Hockey players and parents – I’m not telling you something you don’t already know. The game of hockey can get really expensive when you start adding everything up! Traveling, skate sharpening, always buying new…
What does nutrition look like for young hockey players? In this article, I want to go over how good nutrition habits can improve hockey performance and recovery for young athletes, and briefly touch upon…
Any hockey player or coach understands that what we eat is important, but how about when you eat it? Especially for a hockey game? In this blog post, let’s review the different areas of…
After oxygen, water is the most important substance in the human body. It is a necessary component for nearly every single chemical reaction, acting as a solvent and transport medium. There’s a big reason…
One of the most popular topics in sports science nutrition is without a doubt, protein intake. Athletes from all walks of life understand the importance of protein in the diet, but in most cases,…
In my most recent blog, I busted a whole lot of myths and provided a lot of detail on how females should be approaching their hockey training and the “why” behind all of the…
Multiple training sessions (which can include hockey tryouts or camps) within the same day can be a great way to make progress, but this is only true if your recovery is being given the…
Today I want to talk about how hockey athletes should be approaching their nutrition in regards to their in-season body composition management and recovery from injury. Why these two topics? Well, body composition (the…
The in-season is a tough battlefield for hockey players. You’re expected to show up at every practice, every game, every strength training workout, and every conditioning workout all the while staying on track with…
Stress begins in the mind and ends in the body. The accumulation of fatigue on the body and mind can come from many sources — physical, mental, emotional, environmental, nutritional, inflammatory, hormonal, thermal, among…