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USA Track and Field Olympic Trials
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Allyson Felix Wins 400m July 3 with best time in the world this year
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Allyson Felix performs a WaterPower Workout at Forster Physical Therapy as part of her ankle rehab program. Coach Bobby Kersee credits these pool works for the fitness Allyson showed in winning the Olympic Trials 400m final with the fastest time in the world this year.
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Five PHASE - IV athletes compete in the 2016 Wrestling Olympic Trial Finals
Three qualify for the 2016 Olympic Team
Helen Maroulis
Helen Maroulis Is un-scored upon, on her way to 2015 World Championships Gold Medal in Las Vegas.
2016 US Olympic Team and earned her Look for her for Gold in Rio.
Elena Pirozhkova
Elena qualified for the US Olympic Team in Iowa this past weekend and will compete in Rio this August for the Gold Medal.
Congratulations to both Helen and Elena for outstanding performances in Las Vegas at the World Championships of Wrestling
Helen won Gold in the 55kg weight bracket in a stunning performance, winning by technical fall in the finals - not a single point was scored against her in any of her 5 match-ups. She is well on her way to Gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Elena finished 10th in the 69kg weight bracket in Las Vegas but came back to win the US Olympic Trials and continues her quest to win Gold in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Adeline Gray
Victoria Anthony
Earlier this year Victoria won the prestigious Klippan Lady Open Wrestling Tournament in Sweden as well as the Dave Schultz Memorial International Wrestling Classic in Colorado Springs. In 2015 she was the USA Women's National Wrestling Champion.
Victoria WINS IN CANADA! AND continues to pursue her dream of making the Olympic team.
Aaron Pico
Aaron made it to the Finals in Iowa this past weekend before a close loss to Molinaro in the best-of-three competition, he will continue to pursue his wrestling career. Watch for him in 2020!
Congratulations on a bronze medal finish at the Bill Farrell Memorial International Wrestling Tournament in New York.
Joe Warren
Joe Warren, 39-year-old Greco-Roman Wrestling World Champion and multiple Bellator MMA World Champ made an attempt to achieve his goal to make the US Olympic Team with a 2-2 showing at the US National Wrestling Tournament in Las Vegas last December dropping a close 4-2 match to the number one seed. Joe wrestled impressively at the Bill Farrell Memorial International Wrestling Tournament in New York as well. Ultimately, he came up short and continues his MMA training
Joe Warren suffered a patella injury during Bellator 151 and is now training for a scheduled fight in August or September against an unnamed opponent.
SAMOHI Wins CIF
Congratulations to Coach Hecht and the Santa Monica High School Basketball Team!
With a gritty, physically tenacious performance at Honda Center in Anaheim, the top-seeded Vikings overcame a double-digit halftime deficit to push past the Golden Bears, 66-60, and capture a section championship. Several of the players were rehabilitated at Forster Physical Therapy and trained at Phase IV this year!
It was the fifth section title in the history of the program for SAMOHI, which has reached the finals eight times in the last 92 years. It was the squad's second CIF-SS championship under coach James Hecht, who guided the team to the throne four years ago. And it was the 24th consecutive victory this season for the Vikings, who haven't lost a game since December 11, 2015.
Patrick Christopher
Congratulations to Patrick Christopher for scoring 32 points in an NBA D league game against former UCLA great Baron Davis. Both players rehabilitated injuries at Forster Physical Therapy this past year.
Jason Goode
Won the Silver Medal with the Newport Aquatic Club Varsity 8+ Boat at the Southwest Regional Championship in Sacramento. Next up for Jason and the Newport Aquatic Club Team is the US Rowing Jr. National Championship Race in Princeton, NJ on June 10.
Phase IV placed five athletes in the finals of the Olympic Trials for wrestling, and three have made the Olympic team heading to the Olympic Games in Rio this summer!
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Forster Physical Therapy and Phase IV Client -
2015 Nautica Malibu Triathlon Celebrity-Classic Winner - First Place with a time of 16:59:59
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"With the right exercise program, puberty offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to make the most dramatic and long lasting bodily changes" Robert Forster, Physical Therapist, Founder and CEO PHASE IV Scientific Health and Performance Center. Read More
Loria recalls how Robert Forster, PT became one of the most sought-after Physical Therapists for tennis players after he successfully rehabilitated tennis superstar Pete Sampras prior to the 2000 Wimbledon championship.
Just because our bodies have evolved to run, does not mean that they are equipped to handle the stress that comes with improper running technique and damaging mechanics. Learn how to run and train smarter, not harder, with the help of Phase IV.
