Daily Training Tip #593

If healthy (no concussions or illnesses) a skater that is struggling to keep their balance could have a lack of leg strength. Increased leg strength will improve your game in many, many ways.

Daily Training Tip #592

Lowfat chocolate milk naturally has many of the nutrients that most commercial recovery drinks have to add inside the lab before they hit the store shelves. Make chocolate milk your recovery drink of choice!

Daily Training Tip #591

What you do after a game is just as important as what you do before a game! After an intense game (or workout or practice) you need to do a proper cool down. After a not-so intense game (one in which you didn't play to many minutes, or sat in the penalty box too long) you also need to do a proper recovery.


A proper cool down should be active. Don't just shower and leave the rink, get a flush on a bike or jog a few laps around the arena. Then eat the proper foods!

A proper recovery after a not-so intense game, is the same as the above, but might have to be a little more intense. If your body is accustomed to performing at high levels, you need to have a more intense bike ride after your game.

These things vary person by person and day by day. Find out what works best for yourself!

Daily Training Tip #590

If you don't already, add Cherries to your diet. Cherries, Cherry Juice, Frozen Cherries should all be a part of your regular diet. They help aid in the recovery process.

Daily Training Tip #589

Box jumps are one of the easiest exercises to complete, yet they are one of the most effective plyometric exercises. You should be completing box jumps on a regular basis. If you don't have a box at home, find a set of stairs and jump up those.

Daily Training Tip #588

I've said before, to gain an advantage on your opponent you can train smarter than them and you can out work them. A third component of this, is to train/work when they aren't.


-Set your alarm 10 minutes earlier each morning and do some extra situps. Others will still be sleeping.

-Before you leave the rink after a game, shoot 50 more pucks. Others will be showering up.

-Head into the gym on an "off day" and get an extra workout in. Others will be relaxing.

Every little advantage you can give yourself will pay off in the long run.

Daily Training Tip #587

It takes 21 consecutive days to break a bad habit. If you have a habit of being in the wrong place on the breakout or have a habit of spinning a circle instead of stopping/starting or coasting back on the back check, you need to spend 21 consecutive days trying to break that habit.


Making yourself a better player is easy to do. It just takes time and hard work!