Trigger Point Performance Therapy

Georgia 7: Kanstantin Sivtsov wins overall

High Road’s Greg Henderson finds the finish line first in Atlanta Sunday afternoon. (Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Team High Road, a Trigger Point Technologies product sponsor, finished the 2008 Tour de Georgia with a hard-fought stage win for its sprinter Greg Henderson on the short 100.9 kilometre circuit in downtown Atlanta Sunday, giving the team a wildly successful race - with three stage wins, the overall classification and the points classification win.

Brasstown Bald revelation Kanstantin Sivtsov (Team High Road) won the overall classification, followed by Trent Lowe (Slipstream) and Levi Leipheimer (Astana).

After a 12-man breakaway held just over a minute on the field for the better part of the race, the High Road team finally got help from the sprinters’ teams on the final 10km circuit. Rock Racing pitched in to help bring back the move, but in the final kilometers, several other riders jumped clear to join the remnants of the breakaway, the last of which would not be caught until the final 200 meters. In the harsh uphill finale to the stage, Henderson was able to muscle past CSC’s Juan José Haedo to take the stage with Andrew Pinfold (Symmetrics) taking third.

The team successfully defended overall leader Sivtsov’s narrow four second lead over Lowe, with Leipheimer rounding out the final podium. Lowe did not try to contest any of the bonus sprints, but nearly lost his second place when an ill-timed flat tire put him off the back of the field with less than four laps to go. His team dropped back to pace him and returned him to the safety of the field, which allowed him to maintain his overall podium position and keep the jersey of best young rider.

Jim Vance, TrainingBible coach located in southern California, experience with Trigger Point products “I can’t believe how well these products work! I take them with me on every trip, and use them before and after each hard workout, as well as races. I couldn’t recommend these products more! If you value massage, then this is the best home massage kit you can get. Get it and you’ll experience healthy, consistent training, and better performances.”

TPT was able to participate in something new this year at Ironman Arizona. For the first time Cassidy Phillips, founder of TPT, and Mike Leahy, Founder of ART, were able to speak on the topic of how creating positive biomechanics will affect cycling performance. Mike worked on specific areas of the lower back and in the SI joint region. This allowed the rider to be more comfortable and generate more power on the peddles while creating a cleaner peddle stroke. Beneficially the heart rate lowered as well, creating a solid foundation for a better bike time on an Ironman course. Mike and Cassidy then agreed that the best way to address the day to day biomechanical challenges is to use the TPT products. Using the Tools in association with seeing your ART Provider is going to give you the advantage you need to stay healthy and perform at your best.

After working with ART providers and using TPT tools to manipulate muscle groups such as the piriformis, quadriceps, soleus, and pectoral muscles, athletes can immediately notice a difference in the muscle tissue. This newly generated muscle elasticity is crucial in sustaining a top level of performance while maintaining a superior aerodynamic position, all while providing the athlete with added wattage and power previously lost in inefficient biomechanics caused by exceedingly tight muscles and/or trigger points.”

To learn more about what Trigger Point has done in the wind tunnel related to this topic please read the linked post.

TPT is also very proud of all the athletes that participated in the 2008 Ford IM Arizona Triathlon. With temperatures in the mid-90s and enervating winds on the outbound leg of the three-loop bike course conspired to plant this season’s opening event firmly into the record books as having the third highest dropout rate in Ironman history. Nearly 18% of the field failed to make it to the finish line.

For those who carried on, and for those who watched, it was a very exciting day. The pro men put on a stunning display of competitive fire, with only 73 seconds separating the first and fourth finishers. TPT is very happy to report that four out of the six IM Arizona top men’s pro athletes are currently using our products:

Second Pace - TJ Tollakson, Des Moines IW. - 8:34:36
Third Place - Jordan Rapp, Scarborough, NY. - 8:35:04
Fourth Place - James Bonney, Austin. TX. - 8:35:32
Sixth Place - Jonathon Caron, CAN. - 8:48:01

And three out of the top eight IM Arizona women’s pro athletes are currently using TPT products.

