Daily Training Tip #893

Your body reacts positively to structured change. Slowly change up your weight amouts, your sets, your reps and your exercises. The change will gain more improvement!

Daily Training Tip #892

To work through the proper lifting phases, you need to in the beginning. Start with more sets/reps with less weight and with less rest.

Daily Training Tip #891

Technique comes first, adding weight comes second. Improvement in technique will show improvement in results.

Daily Training Tip #890

Many aspiring athletes have the same goals; to play in the top league, the pros. However, few are actually working towards that goal. Pay a Price, Work Hard & Work Smart and you are on your way!

Daily Training Tip #898

Improving on your vertical jump leads to improvements on your overall athletic ability.

Jumping Higher = A better Hockey Player, Football Player, Soccer Player, Basketball Player, Volleyball Player, Swimmer, etc!

Daily Training Tip #897

Your hips are an important part of your skating stride and are often an overlooked area. Make sure to work your hips often on either the hip sled, multi-hip machine, with bands, with bosu's, with swiss balls etc. There are many beneficial exercises out there, use them!

Daily Training Tip #896

You don't skate inside a box, so don't train inside a box!

Daily Training Tip #895

Fatigue causes improper technique. Use your off-ice training time to improve your performance during a fatigued state.

Daily Training Tip #894

Hockey is a game that is played on one leg (as with most sports), so let's make today a one-legged training day. Complete your normal workout, except stand on one leg for all of your upright exercises. Make sure you alternate legs!

Daily Training Tip #893

If you live in MN today, grab a shovel, it's just as good as workout!

Daily Training Tip #892

It is really hard to "overtrain." If you are feeling fatigued or injuried or too tired, chances are there are other factors that are out of place, not overtraining.

Take a long hard look at your diet, make sure it works. Make sure you are getting enough sleep at night. Make sure your training program is structured. These are just three examples that are easily fixed and ARE NOT due to overtraining.

Most cases of overtraining are in the mind.

Daily Training Tip #891

An easy way to improve your sprinting speed (which is directly related to your skating speed) is to (after you are warmed up) sprint everywhere. Don't 'jog' anymore. If you are running a mile, sprint it. Or at least as long as you can, slow down for a bit and then sprint again. Keep your body used to sprinting, no jogging.

Daily Training Tip #890

We've said it before and will say it again...WATER, WATER, WATER!

Daily Training Tip #889

Make sure you 'test' yourself in a few different physical catagories before you begin your off-season training program. Test yourself in a strength movement, an explosive power movement, an agility movement, a flexibility movement and an endurance movement.

Doing this will help you measure and track your performance and improvement and will also guide you along the way so you can assure you are completing the proper workouts.

Daily Training Tip #888

When your season ends, take 2 weeks off and rest/refresh up. After those two weeks, you 'Off-Season' begins with your off-season training program. Start to 'Get After' it again!

Daily Training Tip #887

Want to build more muscle and strength? Work on your lower body. The back squat is one of the most beneficial exercise to be doing. Complete it with proper form and do it often!

Daily Training Tip #886

Home Workouts are a great way to get a workout in when you can't otherwise make it to the gym. Set your alarm 15 minutes earlier and complete 50 pushups, 50 jumping jacks, 50 squat jumps and 50 core exercises.

There can't be any excuses!

Daily Training Tip #885

Your body reacts well to change. Don't get stuck in a groove on the same treadmill, running the same program each day. Mix it up!

Daily Training Tip #884

Technique First when in the gym. Adding weight comes second.

The first step in injury prevention is making sure you have proper form and are completing the lift properly before adding any further weight to the bar.