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Top 3 Hockey Stride Performance Increases Everyone is always looking for the best exercises to get a faster hockey stride, instead of focusing on specific exercises, focus on mastering your body mechanics during those exercises to truly maximize your stride speed and performance! We’ll break down our 3 most important stride mechanics to master. Load…

Preparing your muscles and joints for a workout or sport, following the approach of releasing, mobilizing, activating, and finally integrating is crucial. Integrations, being the last step in this sequence, ensures your body is fully prepared for the physical demands of what’s ahead. While many focus mostly on the earlier steps, the importance of integrations…

5 “MUST DO” Plyo Exercises for Hockey Players Plyometrics or jump training should be an essential piece to every hockey players program…but what are the best bang for your buck exercises to take your performance to the next level? There are a million different exercises or training programs out there but we’re going to break…

After mobilizing your muscles, the next critical step in the release, mobilize, activate, and integrate process is muscle activation. This step is essential for priming each muscle fiber for the demands of your workout or sports activity. While mobilization increases flexibility and range of motion, muscle activations focus on waking up and engaging the specific…

Training for Movement Versus Isolated Body Parts/Goals A common request from personal training clients includes: “Can you help me lose this area?” (pointing to the stomach or hips), “I want my biceps bigger,” or “I want a six-pack.” Here are two important points to remember when creating a goal-oriented personal training program with your trainer:…

When athletes aim to increase their weight, it’s crucial to consider several key factors. Three primary questions often arise: How will this weight gain affect my performance? Am I aiming to maintain weight while losing fat? Or, am I seeking to build muscle, which will inevitably lead to overall weight gain? Setting Your Weight Gain…

Top 3 Training Methods for Hockey Players Part 2 In Part 1 we focused on what the top 3 training techniques to focus on to improve your hockey performance training program. This included concentric, eccentric and isometric technique variations. In part 2 we’ll cut right to the chase and show you our top exercises to…

Training for performance or just for health is a great experience of growth, but when the excitement of progress begins to dwindle, it’s natural to wonder “Why the plateau?” I will uncover the top three reasons that might be thwarting your results. Let’s navigate the challenge of adapting to changing fitness levels, shed light on…

3 Great Ways to Boost Your Performance Goals I often work with athletes as well as everyday people who need help losing body fat. A common issue that arises is, “I work so hard in the gym, but I can’t decrease body fat!” or “My diet isn’t that bad.” While there are other possibilities, diet…

Top 3 Ways to Prevent Wrist and Fist Injuries While Boxing In boxing, many fighters experience hand injuries, primarily to the wrists and knuckles. One of the main reasons for these injuries is poor punch mechanics. Many hand injuries are a direct result of boxers slapping and pushing punches instead of properly closing their fists…

Top 3 Training Techniques to Increase Your Hockey Performance The training world for a hockey player can be confusing! There are tons of  fancy terms and training methods, so how the heck do you know what’s actually needed and truly going to be beneficial to your results? That’s where we come in! We’ll break down…

Overwhelming Options: Choosing healthy foods in today’s world can be frustrating. With an overwhelming number of options and a huge variety of labels claiming to be “organic,” “non-GMO,” or “natural,” it’s easy to feel lost in “is this actually healthy?”. Add to that the various dietary advice and health trends constantly changing, and it’s no…