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Strength Training For Endurance Athletes
April 11th – Line from my lecture this weekend at the Boston Marathon: “Runners can either strength train, or they can rehab.”
Tom Holland is an elite endurance athlete and physiologist committed to helping people live a better life through fitness. Tom has run over 50 marathons, is a 19-time Ironman® triathlete.
“Done properly, strength training for the endurance athlete is in many ways the quickest way to achieve the structural goals of the Base Training Phase of triathlon training: Joint Stability and Musculoskeletal Resiliency. Using light weights and rubber band exercises which isolate the small muscles around each joint will not only help prevent injury but will directly improve performance throughout the season. If you were to do nothing more than the low-intensity strength work of early season training the payoff in developing musculoskeletal resiliency and biomechanic efficiency will benefit you all year. ” Robert Forster
Physical Therapist and Performance Specialist Robert Forster developed the Herbalife24FIT program with Herbalife. He is one of the leading physical therapists for athletes, both recreational and elite. Over the course of his 30-year career, he has successfully trained Olympic gold medalists, U.S. Open and Wimbledon champions, NBA superstars and triathlon world-record holders. Tired of encountering ill-advised training programs that only cause more injury, Robert created a new approach to physical therapy, which is divided into phases that follow the body’s natural healing and growth patterns. His practice in Santa Monica, California, provides athletes with effective, scientific and injury-free solutions for health and performance.
How to Use The 24 Fit Programme – On Alternate days i.e. Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Use with light weights and resistance bands.
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Robert Forster Working With Gold Medalists
Dr. Bruce Hensel interviews Robert Forster about training and rehabilitating Olympic stars Kim Rhode and Allyson Felix. This video was shot before they both won gold in London.
n 1980, Robert Forster started his physical therapy business with a single client who would be later known throughout the world for her Olympic gold medal achievements – Florence Griffith Joyner. Since then, Forster has been treating injured world-class and recreational athletes by following a 4-phase program of rehabilitation, exercise and diet. The fourth phase involves redeveloping fitness and diet to make you better than you were before.
Working with dozens of Olympic medalists, US Open & Wimbledon champions, NBA superstars and triathlon world record holders, Forster encountered countless ill-advised and erroneous training programs that actually caused injury, and didn’t result in improvement.
Robert Forster, CEO & Founder of Phase IV and Forster Physical Therapy has teamed with Herbalife to create a fitness program called Herbalife 24Fit
Tired of encountering ill-advised training programs that only cause more injury, Robert created a new approach to physical therapy, which is divided into phases that follow the body’s natural healing and growth patterns. His 30 years experience working with athletes, both recreational and elite is now available on a set of 13 DVDs.
