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TOMAHAWK SCIENCE®

TOMAHAWK SCIENCE IS A CHICAGO-BASED SPORTS SCIENCE TEAM FOCUSED ON TRAINING ELITE ATHLETES AND PROVIDING CUTTING EDGE HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES.

"I wish I started training
this way when I was 15."

- Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks

Media

“PATRICK KANE CREDITS HIS [CAREER-BEST] PERFORMANCE TO AN UNCONVENTIONAL FITNESS REGIMEN DEVELOPED BY CHICAGO-BASED SPORTS PERFORMANCE CONSULTANCY TOMAHAWK SCIENCE.”

"IN THE PAST, IF I PLAYED WELL, IT WOULD BE LIKE, 'WELL I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO END SOON, WHEN IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN?'" PATRICK KANE SAYS. "NOW IT'S LIKE, 'I'M PLAYING WELL, THINGS ARE GOOD, OK WHY CAN'T IT KEEP GOING LIKE THIS?'"

AUSTON MATTHEWS, “I’M REALLY HAPPY HOW IT’S ALL WORKED OUT,” MATTHEWS SAID. “IAN’S A GREAT PERSON, WITH A FORWARD-THINKING PHILOSOPHY. IT’S BEEN A LOT OF FUN TO WORK WITH HIM. AND I FEEL GREAT.”

"KIRBY DACH HAS BEEN TRAINING WITH PATRICK KANE'S GUY AND THAT IS TROUBLE FOR THE NHL"

2023 TRAINING

2023 Spring/Summer/Fall

In-Person Programs Available

Program overview:

- Personal training

- Semi private training
- Team training
- Physical therapy + rehab

- Maintenance routines

Tomahawk Partners

Treatment

- Neurologic Wellness Institute
-Healing with Hyperbarics

Team

- Team Illinois Hockey
- MOD volleyball

Cloud Coaching

-Online, mobile coaching platform

-Comprehensive PRIMER programming customized to individual athlete

-Direct access to Tomahawk Science staff & digital resources

-Limited monthly subscriptions available (sign-up here)

New 2023 Training Facility

Tomahawk Science is excited to announce our new location at North Shore Sport Center.

North Shore Sport Center

1900 Old Willow Rd.

Northbrook, IL 60062

2023 TRAINING

PERFECT YOUR PRIME

The Tomahawk Science philosophy counters the prevailing culture of professional athletic training. We eschew the traditional strength and conditioning model in favor of an approach that combines data collection and proactive diagnostics to optimize performance long-term. With these tools, we identify performance barriers and treat them with preventive therapies to keep athletes playing at the highest level, well beyond what was thought to be their prime.

SERVICES

In addition to cutting edge athletic training, Tomahawk Science offers clients the best of advanced diagnostic and data science.

Ian Mack, a performance coach with 10+ years of experience working with professional athletes, leads the Tomahawk Science performance team & Sam Gibbs, a leading osteopathic manual practitioner, registered massage therapist and certified athletic therapist oversees all treatment.

OFFERINGS INCLUDE:

ADVANCED RECOVERY TOOLS INCLUDING NORMATECH, INFRARED SAUNA, POWER PLATES AND MASSAGE
NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT AND BODY CHEMISTRY ANALYSIS
MOVEMENT APPRAISAL
EVIDENCE-BASED BODY COMPOSITION AND METABOLIC ANALYSIS
DATA COLLECTION, TRACKING AND MONITORING SERVICES FOR RECOVERY, PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING MANAGEMENT
NEUROLOGICAL AND CONCUSSION SCREENING
ADVANCED MANUAL THERAPY AND SOFT TISSUE MANAGEMENT
STATE OF THE ART FUNCTIONAL EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING PNEUMATIC KEISER FUNCTIONAL TRAINERS
INDOOR TURF FOR UNRESTRICTED MOVEMENT
SHOWERS, LOCKERS AND LAUNDRY ON-SITE

SERVICES

2023 PROGRAMS AVAILABLE
SPRING/SUMMER/FALL IN-PERSON PROGRAMS

We're proud to offer the same programs we use with top athletes from the NHL, MLB, NBA and more.

