Monthly Archives: October 2012

Does Off-Ice Training Improve On-Ice Performance?

Does Off-Ice Training Improve On-Ice Performance?

Over the last couple weeks, there have been a lot of great discussions in my LinkedIn Group “Hockey Training“. A few days back, Dr. Chad Moreau, who has experience working with a wide range of hockey players (including the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL and Long Beach Ice Dogs of the ECHL), posed the question… Read more

Superior Nutrition for Superior Performance

Superior Nutrition for Superior Performance

I hope everyone on the East Coast is surviving the initial pushes from Hurricane Sandy. I’m supposed to drive up to NY tomorrow to work at a camp with the US Women’s Team so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the rain will ease up enough for my ’99 4-door family sedan to make the… Read more

Integrated Human Systems

Integrated Human Systems

A couple weeks back I started a class called “Pathology” as part of my massage program. The first class we watched a DVD from National Geographic titled “Inside the Living Body,” and were asked to write a paper with the loose guidelines of “what did you think of the video and why do you think… Read more

Reactive Plyometric Progression

Reactive Plyometric Progression

A couple weeks ago I posted a video on HockeyStrengthandConditioning.com with two “Reactive Jumping” (or plyometric) exercises that we’ve used with our hockey players. These are two jumps that you’re likely familiar with (I have picture breakdowns of both in my Off-Ice Performance Training Course), but this execution is relatively novel, at least to most… Read more

Good Hockey Training Reads

Good Hockey Training Reads

I haven’t spent as much time reading others’ websites as I typically do over the last 6 months as I’ve been chin-deep in massage school, a few good books, and working on a couple projects for Endeavor. That said, I’ve come across several awesome articles that I wanted to share with you that cover a… Read more