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Hopefully you had an opportunity to watch Boyle’s video no squatting. If you missed it, you can check it out here: >> Death of the Squat Revisited! << Coach Boyle does a great job of clarifying his stance on squatting, which has become one of the most highly debated topics in the strength and conditioning […]

In a way, Mike Boyle has become the Howard Stern of Strength and Conditioning. Whether people love him or hate him, people listen when he speaks. Okay. Maybe there are some slight differences. And for good reason. He’s been one of the leaders in the fitness industry for the last 30 years! What really sets […]

One of the questions I get the most from hockey players (and parents) is whether or not they should continue to train in-season. The answer, of course, is a resounding “YES!”…or for my friends in Quebec “OUI!”. Naturally the volume and intensity need to be altered to accommodate the increased on-ice demands of the season, […]

It’s an exciting time. With the opening of the NHL pre-season last week (and football season starting), we know that our days of watching the same diving catch and double play ball on Sports Center’s Top 10 everyday are FINALLY coming to a close. This is also an exciting time of year because a lot […]

Check out what you missed this week at Hockey Strength and Conditioning! Program/Article: Late Off-Season Workout from Maria MountainMaria’s program was from early August when her players weren’t skating on a daily basis yet. As such, the goals of the problem were improving max strength and metabolic conditioning through circuit training. Program: Lower Back Re-Conditioning-Phase […]

As I mentioned on Monday, I was recently invited by Carolina Hurricanes long-time Strength and Conditioning Coach Pete Friesen to attend the Friesen Physio-Fitness Summit. While I thought all the presentations were informative, one that really stuck out to me was from Dr. Michael Peters, OD. Dr. Peters spoke about the importance of vision in […]

Over the weekend I had an opportunity to attend the Friesen Physio-Fitness Summit in Raleigh, NC. The summit was awesome; Pete Friesen (going on his 14th year as the Hurricanes Strength and Conditioning Coach) put together a fantastic line-up of speakers, including many of members of his sports medicine network. I’m in the process of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]