Should Hockey Players Do Intermittent Fasting?

Fasting is an area of health and fitness that has grown massively in popularity over the past decade and is beginning to enter the hockey world. I get asked every single week if hockey players should do intermittent fasting, so I thought it would be highly beneficial to do a comprehensive article on the topic … Read more

Should Hockey Players Be Taking Antioxidant Supplements?

hockey antioxidants

In today’s article, I want to provide you a “one stop shop” for all of the research-based information you will ever need on antioxidants supplementation and how they fit into the big picture of hockey performance.  In the end, you can expect to have gained a ton of knowledge and have one more tool in … Read more

Hockey Recovery Meal

In this article, I am going to break down five simple strategies that you can use right away to start boosting your post-game and post-workout recovery rates. Many of us know that it’s important to have one of your protein-containing meals fairly soon after hockey or resistance training, this is because it’s an important time … Read more

Hockey Breakfast Ideas

In this article, I’m going to lay out some great breakfast ideas that hockey players can use to start fueling their workouts more efficiently and just overall feel better every day. At this point, especially if you’re a long-time follower of the content here at Hockey Training, you know that in order to become lean, … Read more

What to Eat for Early Morning Hockey

We often get asked what hockey players should be eating when they’ve got a 9, 8 or even 7 am hockey game or practice. It’s a great question because, whether it’s a tournament game or a practice, we always want to be performing at our best on the ice. Let’s take a look at what … Read more

Eat Right This Year or You Will Never Make Progress

This might sound strange coming from a guy who has a blog on a site called “Hockey Training” and not “Hockey Nutrition” – but it’s true nonetheless. If you want to gain maximum muscle size to improve your strength out on the ice, drop maximum body fat to improve your speed out on the ice, … Read more

7 Science-Backed Ways to Speed Up Recovery From Hockey

You know that feeling you get when you have an amazing workout or game? Your body aches, you’re having trouble walking, and you’re cursing your legs every few seconds of the day? Despite the euphoric feelings of accomplishment, this is your body telling you that it’s broken down and that it needs time to recover … Read more

Hockey Nutrition

Hockey Nutrition

Welcome to the Hockey Nutrition guide.  This is the complete guide to eating properly as a hockey player for maximum performance on the ice. You will learn how to eat properly on game day and during the off-season to maximize your performance, along with tips for hydration, fat loss, weight gain + more.  Whether you … Read more

Best Post-Game Hockey Meals

What you eat is important, how much of it you eat is important, and when you eat it is important. In the big picture of things, the first two are more important than the latter. But, if you want optimal performance combined with optimal recovery, you’re going to want to care about all three factors. … Read more

Best Pre-Game Hockey Meals

Before I get started – if you want a downloadable Game Day Nutrition “Cheat Sheet” Guide you can get it here. All hockey players know that what we eat is important, but how about when you eat it? Especially if it’s a game day? In this article, I want to take a brief look at … Read more