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Holy content over at Hockey Strength and Conditioning over the last couple weeks. I just got caught up on all the new additions and forum posts yesterday, and there have been a lot of incredibly insightful additions (including some first time contributors!). Check out what you’ve been missing: Articles: Friesen Physio-Fitness Summit Recap from me […]

After hearing me mention Body By Boyle Online over the last week, you may be curious what it actually entails. In other words, “If I register, what’s in it for me?” Great question! Coach Boyle and his BBBOnline team put together the following information for you: What is BodyByBoyle Online? Simply put, it is everything […]

Over the last couple weeks I’ve received a few emails about training programs for adult hockey players. The adult hockey population is rapidly growing, and as with the youth hockey population, they are incredibly competitive. To be honest, speaking more about adult hockey training never really occurred to me. It’s clearly a large, and generally […]

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 […]