Apollo Performance Therapy

Apollo Performance Therapy Helping people frustrated by recurring pain and injury get back to feeling strong and athletic.

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Happy Valentines Day, Apollo Fam!
02/14/2026

Happy Valentines Day, Apollo Fam!

02/14/2026

What are we actually looking at when doing testing on force plates?

Lots of things!

First off, the test needs to be performed correctly. That’s the only way to get good data.

The shape of the force trace can tell us a lot.

The peaks and valleys show us how well (and how quickly) you were able to unload your body weight stop your momentum and redirect that force back into the ground.

We are looking to see certain shapes throughout each jump.

And of course we have the actual numbers.

On the screen, you’ll see five or six different metrics, but this just barely scratches the surface of the things that we can look into.

We can see how good your brakes are. Your gas pedal is and also the differences side to side.

Regular tracking of this data helps inform us that our program is working or not working and adjustments that we might need to make to ensure that we are still heading towards our goals.

This data is what determines if you are ready to move to the next phase of rehab or not.

Interested in performance or rehab testing? Send us a message!

02/12/2026

Simple things you suck at: calf raises.

A very low hanging fruit for a lot of people that are dealing with lower body pain during things like running, sports, etc.

But how you do them DOES matter.

Your brain will always look for an easier way to do something. Don’t let it cheat you away from actually using your calf.

Few things not mentioned in the video:

1. Your foot should change shape throughout a calf raise. Arch should fall at the bottom, arch should lift at the top.

2. Pair up your calf raises with your warmup or with your squats to make your workout efficient.

3. Once you are able to do 20+ without it being really high effort, you should also be doing loaded calf raises at HEAVY loads. Talking 5x5, 4x6, getting close to failure.

Smith machine, leg press, or calf raise machines are the best way to do this.

Your calf takes on a LOT of force when running. Make sure it can handle it.

02/10/2026

2 things that can instantly make your upper body days better.

1. Using gravity to help squish your ribcage on a foam roller in order to help reduce muscle tension in your lats and chest, improve rib mobility as you breathe, and decrease the compensations that happen at your neck and shoulder.

2. Sasha. ‘nuff said.

The ribcage is the base for all of your upper body movements. Making sure it can move well will change what the shoulder blade can do, which will change what the shoulder can do, which will change what….you get the point.

If you’re always dealing with upper body tension and tightness, it’s worth giving it a shot (I have a full exercise video on our YouTube channel).

2-3 minutes on each side. Slow breath out of mouth, keep light ab tension that you get at the end of that, and slow breath in through nose.

RELAX into the foam roller. Yes it’s uncomfortable. You won’t die. Relax.

02/09/2026

Being able to trust your leg enough to push hard out of a cut is tough when coming back from an injury.

This banded series is a great way to introduce it back in a way that feels safe, and lets you build some endurance/tolerance.

The band adds constant resistance that you have to maintain pressure against, and also slows you down enough to help avoid moving too fast.

Main point of the series is to:

1. Build the pattern in the brain with an iso to feel the right areas. Own it.

2. Make it dynamic with Submax intensity. Can you still feel the same stuff working? Can you access the right position over and over again?

3. Challenge it. Do something where the focus is output (i.e. speed or distance). Use what you just drilled.

02/08/2026

We try to get all of our clients doing plyos at some point in the rehab process.

Yes, even if you have an upper body injury.

Timing, coordination, reaction.

Learning how to create stiffness in your lower leg (and not your entire body) at the exact moment you need to in order to bounce off the floor is extremely useful.

Everybody can, and should, get (and stay) bouncy.

It’s dealing with your confidence in using the area again.It’s in being able to react and not have that hesitance in the...
02/08/2026

It’s dealing with your confidence in using the area again.

It’s in being able to react and not have that hesitance in the back of your mind.

It’s being able to focus on performing without changing how you do things, because you are worried about re-injury.

It’s being able to trust what you feel, not just solely relying on your eyes.

These are the things that people don’t think about when coming back from an injury.

“I don’t have pain anymore, so I’m good to go!” - a 🤡, probably.

02/07/2026

If your low back is tight, getting your pelvis and ribcage to rotate in opposite directions is a great way to get it to relax.

Important cues that I have found helpful for any/all of these:

1. Stay as relaxed as you can. Loose arms. No locked out joints. Let things rotate and flow.

Holding weight is great for this, as the sensation of the weight will guide you.

2. Keep your shoulders over top of/in front of your hips.

You should feel some hips and sides/obliques stretching/working during this. Nothing else. If you feel your low back, you are extended or extending rather than rotating, get your shoulders more forward.

If you don’t feel anything, a heavier weight or slightly faster rotation can help.

3. Focus on getting your full foot on the floor and leading the upper body movement with your ribcage. The hands/arms will follow.

4. Relax. Seriously. Stop trying to muscle it.

5. Did I say relax? Stop trying to move perfectly and experiment a bit.

02/06/2026

Weekend is coming.

Recovery mode loading.

02/05/2026

I’ve been even more excited about these force plates from than I expected 😅

Not because they look cool (they do).
But because of what they have been showing me and (more importantly) you.

This video is a single-leg iso push.
From the outside, it looks simple. Almost boring.

But under the hood?
We’re seeing:
• how much force each side can actually produce
• how quickly it can get there
• whether I’m loading evenly or sneaking force somewhere else
• and how consistent I am rep to rep

Stuff your eye can’t reliably catch.

What has been coolest is having data and visual proof to show whether our hypotheses about what were going on are true or not.

It’s not about chasing numbers for the sake of numbers.

It’s about turning vague feelings and ideas about what we need to work on into something tangible that can show ME if my eyes are lying to me or not, and can help explain to YOU what I am seeing.

Or even better, can prove me wrong so we don't waste time working on the wrong things.

This kind of testing has already changed how I think about progressing somebody back to sports, running, and lifting.

What a cool job I have.

ONLY 5 SPOTS LEFT!!!Get em while they're hot. It’s time to move beyond the "crunch" and learn how your core actually wor...
02/04/2026

ONLY 5 SPOTS LEFT!!!

Get em while they're hot.

It’s time to move beyond the "crunch" and learn how your core actually works!

Join (Physiotherapist) from Apollo Performance Therapy for a 2-hour interactive workshop: Embrace Your Core.

This is for you if:

You experience discomfort or uncertainty during lifting.
You’re returning to the gym after a break or baby.
You want to improve your lifting capacity and endurance.

What’s inluded:
1. Core Education: What the “core” actually is (hint: it’s more than abs!).
2. Activation Lab: Find the cues that actually work for your body.
3. Movement Integration: A supportive circuit to put your new skills into practice.

You can learn more and sign up at the link in our bio!

Sometimes it means something, sometimes it doesn’t.Sometimes it shows up in a random day, and is gone the next.Sometimes...
02/03/2026

Sometimes it means something, sometimes it doesn’t.

Sometimes it shows up in a random day, and is gone the next.

Sometimes it’s a software issue (nervous system is sensitive).

Sometimes it’s a hardware issue (tissues are irritated/injured/etc).

Pain can just be a reminder to check in with yourself.

How has my sleep been?

What have I been eating?

Life stress?

What’s training been like? Am I feeling challenged but still leaving some in the tank to come back and do it again in the next couple of days?

Pain is NOT a good metric to use when deciding how bad your injury is, how far you have to go, or when you are good to go.

We need objective numbers for that.

Is your check engine light on?

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