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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11/11/2025

Pain doesn't always means stop. Especially tendon pain.

The key is really to slow things down, so that you can maintain constant tension on the muscle AND the tendon.

If it feels better as you go, you are in business.

NEXT DAY PAIN guides you on how well you tolerated the work you did the day before.

If it felt fine during the workout, but you hate your life walking down the stairs the next morning....that means you did more than what you are able to handle at this point.

Next time, keep the same intensity and speed, just lower how much you do by 20-30% and see what happens that time.

Fixing tendon problems tends to look a lot like bodybuilding for the majority of it, then once it has calmed down enough we incorporate more and more dynamic/impact things to build tolerance to it.

11/10/2025

Just doing Kegel's does not count as doing pelvic floor rehab.

Especially when post-partum.

Learning how to squeeze some muscles is one thing, but learning how to integrate that into squeezing the right amount and at the right time based on the activity you are doing.......totally different thing.

Thinking Kegel's alone will fix your pelvic floor issues is like training only your grip, and then being surprised when your deadlift isn't any stronger.

First we isolate and learn positions.

Then we integrate into movements.

Then we challenge those movements through increases in load, speed, and time.

Looking for pelvic floor rehab the Apollo way?

Simone's schedule is available on our booking page, starting on November 20th...
..but you can't book that day, because it's already full.

So stop dilly-dallying.

What do all of these people had in common?1. They were looking for an approach to their injury rehab that was focused on...
11/09/2025

What do all of these people had in common?

1. They were looking for an approach to their injury rehab that was focused on their active goals, not just on getting out of pain.

2. They want an approach that takes them as a human being into consideration, not just focused soley on their injury like they are a car that needs new parts.

3. Adaptability is important to them. Things don't always go to plan, and being able to adjust on the fly and still get the desired outcome of the session is extremely useful.

4. They want to understand, not just blindly follow directions.

Thankful to have so many people in the community that trust us enough to sends their friends, family, and clients to us.

Very excited about the team we are growing so that we can help even more people.

Do these people sound like you?

Then book a free call with us so we can talk about what you have going on, and see if we are a good fit.

11/08/2025

Then you need to learn how to extend your hip first instead of your knee first.

To propel yourself in a direction (forward with running, up with jumping), there needs to be a point where your knee and ankle stay pretty still to allow your hip to do some work.

If your knee straightens too quickly, it takes away all ability to actually use your glute (because your leg is already underneath you, and there is nothing for your glute to pull back).

Knee is forward as you load, keep if forward as you push to lock it in place and REALLY move yourself.

We'll commonly see people that have achilles/calf or back pain really struggle with this idea, and it really starts to unlock some stuff once they start to get it down.

Calming down pain doesn't mean that you will suddenly be able to perform the way you want.At Apollo, we bring you throug...
11/07/2025

Calming down pain doesn't mean that you will suddenly be able to perform the way you want.

At Apollo, we bring you through 3 phases to make sure we don't just get you out of pain, we make sure you are ready to perform.

If you've been frustrated by recurring pain or injury in the past, it might be time you try a different approach.

One that focuses on improving your body's strength, tissue tolerance, and fitness instead of just focusing on pain.

11/06/2025

Working towards your first pull-up and rehabbing a shoulder injury can (and should) look the same.⁠

Here are some of our favourite progressions to work towards your first pull-up and get your shoulder feeling strong and mobile!⁠

1. Scap Pull-ups⁠
2. Assisted Pull-ups⁠
3. Eccentric Pull-ups⁠
4. Eccentric Pull-ups with pauses⁠
5. Pull-up⁠

But it's not just about doing the exercises.⁠

How much you do when you do them, how often you do them, and your technique when you do them all matter!⁠

11/06/2025

Being able to get your ribcage and pelvis stacked is useful when you are doing core work.

More range of motion.

More muscles involved.

Same goes here if you only feel your back during sidebends or side planks.

Let’s stop squeezing our shoulder blades together for everything and stop trying to get our chest to face the ceiling.

That’s not better than slouching. It’s the same thing, on the opposite side of the spectrum.

Starting to feel those hikes on your knees and back?Does going to the pickleball court start to crease your brow with wo...
11/01/2025

Starting to feel those hikes on your knees and back?

Does going to the pickleball court start to crease your brow with worry?

Thinking about giving away those hockey skates?

Age is just a number around here. Most of the time, “feeling old” is more of a symptom of poor training than anything else.

Power, strength, single leg training (balance and body control), and aerobic fitness are all things that we should be training for our entire lives.

If you don’t use them, you lose them. You feel old because you’ve been acting like it.

