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Greetings!
We hope this email finds everyone well. We'd like to briefly remind our readers about our 'Boot Camp' sessions, which are currently filling up on Monday and Wednesday evenings (Torso & Thigh Blast), and Saturday mornings (Ab & Arm Assault).
If you have any friends that currently attend aerobics classes, and note that they really don't seem to get much from all that activity (other than joint pain), they may wish to check out our version of a group exercise class. The cost is still $20 per class, or $120 for the month (2 classes per week, up to 9 per calendar month).
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Interview with a Devil
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Mike Mottau, of the NHL New Jersey Devils, has been a client
at Back2Health for the past 3 years.
After winning the Hobey Baker Award while at Boston
College as the nation's top college
hockey player in 2000, Mike shuffled between the NHL and AHL before finding a
home in New Jersey
for the 2007-2008 season.
Although the Devils were eliminated during the 1st
round of the playoffs, Mike was very pleased with the 2008-2009 season: 'I feel
that this past season was the best season I've had as a professional. From the off-ice strength and conditioning
to the on-ice performance, I felt strong from the start to the end of the
season.'
During the off-season, he lives in Duxbury, MA
with his wife Courtney, and 3 children, Ryan, Rowan, and Madelyn.
B2H: Congratulations
on what was your best season so far in professional hockey. Heading into training camp in the fall, do
you have any general or specific goals for the 2009-2010 season?
MM: To build on last year, continue to get
better and not rest on past accomplishments. Also to guard against complacency
that can negatively affect your play on the ice. The key for me is to
stay sharp mentally and physically every practice every game and if I do that
it will lead to another successful year.
B2H: You mentioned feeling
strong throughout the season and much of that is due to off-season conditioning. What does your off-season routine look like,
including both resistance training sessions at Back2Health and ice time?
MM: My off season training is the main
ingredient to success during the long grind of the NHL season. To prepare
myself I work as hard as possible in my 2-3 resistance training sessions at
Back2Health each week. This allows me to translate the strength that I
gain through the summer onto the ice. As I start to skate more towards
the end of the summer preparing for training camp I feel the ability to hold an
edge longer in a bent leg position and more importantly my legs don't fatigue
as quickly when I do conditioning skates. I find that I can increase
speed on the ice from the strength in my legs that I gain throughout the
summer. Without a doubt, my off season training is instrumental to my
success in the NHL.
B2H: We
know that as a high-level collegiate athlete you had access to some highly sought
after strength coaches and programs. But you're on record as saying that such
presumed 'perks' had little to no benefit - and not for lack of time and effort. The 'sports-specific' and 'speed training'
junk science did nothing, as you can't alter your genetics. Can you give us your thoughts here on this?
MM: I trained for about 12 years with varied
results, high school, college, and into the pro ranks. After working out
with Craig a few years back I saw immediate results on the ice. I feel
that intense strength training has allowed me to get to the next level in my
training. If you accept your genetic makeup and you focus on getting as
strong as possible within that framework with resistive strength training you
will see positive results. The results that I saw were extremely rewarding,
(it) increased my overall strength but more importantly allowed the realization
of a dream....... to play in the NHL
(B2H Notes: Interesting that Mike noticed an immediate
difference once beginning his workouts at Back2Health. It makes one wonder what, with the high
incidences of injury due to overuse and overtraining, those 'guru' strength
coaches mentioned in the media are actually doing to their million dollar
athletes. Can they not see the forest
for the trees? Clearly, the answer is
no.)
Shortly after this
interview was concluded, Mike headed off for training camp...where he finished 2nd
in the team's physical fitness test.
Congratulations, Mike, and have a great season!
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In closing, we thought we'd send along this youtube clip placing the relationship between calories ingested via food intake, and burned via activity, in startling perspective. Certainly not the most scientifically rigorous of studies, but the point should be clear. As always, we appreciate your referrals. Sincerely,
Craig and Adam
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