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When I was 17, I was 6’4” and 165 pounds playing J

When I was 17, I was 6’4” and 165 pounds playing Junior B.

That summer, a teammate took his off-ice training seriously. I didn’t. We both went to the same Junior A camp. He made it. He went on to play Division 1, over 200 NHL games, and represented Canada at the Olympics. I got sent back.

When I did reach Junior A, I was given a program. I didn’t follow it exactly. I showed up five days a week, worked hard every day, and gained 5 pounds of muscle.

The next off-season, I followed the program exactly as written, start to finish. I gained 15 pounds of muscle. My hockey career changed.

Hard work matters. What matters more is structured hard work.

Showing up is not enough. Working hard inside the wrong plan is still the wrong plan.

If your kid is putting in the work this off-season, make sure that work is built around a program designed for hockey development, not just effort for the sake of effort.

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💪 Martell Elite Fitness | Hockey Performance
hockey performance, off-ice training, hockey development, youth hockey, junior hockey, hockey parents, strength and conditioning, hockey strength training, athlete development, structured training

Adding weight to a pull-up doesn't change the stan

Adding weight to a pull-up doesn't change the standard. It makes the standard harder to hit.

And that's exactly the point.

Every rep needs to be a full rep. Full hang at the bottom. Chin over the bar at the top. Controlled on the way down.

Half reps train a partial range of motion. They build habits that don't transfer. And they cheat your athlete out of the full strength benefit they're working toward.

Hold the standard. Every set. Especially when it gets heavy.

The athletes who keep the bar high on their technique are the ones who get the most out of their training over time.

💪 Martell Elite Fitness | Hockey Performance
youth hockey, pull-up form, off-ice training, upper body strength, hockey training, player development, hockey parents, strength and conditioning, athletic development, full range of motion

Most parents think the problem is effort. Your ki

Most parents think the problem is effort.

Your kid is working hard. They're at practice. They're skating extra. They're doing what their coach asks.

And they're still not getting faster.

Here's what nobody tells you: working hard in the wrong direction doesn't build speed. It builds fatigue and reinforces the same movement patterns that are already holding your athlete back.

More repetition of the wrong thing is not the answer.

Speed development is a process. It has a structure. And when your athlete is following a program built around that structure, hard work actually produces results.

That's what we build inside Speed Development Academy. A 12-week system that targets the real drivers of on-ice speed and puts your athlete's effort to work.

Train with purpose. See what your kid is actually capable of.

💪 Martell Elite Fitness | Hockey Performance
youth hockey, hockey training, off-ice training, hockey speed, player development, hockey parents, strength and conditioning, youth athlete development, speed development, long term athletic development

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