About Us
Erv Domanski, CPT, PICP1
Erv Domanski (on right), 
co-owner of Progressive Sports Performance, has been in the strength training industry for over 10 years as a strength coach to athletes and a personal trainer to the general population. He received his BS in Physical Education from Northern Illinois University. Erv is a Charles Poliquin Level I Certified Strength Coach and is also certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Prior to being a strength coach/personal trainer, Erv also coached high school gymnastics and wrestling. He has an amazing and natural gift for understanding the biomechanics of the human body through motion and a very keen understanding of movements in athletics.
Erv is faithful to the fitness industry, as he lives a life of fitness and clean eating. Erv currently holds the 181 pound (82.5 Kg) Submasters American Record in the Deadlift through the AAPF, obtained in November 2007. He also holds four 181 pound (82.5 kg) Submasters APF records in Illinois with a 700 lb (317.5 kg) Squat, a 375 lb (170 kg) Bench, a 600 lb (270 kg) Deadlift and a 1,675 lb (761 kg) Total. He has placed first in his weight class at several meets and has also been honored with Best Lifter. Erv is also in the Top 10 Best Male Lifters, out of all powerlifting federations, for the 181 pound (82.5 kg) weight class in the Deadlift, the Top 20 for the Squat, and the Top 15 for his Lift Total. In April 2008 Erv competed in the AAPF Nationals, where he placed 2nd in the 181 pound (82.5 kg) Submasters Class. He then competed in the AWPC World Championships in August 2008, also placing second.
Erv has been a Strength Coach for athletes in the following sports: Hockey, Baseball, Tennis, Volleyball, Fencing, Swimming, Lacrosse, Wrestling, and of course, Powerlifting.
Lea-Ann Domanski, MS, CPT, PICP1
Lea-Ann Domanski (on left), co-owner of Progressive Sports Performance, has been in the strength training industry for 10 years as a strength coach to athletes and a personal trainer to the general population. She received her MS from Eastern Illinois University in Exercise Physiology and her BS from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in Kinesiology. Lea-Ann is a Charles Poliquin Level I Certified Strength Coach, holds the certificate of Biosignature Modulation through Charles Poliquin and is also certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. She has developed programs for all ages including classes for older adults, fitness-based camps for young children, and sport-specific strength classes.
Lea-Ann is also faithful to the fitness industry and lives a life of fitness and clean eating. In the past, she has participated in some of the more popular Chicagoland races, such as the Shamrock Shuffle.
Lea-Ann is currently focusing more on her personal strength training. Her first Powerlifting Competition was the Illinois APF/AAPF State Meet in March 2008, where she placed first in her weight class for both the APF and AAPF. She also set 3 State Records within her weight class for the APF with a Squat of 308.5 pounds, a Bench Press of 187.5 pounds, a Deadlift of 314 pounds and a Total of 810 pounds. Her 187.5 pound bench press is also a State Record in the AAPF. Her performance in the Illinois State Meet qualified her for both the Nationals and Senior Nationals within the AAPF. Since Lea-Ann's first meet, she competed in the Central Illinois Open where she placed first and tied her previous total or 810 pounds. Next she competed in the Chicago Summer Bash 5 at the end of June, placing first again and improving her squat to 341 pounds, bench to 209 pounds and total to 853 pounds. Lea-Ann is also in the Top 20 Best Female Lifters, out of all powerlifting federations for the 148lb (67.5 kg) weight class in the Squat and Total.
Lea-Ann has been a Strength Coach for athletes in the following sports: Field Hockey, Tennis, Baseball, Basketball, Volleyball, Swimming, Dance, Figure Skating and Soccer.
Pam Davidson, CSCS
Pam Davidson (on right) has been training in the field of sports performance and personal training since 2005. 
She graduated with a BS in Kinesiology - Exercise Science from Illinois State University in 2005. In 2006 she became certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).
A former gymnast (15 years) and circus acrobat (7 years), Pam has always had a passion for working out, health, and fitness. Pam has trained athletes of various sports and levels, and coached gymnastics and circus arts.
More recently she has been participating in more running events, such as half marathons and Chicago's Urbanathlons. Pam is currently training for the Chicago Triathlon and competitive dancing.
Dan Allison, BS, CSCS, PICP1
Dan Allison has been in the strength training industry for four years. He received his BS in Exercise Science with a minor in Community Health from Western Michigan University. While in school, he also became Poliquin Level I Certified and certified through the NSCA.
He volunteered countless hours with Western Michigan’s strength and conditioning program. During this time he worked with various teams such as men’s basketball, baseball, ice hockey, and soccer teams, as well as women's softball and soccer teams. He also created his own private training service out of his garage to gain hands-on experience during college, known as Allison Athletics. He worked with military personnel, powerlifters, general population and provided full training/diets for pre-contest bodybuilders.
Dan practices what he preaches to his clients. After losing seventy pounds a few years ago, he now maintains a body fat percentage at or near 10% year-round. He is a big proponent of the Paleolithic (a.k.a. Caveman) approach to nutrition. He currently stays competitive in powerlifting, with personal best contest lifts of 661 squat, 396 bench press, 633 deadlift in the 220lb weight class. He has previous experience competing in football, ice hockey, baseball, and bodybuilding, with plans to compete in Strongman soon.
In addition to his "in the trenches" experience, Dan stays busy furthering his knowledge of training and nutrition daily, by keeping up with current articles, peer-reviewed journals, books, and attending seminars. His influences are Jonny Bowden, Loren Cordain, Louie Simmons, Paul Chek, Charles Poliquin, and Stuart McGill, amongst many others.