Strength on Ice Summit

Bill DeLongis, Chair of the NSCA Ice Hockey Special Interest Group, is putting together a virtual seminar called the Strength on Ice Summit that will be a terrific event for performance professionals that currently work to aspire to work with hockey players.

Grab your spot now >> Strength on Ice Summit

I’m fortunate to have been asked to present, so I’ll be doing a deep dive on speed training for hockey.

In addition to my presentation, the event will feature 8 other talks from some of the top professionals working in hockey:

🏒 Cal Dietz (University of Minnesota) – TBD
🏒 Brijesh Patel (Quinnipiac University) – Implementing RPR and ELDOA in a Team Setting
🏒 Maria Mountain (Goalie Training Pro) – Three Pillars of Goalie Performance and Durability
🏒 Scott Leech (University of Rhode Island) – Contact Preparation
🏒 Matt Kelly (Be Elite) – Mission Hip-Possible: A Tactical Approach to Navigating the Hip and Groin in Hockey Players
🏒 Alex Allan (Bold Athlete) – From Gym to Ice – Getting Better Transfer for the Advanced Player
🏒 Corey Petersen (University of St. Thomas) – Don’t Forget to Train the Brain! Integrating Cognitive Drills into Your Programming
🏒 Charlie Bando (Bando Performance) – When Do You Determine a “Hockey Player” a “Hockey Player”?

The presentations will go live on May 12th, and then there will be several Q&As with the speakers throughout June and July. This is a cool feature because it allows you to watch the presentation, and then ask follow-up questions or points of clarification directly to the speaker. 

Early Bird Special

Until April 18th, you can reserve your spot at a $50 discount, and be entered into a raffle to win an Ancore Pro Unit and/or a Helios Team Set AND the first 50 people will receive a Strength on Ice T-shirt from Sorinex.

Grab your spot now >> Strength on Ice Summit

To your success,

Kevin Neeld

Evolving Performance Podcast (Ep4): Respiratory Training to Improve Performance & Recovery with Andrew Hauser

In this episode, Andrew Hauser discusses the significant impact respiratory training can have on both performance and recovery, including:

  • The science of breathing and how the relationship between carbon dioxide and oxygen can impact performance
  • Specific breathing strategies to immediately impact short-term performance
  • Longer-term adaptations to respiratory training
  • Programming recommendations on how different breathing methods align with more traditional training practices
  • Where athletes should start with respiratory training and objective measures to monitor progress

Evolve with Andrew:

Supporting High Performance

Special thanks to this podcast’s sponsor Metabolic Elite. Metabolic Elite’s entire product line is designed to specifically support the health, performance, and recovery of high performers. Each product is formulated using research-supported ingredients and dosages using the highest quality ingredients, so you can be confident that every product you take will deliver the maximal benefit and effect.

Check out why Metabolic Elite’s Liposomal Tablet delivery system is a game-changer: LPT White Paper

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A few of my personal go-to’s:

  • To improve focus, decision making, and coordination: Synapsin
  • To improve inflammation and recovery: Tetra Cur
  • To support the immune system and weight management: Viraxall
  • To improve digestive health: Max 12 Probiotic

Evolving Performance Podcast (Ep3): Maximizing Muscle Growth w/ Pat Davidson

In this episode, renowned hypertrophy expert Pat Davidson does a deep dive on building muscle, including:

  • The required stimulus for hypertrophy – what is required for your body to put on muscle
  • Key training considerations to maximize muscular development
  • How the longstanding assumption that a specific hormonal response to training was required for building muscle may be misguided
  • Special considerations for athletes that want to put on muscle
  • What “hard gainers” – people that really struggle to put on muscle – can do to maximize their progress
  • Key nutrition and supplementation strategies to maximize hypertrophy

Evolve with Pat:

Supporting High Performance

Special thanks to this podcast’s sponsor Metabolic Elite. Metabolic Elite’s entire product line is designed to specifically support the health, performance, and recovery of high performers. Each product is formulated using research-supported ingredients and dosages using the highest quality ingredients, so you can be confident that every product you take will deliver the maximal benefit and effect.

Check out why Metabolic Elite’s Liposomal Tablet delivery system is a game-changer: LPT White Paper

Save 15% using the code ‘neeld15’ at checkout here: Metabolic Elite

A few of my personal go-to’s:

  • To improve focus, decision making, and coordination: Synapsin
  • To improve inflammation and recovery: Tetra Cur
  • To support the immune system and weight management: Viraxall
  • To improve digestive health: Max 12 Probiotic

Elite Minds Podcast: Athlete Development & Optimization

Here’s another episode of Metabolic Elite‘s “Elite Minds Podcast” where Cal Dietz (Associate Director of Athletic Performance at the University of Minnesota, and Author of Triphasic Training), and I sat down to talk about:

  • How training evolves as athletes progress from youth to college to professional levels
  • How to maximize an athletes return to play and reconditioning process to both address weaknesses and ensure a smooth transition back to full participation
  • Important considerations for interpreting testing data in athletes
  • What REALLY makes players elite (and what NHL players talk about between periods)
  • The importance of relaxation speed, and overlooked lifting strategies for improving speed development
  • The impact of training variability on transfer to sport
  • How Synapsin is a game-changer for maximizing speed and coordination

 Check out the full episode below:

To your success,

Kevin Neeld

P.S. If you’re interested in maximizing your adaptation to training AND your game-day performance, I’d highly encourage you to check out the products from Metabolic Elite. You can save 15% by using the code ‘Neeld15’ at checkout.

Comprehensive Speed Development for Athletes

Speed is the most highly sought after physical quality in sports. It’s a key quality that separates athletes competing at different levels (i.e. higher levels of competitions have faster players), and a major determinant of what makes an elite athlete at a given level. As athletes and coaches attempt to improve speed, it’s important to understand which characteristics of faster athletes and which training strategies can positively impact speed.

Continue reading here >> Comprehensive Speed Development for Athletes

In this article for Metabolic Elite, I outline:
  1. All of the physical factors that impact speed development
  2. A diagnostic checklist to help you identify your primary limiting factors to faster speed
  3. 7 factors that will hold you back from expressing the speed you’ve developed

Check out the full article here >> Comprehensive Speed Development for Athletes

To your success, Kevin Neeld P.S. For comprehensive hockey training programs to improve your speed AND repeat sprint ability, check out: Speed Training for Hockey

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