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May-Treanor Named Olympic Most Outstanding Player
CATZ-athlete Misty May-Treanor has just been named the Most Outstanding Player for the women’s competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Monday, August 25, 2008
GOLD RUSH! 15 CATZ-trained athletes win gold medals in Beijing.
What do Misty May-Treanor, Angela Hucles and Kate Markgraf of US Soccer, and the USA Men’s Volleyball Team have in common? They are all gold medalists. Their stories were some of the most compelling of the Beijing Olympics. And, they all turned to CATZ to prepare them for the Olympics.
Misty May-Treanor made history in the Beijing Olympics. May-Treanor and partner Kerri Walsh became the first beach volleyball team to win consecutive gold medals. With a two set victory over China, May-Treanor and Walsh won their 108th consecutive match and their second Olympic gold medal. May-Treanor trained with CATZ at our Anaheim, CA facility.
Angela Hucles and Kate Markgraf played key roles in the US Soccer team’s improbable run to a gold medal. Hucles, stepping in for injured star Abby Wambach, led Team USA in scoring for the Olympic tournament. Markgraf anchored the US defense and had several key plays in the gold medal game against Brazil, when the US held the explosive and heavily-favored Brazilians scoreless over 120 minutes of play. Both Markgraf and Hucles trained with CATZ at our Needham, MA facility.
The USA Men’s Volleyball team won the gold medal for the first time in 20 years. The team went through the Olympic tournament undefeated and Coach Hugh McCutcheon perservered through personal tragedy. All 12 members of Team USA trained with CATZ at our Anaheim, CA facility.
In all, CATZ athletes came home with 15 gold medals and one silver. Congrats to all on a tremendous accomplishment. Misty May-Treanor summed it up best, “If you want to train at the highest level, CATZ is the place to be. It makes the games easy.”
CATZ-trained Olympic Medalists.
Misty May-Treanor: Gold, USA Beach Volleyball
Angela Hucles: Gold, USA Soccer
Kate Markgraf: Gold, USA Soccer
Emmanuel Ekpo: Silver, Nigerian Soccer
USA Men’s Volleyball Gold Medalists:
Lloy Ball
Sean Rooney
David Lee
Rich Lambourne
Reid Priddy
Ryan Millar
Riley Salmon
Tom Hoff
Clay Stanley
Kevin Hansen
Gabe Gardner
Scott Touzinsky
Monday, August 25, 2008
From Tragedy to Triumph: U.S. Wins Gold
The U.S. Men’s Volleyball team defeated Brazil 3 sets to 1 to win their first gold medal in twenty years.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Beats Brazil in Overtime to Win Gold
“We just had to go after them. We believed in our fitness. We knew we were fitter. We just felt the unity, the strength, that’s what held us together.”
- CATZ-athlete Angela Hucles
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Defend Gold and Make History
CATZ-athlete Misty May-Treanor and partner Kerri Walsh defeated China 21-18, 21-18 in Thursday’s finals to become the first beach volleyball duo to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals. The pair has now won 108 consecutive matches and 19 consecutive tournaments as a team while May-Treanor has reached her 103rd career tournment win.
Click here to see May-Treanor’s tournament highlights
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
U.S. Men’s Volleyball Team Beats Serbia in 5 Sets and Remains Undefeated in Beijing
Down 2 sets to 1, the U.S. Men’s Volleyball team came back to beat Serbia and advance to the semifinal round against Russia.
Monday, August 18, 2008
U.S. Women’s Soccer Looking to Make Gold Statement
Angela Hucles scores 2 goals in Monday’s semifinal match against Japan and thanks CATZ for helping her get fitter and faster.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Hucles Scores Goal for US and Advances to Semifinals
Scoring a goal in the 12th minute of the game, CATZ athlete Angela Hucles helped the U.S. Women’s Soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Canada in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Olympic Games.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Misty May-Treanor on Motivation
CATZ-athlete Misty May-Treanor talks about what keeps her motivated
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Misty May Discusses Training at CATZ in Radio Interview
“If you want to train at the highest level, CATZ is the place to be. It makes the games easy.” - Olympic Gold Medalist and AVP Tour player Misty May.
Click the play button below to listen to the complete interview
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Where Olympians Train - 19 CATZ-trained athletes head to Beijing
CATZ is pleased to announce that nineteen CATZ-trained athletes will be participating in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. These athletes all rely on CATZ to prepare them to excel in their sport.
