A couple weeks back I posted something on facebook about taking the Precision Nutrition Certification Exam. Since then, I’ve received a handful of emails from other strength and conditioning professionals on what my thoughts on the cert were. In essence, everyone wants to know: “Is it worth the money?” In short, my answer is a […]
As the hockey season progresses, fatigue accumulates. In other words, the intensive energy that most players bring into the season begins to fade somewhere around the mid-point of the season (near January) and a cascade of deleterious effects on performance follows. Ultimate In-Season Performance Factors Factor 1: The Diet Depending on the sport, it’s not […]
I recently started, rapidly worked through, and completed the Precision Nutrition Certification Course. As I read through the 440 page text book over the last week, I was bombarded with great nutrition and supplementation information that really opened my eyes on differential strategies for people of different body types, and on how to bridge the […]
Just about every athlete that I’ve worked with at Endeavor has asked me some sort of supplement question. Every individual has a different perception of supplements. I’m surprised about some of the stereotypes associated with certain supplements: “Protein supplements are only for people that want to build muscle or ‘bulk up’” “Creatine is like steroids” […]
Earlier this week, we had 7 incredible Hockey Nutrition Tips from Brian St. Pierre. If you missed them, check them out below: Hockey Nutrition Tips: Part 1 Hockey Nutrition Tips: Part 2 With the off-season upon most of the hockey world, I’m getting a lot of questions from players about how to add muscle mass. […]