OUR MISSION
Jaguar Strength and Conditioning is a premier Strength, Conditioning and CrossFit gym with locations in River West, Chicago and Lemont. We are revolutionizing Chicago's fitness scene by providing beginner and experienced athletes with elite programming, high-quality gyms and a community that is motivating, inclusive and will keep you coming back. Our mission is to help our clients achieve their fitness goals, build strength, endurance, and confidence while creating a community of friends along the way.
OUR SPACE
chicago
Located on the border of Chicago's River North and West Town neighborhoods. Jaguar Strength and Conditioning - Chicago sits on level P2 of the 770 N Halsted building and is easily accessible to any neighborhood via our parking lot or the Blue Line. With 5,000 sq ft and an outdoor courtyard, our space is fully equipped allowing us to train various strength, conditioning, endurance, speed and skill movements. When visiting, you will have access to our FREE parking lot across Chicago Ave., personal lockers, private showers, towel service and a variety of snacks and beverages for purchase.
LEMONT
Right outside of the quaint downtown of Lemont, IL, Jaguar Strength and Conditioning - Lemont sits right along New Ave. We are in a 12,000 sq ft warehouse with brand-new rubber flooring and turf and state of the art fitness equipment, our space is fully equipped allowing us to train athletic performance, CrossFit, strength, conditioning, endurance, speed and skill movements. During your visit you will have access to free parking, private showers, towel service and a variety of snacks and beverages for purchase.
all locations feature:
free parking
shower access
towel service
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Our coaches
MATT POWLES
Head Coach, Personal Trainer & Programmer
I’m Matt, I’m the owner and head trainer at Jag, the king of brutal jokes, and a self-proclaimed “New Age” CrossFit Coach. I found CrossFit in 2014, a time at which I was 100% meathead. I could bench 315, had some visible abs, had never done a set of squats in my life… but thought I was the fittest person alive. I walked into that gym thinking I would be amazing at this relatively new style of exercise, but fast forward 60minutes and I’d gotten steamrolled by the workout and everyone else in the class. It was right then that I realized what true fitness can be and that I wanted to chase it. As I progressed as an athlete I found that each year I spent more time nursing injuries and
more time stuck and not making progress towards my fitness goals. This sent me down every fitness rabbit hole I could in an effort to uncover what was missing from my CrossFit workout regimen. I read books, I took certifications, and I traveled all over the country learning the methodologies of everything from unconventional training, to sports performance, and traditional strength & conditioning. I founded Jag on the grounds of taking the science of the strength and conditioning industry and applying it to the grit and intensity found in CrossFit. I believe in working harder AND smarter and training with a purpose. I want to learn every single thing I can about the human body and how to make it better both for myself and all of our members.
ADAM POWLES
Chicago Coach, Personal Trainer & Head Nutrition Coach
I believe that if you’re a human with a body you need to take care of it! CrossFit, in my humble opinion, is the best way you can do that. I’ve gone through many “fitness phases” from training for sports, being a “gym bro” measuring success by the mirror and size of my arms, to just not exercising at all (10/10 do not recommend). Through this process nothing has kept me as consistent and excited about my personal fitness than CrossFit. It has proven to me time and time again that you can accomplish anything if you bring grit, a handful of hours a week, to learn, practice, and master.
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As a trainer I want everyone who calls themselves a Jaguar to be set up for success. Success can mean beating an old PR that hasn’t budged for years, learning a new movement, changing your body, or just gaining the confidence to work F*$&%#@ hard for what you want. My job is to offer support, patience, easy to understand coaching, plus a push outside your comfort zone… and I love my job. Come get after it with the Jaguars and find out what you’re capable of, I’ll see you there.
DANIEL WEBB
Chicago Coach & Personal Trainer
He's a bit of a perfectionist, so his bio is coming soon : )
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ROSS BRADLEY
Lemont Coach & Personal Trainer
Ross grew up in Illinois where he was introduced to gymnastics at an early age. He started to compete in the sport at age 7 and continued through the collegiate ranks. He competed at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign where he was a two-time All American on the Horizontal Bar and part of a Big Ten Championship winning team in 2009. After college Ross went on to perform with Cirque Du Soleil as an acrobat in multiple shows. He found CrossFit towards the end of his career with Cirque and has been a passion ever since. He developed a very good eye for technique with gymnastics and that has translated very well to helping athletes improve in their CrossFit Journey.