Watch as phase IV athlete, Bellator Bantam Weight world champion, Joe Warren, discusses his conditioning leading up to primary events. Watch the video here.
How skiers are using physical therapy to rehabilitate and prevent injuries, as well as supplement their ski training. With Robert Forster, PT. Read the article here.
On Bended Knee
The Source spoke with Forster PT's Amy Tran, DPT, on rehabilitating basketball-related ACL injuries; her advice to undertake consistent physical therapy before and after surgery applies to ACL injuries from any sport, as well as daily life activities.
Muscleandbodymag.com spoke with Robert Forster, PT, about recovery methods such as the Rumble Roller and low-intensity active recovery. Read the full article here.
Watch Robert Forster, PT, and Dr. Bruce Hensel on the NBC newscast discussing Hip Impingement Syndrome which effects many people including Alex Rodriguez, Lady Gaga and many young ladies and how it can be corrected and prevented.
PHASE IV athlete Joe Warren and his team faced off against the Renzo Gracie Academy in Madison Square Garden on December 1, 2013, as a host of MMA fighters returned to their wrestling roots.
Robert Forster, PT, discusses prevention and treatment of youth concussion syndrome on NBC4 Southern California News with Dr. Bruce Hensel, Chief Health, Medical and Science Correspondent.
Joe Warren Unrivaled - a video by MMA fighter Joe Warren on his experience training with Phase IV's scientific principles
My Journey to 125-lb Flyweight Division - a video by MMA fighter and PHASE IV athlete Scott Jorgensen, with input from Robert Forster, PT, and exercise physiologist Aishea Maas
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Born to Run - Humans might have evolved to run, but there's a reason why one third of runners are hurting themselves each year. Published in the Sydney Morning Herald
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Allyson Felix Misses Qualifying for 200 Meter Rio Olympics in Second Event by .01 Sec
Allyson Felix missed her chance to win individual event double gold medals at the Rio Olympics later this Summer when Jenna Prandini, running in 4th place in the 200m Olympic Trials final Sunday, literally tripped and fell across the finish line ahead of Felix by 100th of a second to finish 3rd and make the US team in that event. Felix had hoped to be the third American to complete the 200-400m Olympic gold double, following our former client Valerie Brisco-Hooks (1984) and Michael Johnson (1996). Marie-Jose Perec of France also completed the double in 1996.
Jenna Prandini literally trips and falls across the finish in the Women's 200m final
to edge out Allyson Felix for 3rd place to make the US Team for Rio.
Felix qualified in the 400m Olympic sprint event at these trials one week ago in a dramatic come back after suffering a potentially career ending grade 3 ankle sprain just 8 weeks ago. She ran the fastest time in the world this year to win that 400m final after having not competing in one major race all year. Her coach Bobby Kersee credited the pool training she did as part of her ankle rehab at Forster Physical Therapy for the fitness she showed here in Eugene. She will be competing in her fourth Olympic Games, and remains a medal contender in this event.
She will also likely run on both the 4x100 and the 4x400 US relay teams as well so her chances of three golds still exists, but these would not be individual event gold medals. Having won Olympic gold (and two silvers) and three world championship golds at 200m, she is disappointed in the results but excited to at the possibility of winning her first gold at 400m.
Felix has six Olympic medals overall (four gold, two silver), tying our long time client Jackie Joyner-Kersee for the most by an American woman in Track and Field.
Other Thoughts and Observations from the Trials
The Power of Youth
16 year old Sydney McLaughlin, who still has another year at Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains, N.J., qualified for the US team with a third place finish in the women's 400m hurdles and set a junior world record in Eugene. The last 16-year-old to make the team was 100 hurdler Rhonda Brady in 1976.
Saturday's men's 200m final featured two 18-year-old high schoolers, Michael Norman of California and Noah Lyles of Virginia. Both advanced by winning their semifinal heats. Vashti Cunningham, the 18-year-old high jumper and daughter of former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham is the the youngest track and field Olympian since 1980, when Carol Lewis made it at 16 years old. She is the reigning indoor champion and sits in the top five best in the world this year. It is more common now for high school athletes to skip college and turn pro in their teens than it was in the past. It has been said the emergence of high school athletes on the pro level is attributable to identifying talented young athletes early and getting them to pro level coaching early in their high school or middle school careers.
Age Is Just a Number
At the other end of the age spectrum, a 41 year old veteran, Bernard Lagat, came from behind with a 52.8 second final lap to win the 5,000 meter race. He will compete in his 5th Olympics. Allyson Felix will complete in her 4th at age 30.
