My good buddy, France U18 National Team player, Victor Ranger (how’s that for a proper hockey name?!) signed his first pro contract with French club Anglet Hormadi this summer.

Before he left to prepare for his inaugural pro season, he was kind enough to shed some light on his physical preparation off the ice over the last year while training with yours truly:

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“In the past, my training was very cardio-based. Yes, I was in pretty good shape, but had trouble gaining muscle or strength.

I also had underdeveloped muscles in my body – especially my lower back and obliques. Fixing these muscular imbalances helped me build a solid base and improve my overall strength.

I feel like every part of my body got better after I started working with Yunus.

Most importantly, these gains translated to better performance on the ice.

Here’s how Yunus’ off-ice training benefited my hockey skills:

– I got more powerful, which is very important for a smaller player like me.

All the strength and muscle I gained off the ice helped with stability when battling for loose pucks in the corners. Even against bigger guys, I felt like I could physically compete head-to-head with them.

– My skating improved as well. Faster on the first few steps, my ability to push off and glide, on-ice stamina… Everything jumped up a notch or two.

– Thanks to the upper body, lower back and core strength gained in the gym, I became more dangerous on the ice as a forward with more speed and a harder shot.

Another thing worth mentioning is that I finally had a completely injury-free season.

For example, in previous years, I used to feel minor groin pain as the hockey season drew on. When I followed Yunus’ training programs, that pain vanished. I believe a big part of that are all the adductor and core strengthening exercises he had me perform.

Not only are Yunus’ training methods extremely effective, his attention to all the small but important details set him apart from other coaches.

In all my years of playing hockey, Yunus is the best trainer I ever had. Every day I spent with him at the gym, I learned something new.

Lifting weights, conditioning, speed, recovery – it’s all there. Every detail in Yunus’ off-ice program is made to best serve hockey players. It truly is a complete training program for hockey.”

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There you have it.

Solid gainzzz even the French can dig.

And dig a lot they do.

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http://www.NextLevelHockeyTraining.com

Yunus Barisik