Sustained athletic performance through aging depends on recovery capacity, tissue resilience, and sleep, not just training. At PHI in Beverly Hills, board-certified physicians Dr. Faisal Lalani and Dr. Nadiv Samimi offer IV therapy, peptide therapy, EMSCULPT NEO, and red light therapy as the medical layer of performance and recovery, alongside your training and lifestyle work.
When You Want to Train Like You Mean It
There is a particular kind of patient who arrives at this page. Someone serious about their training, even if not competing professionally. Someone who has been at it long enough to know their body well. Someone who notices that recovery takes a little longer than it used to, that consistency is harder to maintain, that the next decade of training will require a different approach than the last.
The conversation is not about getting back to baseline after an injury. It is about staying ahead of the curve, recovering faster between sessions, supporting the systems that affect how your body responds to training, and maintaining athletic capacity into your 50s, 60s, and beyond rather than accepting decline as inevitable. This page sits at the intersection of athletic performance and longevity care.
What Long-Term Athletic Optimization Looks Like
Sustained performance over years depends on a different skill set than peak performance for a single event. The systems that matter include recovery capacity (how well you bounce back from training stress), tissue resilience (the capacity of tendons, joints, and connective tissue to handle ongoing loads), hormonal balance, mitochondrial function, inflammation regulation, sleep quality (possibly the most underrated performance factor, since sleep is when most recovery happens), and cognitive sharpness.
PHI’s offerings address several of these systems. None substitute for the foundational work of training programming, sleep, nutrition, and recovery practices. The fundamentals matter more than any treatment.
How PHI Approaches Athletic Performance and Recovery
The first step is a comprehensive evaluation of your training, sport or activity, performance goals, where recovery or capacity feels limited, and how your patterns are changing with age or load, followed by an honest discussion of which treatments fit your situation.
IV therapy delivers hydration, electrolytes, and specific nutrients directly into circulation, particularly useful around demanding training periods or for patients with documented deficits. Peptide therapy uses specific compounds that may support tissue recovery, sleep quality, and growth hormone signaling; it is one of the most rapidly evolving areas in performance medicine, and we discuss options individually without listing specific peptides publicly. EMSCULPT NEO is FDA-cleared for muscle building and fat reduction and may complement training for specific muscle groups. Red light therapy delivers wavelengths that may support muscle recovery and tissue health, with evidence most established for muscle recovery. These treatments are delivered in our clinic setting under physician supervision, alongside coordination with your primary care, sports medicine, and other providers. For competition-specific context, see our Sports Recovery and Performance page.
When This Page Applies to You
You may benefit from PHI’s offerings if you train consistently and want medical support for sustained performance, if recovery is taking longer than it used to, if you are approaching or in your 40s to 60s and want to maintain athletic capacity through aging, or if you want to integrate medical optimization with your existing training and lifestyle work.
You are typically better served elsewhere first if you have an active injury that should be evaluated and treated before pursuing optimization, if you are new to training and have not established consistent foundational practices, or if you are hoping for transformation without the foundational training, sleep, and nutrition work.
Why PHI for Athletic Performance and Recovery
Two board-certified physicians
Dr. Faisal Lalani and Dr. Nadiv Samimi both trained in interventional medicine at Cedars-Sinai, with experience across various sports and performance contexts.
Longevity-aware framing
PHI approaches athletic performance as part of comprehensive longevity care rather than isolated performance enhancement. The goal is sustained capacity through aging, not just short-term gains.
Physician-supervised, clinic-setting delivery
IV therapy, peptide therapy, EMSCULPT NEO, and red light therapy are delivered in our clinic setting under physician supervision.
Honest framing
We are frank about which interventions have established evidence and which are more emerging, and we do not oversell.
Coordination with broader care
Our offerings work alongside your primary care, sports medicine, and other resources rather than replacing them. We also discuss WADA considerations for athletes who compete.
Concierge, coordinated care
Single-physician continuity from consultation through treatment and return to activity. Patients receive clear guidance and transparent pricing at consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions
That page focuses more specifically on competitive sport contexts and event-related performance. This page frames athletic performance within broader longevity care for serious recreational athletes and active adults. The treatments overlap; the framing differs based on patient priorities.
Recovery capacity begins gradually declining in the 30s, with more noticeable changes typically in the 40s and 50s. The decline is not fixed and is significantly modifiable through training adaptation, sleep prioritization, and supportive medical interventions.
Not entirely. Some age-related changes in athletic capacity are inevitable. What appropriate care can do is significantly slow the decline, support maintenance of higher capacity longer, and ensure that whatever capacity you have is fully realized rather than limited by addressable factors.
Sleep, training programming with appropriate periodization, nutrition, recovery practices, and managing inflammation. Medical interventions support these foundations but do not replace them. The fundamentals matter more than any treatment.
Some treatments are universally permitted by WADA and most sports organizations; others have considerations for elite athletes. We discuss specifics during consultation if you compete at a level where this applies.
This varies. Some patients use IV therapy occasionally around training peaks or events; others have regular protocols. EMSCULPT NEO typically involves a defined treatment series, red light therapy can be used regularly, and peptide therapy varies by specific application.
PHI is out-of-network with all insurance plans, which lets our concierge practice deliver focused, personalized care. All pricing is disclosed at consultation.
Yes. PHI regularly treats patients from outside Los Angeles, including Las Vegas, Palm Springs, London, and other international locations.
Treatments We Offer for Athletic Performance and Recovery
PHI offers evidence-based and supportive treatments for athletic performance and recovery within broader longevity care. Your physician will recommend the right combination based on your training, goals, and current situation.
- IV Therapy, hydration and targeted nutrients around training
- Peptide Therapy, for tissue recovery and growth hormone signaling
- EMSCULPT NEO, FDA-cleared muscle building and fat reduction
- Red Light Therapy, most established for muscle recovery
Schedule Your Athletic Performance Consultation
A 60-minute consultation will evaluate your specific situation, walk through which optimization options match your training and goals, and integrate medical care with your existing performance practices. Call (310) 856-9488 or book online now.