Episode 2 - Brandon Wong 5/5/2020

05/07/20 • 55 min

In Episode 2 I talk to Brandon Wong about his experience of Strength & Conditioning throughout his hockey career.
Brandon discovered his love of Hockey at age 5 while skating and playing road hockey with his parents. Over the years, Brandon paved his path to the Pros when playing Juniors, College NCAA, and 9 Years Professionally. Brandon has playing experience at NHL Training Camps, the AHL, the ECHL, and KHL/VHL.
Teams to note:
Grand Rapids Griffins (Detroit Red Wings)
Hartford Wolfpack (New York Rangers)
Kunlun Red Star (KHL)
Quinnipiac University (NCAA)
Merritt Centennials (BCHL)
Victoria Cougars (VIJHL).
We discuss how he got started, how he trained at college compared to when he turned pro, his thoughts on the importance of S&C hockey and how he integrates fitness training into his successful online coaching program.

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Episode 1 - Andrew Kacsor 28/4/2020

Recorded live on Instagram live, in my inaugural episode I speak to Andrew Kacsor, the current S&C coach for the Kunlun Red Star Vankye Rays ice hockey team who recently won their first WHL championship.
Starting his S&C career under the tutelage of one of the biggest names in S&C Matt Nichol, founder of BioSteel Nutrition, learn about Andrew's journey and about some common issues seen with ice hockey players, how he trains professional athletes and what players can do at home to maintain their skating speed while rinks are closed.

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Episode 3 - Jeremy Hartman 19/5/2020

In Episode 3 I talk to Jeremy Hartman from Hartman Performance in Indianapolis, Indiana.
We talk about his start in S&C training to help improve his wrestling performance and how he fell in love with the sport of powerlifting, going on to win 6 US National championships and become a 3 time member of the US World Team. We talk about his 355.5kg raw deadlift in 2008 and how much more he feels humans will lift after Thor's impressive 501kg deadlift recently.
As well as his own career we also talk about his team of athletes which include US female #1 and world #2 Shelby Miles as well as the 9 IPF world records his gym has along with his work with a high school, the Indiana national guard and an ice hockey program in Indianapolis.
We talk about how he built a strong culture of S&C during a time when it was still a relatively new concept in children and how hockey players can improve their performance on the rink by utilising some simple exercises in the gym.