BY CEO ROBERT FORSTER, PT We know stretching is good for us, so why do we avoid it like the plague? Maybe you just don't know that stretching is its own workout, and provides performance [Read More]
ADVANCED RECOVERY
Better performance and less pain with foam rolling
By Shelby Stoner, PHASE IV Exercise Physiologist By now you have most likely heard of foam rollers and their use in relieving sore muscles and aiding in recovery. Foam rolling is often described as a [Read More]
YOUR MARATHON NUTRITION & HYDRATION PLAN
By Robert Forster, PT, CEO If you’re gearing up for the LA Marathon on March 8, you’re probably somewhere around the 20-mile mark in your training by now. This is the ideal time to perfect your [Read More]
4 TWEAKS IN 4 WEEKS FOR YOUR BEST MARATHON EVER
By CEO Robert Forster, PT 1. ADD WATER AND LOSE PROCESSED CARBS Do one deep water running workout a week and feel your power and speed come up. Running in deep water with a flotation belt for buoyancy [Read More]
WHAT IS ACTIVE RECOVERY?
RECOVERY SCIENCE By CEO Robert Forster, PT After an appropriate time for recovery, the adaptive process occurs. Using progressive build periods of training followed by a week of decreased [Read More]
ANATOMY AND FUNCTION OF THE HAMSTRING
Chapter 9: Rehabbing Running Injuries Anatomy and Function of the Hamstring An Excerpt from “Healthy Running Step by Step” By Robert Forster, P.T. & Roy M. Wallack In spite of the reputation as [Read More]
CONSTRUCTING A METABOLIC WORKOUT
How to Construct a Metabolic Workout Using PHASE IV Science So, after your yearly physical, the doctor tells you to start exercising to lose some weight or reduce health risk factors that were [Read More]
RECOVERY DRIVEN FITNESS
All Pain, No Gain: Why the High-Intensity Training Obsession Has Failed Us All BY JOEL JAMIESON When I was in college and first getting into the strength and conditioning field, I was obsessed with [Read More]