I’m cheating today, by stealing content from my colleague Kim McCullough.  I came across a couple videos she put together on hockey-specific speed and power training.  She primarily targets female hockey players, but I assure you that these drills are equally as effective for hockey players of both genders (I’ll speculate that Kim would agree [...]

The question I get more than any other is “How can I lose weight quickly?”  and/or “How can I lose FAT quickly?”  Last week I revealed my ultimate Fat Loss Secret: Dr. John Berardi’s Precision Nutrition System.  It’s by far the best resource to rapidly losing fat and KEEPING IT OFF.  I couldn’t say enough [...]

Yup-worst title ever, but it got you this far… In light of discussing hockey and soccer related groin pain for the last couple weeks, I thought I’d give a personal example that will help illustrate how some of the things we’ve talked about come together.  I’ve had off and on knee and hip problems on [...]

An overly bold statement? Not in light of experimental and “in the trenches” experience.  Research has shown that adductor (groin) strains result from a strength imbalance between the hip adductors and hip abductors (or the muscles that pull the leg toward the midline vs those that pull it away from the midline).  There is also [...]

Several years ago, Mike Boyle introduced me to this concept.  From time to time I get so caught up in my work that I forget to make time for anything else.  Rereading this often helps me remember those things that are truly important in life.  Hopefully it’ll do the same for you. Big Rocks “When [...]