So when we have somebody come in saying they want to get back to **insert whatever activity you want here**.....
....we say "HELL YEAH" instead of "uh oh".

At Apollo, we want your rehab plan to morph with you as things change.⁠⁠That means a program that may start like traditi...
10/31/2025

At Apollo, we want your rehab plan to morph with you as things change.⁠

That means a program that may start like traditional rehab, but will end up feeling like a strength and conditioning program to properly prepare you for the activities you want to be doing.⁠

We do this in 3 phases: Recover -> Rebuild -> Perform.⁠

Our Recover phase is built to get you moving again, and build the foundation for the work that needs to be done moving forward. ⁠

We do this through 1-on-1 sessions to reduce pain, improve mobility, and start working on the coordination and positions you are going to need later down the line.⁠

Eventually you graduate to where you no longer need to be constantly watched over, but still need guidance. Now it's time to put in the work with our Rebuild program.⁠

Rebuild is small group training (max of 3 people) where each person is doing their own program that was designed by their physio, with a physio there in person to watch over them and help them make adjustments or tweak technique, choose weights, educate, etc.⁠

We have plans where you can come in 1 or 2 times per week for guided sessions PLUS you get programming for home/your own gym to go along with it.⁠

We believe rehab and training are the same thing, and our Rebuild program is where that idea really shines.⁠

Once we have fully gotten back to your activities, the next step is to keep the train rolling with our Perform program - virtual programming delivered to your phone and done anywhere that you are.⁠

You can either stay on with your physiotherapist for this, or work with our amazing personal trainer to continue your health and fitness journey.⁠

Feel like you need a tune-up session or more 1-on-1 time? We can always stay on a plan that includes 1-on-1 sessions, or we can book them as we need.⁠

10/31/2025

We do a LOT of iso holds here at Apollo.⁠

They are great for improving mobility, coordination, pain, position tolerance, and more.⁠

There are also a LOT of ways to do an iso.⁠

Here I am just doing a simple 3-minute hold.⁠

My focus was pushing into the ground with the front foot to keep me above parallel the whole time.⁠

The active push into the floor = glute on 🔥⁠

The most difficult part of long holds like this is ignoring your brain when it is telling you it wants to stop 30 seconds in.⁠

You can definitely hold longer than that. Your body is lying to you.⁠

Just breathe. Embrace the discomfort.⁠

A good baseline is 2 minutes.⁠

Elite is 5 minutes.⁠

Quit stopping early on your iso holds 🙂⁠

10/29/2025

Sound similar to what you were told for your post-partum journey? (If you were told anything at all)

“Rest for 12 weeks then ease back into it.” - That’s not a plan.

“Oh yeah leaking and pain is super normal!” - it’s common. It’s not normal. And it doesn’t have to be your experience.

“You’ll just never be the same after having a baby.” - We agree, from a family and relationship aspect. Not from the physical aspect.

So is 12 weeks of rest enough?

Short answer - lol no.

Long answer - Not even close. Tissues may be healed. But rest won’t help your strength, coordination, or integration into the things you want to do.

Forcing yourself to go further into a stretch, into that mobility drill, or into a position for strength training is lik...
10/28/2025

Forcing yourself to go further into a stretch, into that mobility drill, or into a position for strength training is likely not helping you more.⁠

Why?⁠

Because more range of motion isn't better if you change how you are getting there and what is actually getting loaded.⁠

Your brain will always try to find a way that is easier. ⁠

Sometimes that means cheating away from a tight area by moving more through surrounding joints.⁠

Sometimes that means locking things together to make you move as a unit instead of just at the target area.⁠

So take what your body gives you, don't force it.⁠

Some examples:⁠

Working on ankle mobility?⁠

Stop just shoving your knee forward as far as you can, and focus on keeping your heel on the ground, and your foot relaxed as you LET your knee go forward towards your toes.⁠

Why?⁠

Because as soon as your heel leaves the ground, your foot stiffens up, your calf turns on, and you are now locking your ankle up instead of mobilizing it.⁠

If you are grabbing with your toes and keeping your arch turned on, your foot bones can't move, which means your ankle bones can't move.⁠

A pushup isn't really loading your chest as much anymore once you start arching your back and just falling towards the floor. So maybe you need to elevate your hands to make it easier to maintain your position. ⁠

A lat pulldown isn't loading your lats as well once your elbow gets way behind your body, so getting the bar to your chest MAY be lower than you need to go. ⁠

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Victoria, BC
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Wednesday 7am - 7pm
Thursday 7am - 7pm
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