I just watched this hilarious YouTube video of Einstein where she:

* impersonated a pirate

* blew a kiss

* farted

* neighed like a horse

* oinked like a pig

* cried like a baby and

* referred to herself as a ​"superstar!​"

(Einstein is a 30-year-old parrot who lives at Zoo Knoxville in Tennesee)

Not a bad ​"stand-up​" act from probably the most famous parrot in the world.

Anyway, here’s the point:

The Internet is littered with a plethora of myths and misconceptions about off-ice training for hockey.

Worst part?

Greedy gurus and perplexed players ​"parroting​" false training information that drowns out what really works.

You’ve heard some of that too, haven’t you?

Myths like:

- Big barbell lifts are all that’s needed to get strong

- You should deload every four weeks

- High reps prepare you best for the game because muscle endurance is more important than max strength in hockey

- P90X is great for hockey conditioning

- Summer is all about making gains and in-season about maintenance training

- And on and on the list goes…

Just like watching Einstein the parrot perform her impersonations, hearing silly hockey training claims sure makes me chuckle out loud.

Too bad it all amounts to little more than a bunch of baloney…

P.S. The best way to protect yourself against falling victim to others​' misguided training advice is to hop on a world-class training program, so you can experience for yourself what getting strong, fast really means.

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Yunus Barisik