Show Up Ready and Peaked or No Olympics
In the US the Olympic Trials are the final word on US athlete selection for the Games. Other countries save a spot for veterans who might be favored to medal in Rio but who suffer an injury (or simply a bad day) at their Olympic trials. Usain Bolt pulled out of the Jamaican national championships when he injured his hamstring; but is still expected to be selected to represent his country in Rio, if Jamaican athletics officials deem him healthy for the Games in August . Ethiopia selected its marathon team without the trials system and left off 34-year-old Kenenisa Bekele, one of the greatest distance runners ever, who currently holds the world record in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, in favor of young athletes.
The US selection process is harsh in that if an athlete does not show up peaked and ready, or has a miss hap and falls during a race, they are simply not going to the Olympics. Such was the case when Alysia Montańo and Brenda Martinez, two heavy favorites to medal in Rio, stumbled and fell during the women's 800-meter final with 150 meters to go, leaving them off the US team.
Cleaner Sport ?
Observation of the winning times in most events (which have evened off or declined over the last few Olympic cycles) would suggest that most US athletes are competing clean of performance enhancing drugs (PEDS). Not so in other countries. (See feature article)
Iconic Tracktown USA Venue is Going to Change
Hayward field, on the campus of the University of Oregon, is the most iconic track stadium in the nation. Consisting of two massive wooden bleachers covered by rafters made of huge timber, it was were built in the early 1900's and has served as the home of the Oregon Ducks as well as many NCAA and USA T&F national championships and Olympic Trials. This is the hallowed ground of legendary coach Bill Bowerman and his super star runner, Steve Prefontaine. The fans are the most knowledgeable group anywhere, they come equipped with the back story and personal bests for nearly every athlete. Sadly, one of the two iconic bleachers will be torn down for more modern seating for the Track and Field World Championships to be held in Eugene in 2021.
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7 Facts About Doping and the Russians
Rio 2016: Every Russian athlete except Darya Klishina pictured above (Getty Images) and Yuliya Stepanova rejected from competing at Olympics
by Martin Bingisser
Earlier this morning Sergej Litvinov was informed by the IAAF that his application for exceptional eligibility to compete at the 2016 Olympics was declined along with 66 other athletes. (The rejection did not address all of the grounds for exception raised in Litvinov's 13-page application, and we are in further communication with them to clarify these points.) In reading through the decision, some initial social media reactions, and media reports it is clear that the big picture is being overlooked. With that in mind, I've put together a primer on the topic that helps put the Russia doping issue in context.
To learn more about how we can harness your personal physiology to create a sustainable fitness program anchored in science, please call 310-582-8212 or e-mail to schedule a complementary Health & Performance Consultation. If you are injured and need a sustainable rehabilitation program, call Forster Physical therapy at 310-656-8600 to schedule.
Stretching only takes a moment, yet most of us don't do it at all, and because we don't, our bodies could be subject to unnecessary pain.
"It comes to my attention that people spend more time on the health of their teeth than they do the rest of their body," said Phase IV physical therapist Robert Forster.
Forster says we don't even do the basics to keep our system running smoothly, namely simple stretching.
"The fascia, the tendons the ligaments, they by nature tighten over time. If you leave them unstretched, they will shorten," Forster said.
And that shortening alters the position of joints at the bone, which causes poor posture, and that can lead to injury. Many of us sit for long periods of time, and that can result in tight hip joints, which can affect the spine.
Slouching at the computer or car causes the chest to tighten, head to jut forward and the upper back is thrown out of alignment, creating a host of hurt. But small stretch breaks throughout the day can really help.
If you've been listening to people in the fitness community, they will tell you stretching cold muscles can be harmful, and that you actually need to warm up tissues to make them relaxed. Forster says that's simply not true.
"Shy of death, your body is never cold. At normal body temperature, your connective tissues will stretch just fine," Forster said.
He says roll onto the floor in the morning and stretch glutes and low back by crossing one leg over the other, twisting at the waist and reaching the opposite arm overhead to stretch the pec and shoulder.
To stretch the hip flexor, kneel on one leg leaning forward into the front leg. Then sit the glute back a bit and straighten the front leg to stretch hamstrings. Of course, do both sides.
"10 seconds stretch, one or two repetitions, and move on," Forster said. "That's a quick release that gets you ready for your day." If an area is super tight, hold stretches longer - up to 30 seconds.
