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Off-Ice Ice Hockey Training Part 2: Hockey Specific Core Training

Off-Ice Ice Hockey Training Part 2: Hockey Specific Core Training

There’s nothing more frustrating than spending countless hours working toward something, only to realize you haven’t made any progress.  Actually, there is one thing: spending countless hours working toward something, only to realize you’ve actually been progressing in the WRONG direction!  In the world of hockey training, crunches, sit-ups, and partner leg throw-downs predominate as… Read more

Off-Ice Ice Hockey Training Part 1: Developing an Effective Off-Ice Warm-Up

Off-Ice Ice Hockey Training Part 1: Developing an Effective Off-Ice Warm-Up

Hockey is the greatest sport on earth.  Finally recognizing this, the number of youth hockey programs in the U.S. continues to grow rapidly.  Characterized by rapid high-intensity movements, high velocities, and full-speed collisions, it’s not hard to see why off-ice training would be advantageous.  With injuries such as “groin” pulls, hip flexor strains, sports hernias,… Read more

Improving Your Hamstring Flexibility

Improving Your Hamstring Flexibility

Yesterday Karl (our first intern at Endeavor Fitness) and I went through the Functional Movement Screen together. I’m proud to say, as the mentor, that I came out victorious with a score of 18 (over his measly 17!). He “lost” because his hamstring extensibility (or flexibility) was terrible. While most of our athletes have decent… Read more

Core Stability for Instant Strength Increases!

Core Stability for Instant Strength Increases!

A few weeks ago I started working with a Division 1 bound high school baseball player. During his first session, he was able to do a set of Dumbbell Reverse Lunges with 40s for 6 reps/side. 2 weeks later he did a set of 4 reps/side with 75s, and he did 70s for 6/side the… Read more

Should Kids Lift Weights?

Should Kids Lift Weights?

A couple months ago I wrote a quick article for the Endeavor Fitness website on the issue of whether kids should lift weights or not. It’s a question I get a lot, or more accurately, it’s a misconception I have to explain a lot. Today I read Eric Cressey’s newsletter on the same issue. Whether… Read more