Hockey conditioning

[John Galt 0]

My take on Poliquin is he is a guru. A lot of his information is not based on science just experience. I dont like how he presents his opinion as fact. Just make sure you take what he says with a grain of salt or you can go off on a wild goose chase. Still interesting but I dont think its foundational reading. More icing on the cake.

[furlanitalia 1]

My take on Poliquin is he is a guru. A lot of his information is not based on science just experience. I dont like how he presents his opinion as fact. Just make sure you take what he says with a grain of salt or you can go off on a wild goose chase. Still interesting but I dont think its foundational reading. More icing on the cake.

I think over time you learn to take everything with a grain of salt when it comes to fitness. Everyone has a miracle product/workout/book that works wonders. The best thing you can do is look at everything until you find what is right for you. Be open minded about it look at the basic science behind the body for you what you need to develop. I would say it's a safe bet every NHL player does things a little differently when it comes to training and they are all excellent athletes. It just depends on what will work for your body.

[Trooper 8]

Polonquin's status comes from a long track record of successfully producing high performing athletes.

Science is simply the collection of data, formulation of hypothesis, and the verification of the hypothesis. It's application in terms of training has often been misapplied. The best example in my mind is the belief that lactic acid impairs muscle function. This was based on the observation of the reduced output of a test muscle at <=15 C and the observation of lactic acid. The causation was never established and this is now being called into question if not entirely dismissed as a factor in performance.

Don't blindly follow science with no context. The conclusions may be erroneous. Empirical evidence based on systematic collection of data as the top trainers do is science with context.

[Jarick 5]

Oh I'm just reading out of curiosity...I haven't been able to seriously work out in years.

[furlanitalia 1]

Polonquin's status comes from a long track record of successfully producing high performing athletes.

Science is simply the collection of data, formulation of hypothesis, and the verification of the hypothesis. It's application in terms of training has often been misapplied. The best example in my mind is the belief that lactic acid impairs muscle function. This was based on the observation of the reduced output of a test muscle at <=15 C and the observation of lactic acid. The causation was never established and this is now being called into question if not entirely dismissed as a factor in performance.

Don't blindly follow science with no context. The conclusions may be erroneous. Empirical evidence based on systematic collection of data as the top trainers do is science with context.

That's very true, and I guess the main moral of my post was to look at everything before closing your mind into one idea of what is best.