Tony Robles, Founder/Director of F.A.S.T.
Tony R. Robles, AT, ATC, is a Licensed Athletic Trainer and the Founder and Director of Functional Athletic Sequence Training (F.A.S.T.) in Troy, MI. He is known as a leader in athlete performance management. Prior to founding F.A.S.T., he helped design and develop the Sports Performance Academy at the Detroit Medical Center. Tony has a decade of experience working closely with athletes of all ages and skill levels, focusing on the delivery of sports medicine and athlete performance development. He has developed sports-specific functional training programs for hundreds of athletes in Metro Detroit and around the country.
Tony has a passion for education. He develops specialized training programs for parents, coaches, and athletes, keying on the proper biomechanics of jumping and running. Tony’s workshops are designed to help attendees understand how to best progress athletically, in order to get the most out of themselves. Tony also focuses on developing training programs for female athletes to help decrease the rick of ACL injuries in sport. He also has a special interest in Osteopathic Manual Medicine and analyzing athletes’ basic functional movements to enhance their ability to perform their sport.
Tony Robles was inspired to become an Athletic Trainer in college. While attending Azusa Pacific University in California on an athletic scholarship for soccer, Tony had an accident in which he broke his neck. Following the incident, Athletic Trainers were instrumental in helping him return to the sport he loves. As a result, he was inspired to do the same for others. After receiving his Bachelor’s degree from Azusa Pacific, Tony moved to Michigan to be the Intern Staff Athletic Trainer at Michigan State University. His responsibilities there included Women’s Rowing and assisting with Football. He then transferred to Alabama State University, where he became the Assistant Athletic Trainer, working with Men’s Basketball, Women’s Soccer, Men’s Baseball and Men’s and Women’s Track and Field. Tony is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. He currently resides in West Bloomfield with Katie, his wife of 11 years, and their three sons, Isaac, Ian and Sammy.
Jordan Kimmel, Sports Performance Specialist
Jordan Kimmel brings over a decade of experience in rehabilitation, mobility coaching, and personal training to the F.A.S.T. team. With an Associate of Applied Science in Physical Therapist Assisting from Marion Technical College and certification as a Personal Trainer (NFPT), Jordan specializes in functional movement assessments, injury prevention, and athletic reconditioning.
Before joining F.A.S.T., Jordan served as the Lead Stretch Mobility Coach in Cincinnati, where she not only led and developed personalized programs based on clients’ needs, she managed a growing team. She combines her deep knowledge of biomechanics with cutting-edge mobility techniques to help athletes of all levels improve performance, regain strength, and move without limitations.
Jordan is passionate about empowering clients to take control of their movement and recovery through education, individualized programming, and hands-on coaching — and finds the greatest reward in seeing them win, grow, and achieve their goals.
Anthony Wash, Lead Certified Athletic Trainer/Sports Performance Specialist
Anthony graduated from Albion College with a Bachelor’s Degree in athletic training. He played basketball at Albion where he was voted team captain and MVP his senior year. He has a Master’s Degree in kinesiology from Wayne State University. Throughout his college career, he developed a passion for human movement and realized that he wanted to help individuals and athletes reach their maximum potential and achieve their own personal goals. He is also interested in sport biomechanics and sport psychology.
Previously Anthony was at a physical therapy clinic working with individuals with spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. There he was able to develop and expand his knowledge and practice of various neuromuscular facilitation techniques as well as various cueing strategies.
He has always wanted to train and work with athletes while helping them prevent or rehab injuries, with the goal of seeing them improve their overall sports performance. He looks forward to learning new approaches and techniques while training those athletes.
Brian T. Gibes, M.Sc., CNC, CES, CPT
For the past 15 years, Brian has lived in Los Angeles, California. In January 2025, he returned home to Detroit. With 14 years of experience through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, Brian, is a Certified Nutrition Coach, Corrective Exercise Specialist, and Certified Personal Trainer. He has worked with hundreds of youth athletes, novice and senior citizens on balance, coordination, cognitive strength, and confidence. Also, high school, collegiate, and elite athletes including Jiri Hudler (NHL- Detroit Red Wings), Mike Richards (NHL- Los Angeles Kings), Brennan Boesch (MLB- Detroit Tigers), the Chelios Family (Dean, Jake, Caley, Tara- NHL, NCAA) and the Primeau Family (Chase, Cayden- NHL, Montreal Canadiens). Brian also had the privilege of training the late Emmy Award Winning actor, Ray Liotta, and Academy Award Nominee actress, Kristen
Stewart, in preparation for their respective movie roles.
Coach Gibes, believes that “fun fuels success and training smarter, not harder, is the secret to longevity. As a Corrective Exercise Specialist, my primary focus is to strengthen underactive muscles to develop a sound structural foundation throughout the entire body which will enable one to achieve optimal performance during activity and help to prevent the risk of injury. The benefits of living an active lifestyle are abundant and finding a way to safely incorporate this into your daily routine is a win!”
At the age of 4 years old, Brian started playing ice hockey at Fraser Hockeyland (Big Boy Arena). He played AAA travel hockey for Belle Tire, Honeybaked, and became a Jr. B National Champion with the Connecticut Clippers after graduating from high school. He was a NCAA Division I student-athlete (ice hockey) at Lake Superior State University (CCHA), in which he earned a roster spot as a walk on. Brian earned a Master of Science in Sports Administration from Valparaiso University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin- Superior where he was a NCAA Division III student-athlete (ice hockey). He is so very excited to be a Sports Performance Specialist at F.A.S.T.!
Dr. Shelley Nepa, D.O.
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Clinical Interests:
- Neck and Back Pain
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Sports Injuries
- Spine Disorders
- Electrodiagnostic Testing (EMG and Nerve Conduction Studies)
- Brain Injury
- Stroke
Board Certified:
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- American Osteopathic Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Specialty Training:
- Residency – Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wayne State University – School of Medicine/Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit, MI, Chief Resident
- Medical School: Michigan State University – College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI
- Chiropractic School: Logan College of Chiropractic, St. Louis, MO
Vincent Hosfield B.S., MTOM, L.Ac.
Vince Hosfield is a licensed practitioner of Chinese Medicine. He graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Marketing. Vince studied Chinese medicine at the prestigious Emperors College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, California. Upon returning to Michigan he worked at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital and co-founded Michigan Integrative Medicine with Dr. Elizabeth Zide.
Vince has been treating pain and injuries for almost a decade. He has treated all types of athletes from professional football and hockey, high school and college athletes, to the novice “weekend warrior.” Vince combines electro stimulation and when applicable Chinese cupping. These therapies help to improve circulation, reduce pain, reduce inflammation, and improve recovery times.
Vince is excited to be joining the team at F.A.S.T. to focus on his passion for treating athletes and helping them improve their recovery times and get back to competition faster.
