Peak Performance
Wrestlers: Improve Double-Leg Takedowns With Sled Pushes
Sled Pushes are most commonly seen and utilized in position training for the sport of football. However, the benefits coming from pushing a sled in...
ZSeries 10-Minute Workouts: Track Sprints
Benefits Speed Endurance Fat loss Difficulty Level Moderate The Rundown If you jog the same distance or duration over and over again, you will train your body only for the [...]
‘Spartan Up!’ by Joe De Sena Shows How to Overcome Obstacles in Sports and Life
Joe De Sena, the CEO and c0-founder of the popular Spartan Race, has written a book beneficial to athletes and anyone else looking to transform themselves to succeed: Spartan Up!: [...]
Creative Cross Training: Hockey and Lacrosse
A common question that I've heard from parents is: Should my kid play hockey all year long? In some cases, non stop playing is not a hindrance. In most...
Why Athletes Should Practice Yoga
I had the pleasure of spending a week at Canyon Ranch, located in the Berkshires in Lenox, Massachusetts. It's spa and fitness heaven, offering everything from ab-specific classes to fitness [...]
Missing Components of Most Tennis Training Routines
The most important key to success on the tennis court might not be the speed of your serve. The proper level of strength, conditioning and agility is critical for peak [...]
How Much Water Should Athletes Drink Every Day?
Exactly how much water should you be drinking on a daily basis? It's a relatively simple question, but the answer is complex. The most commonly cited recommendation is at least [...]
Avoid Dehydration During Your Next Hockey Game
Hockey players can drink just as much fluid before a game as athletes in other sports yet still find themselves dehydrated after a game, while their counterparts on the soccer [...]
Target Specific Energy Systems to Maximize Your Training
Hockey players are primarily anaerobic athletes, meaning they must produce bursts of energy for speed and power for very short periods of time before their muscles exhaust themselves and their [...]
Are You Overtraining?
Throughout the course of the last few months, have you been feeling increasingly tired, not fully recovered before your next workout, frequently sick or afflicted with persistent injuries? If you [...]