Third Place - Heather Gollnick, Bradenton, FL. - 9:32:07
Fifth Place - Linsey Corbin, Missoula, MT. - 9:34:38
Eighth Place - Hillary Biscay, Tuscon, AZ. - 9:53:21

Bree Wee a sponsored Trigger Point Technologies athlete had this to say after the Lavaman Triathlon. “Just a BIG thank you again for the GREAT TP products! I am amazed at the difference I experience just with the short time I have been using them! We had 3 weeks of 30 hrs of training in Australia with the Lifesport crew… then I got home just in time to race the Lavaman Triathlon (April 7th) … THANKFULLY I got a bit of a recovery with your tools and had a great day on the lava!”

“A decent swim put me far enough in the lead to hold off Tyler Stewart and her fast-as-heck bike skills! A solid bike and run gave me the win by 4 minutes!! I am so thankful for you helping keep me injury free!”

Trigger Point Technologies would like to recognize Gregg Cook as having the top referrals for March 2008. Gregg is a national fitness educator with certifications from ACE and AFFA, 8 years of modern dance and movement training, and over 8 years in the fitness industry. For 4 years, he has been recognized as one of the best instructors in New York City in New York Magazine.

“I have had some issues with very tight muscles around my hips, glutes, piriformis, TFL mostly, to the point of having a little numbness radiating down my quads. After using the TP massage ball for about a week I was no longer experiencing the radiating numbness down my leg. I also use the other products on a daily basis. I teach 21 classes a week plus 10 personal training sessions and my own training in NYC. That is a lot of running around on top of a physically demanding schedule. The TP products have made a huge difference in the speed of my muscles recovery time. It’s like having a massage therapist with you on call all day every day.”

“In my job I have people come up to me regularly asking about how to deal with muscle and joint pain, planter fasciitis, as well as many overuse injuries. After having such great personal success with the TPT products it easy for me to recommend these products with great enthusiasm and belief. I also use them all the time in the gym and people are curious about what I am doing. I let them try the product and it sells itself really.”

Active Release Techniques Official Web Site

Trigger Point Technologies and ART, Active Release Technique, have found a relationship that is truly making a positive impact on athletes and non-athletes alike.

If you’ve been to an Ironman Event here in North America you’ve seen both parties working separately for the greater good of the athletes. “What we want people to know is that we are in support of each other and our methodology’s,” said Cassidy Phillips founder of Trigger Point Technologies.

ART is a combination of examination and treatment. The ART provider uses his or her hands to evaluate the texture, tightness and movement of muscles, fascia, tendons, ligaments and nerves. Abnormal tissues are treated by combining precisely directed tension with very specific patient movements.

TPT products offer a myofascial release technique based off of compression, bringing additional blood flow and oxygen to general areas of the body defined by either Trigger Point Technologies homecare methodologies or by the ART practitioner.

This combination will allow individuals to bridge the gap between the clinical office and the home. With the two forms of therapy working together an athlete or someone that’s dealing with chronic pain will be enabled to get ahead of the curve and assist their therapist in the process of healing.

It’s as if the TPT tools are the toothbrush and the ART Practitioner is the dentist, neither are trying to replace one another rather they are complimenting one another.

ART treatment protocols encompass over 500 specific moves that are unique to ART. They allow providers to identify and correct the specific problems that are affecting each individual patient. TPT products take a more general approach, treating specific areas with products that are designed to mirror the feeling of an actual hand. The specific ART moves are clearly defined and are irreplaceable. The TPT products assist with additional blood flow and oxygen to aid in the recovery and preventative maintenance process pre, post or during ART treatments.

