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When people think of explosive power, they often picture athletes sprinting, jumping, or throwing. But what really separates those movements from just moving fast is their movement efficiency. Movement efficiency is how well your body transfers weight and energy through every joint, muscle, and stabilizer. You can’t be as explosive if you’re wasting energy through…

Elite Hockey Core Performance Workout To maximize your Hockey core performance, add these 4 exercises into your training program. Strengthen your core stability in movement. Core strength for hockey, is trained best in movement. **Complete the movements with purpose** 1. Ripper speed shot– Break down the movements, back foot pivots, snap the hip, torso twists…

Strength is often measured in pounds on a bar or reps on a set. And sure, those numbers are impressive but they’re not telling the full story and how it actually be applied. True performance isn’t just about how much you can lift; it’s about how quickly and efficiently you can apply that force when…

Best Upper Body Strength and Endurance Workout for Hockey Players The goal of this workout is fatigue the muscle through a heavy set (6-8 reps), then drop the weight for a speed set (15 reps), and finish the muscle off with a bodyweight exercise to full fatigue. Doing this will not only greatly improve strength…

The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting: Understanding 16, 20 & 32-Hour Fasts Intermittent fasting (IF) is more than a weight-loss strategy, it’s a powerful way to improve metabolic health, reduce inflammation, and strengthen your relationship with hunger. Different fasting lengths trigger different physiological effects, so understanding them helps you choose the right tool for your goals.…

Top 6 Exercises to Increase Hockey Core Strength 6 Exercise Workout to Strengthen Your Hockey Core This workout is going to help you improve every aspect of a strong core from rotational power to stability to full body core integration. This workout will get you feeling unstoppable on the ice! 1. Lateral Rip Twist Jumps…

The rush of lifting more, running faster, smashing a new PR, it’s all very intoxicating. Having that hard work pay off and feeling great doing it keeps you coming back for more intensity. But here’s the thing, if you never slow down, your body eventually forces you to. Recovery isn’t some optional addition, it’s part…

Best Hockey Leg Endurance Strength Workout Everyone is always looking for the best way to increase strength and endurance to be the best athlete they can be!…But how do you do that? There are many ways but this workout gives you a great idea of how to program your lifts and exercises to not only…

As we get older, strength gets harder to maintain through the norm of lifting heavier or pushing harder. There’s a certain breaking point that your body will hit, but there’s an easier method about moving well, keeping your joints healthy, and letting your body stay resilient. No, I’m not saying you don’t have to stop…

Top Hockey In-Season Conditioning Workout In season-off day body movement activation workout. Strengthen your movement efficiency through these 4 exercises. **If you cant complete full range of motion though these exercises, slow it down and work on that first, before reinforcing poor movement habits.** 1. Split jumps– focus on the hips completing the range of…

Many people train for the mirror, not the mission. “Dan, what the heck is the mission?” you ask? They have a constant chase with the numbers and forget that how you move today determines how you’ll move years from now. Growing up, I had the same ideas on fitness as the first thing to really…

Top 5 Exercises to Build Hockey Leg Stamina We got an old school video for todays article, circa 2019! 😄 Still a beast hockey leg stamina workout nonetheless! Watch the video for demos and then read on to hear how each exercise and the sequence of them will really help improve your hockey leg stamina!…