If there’s one lesson about blocking that I wished I had learned earlier, it would be: YOU BRACE WITH YOUR SHOULDERS, NOT WITH YOUR ARMS. Your arms are made up…
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This blog post was originally published in June 2017 to McHale Strength The game is fast and furious. Your blood is pumping, your adrenaline is high, your eyes scanning your…
Sit-down conversations and frantic emails from injured skaters are one of my least favorite parts of being Iron Octopus Fitness. Especially when they’re in the throes of a near panic attack…
Sometimes, when something isn’t working quite right, you can render a miracle upon it by getting violent with it. You see this trope in sitcoms across the ages: TV malfunctioning?…
Imagine this (absolutely horrific) scenario: Your washer is broken. The laundry in the house is piling up and it’s starting to bug you. You reach into your toolbox, grab a…
A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Your mind can be a fascinating, and oft-times infuriating, thing. Your mind will convince you that you’re better at something than you…
Injuries happen. And they suck. Big time. You love this sport and you can’t play it. You’ve poured your heart and soul into your league and now you don’t get…
I wanted to write this earlier, but it took me some time to calm down and climb off my soapbox. Deep breaths. Guzfraba. A few days ago I was digging around…
If you’ve been following this blog (or Facebook) for any amount of time, you’re probably aware that I’m notorious for getting injured. (SIDE NOTE: I haven’t ever pinpointed exactly why…
An incident that occurred during practice a few weeks ago in which a skater on my team broke her leg has been weighing heavily on my mind. I often find…