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Hockey conditioning is all about training your body to work at a high intensity for extended periods of time and then recover rapidly. Basically, conditioning in any sport comes down to delaying or minimizing fatigue. Fatigue is truly an amazing thing. Few people realize how complex fatigue can be. To really wrap your mind around […]

I wanted to share one of my new favorite exercises with you that I’m using in my hockey training programs. This is a TRUE rotator cuff exercise, that emphasizes the collective role of the rotator cuff musculature in creating dynamic stability of the humeral head in the glenoid cavity. Because you’re leaning forward into the […]

Those of you that have been following me for a while know that I do my best to stay current with the research. Yes, I frequently browse research articles for fun. I’m fully aware of the various categories of uncool this places me in. Recently I’ve found myself so swamped with work at Endeavor and […]

On Monday, we went over the difference between muscle length and muscle stiffness. If you missed it, check it out here: Muscle Properties: Short vs. Stiff The big question I left you with is: Is stiffness a bad thing? There isn’t a simple answer to this complex question. A few considerations: 1) Over the years, […]

After the two previous posts about off-season hockey development, it’s clear that every player needs to follow a good training program! Off-Season Hockey Leads You to Surgery? Off-Season Hockey Training With all the people/companies out there offering training programs, I thought I’d give you a list of things to ask about when considering your off-season […]

If you missed, Monday’s post, check it out before reading this one. Off-Season Hockey Leads You to Surgery? The idea that being on the ice year-round could actually impair your development shocks a lot of people. For whatever reason, it’s been DRILLED into our minds that we need to skate, hard, year-round. This mentality has […]

This was a post from Endeavor’s website that got such a great response that I wanted to share it with you. As you know, I’ve recently teamed up with Michael Boyle (Boston University), Sean Skahan (Anaheim Ducks) and Mike Potenza (San Jose Sharks) to launch an incredible hockey training website: HockeyStrengthandConditioning.com. On the site, U […]

On Wednesday, we had a great post from David Lasnier. If you missed it, you should definitely check it out. Link below: 3 Tips to Prevent Ankle Sprains As a refresher, David’s three tips were: 1) Keep your hips inside of your outside foot The first tip David made about keeping your hips inside of […]

Since I was away this weekend, I asked David Lasnier to put together another post for us. He has three great tips for you on how to prevent ankle sprains while performing movements that involve cuts or sharp direction changes. This is really one of those areas where a lot of people get hurt WHILE […]

A couple months ago I came across Carson Boddicker’s site and was blown away. He’s a really bright coach and has a lot of unique ideas about training athletes. I asked him to write something for you on the importance of developing proper breathing patterns, which is probably the most overlooked aspects of sports performance […]