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HOCKEY TRAINING AND NUTRITION
I’m excited to share my knowledge about hockey, nutrition, and strength and conditioning. After earning my degree in Exercise Science, I was fortunate enough to play professional hockey for 9 seasons. (Learn More)
Now, my goal is to help young aspiring hockey players reach their goals. In this section of my website, you’ll find countless tips regarding correct exercise techniques, nutritional advice, proper training styles, and so much more.
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Do’s & Don’ts of Core Training
In my post where I show you how to use only a Swiss Ball to get a good core workout, I talk about how the core is the most important muscle group we have. It connects the upper and lower extremities together. The better this connection is the better job the body can...
Active Recovery
In my last post, I talked about the importance of rest and the large role it plays in our recovery. If you haven't yet read the article I suggest you do by clicking here. If you did read my last post then you'll know there are two types of recovery, passive and...
Rest Is a Weapon
To achieve anything worth having you must have an incredible work ethic. I feel it's imperative to work harder than your competition to get what you want, whether that be in hockey or life. It's no different when it comes to training, you need to put the time to get...
Benefits of Suspension Training
Hockey players need to have many different aspects of athleticism to be successful. They need to be strong, fast, powerful, agile, and possess a great amount of endurance. So when it comes to training, if you only train a certain way or only use a select amount of...
How To: Relieve Low Back Pain
I'm sure at some point in your career you have experienced discomfort in your lower back. It's almost unavoidable for hockey players because of our skating stance. Not only are hockey players bent over at the waist placing extra stress on the lower back they also...
Hockey Swiss Ball Core Workout
The core is the most important group of muscles we have! The reason I can say this with such confidence is because the core is the connection between the upper and lower extremities. The core conducts energy between our extremities. The stronger the core the better...