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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Did you walk into the gym?Then your glutes activate just fine.You just suck at using them.Biggest issues for somebody th...
01/08/2026

Did you walk into the gym?

Then your glutes activate just fine.

You just suck at using them.

Biggest issues for somebody that can’t “feel” their glutes are most commonly:

- They are squeezing their butt or shoving their knees out all the time. A muscle needs to stretch before you can use it effectively. Can’t stretch your glute when doing either of those things.

- Poor bracing strategy. Just squeezing your back really tight can work for some people. But if you’re still reading this, you are not one of those people. Being able to maintain a stack of your ribcage over your pelvis is very useful when trying to improve hip mobility and get more glute.

- Loss of full foot pressure. You need to be able to push through the ball if your big toe and inner heel, while keeping your bodyweight balanced over top of your shoelaces to get the most out of your posterior chain. Too much weight in the heel leads to being off balance and needing to lock up stuff just to avoid falling over.

Too locked up = no mobility = no glute stretch = no glute work.

Even physios need physio sometimes.Assessing yourself is very hard, and having someone with a second set of eyes can mak...
01/07/2026

Even physios need physio sometimes.

Assessing yourself is very hard, and having someone with a second set of eyes can make all the difference.

We are proud of the number of physios, chiros, osteopaths, personal trainers, and coaches that trust us with not only their own health, but refer their clients to us when they need a second set of eyes on a problem…

…or just to help them in the later stages of rehab when strength and conditioning with a rehab focus is the priority over manual therapy and pain management.

Recover. Rebuild. Perform.

From injury to Gameday, we got you.

01/06/2026

How do you know when you are ready to return to the sports and activities where you got hurt in the first place?

With testing that gives you real data (we use technology from )

Pushing into someone’s hand isn’t useful outside of telling you if it hurts, and if you can turn the muscle on.

Just going by pain is a terrible plan (and the one most people follow 😬).

You need real, objective numbers.

For example, our goal for people dealing with lower leg issues is to be able to produce 2x bodyweight in seated calf raise testing, and 3x bodyweight in standing calf raise testing.

Wondering where you stack up?

We offer performance and rehab testing that can give you the information you need to make sure you are targeting the right stuff to make progress.

Getting your rehab somewhere else?

We’ll send all the data with you so you can keep working with your coach/practitioner, and we’ll be here when you need us for a retest.

Google Maps vs MapQuest vs a Travel BrochureWhich one are you choosing for a cross-country road trip to Disney World?———...
12/28/2025

Google Maps vs MapQuest vs a Travel Brochure

Which one are you choosing for a cross-country road trip to Disney World?
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A travel brochure shows you how great things will be when you arrive.

But it doesn’t tell you how to get there.

No routes. No timelines. No detours.

This is like when you go to physio and only focus on pain relief with no real plan to build you back to what you actually want to do.

You’re in the car (out of daily pain).

Tank is full (ready to go).

But… now what?
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MapQuest. Remember that?

You plug in a start and end point, print the directions, and hope for the best.

It can work… until the first detour.

Now you’re guessing.

This is like going to physio “just for a few exercises.”

You get a sheet, go home, and are expected to execute perfectly until the problem disappears.

Sometimes that works.

Most of the time, it doesn’t.

If it were that simple, Instagram and AI would’ve solved pain already. (They haven’t. They won’t.)

Infrequent check-ins work great for maintenance or performance clients.

People already cruising on the highway.

Not great when you’re deep in the backroads, having to take 27 turns before hitting a main road.
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Google Maps.

It gives you your destination and your next move.

Hits traffic? Adjusts the route.

Need a stop? Updates the timeline.

It works best when it stays on and keeps checking where you are.

That’s how rehab should work.

Regular sessions.

Clear phases.

Ongoing adjustments to the plan.

Not just getting out of pain, but actually getting you where you want to go.

Are you looking for a roadmap from pain to performance?

Our team combines manual therapy, state of the art assessment data, and high level coaching in order to help you get back to doing what you love.

Start the new year off on the right foot, and take the first step to feeling strong and athletic again.

Recover. Rebuild. Perform.

12/27/2025

There’s unlikely there is some secret, magical technique, treatment, or exercise out there that will relieve all of your problems.

You probably just need to do what you are doing…..just do it better.

That’s hard for people to accept sometimes.

It’s not your fault.

You aren’t broken.

You just haven’t been coached through it in a way that works for YOU.

You weren’t educated properly on how and when to make adjustments.

And finally (and most importantly), exercises were never progressed past what you were initially given.

Our goal at Apollo is to get your rehab to feel challenging as quickly as possible.

Right away, that usually means it’s coordination getting challenged in new ways that your body isn’t used to (and can be as simple as pushing through a part of your foot you’ve never been aware of).