Angela Hucles - USA Women’s Soccer
Kate Markgraf - USA Women’s Soccer
Misty May-Treanor - USA Beach Volleyball
Emmanuel Ekpo - Nigerian Men’s Soccer
Simon Elliot - New Zealand Men’s Soccer
Robbie Rogers - USA Men’s Soccer
Frankie Hejduk (alternate) - USA Men’s Soccer
Lloy Ball - USA Men’s Volleyball
Sean Rooney - USA Men’s Volleyball
David Lee - USA Men’s Volleyball
Rich Lambourne - USA Men’s Volleyball
Reid Priddy - USA Men’s Volleyball
Ryan Millar - USA Men’s Volleyball
Riley Salmon - USA Men’s Volleyball
Tom Hoff - USA Men’s Volleyball
Clay Stanley - USA Men’s Volleyball
Kevin Hansen - USA Men’s Volleyball
Gabe Gardner - USA Men’s Volleyball
Scott Touzinsky - USA Men’s Volleyball
To read more about these athletes, click here
Friday, July 18, 2008
USA Volleyball in World League Final
With a 3-0 victory over Spain, the CATZ-trained USA Men’s Volleyball team won Pool C of the FIVB World League with a 9-1 record. The team now heads to Rio de Janeiro for the World League Finals on July 23-27. Team USA is currently ranked 3rd in the world.
For the full story click here
Thursday, June 26, 2008
MVP! Angela Hucles leads US Women’s Soccer to Peace Queen Cup Title
CATZ athlete Angela Hucles scored the winning goal in second half stoppage time to lead the US Women’s Soccer Team to 1-0 victory over Canada in the finals of the 2008 Peach Queen Cup in Suwon, South Korea. For her outstanding play, Hucles was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
With the win the US Women are now 17-0-1 in 2008 and have won four tournaments this year.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Beijing Bound. Markgraf & Hucles named to US Olympic Soccer Team. Markgraf named co-captain.
CATZ athletes Angela Hucles and Kate Markgraf were named to the US Olympic Women’s Soccer Team roster today. Markgraf, who is playing in her 3rd Olympics, was named co-captain of the team, along with Christie Rampone. Hucles, who earned a gold medal on the 2004 Olympic team, is coming off a MVP performance in the Peace Queen Cup in South Korea and has 84 caps for the US Women’s Team.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
CATZ & Celebrity Circus on NBC
CATZ is on site at the filming of Celebrity Circus on NBC to provide medical support and injury rehabilitation services to the contestants. The show is currently airing Wednesdays at 10pm/9pm central on NBC. Celebrity contestants include model Rachel Hunter, Olympic Gold Medalist Janet Evans, and former Brady Bunch star Christopher Knight.
Click here for more information about the show.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Cotter Moving up the Triathlon Ladder
James Cotter grew up in New Zealand devoted to playing basketball and water polo, but a move to triathlon-crazy Hawaii sparked his interest in endurance sports.
“I just kind of jumped straight in,” said Cotter, who moved to Hawaii in 2000. “My dad was going to race the Keauhou Kona Half Ironman, and he challenged me to do it. The race was set for May, and I trained barely five months for it, but I won my age group. I was 18.”
A few years later, Cotter met a dedicated triathlete from Texas who persuaded him to come to Austin.
“I met the Dell family in Hawaii,” Cotter said. “Susan (Dell) is a triathlete, and we became friends. The Dells told me Austin was a great place for triathletes, and they invited me to Texas.”
Cotter arrived in Austin in 2004, took a job caring for the children of Susan and Michael Dell, and also turned pro as a triathlete.
Now 26, Cotter broke out in 2007 with victories at the Texas Man Triathlon in Dallas and the Texas Triathlon at Canyon Lake. On April 6, he beat fellow pro Tim Marr of Honolulu by nearly three minutes to win the Lavaman Triathlon in Hawaii. Cotter completed the Olympic-distance race — 1.5-kilometer swim, 40K bike ride and 10K run — in 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56 seconds.
On Sunday, Cotter will compete at the Capital of Texas Triathlon. A traditional showcase for up-and-coming triathletes, the Austin event has drawn such world-class competitors as Jamie Cleveland, Andrea Fisher, Desiree Ficker, James Bonney, Rip Esselstyn and Brandon Marsh. The last edition of the event featured an epic battle between Cleveland and Bonney in 2006 (the 2007 race was canceled because of heavy rain).
Just two weeks ago, Cotter started training under Derek Williamson, and Williamson has been tracking Cotter’s biking progress with a “power-meter” — a sensor that detects a rider’s power output and heart rate. “It really helps you track performance,” Cotter said. “Training with Derek has already affected my biking. The workouts are hard, and my body is already starting to adapt.”
Each week, Williamson has Cotter swimming about 20,000 meters, biking 250 miles and running 40 to 50 miles.
“He’s no slouch, and I think he’s just going to get better and better,” Williamson said. “He’s world-class material, and now that he has the time to focus on his training, his potential is limitless.”
Cotter also turns to his wife, Lindsay, a nutritionist, for help with his training.
