These two are not interchangeable…

They Are Not The Same… Squatting and Deadlifting are not the same movement. They are two different exercises with very different techniques that get confused quite often. Similar, not the same……

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Q&A: Front Squats, Cardio For Goalies, Rest Between Sets

Dug deep into the mail bag to answer some of your questions from the comfort of our back deck yesterday afternoon.  Still basking in the glow of the U2 concert…

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15 seconds to keep you low in your legs (this one hurts)…

It drives coaches at every level crazy and even pro players struggle with it. For goalies it makes you a split second slow and for skaters it makes you easier…

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Chest, Triceps, Core, Hips – do this one ANYWHERE.

The new bodyweight core exercise for hockey players that I put out last week got a great response last week and I think that was for two reasons… Reason #1…

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Another way to get rock hard abs

You know that I don’t really care about your six-pack abs.  My goal is always to make you strong and stable on the ice, but the core exercise I have…

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How goalies get deeper splits

I took to social media a couple weeks ago asking the goalies in the Twittersphere (@goalietraining if you want to follow) and on Facebook what they wanted me to shoot a video…

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This guy stood out at Sabres camp

As you know I was in Buffalo this past week working with the goalies at the Sabres Development Camp.  In my mind I always plan on writing a detailed email…

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Lateral knee pain in goalies: Reverse VH?

Greetings from sunny Buffalo, NY…okay the sun isn’t up yet, and I think it is going to be cloudy, but I am in Buffalo at least 🙂  I am here…

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EOTW: Half Kneeling Lift

Half Kneeling Lift for Hockey Training You need to change your concept of “core training” if you are going to take your hockey off-season training to the next level this…

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No catch with this power lift…

During the hockey off-season, I use the Olympic lifts with our skaters and goalies. We use do Power Cleans with the barbell and typically do single arm DB Snatches. Although…

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