25Jun 2012 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments

HockeyOT: Hockey Training That Will Take Your Game to the Next Level!

Nutrition, Off-ice Training, Skills, Speed, Strength
HockeyOT was designed by pro hockey players & coaches. It’s like having your own personal hockey strength & conditioning coach at a fraction of the cost It's no secret I'm a huge believer in off-ice training. In my last post we talked about the importance of understanding who your competition is, and how to gain an advantage over them. You an check that post out here: Who IS my Competition Anyways…? Biggest Potential to Gain an Advantage: In that post, we talked about some of the on-ice factors that go into being an effective player... these on-ice factors are definitely important, however, where you're really going to gain an advantage is off the ice! Off-ice strength training and conditioning is probably the biggest category that will give you an advantage…
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30Sep 2010 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments

Strength Training Periodization for Hockey

Coaches' Corner, Off-ice Training, Useful Products
Use periodization as you structure your off-ice training program to avoid hitting plateaus, and to increase your gains throughout the entire year! A well-structured strength and conditioning program should not only develop sport-specific muscle groups and energy systems, but should also incorporate various forms of periodization to keep the athlete progressing both during the off-season and in-season. The S3 Formula is designed to do just that. The program develops the primary muscle groups used in hockey, and periodizes the workouts on both a macro and micro level... meaning "periodization within periodization." Athletes who follow the program faithfully see consistent gains in Speed, Strength, and Size all year long––whether during the off-season or in-season! Use this information to your advantage (very few of your opponents know about this stuff!), and make…
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