Monthly Archives: September 2010

This Week at Hockey Strength and Conditioning

This Week at Hockey Strength and Conditioning

Great posts this week at Hockey Strength and Conditioning! Article: Strength Training Takes on Many Forms from Sean Skahan Awesome article from Sean. This is one of those “must-reads” for parents of young hockey players and any coach (or strength coach) that works with young players. Sean does a great job of explaining how we… Read more

Must See Video from Eric Cressey

Must See Video from Eric Cressey

On Monday, I have a post about the whole “Death of the Squat” controversy that has taken the strength and conditioning industry by storm. I decided to delay that post until Monday because I recently came across an awesome video from my friend, colleague, and mentor Eric Cressey. I’ve learned a lot from Eric’s approach… Read more

Extra Core Work for Hockey Players

Extra Core Work for Hockey Players

Every now and then I’ll walk through Endeavor and see one of our players doing extra core work on their own. At first, this really intrigued me. We do SO much core work during the off-season I was flabbergasted that they’d want to do more. The more I thought about it, the less surprised I… Read more

This Week at Hockey Strength and Conditioning

This Week at Hockey Strength and Conditioning

This week was a little slower over at Hockey Strength and Conditioning, but there was still some great content. Article: Interval Training Questions from Michael Boyle This is a great Q&A from Boyle that covers some of the more frequently asked questions regarding interval training. His response to “the best way to calculate max heart… Read more

Ultimate Goalie Training

Ultimate Goalie Training

I’ve had the opportunity to read/review most of the hockey training products out there and, to be honest, I’ve been largely unimpressed. Most are outdated, impractical, theoretical, or, well, minimally educated. When I’m reading through these hockey training products, I look for a balance of education and practicality. In other words, I look for detailed… Read more