Monthly Archives: January 2010

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

Push-Up Plus into Yoga Push-Up

Push-Up Plus into Yoga Push-Up

Nick Tumminello recently posted a video of how he’s changed the way he does the “push-up plus” to get more serratus anterior activation. For those of you that may not be familiar with that muscle, one of its major roles is to upwardly rotate the scapula (shoulder blade) which allows for more efficient overhead movement…. Read more