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“Why don’t you lift legs?” “My legs are already big enough.  I don’t want them to get any bigger.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had a conversation with hockey players that started just like this.   First off, in probably 97% of cases, their legs aren’t big enough.  B: Something tells me […]

I’ll be the first one to admit that I don’t follow politics as closely as I probably should.  Yesterday I made it a point to take an hour to watch some of the Inauguration festivities, including President Obama’s speech.  One of the recurring themes I noticed throughout his speech was that we need to start […]

I played hockey for 15 years before I made the transition into coaching.  Throughout that time I rarely played other sports.  Soccer for a few years when I was very young.  Baseball for a season.  But that was about it.  Last night I went bowling for the first time in a while.  A huge fan […]

After 18 hours of weeping following an embarrassing Eagles performance, I’m ready to get back to talking hockey. Last week I started talking about the importance of setting up a well-designed dynamic warm-up before every training session, practice, and game. Let’s take a deeper look into that area. When I put together a warm-up, I […]

Another week down.  Here’s a copy of my training program.  As always, feel free to send any questions my way at kn@kevinneeld.com. Jan 12, 2009 A1) Hang Clean: 135 x 5; 175 x 1; 185 x 1; 195 x 1 A2) Med. Handle Low-Pulley Row: 140 x 5; 210 x 3 sets of 2 B1) […]

My high school english teachers would hate me for this, but the current state of youth hockey can only be characterized by one word: ridiculousness.  Hockey has a higher burnout rate than any other sport.  The parents are the most crazed. Even worse, many times the coaches have the shortest tempers and very little actual […]

On Monday I posted 13 questions every hockey player and coach should have the answers to if they’re serious about training to fulfill their hockey potential.   The list is extensive, but not all-inclusive.  From consulting with coaches and players throughout the years, I know considering all those forms of training can be a bit […]

I’m not quick to recommend a resource to anyone, but Joe Heiler from SportsRehabExpert.com has put together a great line-up for this teleseminar.   Check out the line-up! Gray Cook MSPT, OCS, CSCS Kyle Kiesel, PT, PhD, ATC, CSCS Michael Boyle MA, ATC Charlie Weingroff MSPT, ATC, CSCS Dr. Stuart M. McGill PhD Phil Plisky, PT, […]

How is your warm-up preparing your body for high-intensity activity and improving range of motion? How are you training for core stability? How are you training for REACTIVE core stability? How are you training for hockey-specific deceleration? How are you training for hockey-specific acceleration? How are you training to improve lower body power? How are […]

It’s been a great week.  Despite cutting my typical caloric intake in half (from around 4,000/day to around or slightly below 2,000/day), I’ve been able to maintain a pretty high level of energy.  I enjoyed my two week break, but it feels great to start training seriously again. I’ve been pretty shocked at the results […]