New York City · Assess · Monitor · Prescribe · Develop
A science-backed performance system — built to assess, monitor, and develop athletes at every level. For individuals seeking peak performance. Teams building competitive advantage. Organizations designing athletic development that actually scales.
Better Athlete Lab® · Assess. Measure. Prescribe. Progress.
How To Work With Us
Individual Athletes
Full access to the BAL assessment system and Better Athlete monitoring. For select athletes whose profile and goals align with the BAL premium model — a coaching relationship built entirely around your data.
Teams & Organizations
BAL designs, develops, and implements science-backed athletic development solutions for teams, sport organizations, and athletic departments — architecting systems that are scalable, sustainable, and customized to each partner.
Early Access 2026
The monitoring and intelligence layer of the BAL ecosystem — capturing biomarkers, training load, sleep, and lifestyle data between assessments to keep every prescription current and every athlete developing.
Our Philosophy
Yes, we use clinical-grade tools — force measurement platforms, laser timing systems, wearable recovery monitors. These give us precise, objective data about how your body moves, produces force, and recovers. But data doesn't build programs. People do.
Everything at Better Athlete Lab begins with a methodology — authored from 25+ years of applied research, refined through thousands of athlete assessments, and designed to be as useful to a team of 50 as it is to a single athlete. That expertise is what turns objective data into a prescription, and a prescription into real athletic development.
The platform scales because the methodology is designed to. BAL advises, consults, designs, and helps implement — bringing in the partners, practitioners, and resources each solution requires. The outcome belongs to the athlete. The architecture belongs to BAL.
The Foundation
Objective data from clinical-grade assessment — force, kinematics, bilateral asymmetry, and fatigue response. Every program begins with a precise baseline, not a guess. Every re-assessment measures real change.
Assessment data drives a specific prescription — injury prevention protocols, strength and conditioning progressions, and recovery programming authored for this athlete. Not a template. A program built from findings.
Better Athlete tracking between assessments — biomarkers, training load, sleep, lifestyle inputs — keeps the prescription current and the development continuous. The system learns as the athlete develops.
The Difference
There's a difference between a training service and a performance system. At Better Athlete Lab, every athlete — individual or organization — receives a prescription built from objective data, a methodology designed for their context, and a clear path to measurable development.
With 25+ years working across NYC schools, clubs, and communities — with kids, parents, athletes, and adults of every background — you benefit from a depth of experience that filters out the hype and focuses on what genuinely works.
The goal is not just looking fit — it's being ready. For the surf trip, the ski weekend, the soccer season, the playground with your kids, the comeback after an injury. Training here means prepared for the best in life.
No templates. No cookie-cutter plans. Your training is built from the ground up — around your sport, your history, your body, and your life. Because a 16-year-old soccer player and a 45-year-old skier should never be on the same program.
Most injuries are preventable. Movement screening, corrective work, and evidence-based protocols are built into every program from day one — so you can push hard, train consistently, and stay in the game for the long run.
When recovery is part of your journey, your training team works directly with your PT, orthopedist, or sports medicine physician — creating a seamless bridge from rehab back to full performance, with documentation when it's needed.
Clinical tools — force measurement platforms, kinematic analysis, and performance monitoring — give us precise, objective data. But every decision is made by an experienced coach who has spent 25+ years watching people move. Data informs. Expertise guides. You benefit from both — every session.
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Who We Work With
Science-backed injury prevention — from objective force assessment and risk stratification to authored corrective exercise and neuromuscular programming. Designed for individuals and deployable at team or organizational scale.
Learn More →Assessment-anchored programming for youth athletes ages 10 and up — building the athletic foundation, movement literacy, and data record that follows them through their career.
Premium · Assessment-DrivenFor adult and competitive athletes whose prescription warrants premium coaching — sport-specific, data-driven, and built entirely around your BAL assessment profile and Better Athlete monitoring data.
Teams · Schools · OrgsBAL designs and implements athletic development systems for teams, sport organizations, and athletic departments — from assessment infrastructure to full-season programming. Scalable. Authored. Evidence-based.
In Their Own Words
“I train with Tomas 2–3x a week. He keeps my body prepared for whatever I want to do — backcountry skiing, week-long trips remotely on motorbikes, or a weekend soccer game in the park with my 16-year-old son. Since I first walked into his studio 20 years ago, I’ve benefitted from his expertise, focus and ability to make fitness fun, challenging and address my specific movement differences. Our whole family has grown up in his care. As a father of a young athlete who has suffered a serious knee injury playing soccer, I know that Tomas will apply all his skills and talent in helping him recover and be the best he can be again. I am excited and fully supportive of the Better Athlete™ program and look forward to seeing it help other young athletes avoid injuries like my son’s.”
— Zeke Freeman
“I cannot say enough good things about Tomas! When I began training at Better Athlete Lab®, I had two herniated discs and my everyday was full of discomfort. Tomas met with me and my multiple notes and reports from all the doctors I had seen, and gave me over an hour of his time for free. Within 6–9 months I was feeling so much better, had learned a great deal about my body and daily maintenance, and progressed to a more strenuous workout — soon jumping rope! I am still a regular client at Better Athlete Lab®. It is truly a special place run by very special and talented people!”
— Millie Perry
Our Programs
The BAL methodology is authored, evidence-based, and designed to be deployed across individuals, sports, ages, and organizations. Each program expression carries the same scientific foundation — applied to a specific athlete, sport, or institutional context.
Better Athlete Lab®
The signature methodology. Functional movement, sport-specific training, and performance programming for athletes of every age and level — built on science, delivered with purpose.
Everyday Balance®
Training and recovery in true balance. Designed for adults who want longevity, stress reduction, and sustainable performance — not the boom-and-bust of HIIT culture. Move well. Recover well. Live well.
Everyday Surfer®
Sport-specific training and lifestyle coaching for surfers of every age and ability. Paddle strength, rotational power, balance, and the mobility to stay in the water as long as you want to be there.
Liquid Fitness®
Built for snowboarders, skaters, skiers, and boardsports athletes. Fluid movement, edge control, rotational athleticism — the training foundation that makes every run, every wave, every park session better.
Better Athlete Labs®
Youth programming designed for the next generation — building athletic foundations, healthy habits, and a love of movement that carries through middle school, high school, and beyond.
Training Options
BAL assessment events run at partner venues — schools, field houses, club facilities across New York City and beyond. Premium coaching and small-group training are available at Tomas's Brooklyn studio. Consulting and methodology work engages teams and organizations wherever they operate.
Better Athlete Lab®
Assess. Prescribe.
Develop. Scale.