Catalyst Strength facility interior

Facility

Our facility

Catalyst is proud to offer the most diverse selection of equipment found at any powerlifting gym in Chicago. We pride ourselves on having an arsenal of tools to help you get stronger, no matter the method.

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Premium equipment

TSS combo racks on carpet
TSS combo racks on carpet
Cybex Squat Press
Cybex Squat Press
Cybex Leg Extension
Cybex Leg Extension
Cybex Hamstring Curl
Cybex Hamstring Curl
Gymleco Pendulum Squat
Gymleco Pendulum Squat
Nautilus hack squat
Nautilus hack squat
Nautilus chest press
Nautilus chest press
Nautilus leg extension and leg curl duo
Nautilus leg extension and leg curl duo
Nautilus hip adductor and abductor duo
Nautilus hip adductor and abductor duo
Nautilus lat pulldown and lat row duo
Nautilus lat pulldown and lat row duo
Nautilus hip thrust machine
Nautilus hip thrust machine
Dual cable pulley functional trainer
Dual cable pulley functional trainer
Body Solid leg press
Body Solid leg press
Rogue rhino belt squat
Rogue rhino belt squat
Magnum pec dec and reverse fly duo
Magnum pec dec and reverse fly duo
Dumbbell area
Dumbbell area

Full inventory

Equipment list

Powerlifting

  • 6x TSS combo rack on carpet
  • 6x Deadlift platform with jacks
  • 1836kg of calibrated Rogue plates
  • Rogue HG clips on all platforms
  • 20kg Eleiko power bar
  • 4x 20kg TSS power bar
  • 3x 20kg Ohio power bar
  • 7x 45lb Ohio power bar
  • Texas deadlift bar
  • Texas squat bar
  • Elite FTS SSB
  • Body Solid trap bar

Machines

Cybex

  • Squat Press
  • VR2 Leg Extension
  • VR2 Hamstring Curl

Nautilus

  • Hack squat
  • Chest press
  • Leg extension / leg curl duo
  • Hip adductor / abductor duo
  • Lat pulldown / lat row duo
  • Hip thrust
  • Dual cable pulley

Body Solid

  • Leg press
  • Dip stand
  • Roman chair / back extension
  • Leg raise / pull-up stand

Gymleco

  • Pendulum Squat

Rogue

  • Rhino belt squat

Bolt Fitness

  • T-bar row

Magnum

  • Pec dec / reverse fly duo

Cardio

  • 2x Endurance treadmill
  • NordicTrack treadmill
  • Rogue Assault bike
  • Stages Stationary bike

Misc

  • 2x Body Solid half rack
  • 2.5–120lb dumbbells
  • 2.5–50lb kettlebells
  • 5x Free weight benches
  • Body Solid fat-grip EZ-curl
  • 2x Plyometric box
  • Resistance bands
  • Yoga mats
  • Foam rollers

With more added regularly.

See it for yourself

Pictures only go so far. Book a tour and walk the floor — we'd love to show you why Catalyst is Chicago's premium strength destination.