The Urban Strength Institute (USI) is a private training facility that caters to athletes and individuals that are committed to achieving their best. The state of the art equipment and cutting edge training methodologies we use are something you won’t find in a commercial gym.
Our goal is to provide the highest level of training and nutritional programs backed by science, and more importantly real world results. Our comprehensive approach to peak performance is the most effective system used today by top-level athletes.
Chris Grayson has rightfully become the go-to guy for the most cutting edge info on training and nutrition in the Chicago area. He has studied, interned, and collaborated with some of the top Strength Coaches and Fitness experts in the world. However, Chris is not an armchair trainer – he has spent well over 12 years in the trenches producing results by applying what he has learned with a variety of clientele.
Whether it be an athlete that needs more muscle mass, strength, or speed for better performance in their sport, or a business executive that just wants to lower their body fat for a better looking physique, Chris never fails to deliver in record time.
Aside from his work, Chris is a jiu-jitsu student at the renowned Gracie Barra Chicago Academy and has trained under Black Belt Professors Eddie and Adem Redzovic for the last three years. Chris has learned the unique demands of jiu-jitsu and submission fighting first hand by training with some of the highest-level practitioners in the country. Chris has established himself as a front-runner for training combat sport athletes by refining his training methods on countless jiu-jitsu practitioners and MMA competitors.
