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Should Hockey Players Train CrossFit?
Should hockey players train CrossFit? Before we start I want to let you know that this article will be broken down into four parts with this post being the first part. There’s a lot of information that I’ll be covering and it’ll be way too much for one article. Enjoy! Part one: What is CrossFit. […]
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How to: Perform The Trap Bar Deadlift
I really like using the trap bar to teach the deadlift to my new athletes. Before I get into the details of WHY I think this is important, I suggest you read the article The Trap Bar. It will give you a better understanding of this piece of equipment and the different uses it has. […]
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Do You Do This Wrong?
The Band Lateral Walk When done correctly, the band lateral walk exercise is a great way to target one of the smaller gluteal muscles; the gluteus medius (glute med). This muscle plays a significant role in stabilizing the pelvis, causing the leg to abduct (move away from the body), and the outward or external rotation […]
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3 Nutritional (Timing) Tips to Help Performance
Hockey players should know the importance of eating properly. If you’re an athlete and you don’t know that poor nutrition can hinder your performance then you better pay extra attention to this post. I am going to discuss 3 tips that will help to keep your body performing at an optimal level. These tips will cover […]
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Should You Eat Before Training?
When training as an athlete your main focus is increasing your performance. When you don’t fuel your body properly this is a lot harder to achieve. It’s extremely important to give your body the nutrients it needs to perform at its best. So should you eat before training? The answer is yes. When you don’t fuel before […]
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Stop Doing This: Walking Lunges
Take a good look at the photo above. Can you notice what I’m referring to with the arrow? If not, don’t worry, I’ll explain it. And to make things easier, I’ve added a video to give you a great visual of what I’m talking about. I’m sure plenty of you like doing walking lunges because […]
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How To: Safely Bulk Up
Besides always being told that I needed to improve my foot speed as a young hockey player, coaches would also tell me that I needed to put on weight. I have always been a skinny kid and it was extremely hard to put on weight during the off-season, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t try. […]
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The Trap Bar
The Trap Bar is a very useful piece of equipment. The Trap Bar (also known as a Hex Bar because of its shape) differs from a normal barbell because you stand in the middle of the Trap Bar and the weight being lifted is in line with your body whereas the barbell has the weight […]
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Stop Using This Piece of Equipment
Stop Using The Tire! Whether you’re slamming a sledgehammer off the tire or flipping it, you need to stop using this piece of equipment today. Yes, slamming a sledgehammer against a tire or performing multiple tire flips will increase your conditioning but at what cost? I’m not trying to say that using a sledgehammer […]
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Do you get enough of this?
Training hard is extremely important if you want to experience incredible gains. But if your recovery doesn’t match the efforts of your training you won’t see the gains you should. I’ve already written an article outlining different ways to help you recover from your training, you can read it here. Today’s post is going to […]
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