Daily Training Tip #926

Either you train to be fast or you train to be slow. Either way, you decide how fast you are!

Daily Training Tip #925

There are no Take Backs when it comes to training. You can only move forward. Make sure you are working smart and working hard on a regular basis.

Daily Training Tip #924

Lunges are a great exercise for hockey players to complete. You can do lunges, skater lunges, side lunges and reverse lunges. Make sure your knee stops directly above your ankle and does not extend past your toes. Sink you hips down and keep your chest up.

Daily Training Tip #923

On the ice you need to watch out for Gray Zone turnovers. In the gym you also need to watch out for the Gray Zone. The Gray Zone is the 'medium zone' where you just go through the motions. Not too hard, not too easy, just gray. Improvements don't happen in the Gray Zone. Work through your ups and downs and continue to improve.

Daily Training Tip #922

Set small training goals each training session. (Last time you benched 100lbs, your goal for today is 110lbs) Reaching small goals each session, helps you move closer to the big goal!

Daily Training Tip #921

It is so much easier to go through an Injury Prevention routine than it is to go through an Injury Rehab routine!

Daily Training Tip #920

Have your teammate (or spotter) help you complete two more reps on your core exercises today. Do as many as you can do on your last set and then get a little help completing two more. The next time you complete that same lift, get to that number on your own!

Daily Training Tip #919

Your training time is too short to be making mistakes. Eliminate your mistakes while training and your career will be elevated.

Daily Training Tip #918

If you do what everyone else is doing, you wil get the same results as everyone else. Work harder and work smarter and you will be better than everyone else!

Daily Training Tip #917

We've said drink plenty of water before. Just wanted to reiterate again, it does not matter what your goals are; bigger, faster, stronger, more explosive, skinnier, healthier etc. You need to be drinking plenty of water and drink it often.

Daily Training Tip #916

Add squat jumps after every exercise you perform today. Perform a set of bench press, complete 10 squat jumps. Perform a 5k, complete 10 squat jumps. You get the picture.

Daily Training Tip #915

Results will come, be patient. Keep showing up each day, keep working hard each day and the results will come.

Daily Training Tip #914

A part of your training process needs to be body control. You need to learn how to control your body in all situations. Controlling your stick while skating at full speed is a learned skill. It is tough to do until you have practiced it!

Daily Training Tip #913

Make sure at least one off-ice exercise a day mimick's an on-ice movement. This is what makes your training hockey specific.

Daily Training Tip #912

Holding the weight with one arm while doing lunges or squats changes the load angle on your core and creates a more advanced workout, engaging your core a little differently. Try a set holding a dumbbell with your left hand for the first set and then your left hand for the second set.

Daily Training Tip #911

Workout/Train with your teammates. Getting everyone involved makes everyone better. It creates a unique synergy that doesn't come from anything else. Everyone improves together, Everyone wins together!

Daily Training Tip #910

Proper knee bend on the ice can not happen without enough strength in your lower body. Continue to increase your lower body strength!

Daily Training Tip #909

It is so much easier to Stay Conditioned and stay in shape, than it is to get back into shape. After your season ends, do not lay on the couch for a month. Get right back after it and start your off-season training. Your career will thank you!

Daily Training Tip #908

If you can't get to the gym first thing in the morning for a workout, start your day off with some body weight exercises. Hammer out some push ups and squat jumps. Then move on with your day and get to the gym later on.

Daily Training Tip #907

Sandbags are an easy to use, multi use, cheap piece of equipment that has many benefits. Use a sandbag during today's workout!

Daily Training Tip #906

As an athlete, you know you need to be stronger, faster, quicker, more explosive, etc. All of these work together hand in hand, however, are developed differently. That is why it is so important to Change up your workouts. Make sure you are working on all areas, therefore improving on all areas!

Daily Training Tip #905

We've said many times before, improve on your lower body strength and become a better hockey player. Spending more time on your lower body during a workout burns more calories. So if you feel you are a little on the 'heavy' side, squatting burns more calories than benching and has more positives for you.