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Allyson Felix Wins 400m July 3 with best time in the world this year
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compete in the 2016 Wrestling Olympic Trial Finals
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Helen Maroulis
2016 US Olympic Team Look for her to win Gold in Rio.
Elena Pirozhkova
Elena will compete in Rio this August for the Gold Medal.
Adeline Gray
Adeline will compete in Rio this August for the Gold Medal.
Allyson Felix Heading to Rio to become the most decorated US Olympic Sprinter of all time!
Kim Rhode Watch Kim's Story Heading to Rio for her 6th consecutive Olympics!
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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If you are looking to increase your metabolism and strength while getting lean and toned, and who isn't, you need to weight train! Lean muscle burns more calories so if you want to decrease body fat, perform better, train for an event or just look & feel great, this class is for you!!!
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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
Listen to Robert's interview on the radio show, Dr. Fitness & Fat Guy, on the Sirius Radio Network. Robert discusses training elite athletes and his Olympic experiences.
Next week I will be heading to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to support six PHASE-IV/Forster PT athletes.Dating back to the 1984 Games, this will be the 6th time I accompany US athletes on their journey to achieve the ultimate prize in sport: Olympic Gold! Each of these Olympic Games have presented unique challenges to provide comprehensive athlete support in the ethical pursuit of injury free, peak performance. Rio is different.
Rio de Janeiro hosts 2016 Olympic Games
Time zone changes, cultural differences, language barriers, transportation problems, endless security screenings (having an automatic assault weapon pressed into my abdomen was the most concerning) terrorist threats, and the Olympic authorities; who seem to hold the athlete's needs second to TV schedules, must all be navigated to get the job done. These challenges frame our mindset going into each Olympics, but never before have we had such concern about the stability of the host country itself.
With the Opening Ceremonies and competition to begin next week, the international press has been blasting us with reports regarding the unfavorable conditions in Rio. Unfinished venues and housing facilities, public health threats related to the Zika virus and unsanitary conditions; as well as doping scandals, local criminal activity, and corruption at the highest levels of the International Olympic Committee, have all been dominating the sporting news for months.
Rio de Janeiro Site of the 2016 Olympic Games
If you have not followed the story: when Brazil was awarded the Games years ago, they were an oil rich country leading South America to First World status. Since then, the price of oil dropped faster than an Olympic javelin, rampant corruption has sifted away the national wealth, and the Brazil presidential impeachment hearings will be conducted during the Games. The Brazilian people protest the billions of dollars being spent on Olympic venues and infrastructure rather than being spent supporting it's impoverished citizenry.
(website telegraph .co .uk) Brazilians protest just 4 months before start of 2016 Games
Political demonstrations during the Games are not uncommon, but demonstrations and riots against the very presence of the Games is a new and most concerning aspect of the Rio Games. Preparations for private housing outside the Olympic Village, private security, transportation, access to safe food and water, and adequate supplies, are all being arranged for us right now. We will hit the ground running to secure our athletes needs and safety, then do our part to help these athletes make history.
Kim Rhode: looking to be the first ever to win individual medals in 6 consecutive Olympics. Watch her story here. Allyson Felix: targeting 3 more Olympic Gold Medals to achieve her legacy of the most decorated US sprinter of all time. Team USA Women Wrestlers:Elena Pirozhkova, Helen Maroulis, and Adaline Gray, one of them will be the first ever to achieve Olympic Gold for Team USA Woman's Wrestling.
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FEATURE ARTICLE:
Russians at the Rio Olympics: Who's in, and Who's Out?
VICTOR MATHER July 26, 2016
The Russian cyclist Olga Zabelinskaya, who won a bronze medal in the 2012 Summer Games, would be barred from Rio based on the recent I.O.C. ruling, which bars any Russian with a doping history.Credit Bryn Lennon/Getty Images
When the International Olympic Committee declined to bar the entire Russian team from the Summer Games, it largely passed off the decision on Russian athletes and teams to the individual international sports federations. The opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro is on Aug. 5, so the federations must swiftly determine which Russian athletes will be allowed to compete.
