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Congratulations
April 2nd, 2011
Premier Strength & Conditioning Inc would like to congratulate Matt Frattin and the North Dakota Fighting Sioux on a great season.
Good Luck in the Frozen Four
Barry
2011 Hockey Off-Season Training Programs
February 6th, 2011
At this time of year most Hockey players are in the heat of a playoff race or are preparing for a championship run. The last thing on their mind is the intensity and hard work of Off-season Training . While you are focusing on the task at hand we are focusing on what we can do in the off-season to make you a better player.
Premier Strength offers programs for Elite players at all levels:
Professional Program – Designed to prepare you for the Pro game
Junior Program – Designed to help you make the jump to the junior level
Developmental Program – Designed for Elite Bantam & Midget Players
Initiation Program – Designed to for Elite Pee Wee & First year Bantam Players
Please contact me at 780-919-7414 or barry@premierstrength.com if you have any questions or would like to set-up a meeting to discuss how we can help you become a better player.
Thanks
Barry Butt, BPE, CSCS, CEP
Premier Strength Athletes Lead SSAC to a Mac’s Cup Win
January 6th, 2011
Congratulations SSAC Boston Pizza Athletics on Winning the Mac’s Cup Championship
Premier Strength Athletes:
Leighton Mclachlan
Cole Wedman
Marshall Donald
Keegan Lee
Connor Honey
Mark McCoy
Chris Lang
Cole Benson
Shelby Kostyshen
Dakota Conroy
Each of these athletes trained hard in the off-season to get to this point. It is great to see that hard work payoff.
Great Job!!!
Barry
Elite Athletes Don’t Stop Training During The Season
October 26th, 2010
I believe that it is extremely important for Hockey Players to continue their training program during the season. We see evidence of this every year with the NCAA Collage players that we train, these athletes are always among the top performers at Premier Strength. There In-season training programs that they follow at school allow them to maintain Strength, Power, Speed, Agility, Quickness and Conditioning. This is important not only to allow them to perform at the highest level during the season, but to also put them in a position to get better each off-season. We see many of our athletes come back at the start of each off-season considerably weaker, slower, fatter or lighter etc. then where they finished the previous off-season. This makes it difficult to continue to improve with each off-season training program. We spend much of the off-season getting them back to where they were the previous year and if we are lucky they will gain a little more by the end of the training program.
Imagine a scenario where you start the off-season at almost the same place that you ended the previous year. Your gains would be greater then every imagined and the results on the ice would be outstanding. A good in-season program can make this possible. A good in-season training program will also help you perform better on the ice by insuring proper RECOVERY, injury prevention, aiding in injury rehabilitation, and teaching proper nutrition.
Premier Strengths In-Season Training Program
When: Monday & Wednesday
Time: 3-5 pm
Where: Louie St.Laurent High School Weight Room (11230 – 43 ave)
Duration: Phase 1 – November 1 to December 15
Cost: Phase 1 = $280 + GST
Spots are limited click to register or email barry@premierstrength.com for more info.
Please forward this to any Elite Hockey Players that you think might benefit from this program. You do not have to be a current Premier Strength Athlete.
Thanks
Barry Butt, BPE, CSCS, CEP
Premier Strength Athlete in The Hockey News
October 15th, 2010
Premier Strength athlete Mark McNeill is off to a great start in his NHL draft year. Good enough to make The Hockey News Hot List. This year was Marks first at Premier Strength and we are proud to have such a hard working athlete join our team. Some of Marks results from this summer include:
% Body fat – Down from 12.1% to 9.9%
Weight – Increase from 206 lb to 215lb
Lean Muscle Mass – Increased from 181 lbs to 193.7 lbs (14.7 lbs of lean muscle gained) in less then 16 weeks.
If you think the aesthetic gains are good, Marks performance gains were even better:
20 m Sprint – Dropped from 3.04 sec to 2.90 sec
Pro-Agility – Dropped from 4.60 sec to 4.18 sec
Squat Max – Increased from 315 lbs to 410 lbs
Bench Press Max – Increased from 225 lbs to 305 lbs
Our goal at Premier Strength is to turn every Hockey Player who chooses to train with us into a better athlete. We believe that if we can accomplish this goal greater performance will be realized on the ice. Mark definitely accomplished this goal and is now reaping the rewards in his performance.
As always we would like to thank Mark and all of our athletes for choosing to work with us and for your dedication to the program.
Barry
