I'm Josh — a Doctor of Physical Therapy, board-certified Sports Clinical Specialist, and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist based in New York City. I trained at the Hospital for Special Surgery, worked sideline coverage with collegiate athletes, and spent years bridging the gap between medical clearance and real performance. I also played collegiate basketball, so I know firsthand what it means to want more than just "good enough" from your body. The Standard exists because athletes deserve coaching that meets them at that level — wherever they are.
I'm Josh Peters — a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), board-certified Sports Clinical Specialist (SCS), and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). I've spent my career at the intersection of rehabilitation and performance, and I built The Standard because I believe those two things should never be separated.
My path into this work started on the court and in the weight room. As a collegiate basketball player and team captain, I was immersed in a collegiate strength and conditioning program both as an athlete and later as a performance intern — learning what it meant to train with purpose, support other athletes, and bridge the gap between preparation and performance. That experience shapes how I work as much as any credential does.
My clinical training was completed through the sports residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City — consistently ranked the number one orthopedic hospital in the nation — where I provided sideline and training-room coverage for collegiate athletes across a range of sports, managing everything from acute injury triage to return-to-play progressions within a full sports medicine team. I currently work as an advanced clinician at HSS, collaborating with sports medicine physicians and performance staff on high-level return-to-sport planning, including comprehensive return-to-sport testing to make sure athletes aren't just cleared on paper — they're physically and functionally ready to perform.
Before New York, I worked with a wide range of athletes across both traditional court and field sports and the outdoor recreation world — which gave me a deep appreciation for how different every athlete's goals, lifestyle, and definition of "back to normal" can be.
My approach is movement-forward and performance-driven. I integrate strength and conditioning principles into everything I do, because getting out of pain is just the beginning. The goal is always to come out the other side better than before — more resilient, more capable, and more confident in your body.
If that sounds like what you've been looking for, I'd love to connect.
