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Those of you that know me personally know that I hold physical therapists in a very high regard. I’m fascinated by the education they receive. They truly are the only profession that is taught how we move, and expected to be able to apply their knowledge in a way to manipulate human movement in the […]

One of the things that became painfully clear after a year working with a collegiate women’s hockey team is that females are plagued by knee injuries. The demands of the game and consequent injuries are considerably different between college men’s and women’s hockey. What I learned, though, is that many injuries that I heard about […]

Skating treadmills have become big business, hailed as the cure for slow hockey players. A look at the research shows that hockey players tend to increase their stride frequency on a skating treadmill compared to on-ice training, probably because of the increased friction of the skating treadmill surface. That makes sense. The take home is […]

First things first.  The other day I mentioned I would be providing a high frequency training template.  I will be, but instead of posting it, I’ll be sending it out in an upcoming newsletter.  If you haven’t yet, grab a free copy of “Strong Hockey Core Training” and sign-up for my newsletter.  Even if you […]

Want to get stronger? I often get questions that start out something like: “What’s the best way to…?” The truth is, there is not right answer to this question. The best way to achieve any training goal depends very much on your training history, current training level, and injury history, among other things. One programming […]

Overtraining is becoming a popular topic in ice hockey, and in youth sports in general, and for good reason. With the overemphasis on year-round sports participation (notably the crazy hockey parents that think it’s a good idea to have their kids ONLY play hockey year-round), we’re starting to see kids suffer symptoms of overtraining. When […]

I stumbled across this video today.  CLASSIC hockey-the PATRICK division finals.  Remember that name?  Kevin Stevens used to be my favorite hockey player.  Why?? I don’t know. Probably because his name is Kevin and he was on the first line of the Penguins in NHL ’94 for Sega (still the only video game I play…what […]

Usually I save my rants for Friday’s, but I didn’t have time last week to get this one out.  Happy Monday… I’ve had the fortunate opportunity to spend my last two years at UMass Amherst, completing my graduate work.  While in Amherst, I’ve learned from some of the best, and interacted with several hundred students. […]

This may look like dog food, but it tastes delicious.  If you don’t like the texture of cottage cheese, just throw this all in a blender or food processor-it’ll turn it into a creamy, chunk-free treat.  I eat this as a regular meal sometimes; although it makes for a great dessert.  Great for people trying […]

Do you think like this? Most hockey teams skate 3 lines consistently. Most shifts are about 45 seconds. If you were thinking about designing an overload-based conditioning program for hockey, the logical conclusion would be to: Put together intervals using a 1:2 work to rest (3 line system) Have the work intervals be between 30-60 […]