CLIENTS
Last Update April 2008
We have many clients from the everyday housewife to the
Professional Athlete. Among our sports massage clients are current boxing and
kickboxing Champions, kayakers, baseball players, football players, tennis
players, golfers and rodeo cowboys. We have worked on athletes in nearly every
sport and we are also the Official Massage Team of the
IKF,
International Kickboxing Federation. Here are just a few of our clients...
- Theo Wirth
- Finishing the 100
mile long Western States Endurance run is a massive accomplishment in
itself. However Theo Wirth impressed us all accomplishing the task at
age 41 "AND" finishing in the
top 100.
The 2005 Western States Endurance Run is part of the
Auburn
Endurance Events.
- "Every endurance athlete will greatly benefit from the outstanding
massage therapy by the "Monsters". I was visiting Veloyce
about once/week while training for the Western States 100 Mile Endurance run, and his quite
unique massage therapy was one of the major reasons that I stayed injury free
during training AND that I was able to finish the race in less than 24 hours."
Theo.
- Dawn Infurna-Bean
- At 37 years old, Dawn Infurna-Bean finished the
2005 100 mile long
Western States Endurance run in 23:49:12, finished in the
top 100
overall and finished 12th among the Women.
The 2005 Western States Endurance Run is part of the
Auburn
Endurance Events.
- "I can't recommend "the monsters" enough; they
kept me injury free during my six long months of training for Western States. I
tell everyone I know who needs massage to see them before seeing anyone else.
They won't need to see anyone else afterwards. Veloyce and Marsha
will work their magic, and viola you're a new person. Seriously, they know what
they are doing. They give the type of massage I have been waiting for my entire
life: no pansy-stress reliever, but a real massage for real athletes."
Dr. Marty Hoffman
MD, FACSM, CIME
Chief of PM&R, VA Northern California Health
Care System
Professor of Clinical PM&R, University of California - Davis
- Friday, October 21, 2005: Dr Ultra - Ultrarunner Marty Hoffman. Dr. Marty
Hoffman is currently a top contender in the 2005 Fuel Belt Ultrarunner.net
Series, and has been a regular ultra runner for many years. If Marty is in an
ultra, you can expect he will be placing in the top 10, such as his recent
finishes in the Tahoe Rim Trail 50 mile/RRCA National Championships (8th), Run
On The Sly 50k (1st), or his 1998 2nd overall/1st male at the Kettle Moraine
100-miler. He's a great guy to pace with too – as a teaching physician
specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation, he knows all about how the
body reacts to the stresses of endurance sports. He's a natural teacher, so he's
happy to share tips and communicate in a way that even a half-bonked ultra
runner can understand.
- "I had a Monsters experience last week - wow, that's got to be
every bit as painful as childbirth. If I could push myself to hurt that bad
during a race, I would sure run a lot faster. Yet, it seems like this chronic
hamstring problem that has hurt with every stride for over a year is better with
just one session - pretty amazing! I certainly appreciate hearing about this
guy from you.
Jean
Pommier
- A passionate runner, international IT executive focusing on Professional
Services, French and living in California since 1998, married and father of
three boys.
- THANK YOU again.
It was painful but so worth it! I even went for a run
down to the river (and up), to recon the last hill of American River 50-mile,
yesterday afternoon after the finish.
Looking forward to seeing you again,
Jean
- From last year, I remembered the benefit of getting a massage right at the
finish from the amazing Monsters of Massage (Newcastle, CA). At
Boston we get students and the massages tend to be quite light. Here you get the
pros, the "Monsters", and they press your muscles down to the
bones! I barely feel any soreness as I'm writing these lines on Sunday, kudos
VeLoyce!
Runners kept coming in the tent to get a ball of soup or a Pepsi. Or a
massage.
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- Karyn G Hoffman
- At 42 years old, Karyn G Hoffman of Folsom, CA finished the
2005 100 mile long
Western States Endurance run in 26:26:52, finished in the
top 100
overall and finished 28th among the Women.
The 2005 Western States Endurance Run is part of the
Auburn
Endurance Events.
- This is a testimonial to the outstanding massage work that Veloyce
and Marsha Shackleton do at their business Monsters of Massage.
