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Every now and then we get an athlete that has a noticeable anterior shift of the humeral head while lowering a weight during bench press variations. Check out this video...Keep Reading ›

Video from MBSC of a loaded Rear Foot Elevated Jump...Keep Reading ›

Here is our summer phase 1 strength training program. This program is following a 9 week long 4 day per week spring training program. Also, the players will leave us for the summer so I try to keep in mind they may not have the same equipment as our facility and they may not have a coach....Keep Reading ›

Here are some of the exercises that I use most frequently with the TRX....Keep Reading ›

Hockey Strength & Conditioning Essential Articles     How to Choose a Strength Coach Training Overhaul Reap the Benefits of Proper Stretching Strength Training Fundamentals Establishing ...Keep Reading ›

This is a ball squeeze routine that we incorporate with players who have had previous groin injuries and also as a preventive tool in the prevention of injuries....Keep Reading ›

Thinking about adding some velocity-based training to your programs? Learn more about VBT and how to use it effectively in this excellent article by Drew Little...Keep Reading ›

By far the biggest difference between boys and girls hockey players is confidence....Keep Reading ›

I've recently switched to using this variation of the more traditional dual arm scap wall slide....Keep Reading ›

Here is an anti rotation row being performed on a TRX....Keep Reading ›

Try these lateral SLDL variations to add a bit of internal rotation and additional glute work, or for a simple variation for strength and power progressions....Keep Reading ›

Last week I received the question below:
Q- I need to put together a summer plan for my 9 yr old hockey team. Obviously I don't want to look like a crazy person, but it would be something that I think could be good for my own kids as well. Is it too young?...Keep Reading ›

This is a copy of the second phase of our 4-day/week off-season hockey training program at Endeavor. It's important to note that these programs are probably more accurately just templates. We frequently have to make program adaptations (or exercise performance adaptations) based on the injury status of our players....Keep Reading ›

The Great Lakes Hockey Strength and Conditioning Clinic is coming up on April 23rd (yes, April 23rd. It was originally the 30th, but we had to move it back to the 23rd). We are continuing to build off of last year's success with a great new group of speakers and topics....Keep Reading ›

These are two sprint starting positions that we use early in the off-season. These are great for teaching acceleration angles, which translate effectively to the ice....Keep Reading ›

Stiffness tends gets a bad name. It is generally thought of as meaning inflexible and at risk for injury during exercise. But, being stiff at the right time is crucial to protect one from injuries like an ACL tear as well as helping one's ability to stop quickly and change directions....Keep Reading ›

Often times in sports, there's always an athlete who is perceived to be in a class all their own. In hockey, Wayne Gretzky and Bobby Orr will always be considered two of the best to ever play the game. Today, guys like Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin are leading way as the world's elite on skates. In other sports, there's golf's Tiger Woods, basketball's Lebron James and football's Tom Brady, to name a few....Keep Reading ›

A couple weekend back I had an opportunity to attend the Friesen Physio-Fitness Summit in Raleigh, NC. Pete Friesen (going on his 14th year as the Hurricanes Strength and Conditioning Coach) put together a fantastic line-up of speakers, including many of members of his sports medicine network....Keep Reading ›

Here is the video of a Steve Paikin interview with our most recent guest on the Hockey Strength Podcast, Dr Sian Beilock. In it they talk about what goes on in the brain during high pressure situations, and what makes people choke when the stakes are high....Keep Reading ›

The reach, roll, and lift is a great exercise to activate/strengthen the lower trapezius. In most cases, the lower trap becomes weak relative to......Keep Reading ›