“She’s great at making the correct balance for my training,” said Cotter, who after working for the Dells from 2004-07, now works part-time as a trainer at the Competitive Athlete Training Zone. “I’m not a full vegan, but we focus on fresh organic produce — lots of fruit and vegetables. Lindsay always cooks up a great Mexican dinner on Tuesdays.”
That’s the day Cotter undertakes one of his hardest workouts. After rising at 6 a.m. and eating breakfast, he’ll swim 3,500 to 4,000 meters. After a quick lunch, he’ll set out on a 31/2-hour bike ride.
“The competition here in Austin is top-notch,” Cotter said. “I’m not really going to taper much for CapTexTri, but I will race to win. My goal Sunday is just to go as hard as I can, and hopefully push or be pushed to a new level, and see who comes out first.”
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Men’s Health names CATZ one of America’s Top Gyms
CATZ is featured in the March 2008 issue of Men’s Health in the article, “Secrets from America’s Best Gyms- 30 new ways to build the body you want.” Listed as one of the top fitness experts, Jim Liston offers his advice on how to improve your ab workout.
CARVE YOUR ABS
For total ab development, employ an improved version of the classic cable woodchop, an exercise that mimics the swinging of an ax. “Instead of pulling the cable from your shoulder to the opposite knee, try chopping in every line of action,” says Jim Liston, founder of CATZ Competitive Athlete Training Zone in Pasadena, California. Your start and end points are your eyes, shoulders, waist, knees, and ankles. Choose one point and pull the handle to another. Do 12 reps in one line, switch sides, and repeat. Then choose a new line for each of 2 more sets.
-Article by Scott Quill, Men’s Health, March 2008
Click here to view the full article
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
CATZ Physical Therapy Institute Featured in Rehab Management Magazine
Rehab Management, an industry leading publication dedicated to covering news and current issues in the rehab industry, featured CATZ Physical Therapy Institute in their latest January/February 2008 edition. To read the full article click here.
Friday, November 16, 2007
CATZ Athlete featured on ESPN’s College Gameday
Jordan O’Reilly, senior captain and linebacker for Williams College was interviewed on ESPN’s College Gameday discussing what it is like playing in one of college football’s oldest rivalries - Williams vs. Amherst. Jordan led the Ephs is tackles in 2006 and led a defense that allowed only 61 yards rushing and 9 points per game.
Williams Head Coach Mike Whalen had this to say about his captain this preseason: “We couldn’t ask for a better role model for our younger players than Jordan. Simply put, he is willing to put in the time and pay the price for success. Jordan does everything the right way both on the football field and in the classroom. He treats everyone with respect, is loyal to his coaches and teammates and ALWAYS puts the needs of the team ahead of his own. We have a proud tradition at LBer and I expect Jordan will do everything possible to make sure that continues this season.”
Click here to watch the interview on ESPN.
Friday, November 09, 2007
Twellman’s goal sends Revs to MLS Cup
Congrats to CATZ athlete Taylor Twellman who scored the winning goal to send the New England Revolution to the MLS Cup.
Click here to see the amazing goal!
Saturday, November 03, 2007
CATZ on “Your LA” Hot List on NBC
See CATZ as featured on the Your LA What’s Hot List. Click the link below to see the full story as seen on the local Los Angeles NBC affiliate Channel 4.
http://www.yourlatv.com/homepage/catz.html
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
The New CATZ Blog Discusses the NBC News Story
CATZ relaunches the CATZBlog with “What’s wrong with wanting to go to Harvard?”, a series of commentaries from CATZ founder Jim Liston.
This series will address the October 30th, 2007 NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams piece, “Getting a Tutor - for Sports?” (which featured CATZ, See the full story). The story raises the question, are we pushing our children too hard to succeed?
Click here to go to the CATZBlog and comment on your personal experience or feelings toward this widely debated topic
Monday, October 08, 2007
CATZ accepts the Men’s Health Fit School Challenge
CATZ is currently working with Men’s Health Magazine to change lives and physical education in the US—one school at a time. The Fit School Initiative is designed to fight childhood obesity at the Getty’s Middle School in Easley, SC. The plan includes building a fitness center, overhauling outdoor facilities, re-designing workout programs, team building, staff training and teaching sound nutritional habits.
CATZ founder Jim Liston and CATZ coach David Jack are part of a 12 member panel of experts on youth wellness that are working to implement the Fit School program.
For more information on the Fit School Initiative visit: http://www.menshealth.com/fitschools
Monday, October 08, 2007
CATZ Athletes win bronze medal at the FIFA Women’s World Cup
Congratulations to CATZ Athlete’s Kate Markgraff and Angela Hucles for winning the bronze medal with the US Women’s National Soccer Team at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in China.