Day 1. (Officially)
June 11th, 2007.
Today was the official first day for interns. We all showed up around 8am to observe coach Boyle go through a workout with some NHL and D1 hockey players. Some fantastic athletes for sure. What's interesting though is that they're doing basically the same workouts as everyone else going through the facility everyday (up to 300 people). Mike has trained this way for some time; he doesn't necessarily believe in "sport specific" training. He trains people to become better "athletes"; training athleticism as a whole. I'm sure there are a ton of people who wouldn't necessarily agree with this type of training but it's worked for him and his athletes for a long time. Can't argue with the success he's had.
The interns had a meeting with our coordinators; our roles were more clearly defined and everyone got a proper introduction. We then were taken through the very same program we had seen earlier in the day by one of the strength coaches.
There has been a big move towards a "DYNAMIC WARMUP" in the industry which is great. Standing around and static stretching every muscle group and then hopping on a bike for 5 minutes will warm you up about as effectively as a snowmobiling trip in Northern Ontario. However I think people have taken it too far and have neglected to stretch out certain muscle groups which tend to be chronically tight or problematic. What I'm getting at is that I was happy to see some static stretching as part of the warmup (mostly involving the hips/lower body) and also some more dynamic stretches during the workout.
The volume was significantly lower than what I'm used to, but it was only our first time through the workout, so loads were minimal and everyone felt good but not exhausted afterwards. I expect that to change.
I must say it was really enjoyable to actually have someone coaching me for once; working as a trainer puts you on the other side of the fence.
There is a strong focus on "core strength/stability" as well as glute function which are both part of the foundation of athleticism in my mind.
There was a lot of stuff I hadn't seen or done before and some I have done before or do slightly differently; all in all a good first experience and I'm looking forward to the rest of the summer.
My goal is for this blog to take on a bit more life as things progress. I'll try my best to keep it interesting, although after a looong day the brain doesn't always function as planned....so I apologize if this entry is all over the place.
I have no idea who is reading this (if anybody) but if you are reading this and you have any questions regarding the internship, or anything I've mentioned on here let me know...jdford@gmail.com.
Today was the official first day for interns. We all showed up around 8am to observe coach Boyle go through a workout with some NHL and D1 hockey players. Some fantastic athletes for sure. What's interesting though is that they're doing basically the same workouts as everyone else going through the facility everyday (up to 300 people). Mike has trained this way for some time; he doesn't necessarily believe in "sport specific" training. He trains people to become better "athletes"; training athleticism as a whole. I'm sure there are a ton of people who wouldn't necessarily agree with this type of training but it's worked for him and his athletes for a long time. Can't argue with the success he's had.
The interns had a meeting with our coordinators; our roles were more clearly defined and everyone got a proper introduction. We then were taken through the very same program we had seen earlier in the day by one of the strength coaches.
There has been a big move towards a "DYNAMIC WARMUP" in the industry which is great. Standing around and static stretching every muscle group and then hopping on a bike for 5 minutes will warm you up about as effectively as a snowmobiling trip in Northern Ontario. However I think people have taken it too far and have neglected to stretch out certain muscle groups which tend to be chronically tight or problematic. What I'm getting at is that I was happy to see some static stretching as part of the warmup (mostly involving the hips/lower body) and also some more dynamic stretches during the workout.
The volume was significantly lower than what I'm used to, but it was only our first time through the workout, so loads were minimal and everyone felt good but not exhausted afterwards. I expect that to change.
I must say it was really enjoyable to actually have someone coaching me for once; working as a trainer puts you on the other side of the fence.
There is a strong focus on "core strength/stability" as well as glute function which are both part of the foundation of athleticism in my mind.
There was a lot of stuff I hadn't seen or done before and some I have done before or do slightly differently; all in all a good first experience and I'm looking forward to the rest of the summer.
My goal is for this blog to take on a bit more life as things progress. I'll try my best to keep it interesting, although after a looong day the brain doesn't always function as planned....so I apologize if this entry is all over the place.
I have no idea who is reading this (if anybody) but if you are reading this and you have any questions regarding the internship, or anything I've mentioned on here let me know...jdford@gmail.com.
posted by Josh at
6:21 PM
2 Comments:
I'm reading this and I am very interested. I am shooting for the same thing in the next year, year and a half. Keep up the posts!!! :)
Re the core and glute work -
Were any of the specific exercises much different from what you've learned previously? If so, can you describe?
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