PERSONAL TRAINING
SEMI-PRIVATE TRAINING
TEAM TRAINING
PHYSICAL THERAPY + REHABILITATION
"FLY-IN" INTENSIVES + ONGOING CLOUD COACHING
SERVICE PARTNERS:
- NEUROLOGIC WELLNESS INSTITUTE
- HEALING WITH HYPERBARICS

TOMAHAWK TEAM PARTNERS:
(ask about special rates)
- TEAM ILLINOIS HOCKEY
- MOD VOLLEYBALL

“ALL ATHLETES ARE BUILT DIFFERENTLY AND OUR TRAINING SHOULD REFLECT THAT. WITH PERSONALIZED TRAINING TAILORED TO YOU, TOMAHAWK SCIENCE GETS YOU TO REACH YOUR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL.”

- PATRICK KANE, NHL MVP

2023 PROGRAMS

QUOTES

“IT WAS TOTALLY THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT I WAS DOING LAST SUMMER...THEN, IT WAS ALL ABOUT WEIGHTLIFTING AND TRYING TO GET STRONGER…[NOW] I’M PLAYING A LOT MORE, BUT I FEEL PRETTY FRESH EVERY NIGHT. I HONESTLY THINK I FEEL BETTER NOW THAN I DID IN MY 20’S. I REALLY DO.”

— PATRICK KANE, CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

INDIVIDUAL INTENSIVES

We offer custom 1-4 day one-on-one intensives for elite athletes.

All packages include an initial movement assessment, one-on-one training session + 3 months of personalized programming

Additional services available during intensive:

ADVANCED MANUAL THERAPY AND SOFT TISSUE MANAGEMENT
NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT AND BODY CHEMISTRY ANALYSIS
NEUROLOGICAL AND CONCUSSION SCREENING
EVIDENCE-BASED BODY COMPOSITION AND METABOLIC ANALYSIS (DEXA, ETC.)
PERSONALIZED SUPPLEMENT SUBSCRIPTION
HOSPITALITY (HOTEL, SPORTING EVENTS, ETC.)
TOMAHAWK CLOUD COACHING ONBOARDING
IN SITU SPORT SERVICES (SKILL COACHES, ICE-TIME, COURT RENTAL, ETC.)

REQUEST INTENSIVE

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

The Tomahawk Science team also offers custom education and programming services to companies, organizations and teams. Inquire below for more information

INTENSIVES

SPORTS SCIENCE LEADERS

IAN MACK

FOUNDER & DIRECTOR OF PERFORMANCE

Ian Mack is a renowned sports scientist who has partnered with the world’s best athletes, from Olympic teams to top players in all four major U.S. sports leagues (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL), including his recent work with Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane and 2021 MVP Auston Matthews. Mack was born and raised in Onondaga County in Syracuse, NY — where rates of poverty and preventable diseases like obesity and diabetes are extremely high. This environment inspired him to become a trainer and to continuously challenge himself to seek better answers on how to improve human performance. As part of this mission, Ian is a board member at the Just A Kid Foundation.

ABOUT

SAM GIBBS

DIRECTOR OF NUTRITION & WELLNESS

Sam Gibbs currently serves as Director of sport medicine and sports science with the Canadian National Basketball Program, and previously served with the Canadian Olympic Committee. Gibbs brings over 20 years of clinical expertise with professional athletes in performance nutrition, functional medicine and therapy, and his services will help form the backbone of Tomahawk’s programming. From baseline measurement and data tracking, to therapy, recovery and injury management; Sam’s strategies work towards supporting health and nutritional choices, optimizing athletic performance and achieving long-term quality.

PRIMER