by Compete Performance | Aug 19, 2022 | Blog
With fall sports coming back into season, training intensity and frequency will ramp up for many teams, making recovery a prominent aspect of the game. As physical stress on athletes increases, their bodies are sure to feel the effects. Fatigue, muscle soreness, and...
by Compete Performance | Aug 8, 2022 | Blog
Just like that the summer off-season for hockey is almost over. I hope everyone spent some quality time off their skates to recover and rehab from last season. In a previous article, I spoke of using the early off-season to build strength in the gym while reducing the...
by Compete Performance | Jul 30, 2022 | Blog
When we think of sports performance training, we think of getting faster, jumping higher, and getting stronger so we can be better at our sport. Though it is true, that we train to get better at our sport. What can be forgotten is that we also train to prepare for the...
by Compete Performance | Jul 18, 2022 | Blog
Today’s hockey game is faster than ever. Today’s young stars like Trevor Zegras and Jack Hughes are so effective because of their speed. Perennial offensive stars Connor McDavid and Johnny Gaudreau have an unreal ability to accelerate and beat their opponent to the...
by Compete Performance | Jul 11, 2022 | Blog, Hockey
It’s that time of year again as the NHL draft takes place and all hockey fans glue their eyes to the television to see who will be the stars of the future. There were plenty of surprises and transactions that made this year’s draft fun to talk about. But there was...
by Compete Performance | Jul 6, 2022 | Blog
Recovery after training or competition is crucial to continue sports performance at high-intensity levels. Exercise-induced fatigue results in a decreased ability to generate adequate muscle force, or power, during activity. When the muscle is fatigued, there are...