“You will soon see additional information on the tptherapy.com website regarding the relationship between ART and TPT. It is TPT’s objective to give our visitors the best form of therapy possible, this is why we’ve chosen to associate ourselves with Mike Leahy and his team of ART practitioners,” say’s Phillips

Trigger Point Technologies Sales Manager Lj Miller recently returned from a sales trip to the United Kingdom. Lj was able to visit with and teach our U6 Clinic information to one of our top UK accounts in in south London.

Balance Performance Physiotherapy is an amazing facility that gives clients the opportunity to improve performance beyond pre-injury levels.

They achieve this by having a complete team of professionals with a common goal and attitude. Each has specialist skills in the many and varied phases of progression.

Balance intervenes from initial treatment of an acute or chronic injury (whether sports or spinal) or post-surgically; through rehabilitation and specific soft tissue work; through end stage rehab, strength, fitness, conditioning and control: finally offering guidance and long term strategies to achieve independence, ongoing optimal performance, health, wellness, well-being and resilience to further overuse injuries.

Using TPT products is one such strategy.

Their ever evolving team includes physiotherapists, strength and conditioning, various control and movement specialists, sports masseurs, dietetician, dance and Pilate’s teachers, podiatrists, sports physicians, acupuncturists both western and eastern, Chi Gung teacher, sports psychologist and an expanding network of effective practitioners locally and internationally.

Balance Physio Information;

Website
http://www.balancephysio.com
Telephone
020 7627 2308

Email
admin@balancephysio.com

Defending Champion Levi Leipheimer Wins Second Consecutive Overall Title

George Hincapie Wins Final Amgen Tour of California Stage

PASADENA, CALIF., February 24, 2008 – After eight challenging days of cycling through 650-miles of scenic California highways, roadways and coastline drives, Levi Leipheimer (USA) of Astana was crowned as champion of the 2008 Amgen Tour of California for the second consecutive year, with a weeklong total time of 29 hours, 24 minutes and 32 seconds of cycling across California. A resident of Santa Rosa, Calif., Leipheimer battled against the best field ever assembled to compete in the United States, which included Olympic medalists and World Champions, among others. George Hincapie (USA) of High Road claimed the

Linsey Corbin, a sponsored athlete of Trigger Point Technologies, has been at a training camp in Maui for almost ten days with Coach Lance, Chris Lieto, Kim Loeffler, Brent McMahon and Aaron Altura! So far the camp has exceeded her expectations in so many ways.

One of her many highlights of the trip included seeing the migratory humpback whales. Perhaps even more remarkable, while swimming in the ocean, she could actually hear them calling out to each other under the water.

Because her fitness and wellbeing have progressed further than she had anticipated, Linsey has now decided to race Ironman Arizona. Yes! She will be toeing the line for the Ironman 6 weeks from tomorrow. This was not something that she had planned, however the more she thought about it the more excited she became.

We at Trigger Point are all look forward to seeing her race. She is a strong competitor and now coming from this amazing camp she will be rejuvenated and ready to perform to her best abilities. Watch out Ironman Arizona here comes Linsey Corbin.

Haley Johnson (Lake Placid, NY) a Trigger Point Therapy athlete, sponsor and avid user of TP Technologies methodology and products “was the only US competitor in the Women’s 10K Pursuit, starting in 53rd position, and finishing 52nd. Johnson finished with five penalties, 7:04.3 behind Andrea Henkel of Germany who won another Gold medal to go with the one she won in yesterday’s Sprint. Henkel again shot clean, finishing in 28:56.

Johnson stayed near 50th position throughout the competition, picking up single penalties in the first three stages. In the final standing stage, she missed the first and last shots, resulting in two penalty loops, which dropped her back to 53rd at the finish. She commented on the final shooting stage, “I knew where everyone was as I started the fourth loop. Henkel was closing in on me. (If Henkel lapped Johnson, the US athlete would have been out of the competition). I pushed hard on the whole loop to keep ahead of her. When I came in to shoot, I was very tired and missed those shots. It was a good race for me.”” www.usbiathlon.com