Illiana Power Asylum

08/25/2026

With our recent upgrade in plates thanks to Weight It Out , we now have a bunch of 45s for sale. There are 17 Standard 45lb plates and 9 miscellaneous 45lb plates. Price is 50 cents a pound, firm. If interested, DM us!!!

08/19/2026

Swapped out some plates last night! Big thank you to Weight It Out for giving some of our plates new life!

08/16/2026

Update: Power is on!⚡️
IPA is now back open. We hope everyone is getting through this week safe and we’ll see you here at the Asylum!

05/16/2026

Best of Luck today to Steve, Anthony, and Big Carter!! Competing in the 2026 Warpath Strength Windy City's Strongest!!
Kick some ass boys!!

04/07/2026

⚠️ Road Closure ⚠️

Please be aware that there will be a road closure on 179th street coming from the Cline entrance to the gym. Make it known that the only way to get to the gym will be to come from Kennedy Ave

03/13/2026

12/04/2025

We would like to take a moment and honor a cornerstone member of IPA that passed away today, Bill Taylor. Without the early support of Bill, Illiana Power Asylum might have never gotten started. From countless hours driving to pick up equipment on little to no sleep, to the dedication in all the projects to even get the doors open for business, Bill Taylor did it all with a smile on his face. For those that knew him, we were the lucky ones. If you ever had the opportunity to talk to him in the gym, he always found a minute to spare to share a laugh.

He will be greatly missed and the impact he left on the people around him will be felt forever. Thanks Bill for all that you did. Oh, and one more thing…

“SHIRT UP, BILLDO!!!”

Love you buddy

10/30/2025

We are making a few changes to bring in some new equipment. In order to make that happen we are selling our elitefts monolift. It’s in perfect working order. Looking for $1,100 OBO. If interested, please contact us.

07/08/2025

Weights for Wyatt is coming up this Saturday, July 12th! Here are some details to about the contest and the event as a whole:

Athletes will check in at 9:00am
Rules meeting at 9:45am
Contest starts at 10:00am

We are happy to announce that there are OVER TWENTY sponsors for this event!!! We will have a number of awesome items in the raffle, which is available to everyone in attendance. Tickets will be $1/ticket with no limits on how many you can purchase. All proceeds will be included with the GoFundMe donations.

If you are interested in competing there is still plenty of time to register. All experience levels are welcome. You have the option to sign up for Deadlift Only, Rolling Thunder Only, or both events.

We are excited to see everyone on Saturday!!!

06/23/2025

It’s that time of year again where the heat at IPA can be brutal. We want to make sure that everyone is training as safe as possible in the upcoming week while the temperatures will be in the mid to upper 90s consistently. Please remember to listen to your body; stay hydrated before, during, and after training; and train smart in a hot environment. Also, please make sure you slap on some extra deodorant! 😉

IPA famously is not an air conditioned facility, but we will do what we can to try and keep it as cool as possible. For the duration of this heat spell, there will be a cooler of bottled water at the front of the gym for members to help themselves. Gatorade and other drinks are available in the vending machine.

Stay hydrated!!! And most importantly…. Embrace The Crazy!