Daily Training Tip #1025

Mornings are the best time to workout, train and show improvement. Get out of bed and get after it today!

Daily Training Tip #1024

Part of your overall training goal is to work towards injury prevention. However, injuries can still happen. When they do, the majority of your training needs to be focused on rehab and getting back on the field. If that means rest, then rest is what you do!

Daily Training Tip #1023

Control your breathing while you are training. Exhale during the 'hard part' of each exercise.

Daily Training Tip #1022

Be patient with your training. Your body has small ups and small downs during the different phases of the training cycle. Just stay the course, keep working hard and working smart and be patient as the results will come!

Daily Training Tip #1021

Make sure your workouts are designed for you! You only have one career, make sure you are taking the proper steps that will benefit you.

Daily Training Tip #1020

When training with Medicine Balls, make sure you change up the weight of the ball on different days. One day use a heavier ball and focus on strength. The next day use a lighter ball and focus on explosiveness. You could even change it up during the workout itself.

Daily Training Tip #1019

Make sure you use the 'F' word during your workout routine. FUN! Keep things fun and the improvements will keep coming.

Daily Training Tip #1018

Make your own Slosh Pipe so you can add in some extra lunges, squats or squat jumps on your own time. These are easy to make and can be stored outside. When you get done shooting pucks in your driveway, grab your slosh pipe and complete some squats!

Daily Training Tip #1017

If you are on the road, you might need to be creative to keep in your training routine. Run up and down the hotel stairs. Do some 'log' jumps over your suitcase. Do some 'box' jumps up on a chair. Run a sprint shuttle outside on the parking lot.

Your career is too important to miss a day of training because you are on the road.

Daily Training Tip #1016

For the majority of your training season, your training intensity level needs to be as high as possible. Don't cut back, Don't cut corners.

Daily Training Tip #1015

Avoid soreness by not letting yourself get out of shape!

Daily Training Tip #1014

You get a bigger benefit from going at a maximum effort for 30 minutes than you will from going half speed for 60 minutes. Don't spend hours going slow, spend minutes sprinting!

Daily Training Tip #1013

You are the only one that knows how hard you are working. You are the only that knows if you need to work harder. You, You, You. It is your career. Do not let yourself down. Put yourself in position to succeed! When success comes, pat yourself on the back!

Daily Training Tip #1012

The way you hold the bar/dumbbell/resistance during any lifting exercise, will effect the outcome of the lift. Make sure you change up your grip on different exercises to get different effects. Pronated, Supinated and Alternate grips are the most common.

Daily Training Tip #1011

Make sure each and every single workout you complete has plenty of 'one leg' exercises that work one leg at a time. Hockey (athletics) is a one legged sport. Train the way you play!

Daily Training Tip #1010

In-Season training is just as important as Off-Season training. During the season, there IS PLENTY of time for improvement. Make sure you are completing a workout program, scheduled between your games, that not only keeps you injury free, but also shows improvement. The hockey season is long, improving from start to finish, will mean huge things for your career!

Daily Training Tip #1009

Become an athlete first, then work on specifics.

Daily Training Tip #1008

There is so much buzz in today's world about 'safe training' and techniques to 'not get hurt in the gym.' It is really this simple; work hard and work smart!

Mistakes can cause injury, so work smart and do not make mistakes. Injuries can also be caused by laziness and not completing the lift/exercise as you are suppose to, so work hard.

Your key to open most doors is to work hard and work smart!

Daily Training Tip #1007

Lack of sleep makes it difficult to gain muscle mass. Make sure you are getting enough sleep each night.

Daily Training Tip #1006

During a game, most times, the team that makes the least amount of mistakes, wins. Your training is the same. Avoid making mistakes during your training sessions! Keep proper form, keep intensity where it belongs, keep hydrated, etc.