Today’s workout for me was done in Detroit. In the am before breakfast at the hotel gym, I walked on the treadmill at 3.5 mph at a 10% grade for 30 minutes. In the afternoon, I got a workout in after our guys’ practice. I did bench press 3×5 paired with chin ups 3×5. After […]
Hey Everyone, With the start of hockey season upon us, we have added a ton of great new content at http://www.HockeyStrengthandConditioning.com, including 2 audio interviews with NHL Strength Coaches Mike Potenza (Sharks) and Sean Skahan (Ducks). Mike and Sean go over what is happening at camp right now for their respective teams. We […]
In the July 2010, volume 24, number 7 issue of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, there is a great study- Relationship Between Body Composition, Leg Strength, Anaerobic Power, and On-Ice Skating Performance in Division I Men’s Hockey Athletes. I actually try to read these journals whenever they are delivered to the house. Usually, […]
In this post, I want to show you how we will actually strengthen our glutes after we have ensured that they are turned on and ready to go. In our situation, when hockey players get into the routine of playing and/or practicing every day, the hip flexors can become short and tight. It is imperative […]
On Friday, August 6th, I made it up to Long Beach for the Perform Better Summit. Yes, this is the second summit I attended this summer. Honestly, I really can’t get enough of learning from the people at these events or meeting up with friends who I don’t get to see that much. With the […]
I would like to introduce you to a new site that was started by my good friend, and Strength and Conditioning Coach, Robert Dos Remedios. I actually first met Coach Dos a few years back at a Perform Better conference after I read his Power Training book by Men’s Health (which is fantastic by the […]
In the next post, of our “What To do If Your Glutes Are Weak” series, I want to cover our glute activation exercises and progressions. After we have foam rolled and stretched the hip flexors, we will then activate the glutes. It is important to note that although I broke this down into a 3-part […]
Hey Everyone, Hope you are doing well and having a great summer. We have been busy adding a ton of content every week and we wanted to make sure you are caught up with all of it. Newest Videos: Slide Board Progressions- Darryl Nelson: http://www.hockeystrengthandconditioning.com/members/Slide_Board_Progression_Videos.cfm Three Stage Hip Flexion Progression- Michael Boyle http://www.hockeystrengthandconditioning.com/members/Video_of_the_Week_Three_Stage_Hip_Flexion_Progression.cfm Soft Tissue […]
The next thing that we do in our “What to do with inhibited glutes” series is our stretching protocol. This would be done right after foam rolling. Since the hip flexors are antagonistic to the glute max, we will continue to try and lengthen and relax these muscles. If you have a partner to stretch […]
I wanted to follow up the blog post about the prone hip extension assessment with some follow up posts to give some examples of what we do with athletes who may exhibit under active glutes. In this first post, I want to explain what we would do first in correcting this. It is important to […]