The I.O.C. said Russian athletes who had doping violations in the past, even those who have already served a penalty, must be barred from the Games.
Here is a sport-by-sport tally, as of early Friday.
Good to Go, for Now:
The three qualified Russians in archery will be admitted, as will all 16 fencers. The Russian news agency TASS reported that the women's team handball will compete.
The equestrian federation's president said there was "no indication of any organized doping malpractices within the Russian equestrian delegation," paving the way for the Russian team to compete.
Inessa Merkulova, with her horse Mister X, is part of the Russian equestrian team. The sport's federation said there was no indication of organized doping within the team.Credit Bjorn Larsson Rosvall/Agence France-Presse - Getty Images
The judo federation, which has President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia as its honorary president, said all Russian judo athletes could compete.
The tennis federation is set to allow the eight Russian players to compete, noting that they had all been "subject to a rigorous antidoping testing program."
The gymnastics federation said it would judge athletes on a case-by-case basis, but Reuters reported that its vice president said all Russians would compete.
The Russian badminton, triathlon, table tennis, shooting and taekwondo teams have been cleared to compete. Both the volleyball and
beach volleyball teams will compete.
Yuliya Efimova won a bronze medal at the Olympics in 2012 but will not compete in Rio.Credit Michael Sohn/Associated Press
Five members of the Russian canoeing team were barred from the Games, although not suspended from all competitions. Among them is Alexander Dyachenko, a gold medalist in London. Two modern pentathletes and one
sailor were also barred as were one wrestler and six cyclists.
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The Right Way to Stretch Before Exercise By Gretchen Reynolds Jan 21, 2016 New York Times
For generations, gym students were taught to stretch before working out or playing games. Then the practice fell out of favor: Studies seemed to show that such ''static'' stretching (holding a pose for anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes) temporarily reduces muscular power, weakens athletic performance and increases the risk of injury. So most fitness experts currently advise against static stretches before exercise. But now a comprehensive new review of decades' worth of research indicates that they might not be such a bad idea after all.
This month, the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism published a study by four distinguished exercise scientists who analyzed more than 200 studies of how stretching affects subsequent exercise. (The authors had conducted some of these studies themselves.) In broad terms, they found that static stretching can briefly inhibit the ability to generate power. So if you reach for your toes and hold that position, tautening your hamstrings, you might not then be able to leap as high or start a sprint as forcefully as if you hadn't stretched.
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It is clear that the intersection of physical activity and health falls closest to the specialty of sports and exercise medicine. For this reason, it makes sense that sports and exercise medicine physicians and scientists should lead the effort in promoting physical activity among patients [13]. Sports medicine practitioners have expertise in helping patients begin, maintain, or increase physical activity. It is also clear that these practitioners can have their greatest impact on the health of patients by promoting exercise.
I personally have found that a sports medicine approach works quite well with most patients, and I would suggest that physicians consider all patients as athletes. In doing so they should look at every physical exam as a pre-participation exam, with an end goal of clearing patients for the regular physical activity needed to stay healthy. In this case, rather than clearing patients to participate in sports, they are clearing them to participate in regular exercise. In addition, they should consider exercise an essential part of the treatment for all patients with an injury or illness by helping them return to their regular exercise routine. By looking at each patient like you would an athlete, you can be much more effective in helping him or her return to the physical activity needed to stay healthy.
13. Joy EL, Blair SN, McBride P, Sallis RE. Physical activity counseling in sports medicine: a call to action. Br J Sports Med 2013;47:49-53.
PHASE IV exercise laboratory is home to clients of all ages and abilities seeking a comprehensive exercise and metabolic solution to weight management and fitness goals.
At PHASE IV Physical Therapists and Exercise Physiologists use scientific structural and metabolic assessments to unlock the secrets of your metabolism. The VO2 test pictured above is the starting point for all PHASE IV personalized exercise training programs. The VO2 testing results provide the information we need to develop a daily heart rate training prescription or our clients.
At PHASE IV Exercise Physiologists conduct a Resting Metabolic Rate Test as the foundation for all Nutrition Programs. The RMR tells us how many calories your body burns at rest, and how many calories you will require to meet your training and weight management goals.
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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
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