Tiffany Egan of Venice said she was surprised at the relief she got by simply holding hands up behind her, and then behind her head leaning back a bit. Both open the chest and strengthen upper back, and give your neck relief by grabbing one hand behind the waist and looking in the opposite direction.
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The Right Way To Stretch
By Roy Wallack
Printed in the LA Times - February 6, 2016
Some experts say stretching before exercise helps performance and lessens injuries. But, believe it or not, others say stretching does the opposite.
Who's right?
Proponents point to people who can't afford to be wrong: Athletes.
The Clippers stretch before every game. And Meb Kelflezighi, an Olympic silver medalist and the 2014Boston Marathon winner, stretches before every run.
"Stretching restores your tightened connective tissue to normal length and puts your joints in correct alignment. That lets you go faster and avoid injury," said physical therapist Robert Forster, founder of Phase IV performance lab in Santa Monica.
So what to make of studies that claim the opposite - that stretching actually takes the spring out of your step and puts joints at risk by over-loosening them?
Evidence can be traced back to two 2013 studies that found that extensive pre-exercise "static" stretching (in which stretches are held in a fixed position for a minute or so) done "cold" - without a warmup - hurt the performance of weight lifters and competitive athletes.
One of those two studies, published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, found that the maximum weight fit young men could hoist after static stretching versus after no stretching was 8.3% less. The other study, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, found an overall strength decline in some athletes who used stretching as their only warmup. It concluded that static stretching should not be used as the sole warmup activity.
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PHASE IV Scientific Health and Performance Athlete Testimonials
Phase IV Scientific Health and Performance Center and Forster Physical Therapy work with people of all ages and abilities - helping them reach their full genetic potential and achieve injury-free peak performance. We strive to help everyone accomplish their health and fitness goals, regardless of how far away they may seem. We have helped thousands of athletes meet or beat their goals, and nothing is more rewarding to our team of Exercise Physiologists and Physical Therapists than seeing someone's goals realized.
Here are what some of our clients have to say about their experience at Phase IV and Forster Physical Therapy:
THANK YOU XENO MEULLER AND BOB FORSTER PT FOR SHARING YOUR BRILLIANCE
Bob, I have to send you a bill for new jeans for Jason. His waist hasn't grown but his thighs are now too big to fit into his jeans....and the rest is getting more defined too. Your program needs to come with a disclaimer that continued use may cause need for clothes to be altered or replaced due to moderate to severe muscle growth.
Thanks - you and your people are GREAT !!
-Henry Goode (Father of Jason Goode, recent winner of the Silver Medal at the Southwest Regional Rowing Championships in Sacramento. Jason sat seat #2 with the Newport Aquatic Club Varsity 8+ Boat as they won Silver.)
"Thank you so much for all the physical therapy for my anterior tibia and overall training. Thank you for all the icing, stretching, strengthening exercises and treatments. I could not have done my first marathon without you. I finished it and my anterior tibia felt completely fine. I stretch every time before and after I run because of you. Thank you for all the advice. Ever since I started running about 10 years ago it's been one of my dreams to run a marathon. Thank you for all your help and for helping me fulfill one of my dreams. I will always remember and I tell my friends if you don't have time to stretch you don't have time to run." -Kyle Beiser
"I had this crazy dream of completing a marathon and quickly into my training; I realized I would need help with making this dream a reality. Today, as a marathon finisher, I cannot thank you enough for all the support in making sure my body was ready to hit the pavement for 26.2 miles and cross the finish line injury free. At mile 21, the middle of a long, curved hill, I found myself looking over and seeing runners dropping like flies with cramped quads, aching calves, and tightened hamstrings. While I may have said these words through tears, I said aloud 'Thank you Ron and thank you Forster Physical Therapy.' If it were not for your expertise, commitment to your patients, and passion for making people feel better than when they walked in, I would have been the person at mile 21 needing the medic. Thank you again for helping me make my dream a reality - completing a marathon injury-free!"
-Whitney Gaglio
"After a tough beginning to the cross-country season - full of injuries and health issues, Marina, my 15-year-old daughter, needed someone to put her back together. We were referred to Phase IV and after the initial evaluation, the staff provided Marina with a program that was easy to follow and fit into her high school track schedule. Marina's program included diet, strengthening, stretching, and form. Marina learned to use her heart rate as a guide for her training and ultimately ran injury-free in the 1600m, 800m, and 4X400 relay. She not only ran her personal best in track but also is leaving track healthy and looking forward to being the newly appointed cross-country team captain in the Fall."