I am a current client and have been since February 2005 when I learned about
Monsters and the type of deep tissue massage work they can do for
athletes. As a long distance runner (ultra marathoner) I had a very
regimented training plan for my first Western States 100. I had several races
planned from February to June (2005). The goal was to take my body somewhere it
had never been before. I needed to stay injury free and not only be at the
starting line for the Western States 100, but to finish it successfully. When I
came to Monsters I had some chronic pain occurring in my neck and hip
flexors. After the first visit I had some significant relief from the neck
pain. I continued to come several times a month as my mileage continued to
increase. In fact 2-3 days before every race I ran I came in for a pre race
massage and a post race massage following the events. Well, the results speak
for themselves as I continued to come to the "Monsters" I had
significant improvement in my time performance in every race I did and actually
placing in the top of my age group in many race. Both Veloyce and Marsha
demonstrated their vast knowledge of the body and were very tuned in to my
body's needs. I have had massages for years and have never found anyone as good
as them!
- On October 3, 2005 Karyn finished 7th among women in the Half
Marathon of the Oakland Runners Dominate Inaugural Sacramento Cowtown Marathon.
- Kathy Martin
- At the age of 56 I decided to make a "comeback" to
ultrarunning after a 22 year absence. I last ran the
Western States 100
in 1985 and had no intention of ever running it again. Until June of 2006, when
I volunteered at the river crossing. The next weekend I was back on the trails,
with the lofty goal of qualifying for, running and finishing the
Western States 100
again.
I managed a qualifying run (50 miles) in November of 2006 and
was drawn in the lottery for the 2007 Western States. The training was harder
than I remembered and fortunately, after the
Way
Too Cool 50K Race in March of 2007, I "discovered"
Veloyce and his magic.
He has the ability to find little problems
before they become major issues. My weekly visits to "The Monster"
are an integral part of my training and I truly believe that without them I
would never have been able to remain injury free during my training, and most
likely would not have been able to finish
Western States.
My 2007 finish time (29:38) was not as fast as two decades earlier,
but there was not a happier person on the Placer High School track that day.
I'm training hard again (at age 57!) for
Western States 2008 (35th
Annual Run: June 28 - 29, 2008 ) and I can't imagine doing it
without The Monster. The Monster has made it seem that my
ultrarunning career can go on as long as I want it to!
Thank you
Veloyce!
Eric
Regan
- Professional Boxer
- IBA - Continental Middleweight Pro Boxing Champion
- Professional Kickboxer, retired with an overall (Pro &
Am) record of 24-0 with 22 KO/TKOs
- ISKA Professional World Kickboxing Champion
- IKF Pro North American Kickboxing Champion
- Amateur Kickboxer
- IKF Amateur California Amateur Super
Welterweight Champion
- IKF Amateur United States Amateur Super
Welterweight Champion
Dave
Marinoble (Right)
- Martial Arts School Owner
- Professional Kickboxer with an overall (Pro & Am)
record of 24-5/10
- IKF Professional Middleweight World Kickboxing
Champion
- IKF Professional North American Middleweight
Kickboxing Champion
- IKF Professional United States Light
Middleweight Kickboxing Champion
- ISKA Professional United States San Shou Champion
- Amateur Kickboxer
- IKF Amateur United States Light Middleweight
Kickboxing Champion
- IKF Amateur United States Middleweight
Kickboxing Champion
- IKF Amateur United States Super Middleweight
Kickboxing Champion
- USAK Amateur Middleweight Champion
- WCJJO World JuJitsu Champion (Has fought in over 60 sport
JuJitsu bouts)
- IMAC World Middleweight Continuous Point Fighting Champion
- Mixed Martial Arts 2-1
Steve
Fossum
- Multi Time Karate & Kickboxing
Champion
- 9th Degree Master System 5 Combat Karate
- 9th Degree Professor - Hawaii Martial Arts Association
- 2nd Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do
- 1st Degree Black Belt Shotokan Karate
- CEO IFS - International Fight Sports
- Commissioner of the
IBL
- International Battle League
- World President of the
IKF
- International Kickboxing Federation
- World President of the
ISCF
- International Sport Combat Federation
James
Irvin
- Owner of Ultimate Training Center - Roseville, California
- Pro MMA Fighter
- Blessed with athleticism and dynamic striking, James “Sandman”
Irvin originally got his nickname for the crushing tackles he delivered
while playing football, first at Del Oro High School, and later at Asuza Pacific
University. Like many high-level athletes, James found MMA a natural fit
for his competitive drive, and has fought several times in the Ultimate
Fighting Championship. Prior to that, he held the heavyweight belts in Gladiator
Challenge and World Extreme Cagefighting, and won his weight class
in the Tito Ortiz Grappling Invitational.
As a modern-day mixed
martial artist, James understand the benefits of tapping into the core
disciplines at the source, and has spent extensive time in Thailand studying
Muay Thai, where the style originated and continues today. James is
always happy to talk about MMA training with current and future students. If you
have a question for James, e-mail him at
sandmanirvin@hotmail.com
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