Yunus Barisik

Website: http://www.next-level-athletics.com

Yunus Barisik

Yunus Barisik, CSCS, specializes in making hockey players strong, fast and explosive. He has trained 500+ hockey players at the junior, college and pro levels, including NHL Draft picks and World Champions. An accomplished author, Yunus has had articles published on top fitness and performance sites, including STACK and Muscle & Strength. He also wrote Next Level Hockey Training, a comprehensive resource for ice hockey players on building athletic strength, size and power, while staying injury-free.

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Your Vitamin D Supplement Probably Isn't Working. Here's How to Change That

Your Vitamin D Supplement Probably Isn't Working. Here's How to Change That

The benefits of vitamin D for general health and athletic performance have been well-documented. Exogenous vitamin D supplementation is associated ...

Hate Jogging? Sled Walk Drills Are The Perfect Alternative

Hate Jogging? Sled Walk Drills Are The Perfect Alternative

The sled has become a popular training tool in recent years. It's mostly used to improve acceleration and/or anaerobic conditioning. What many athl...

Why 8 Hours of Sleep Shouldn't Be the Goal for Athletes

Why 8 Hours of Sleep Shouldn't Be the Goal for Athletes

We have all heard that athletes need at least eight hours of sleep per night to perform at a high level. But just how true is that? Is this one of ...

Boost Your Athletic 'Elasticity' With This Depth Jump Variation

Boost Your Athletic 'Elasticity' With This Depth Jump Variation

Depth Jumps are one of the most popular advanced jump exercises used to develop explosive power. The most common way to execute a Depth Jump is by sim...

4 Challenging Core Exercises for Hockey Players

4 Challenging Core Exercises for Hockey Players

What do maintaining a low skating stance, changing directions quickly and shooting the puck hard all have in common? You need strong, well-develope...

5 Single-Leg Strength Exercises Hockey Players Should Be Doing

5 Single-Leg Strength Exercises Hockey Players Should Be Doing

Single-leg exercises should be a part of every hockey player's training program. They build strength and muscle, improve stability and give your spine...

4 Training Insights to Create Better Youth Hockey Players

4 Training Insights to Create Better Youth Hockey Players

I have coached hockey players from pros all the way down to 8-year-olds. While I currently work mostly with high school, college and men's play...

Why Classic Pyramid Sets Suck for Strength Gains (and What to Do Instead)

Why Classic Pyramid Sets Suck for Strength Gains (and What to Do Instead)

Spend five minutes reading about lifting weights online and you can't help but come across something called "pyramid" training. As the name implies, y...

4 Simple Ways to Build Stronger, More Resilient Hamstrings

4 Simple Ways to Build Stronger, More Resilient Hamstrings

Hamstring muscle injuries are extremely common among athletes. They cause significant loss of training and competition time and have a high probabi...

4 Big Reasons Why Hockey Players Should Bulk Up

4 Big Reasons Why Hockey Players Should Bulk Up

Too many hockey players and coaches still believe that getting "big" or "bulky" will make you slow on the ice. If you do nothing else but focus on ...

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