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12,000 Calories & Counting

[ posted by Kim on 28th of August, 2008 ]

If Michael Phelps can win 8 Olympic Gold medals by eating 12,000 calories a day (and still having a six-pack), shouldn’t young hockey players aspiring to reach the same levels of success do the same? If you ate the sandwich pictured here, you might just be able to achieve that 12,000 calorie goal all in […]

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Preventing Pre-Season Groin “Pulls”

[ posted by Kim on 27th of August, 2008 ]

Groin “pulls” are extremely common in young hockey players, especially at the beginning of the season. I spent 2 hours doing off-ice training at my friend Dave’s hockey school yesterday, and 4 players complained that they had “pulled” their groin on the first day of training camp. The truth is that what players think is […]

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Sports Drinks: Friend or Foe?

[ posted by Kim on 25th of August, 2008 ]

Do hockey players need to drink sports drinks in order to perform their best? With high-profile athletes promoting these drinks on TV and every rink vending machine selling them, it might seem like they are essential for hockey performance. While drinking plain-old water is much better for staying hydrated on a regular basis, there is […]

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