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HELPING YOU REACH ALL YOUR FITNESS & ATHLETIC GOALS

  • Performance Enhancement, Speed, & Mental Skills Coach to Athletes (Middle School - Professional)​

Also...

  • Foundational & Motor Skills Coach to Youngsters (Ages 4-11)

  • Balance & Fitness Coach to Seniors

  • Fitness Coach to Non-Athletic or Overweight Kids

  • Fitness Consultant to Everyday Adults

Thurman Hendrix - Performance Enhancement, Speed, & Mental Skills Coach - Chicago, IL

From the Barely Walking to the Fittest on Earth... I've Trained Them All!

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"Almost All Sports"

MULTIPLE WAYS TO TRAIN WITH ME

Athletes (Ages 4 - Pro)

  • Consulting or Training With Me

    • 30 or 60 Minute Sessions​

    • Live In My Gym or Virtual (Zoom or FaceTime)

Current/Former Client Roster

Thurman Hendrix, M.A., C.S.C.S., C.S.A.C.

Thurman Hendrix - Performance Enhancement, Speed, & Mental Skills Coach - Chicago, IL

Training Background

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  • Over 20 years of experience as a Performance Enhancement Coach and Consultant to middle school, high school, collegiate, and professional athletes of most sports

  • Also a Fitness Coach & Consultant to children; non-athletic and overweight kids; seniors; and adults

  • Master's Degree in Exercise Science

  • Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the NSCA

  • Certified Speed and Agility Coach (CSAC) through the NSPA

  • Nationally known 60 Yard Dash and Baseball-Specific Speed Coach

  •  Greatly incorporates Mental Skills Coaching into training sessions

  • Public speaker and consultant to numerous high schools, colleges/universities, and organizations

  • Author of numerous training articles

  • Offered a position as a strength and conditioning coach with the Chicago White Sox

  • Click here to learn more about my training philosophy, and to understand which aspects of performance enhancement that I am (and am not) qualified for​

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Sports Background​

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  • Former professional minor league baseball player

  • Collegiate Conference MVP - Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference - 1999

  • Elected into the Athletic Hall of Fame at Concordia University Chicago - 2014

  • High School Conference MVP - Chicago Catholic League - 1995

  • On Fenwick High School's Wall of Fame as an All-State Baseball Player - 1995

 

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​Personal Background

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  • Brother (Kevin) is a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) and Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC).  He is a regional manager for AthletiCo Physical Therapy

  • Sister-in-law (Jackie) is also a DPT and also works for AthletiCo

    • In other words, Kevin and Jackie deal mainly with injured athletes, whereas I work with healthy athletes looking to get quicker, faster, stronger, etc.

  • I live in suburban Chicago with my wife, Amy, and our two daughters, Ashlyn and Ally

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