- Lisa MacDonald - Mother of Marina Praet, 15, Phase IV Athlete and Success Story
"Tracy helped me by creating a nutrition and exercise program that allowed me to perform better while racing. Interestingly, I am running less that I would have on my own and getting better time and placement results. The prescribed mix of weight training exercises, intervals, recovery, and focus on heart rate has helped me to improve. I am excited to continue reaching my goals with Phase IV."
- Nicole Elmes - Finisher of the 2015 "America's Best Half Marathon" with the following finishing times and accomplishments:
Race total time: 1:47
Pace: 8:12
Overall place: 389 out of 5021 (top 7%)
Sex place: 113 out of 2576 (top 4%)
Division (35 - 39) place: 19 out of 444 (top 4%).
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PHASE IV Scientific Health and Performance Athlete Accomplishments
Phase IV Scientific Health and Performance Center works with professional athletes, laypersons, and everyone in between. Old or young, experienced or novice, Phase IV's methodical application of scientific training principles covers the gamut of sport-specific or endurance training, gym- or home-based functional strength programs, nutrition, and weight loss.
Our science is based on the combined efforts of physical therapists, exercise physiologists, and nutritionists who go to work for you. We have helped thousands of athletes meet or beat their goals without injury and in prime condition. Here are highlights of what just some of our athletes, backed by Phase IV and Forster Physical Therapy, have achieved throughout this year.
Phase IV Athletes Turn Back the Clock
Joe Warren, 39 year old Greco-Roman Wrestling World Champion and multiple Bellator MMA World Champ has taken another step towards his goal to make the US Olympic Team with a 2-2 showing at the US National Wrestling Tournament in Las Vegas last Friday dropping a close 4-2 match to the number one seed. Joe's next MMA fight is March 4th, 2016 against Darrion Caldwell
Nate Marquardt, 36 year old UFC veteran won his fight by a knockout over CB Dolloway to extend his MMM recorded to 34/15/2
Colin Egglesfield: Forster Physical Therapy and Phase IV Client - 2015 Nautica Malibu Triathlon Celebrity-Classic Winner (First Place with a time of 16:16:59)
Joe Warren: Earns a shot at a title fight and his 14th Bellator win against LC Davis. That gives him the most wins in Bellator history.
Helen Maroulis and Adeline Gray: Win Gold Medals at the World Championships of Wrestling in Las Vegas.
Aaron Pico: Wins Broze Medal at the Junior Freestyle World Championships.
Nicole Elmes: Finisher of 2015 America's Finest Half Marathon 2015 in San Diego, CA, with a time of 1:47, she placed 389th out of 5021 total entries, placing her in the top 7% of finishers overall. She finished 113th out of 2576 female entrants, ranking her in the top 4% for all female finishers. In her division (age 35-39) she placed 19th out of 444, placing her in the top 4% of all finishers for her age division.
Blossom Sato: 2014 Ocean League Player of the Year; 2014 All-CIF, Santa Monica High School Girls Volleyball - earned a scholarship to play Vollyball at Mississippi State University in 2015
Cindy Tilbury - 2015 Peggy Steding Female Age Group Award in Racquetball - won first place in the 55+ and second place in the 55+ Mixed Doubles divisions at the IRF World Senior Racquetball Championships.
Stan Kim & Andrew Eisses - Completed the 2015 AIDS Lifecycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles
Dawn Harper-Nelson: 2014 National Champion, 100m hurdles with new world-record time, 12.55 seconds; June 28, 2014 - Newly qualified for 2015 world championship team
Maddy Tung: 2014 Junior National Champion, 53kg folkstyle wrestling; March 30, 2014 - Now attending basic training at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Helen Maroulis - Qualified for 2015 World Championship Wrestling Team and will likely head to Rio for the 2016 Olympic Games
Victoria Anthony - Qualified for 2015 World Championship Wrestling Team and will likely head to Rio for the 2016 Olympic Games
Rick Betts: 2014 National Champion, Mixed Doubles Racquetball; February 15, 2014
PHASE IV Scientific Health and Performance Partners
Forster Physical Therapy has partnered with The Addaday Company, the national leader inself-massage and recovery products, to create the Forster P.T. edition of self-massage tools. Available in running specialty stores across the nation, and also at www.addaday.com. Come into Forster Physical Therapy or Phase IV for a free demonstration!
Suunto has been at the forefront of design and innovation for sports watches, dive computers and instruments used by adventure seekers all over the globe.
www.suunto.com Suunto products available here at Phase IV!
