Vertical jump and lower-body power
Basketball athletes point to improved strength, speed, and jumping ability.
Northfield, Illinois
M2 Performance
Assessment-led strength, speed, and movement coaching for athletes who want to perform better and stay available.
Individualized training
Youth to college athletes
Movement-first coaching
Northfield, IL
Built for
Basketball, football, MMA, and field sport athletesYouth development through college-level performanceStrength, speed, power, mobility, and durability
Move better. Train smarter. Perform higher.
Performance coaching built around the athlete in front of us.
Training starts with the athlete's sport, schedule, injury history, and current movement quality. The goal is simple: build strength and speed that actually transfers.
From one-on-one coaching to long-term youth development, sessions are adjusted around readiness, season timing, and the work an athlete needs most.
What Changes
Results show up in how the athlete moves, holds up, and competes.
Durability and confidence
Programs emphasize feet, ankles, knees, hips, mobility, and better movement quality.
Sport-specific conditioning
Athletes from basketball, football, MMA, and field sports train for the demands of competition.
Not sure where to start? Bring the goal, sport, injury history, and current schedule. M2 will help choose the right training path.
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Training is adjusted before it is intensified.
M2 starts with what the athlete can do today, then builds the next block around sport demands, movement quality, and recovery.
First session
Baseline the athlete
Goals, sport schedule, injury history, movement quality, and current training age are reviewed before the work gets loaded.
Training block
Build what transfers
Sessions target strength, speed, power, mobility, and durability with coaching adjusted to the athlete's season and readiness.
Ongoing review
Keep the plan honest
Progress, soreness, movement quality, and sport demands shape the next block so training stays useful instead of random.
Testimonials
Trusted by athletes who need results.
Featured Result
Strength, speed, vertical jump
I improved my strength, speed, and even added a couple of inches to my vertical.
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Working with M2 has been a game changer for me. The program helped me improve my strength, speed, and even add a couple of inches to my vertical. As a taller athlete, we focused heavily on my feet, ankles, knees, and hips, since staying healthy was my top priority. M2 did a great job building me an individualized program that made me more confident, more resilient, and kept me injury free.
Speed, control, physicality
I became stronger and gained more control over my movements on the court.
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Training with M2 helped me immensely with my sport of basketball. It had a major impact on my speed and physicality, as I became stronger and gained more control over my movements on the court. I increased my confidence, improved my flexibility, and became more durable.
Mobility, VO2 max, recovery
My mobility and movement have drastically improved. My VO2 max has also gone up significantly.
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As an MMA fighter, having coaching that understands both the physical demands and the details of performance is critical. Since working with M2, my mobility and movement have drastically improved. My VO2 max has also gone up significantly, allowing me to push the pace longer and recover faster between rounds. The training approach is smart, targeted, and results driven. I'm in the best shape of my career thanks to the program.
Training Options
Programs for every stage of development.
Our Services
1 on 1 Personal Training Sessions
This 1-on-1 session is built for individual athletes.
Sports Performance Training
High School
High School athletes will train specific to their sport.
Sports Performance Training
College
College athletes will train specific to their sport.
Youth (K-8th)
Long Term Athletic Development (LTAD)
Long Term Athletic Development is for youth athletes between grades K-8th.
Local Performance Training
Serving athletes across the North Shore.
Based in Northfield, M2 works with athletes who need consistent coaching close to school, practice, and home.
FAQ
Questions athletes and parents ask first.
Do you train beginners?
Yes. Training starts with the athlete in front of us. Beginners focus on movement quality, confidence, coordination, strength fundamentals, and safe progression before intensity increases.
What age can kids start?
M2 Performance works with youth athletes in grades K-8 through the LTAD program. Younger athletes focus on coordination, balance, body control, basic movement principles, and age-appropriate strength.
Do you work around injuries?
Yes, as long as the athlete is cleared for training when needed. Injury history is reviewed during the first session so training can respect current limitations and build better movement capacity.
Is training sport-specific?
Yes. The foundation is strength, movement quality, speed, power, mobility, and durability, then the plan is adjusted around the athlete's sport, position, season, and goals.
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