A strength coach that I have had a ton of respect for throughout my entire career as a professional trainer has been a man named Dan John. The hockey community is unlikely to be familiar with a lot of his work because he doesn’t speak or program directly for hockey players, but the wisdom that … Read more
Improving your body composition and hockey performance is a multifaceted goal that requires a multifaceted training and nutrition approach. I have generated a massive body of work now here at HockeyTraining.com in the form of articles, podcasts, and videos – and I still am only scratching the surface on what needs to be educated and … Read more
Welcome to the Hockey Speed Training guide. This is the complete formula you need to take your hockey speed to an elite level. In addition to utilizing the hockey speed formula found on this page, we have a FREE Explosive Speed Package here where you will get instant access to exclusive hockey speed workouts and … Read more
What does nutrition look like for young hockey players? In this article, I want to go over how good nutrition habits can improve hockey performance and recovery for young athletes, and briefly touch upon the health factors it’s going to provide as well. Let’s get into it… As I outline in the many youth hockey … Read more
When it comes to building muscle mass for hockey athletes, you need to have an adequate intake of protein in your diet. Technically, water makes up roughly 75% of your muscles weight, it is the protein component of your muscle that is responsible for carrying out your skating, shooting, hitting, and general athletic movement. How … Read more
Any hockey player or coach understands that what we eat is important, but how about when you eat it? Especially for a hockey game? In this blog post, let’s review the different areas of nutritional sports science we can take advantage of and give you some practical recommendations for what you should be drinking during … Read more
Alex is a personal client of mine who plays hockey in the WHL currently and is kicking all kinds of ass. He’s super ambitious, is excited to learn the why behind hockey training and nutrition and not just the how, and also keeps in close contact with me throughout the entire year so that he … Read more
In this article, I will talk about how you can effectively train at home without any equipment to become a better hockey player and show you some examples of my favorite at home hockey workouts. **If you want a full hockey program that can be done at home, check out our new Off-Season Hockey Training … Read more
The science of strength and conditioning has come a long way from the early days where mostly everything was being derived from bodybuilding anecdote. It’s really only 30 years or so that strength and conditioning has become its own separate entity from skill development within hockey athletes. Every year, hockey athletes are becoming more aware … Read more
I’m sure you have all heard of this before or perhaps done it yourself. The typical scenario rolls out normally in the form of something like this: “Hey man, what’s up? What are you training today?” “You know what bro, I just go by feel based on the day. I don’t even know what I’m … Read more