power focus on mobility for rotation-based movements, which translates into power and velocity focuses on speed mechanics, which truly enhance an athlete’s speed transitions and acceleration skills ....

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  • 5 Dryland Exercises for Swimmers, Divers & Water Polo Athletes

    5 Dryland Exercises for Swimmers, Divers & Water Polo Athletes

    The Parisi Speed School offers training that specializes in speed and performance training for swimmers, divers, and water polo players. The applications and mechanics built into the Parisi Speed School program expose swimmers, divers and water polo athletes to improved performance by promoting hip extension, shoulder mobility, core bracing, strength and more. Athletes that compete in swimming, diving and water polo have a demanding training schedule in the pool. These athletes use a combination of strength, endurance, and technique. Time in the water is essential for a swimmer’s development, but speed and sports performance training on land is an integral part of a ....

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  • Chicago Muay Thai Classes

    Chicago Muay Thai Classes

    POW! GYM Chicago offers the most diverse muay thai program in Chicago. There are many great muay thai schools in Chicago that welcome beginners and fighters. POW! GYM's program offers amazing muay thai classes as well as boxing, kickboxing, strength and performance. POW! GYM Chicago's membership also includes open gym. Additionally, POW! GYM Chicago offers the best value when you compare their unlimited monthly costs to other muay thai gyms in Chicago. Prices through Chicago that offer Thai kickboxing-type classes range from $199 - $285 a month. POW! GYM is $185 a month for unlimited training (for a 12 month program) and $210 a month for an unlimited program that is paid month to month. ....

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  • 5 Performance Exercises for Volleyball Players

    5 Performance Exercises for Volleyball Players

    Parisi Speed & Performance Coaches can improve your volleyball player's skills by making them a better athlete. Included are 5 exercises to improve speed and performance while significantly enhancing a volleyball player's skills and overall game. Here are several ways in which a recognized Parisi Speed & Sports Performance coach can contribute to becoming a better volleyball player: Technical Skills Development: Parisi Speed & Sports Performance Coaches can focus on refining fundamental volleyball skills by improving the fundamentals of athletic movement such as jumping, landing, change of direction and deceleration skills. This training will directly translate into ....

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R Monson

I can't say enough about POW. I joined about a year ago and it has been life changing for my strength, conditioning, balance and just overall well-being.  The coaches are outstanding and take care to learn different students' capabilities then adjust workouts individually as needed. As a complete newbie when I started, this made me feel safe and comfortable in trying all these new things. Everyone both working and attending the gym have  been warm and welcoming from my first day.  I highly recommend checking it out!

Fred Maurer

I'm a repeat customer. Outstanding owners and staff, some of the best I've met in the fitness and self defense world. The class offerings are on point, diverse, and continually evolving. Their commitment to the success and growth of their customers is amazing. It's truly personalized. They take into account your ability, experience, and goals while nicely pushing your boundaries. The training sessions can be intense but the atmosphere is casual, fun and relaxed. The facility is impressive, spacious, clean, convenient, and well maintained. Great equipment, well stocked with quality machines and gear. POW is also active in the community including helping veterans. Great team, great place, great outcomes.

Christopher Tak

Having been a member of 5 different gyms (2 strength/conditioning, 1 wrestling, 1 boxing, 1 MMA) I’ve found POW to be the cleanest, most professional, welcoming, and accessible gym by far.

There are at least three other reasons for why POW is an excellent gym:

1. POW has the equipment and space I need to do any of the aforementioned activities (Strength/conditioning, wrestling, boxing, MMA).
2. The owner clearly only hires qualified staff who contribute to the professional/welcoming environment.
3.  I have seen both families and high-level athletes in this gym. It takes a certain kind of gym to accommodate both.

That being said, I have no problem stating that POW is the single best gym in West Loop.

If I recall correctly, I have only ever written 2 Google reviews in my life. The reason why I took the time to write this one is so that you can join POW, give them business, and keep them around so I can continue to enjoy this gym for years to come.

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