Quote:Written Task: What kind of lifestyle should a hockey player live in the offseason? How can you best strike a balance between recreation and relaxation, and training for the next season? Should you simply spent the first half in the Caribbean and the second half in the gym, or is there some other training regimen you follow? Feel free to tell me what your player happens to do, or to showcase your own expertise in real-world athletic training!

Success is not just something that happens. You don't wake up one day lucky enough to have the body of a sports god. You have to put your time and effort into it, sacrificing every day to ensure that you have that tiny edge against the guy on the other side of the ice.

For that reason, it's important to commit to training and proper nutrition even when the sport is in its offseason. Hobbies, friends, family... these are things that can wait for the end of your career. Vacations are opportunities to work out and eat well in strange places.

Life events are ways to work out in strange places. Just met the love of your life? Take her to the gym for your first date. Got married? At the ceremony, lift every single guest (both sides of the family) while they’re still sitting in the chair. Just had a baby? Guess who got their very own organic dumbbell. Kid’s first recital? Secretly watch game videos to work on your game deficiencies.