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Training Effectively on Vacation

with very little focus on team systems yourself, clear your mind. Now, in pretty quickly.
and competition. This means a couple saying that, there are a couple of Approach #2:
of things, especially with the absence ways to approach a vacation and • Huge mental boost from knowing
of school during the summer. You I hope you choose the wise one you can and will take care of business
By Jordan Bent
have a lot more time to train and get (option 2 below) especially if you all the time.
or hockey players, and all athletes stronger, faster, and more explosive. are someone who considers yourself • Pushing weights and gaining
Fstriving to be elite, the off-season It also means you’re probably looking to be an elite athlete or your goal is strength may be tougher, especially
is a huge area to make progress and at taking some vacation time to enjoy to become an elite athlete. without weights but this could be
prepare for the upcoming season. The the nice weather and get away with Approach #1: Screw it, it’s a great time to incorporate more
difference between hockey players your family or friends. vacation. I am not training this endurance training, or mobility or
and some other athletes is that the I should let you know now that I week and l am going to eat (drink) speed work. Which will ultimately
off-season is during the summer. am a big fan of the warm weather, whatever I want. BIG MISTAKE… improve your strength and create a

Generally, most hockey players are hitting the beach, and getting away PLEASE DO NOT CHOOSE THIS training effect for endurance, speed,
going to skate less and focus mostly from “reality”. So I say go for it, take OPTION. and mobility (or whatever you and
on skill for the duration of ice sessions a few days or a week away and enjoy Approach #2: I set goals at the your coach decide should be the
beginning of the off-season, I focus).
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planned this vacation and am looking • You return refreshed and still on
MVP of the Month forward to time away and having track.
some fun but I’m also going to make
A couple of my strongest and most
sure I maintain the training effect/ powerful clients (hockey players)
Josh McIntyre stimulus/progressions I have built spend multiple weeks away from me
so far. RIGHT CHOICE…NOT in the spring or summer but still get
Age: 15
ONLY WILL YOU MAINTAIN, the best results. Why? There are
Hometown: Monkland
YOU WILL STILL PROGRESS two reasons: one, they pay attention
School/Grade: Tagwi Secondary School,
Grade 10 TOWARDS YOUR GOALS. Plus and make the most of every in-
the mental aspect of knowing you person training session so they easily
Josh McIntyre is turning heads in the sport could have easily said screw it I’m understand their modified program.
of football. At 6’3”, 275 pounds the talented not doing anything and you didn’t. Two, they set goals and buy into the
athlete was built for the game. The left How will each decision affect process; they know WHY they are
offensive tackle has been playing the sport for just three years, but in April you? doing what they are doing. Being
he participated in the Ontario Prospect Challenge game in Hamilton. He’s Approach #1: elite is not a part-time thing.
also represented the Cornwall Wildcats, the NCAFA All-Stars and his • You will take a step or two So how do you do it? How to you
school’s team at Tagwi. His favourite player is Ottawa Redblacks Jason back in your training. still create a training effect while on
Lauzon-Seguin, a former Cornwall Wildcat. McIntyre also plays hockey, • Your body will take at least vacation?
basketball, and soccer, and officiates hockey. As for his new passion for a week (or more) to get back on 1) First of all you need to make the

football, he says, “I was a little late getting to the game, but I love it! I’ve track. choice.
met a lot of great people and fantastic coaches. Can’t wait to see where this • The next week or two of 2) You need a plan. Talk to your
journey takes me.” training will be extremely tough. coach and tell them what you have
• Likely to be mentally beat available to train with, it’s okay if it
instead of refreshed because when is nothing more than your gym clothes
you return everyone else has made and an exercise band.
progress and you have taken a step • Your plan needs to focus on
INC.
since/depuis 1994 back. Now you’re scrambling creating a training effect in a certain

“ id v ry ” because you are 2 weeks behind: area.
1325 Pitt Street, Cornwall One doing nothing and one getting • You need to make sure you set
1-888-852-2492 • 613-933-9439 Robert Martin (C.F.D.) back on track. This turns a 10 week aside some time to do it, likely in
www.fl owerscornwall.com Chantal Martin program into an 8 week program Continued on page 19