Daily Training Tip #844

Pool workouts, such as aqua jogging, are a great way to stay conditioned while injuried. Also help improve condition and can build explosive power by completing plyometrics in the shallow end of the pool.
Add a little variety to your workout today, find a pool!

Daily Training Tip #843

It takes a minimum of 15 minutes of training a day for 4-6 weeks to start to see improvement. You need to work more than that to reach the goals you have set for yourself, but 15 minutes a day isn't asking too much. Work Hard and Work Smart!

Daily Training Tip #842

We all had coaches tell us to 'practice the way you play.' Same thing holds true when you are training off the ice or off the filed. Train the way you expect yourself to play. Don't take a single rep off! Always competing with yourself, Striving for Excellence!

Daily Training Tip #841

Knowledge is Power. Especially in the gym. Work Hard and Work Smart and you are well on your way to reaching all of your goals!

Daily Training Tip #840

The Holiday Season is the most traveled time of the year. With all the family visits, vacations, hotel stays; who makes time to work out? Where ever you are this Holiday Season, make sure you get some sort of workout in. Skate with your old team, skate together with family on a frozen lake, go for a run, hammer out some abs and some squats. You owe it to your body to not miss a day of training!

Daily Training Tip #839

It's your career. It belongs to you, no one else! Make sure you are doing everything possible to advance it and put yourself in a position to succeed.

Daily Training Tip #838

Knowledge is Power! Know why you are completing each exercise/routine that you are doing. This allows you to change things up in order to better reach your training goals.

Daily Training Tip #837

You can build explosiveness by simply adding speed to each lift you do. For instance, if your 'normal' back squat takes three (3) seconds to complete, cut that time in half to 1.5 seconds and you will be building explosiveness. Be quick, be fast, be good!

Daily Training Tip #836

Your pregame 'warmup' starts way before a half hour before the game. The physical part might be 30 minutes before, but the things leading up to that start happen in the hours, days, weeks and even months before the big game.

Daily Training Tip #835

Improve your balance by completing any exercise you do on an unstable surface. An unstable surface is a swiss ball, a bosu, a balance board or even standing on one leg.

Daily Training Tip #834

Sprint, Sprint, Sprint!

Doesn't matter what sport you are in, SPRINT! To build areobic endurance, sprint often with short rest in between. Get your body use to sprinting, not running slow.

Daily Training Tip #833

It takes two (2) cups of water to rehydrate after one (1) cup of coffee. Other caffeninated drinks take more water. The more coffee you drink, the more water it takes. If you can't drink that much water, you shouldn't drink that much coffee!

Daily Training Tip #832

As schedules get busier this time of the season, make sure you continue your training routine. There really is no need to spend hours in the gym each day. You can increase the intensity and shorten the time and see better results! High Intensity training is something that everyone can do.

Daily Training Tip #831

Athletes can't fit into 'Skinny Jeans.' They spend the majority of their training time developing their legs. Most athletics are played from the nipple line down. Your legs are the foundation of your body and need to be trained that way. With the added work, they will increase in size, strength, power and explosiveness. Put the dumbbells away for awhile and get into the squat rank!

Daily Training Tip #830

Start your workout with exercises that engage multiple muscle groups. These exercises such as power cleans and squats use more energy, strength and power to complete. Then end your workouts with simplier exercises like bicep curls.

Daily Training Tip #829

The best pieces of equipment and/or exercises that are in the gym are the ones that you don't know how to do. Learn how to do everything in the gym. Your body reacts well to change and like to do new exercises and new workouts. Get out of your comfort zone!

Daily Training Tip #827

If doing a normal push up is getting too easy, then build on it! Add in an explosive clap every five (5) pushups or complete three (3) pushups and explode up into a squat jump and explode into the air. Making your 'everyday' exercises more advanced will produce more positive results.

Daily Training Tip #826

Your training needs to be geared towards preparing yourself for gameday. Are you ready for Gameday?

Daily Training Tip #825

There are many ways and many ideas on how to train your core, however, the best approach is core training through functional movement exercises.

Daily Training Tip #824

We all know about getting prepared for your game before the game. However, some of us are missing doing the proper things the night before the game. Eating, Drinking and Sleeping properly the night before your game will directly affect your performance during the game.

Make sure you are always doing the little things properly.