Then we need to move from that to things that are physically challenging, while still being able to maintain that coordination we have been learning.

If you haven’t left physio sweating and tired, while still feeling better than when you walked in….you haven’t experienced physio that really works to make you a healthier, more robust human being.

This is more than changing pain.

It’s changing lives.

🇨🇦

12/27/2025

Sasha Beans, Champion of Constant Contact, Master of Treat Acquisition, Door Greeter Extraordinaire.

We get asked pretty often if we trained Sasha to be how she is.

Nope. Quite the opposite.

We’ve done almost no training with her.

She’s just naturally the bestest girl.

This video that I was filming for a client shows what life is Sasha is like.

If we sit on the floor, she will be sitting with us.

Anyways, come get some rehab, fitness, and puppy cuddles all at once.

Merry Christmas everybody!Christmas morning with kids always hits, even if there is no snow.
12/25/2025

Merry Christmas everybody!

Christmas morning with kids always hits, even if there is no snow.

12/22/2025

Being perfectly symmetrical side to side in strength or range of motion is unrealistic and most likely not gonna happen.

But usually we can get pretty close.

How close to symmetrical we want you to be will depend on the activities you do.

Runner?

Ideally pretty close, as we want you using each leg a similar amount to avoid significantly overloading one side.

Golfer?

Not too worried about symmetry, since you rotate only one way, over and over and over again.

Just need to be close enough to make sure you stay healthy.

We love seeing the crazy dedication from the fitness community in preparing for Hyrox!Fitness is fun, especially when it...
12/20/2025

We love seeing the crazy dedication from the fitness community in preparing for Hyrox!

Fitness is fun, especially when it lets you go do new things!

Welcome to the team, Alex!You'll be able to find Alex at Apollo on Monday, Tuesday Afternoon/evenings, and Friday Mornin...
12/19/2025

Welcome to the team, Alex!

You'll be able to find Alex at Apollo on Monday, Tuesday Afternoon/evenings, and Friday Mornings.

Alex specializes in the management of athletes and blends his knowledge in injury reconditioning & performance training so that they can return back to the sports they love – prepared, stronger, faster, and more confident than before.

With a specialty in return-to-play programming and a deep passion for ACL rehabilitation in addition to barbell athletes including weightlifters, powerlifters and Crossfit Athlete, Alex brings a precise, athlete centered approach to every session.

Alex uses movement & exercise and evidence-based education to help individuals overcome obstacles that are holding them back from reaching their active goals. Alex uses a psychologically informed strength and conditioning framework to empower individuals to get back to their meaningful activities.

His treatment style focuses on clear progression, measurable milestones using objective data, and sport-specific preparation. Whether it’s refining movement mechanics, rebuilding strength & explosive power, or navigating high performance demands, Alex ensures each athlete is fully prepared for the realities of competition.

Alex also leads Apollo’s comprehensive ACL rehab program, designed to guide athletes from day one of recovery to the final return-to-sport testing phase. Combining strength and skill development, biomechanics, and mental readiness, his program delivers structure and confidence at every step.

12/18/2025

Where you feel muscles working can help you determine if you are accessing the right positions.

Is it perfect? Not at all.

But it’s useful.

If you are doing a glute bridge or hip thrust….you should feel your glutes.

Not your quads, or back, or calves.

Your glutes.

For squatting motions (especially single leg), I usually want some sensation happening in the inner quad muscle.

Fencer squats are how I help people find that sensation if they struggle with it.

Shakes, fasciculations (what you see in the video), and things feeling way harder than you think it should are all pretty good signs that you are accessing some positions/using some muscles than you aren’t used to.

If it's not challenging you in some way....it's probably not going to change anything.This goes for stretching, band exe...
12/15/2025

If it's not challenging you in some way....it's probably not going to change anything.

This goes for stretching, band exercises, strength training, or just coordination and balance training.

If you can't tolerate heavier exercises, simple banded drills can be totally fine....but you should still be doing enough of them to get a good muscle burn going.

If that takes 50 reps, then it takes 50 reps 🤷‍♂️.

It is not just doing the drill that gets you better.

It is doing it with intent, focus, and doing it in a way that you have at least try a little bit.

We usually shoot for a 6-8/10 difficulty level for most of the exercises that we give out.

If it is more focused on coordination and positioning, we are looking for a difficulty level that lets you maintain the position we are going for, without needing excessive physical effort to do it (just mental focus).

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1410 Quadra Street
Victoria, BC
V8W 2L1

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 7pm
Tuesday 7am - 7pm
Wednesday 7am - 7pm
Thursday 7am - 7pm
Friday 7am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

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+17784014460

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