Tony Greco’s GymBag Segment on Team1200! Aired on August 24th, 2011. Listen in Every Wednesday at 8:30am!

Tony talks about the last week of Training Camp for the Hockey Players and “Is Loosing Weight Fast Dangerous?”

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On a Wednesday in suburban Kanata, the air is fresh, a carryover from a welcome cool night, the mid-morning sun not yet burning hot.

Tell it to the six hockey players inside the Greco training facility, sweat rolling off their faces as they dance along a floor ladder (think about old schoolyard games of hop scotch), music pounding in their ears so loud it’s impossible to think. (That’s generally good, when hockey players aren’t thinking). Ripping through the ladder, dancing in and out of the squares, at three-quarters speed, on the heels of 30 minutes of dynamic weightlifting exercises, would be tough enough.

But Tony Greco and his fellow instructors – one per player at this session – turn the ladder into a gauntlet, literally pushing the players during the footwork drills, calling on their core strength to maintain balance. Now they’re yanking on the players via straps lassoed around the shoulders. Makes sense. Being pushed and pulled while trying to execute a skill is a lot like hockey isn’t it?

“You can always do better than you think you can,” bellows Tony Greco above the blaring music. “Give it! Give it!”

To enhance effort, he talks tough during the sessions, but afterward he sits on the gym apparel and chats easily with these players, who range from an established NHLer like Claude Giroux to others looking to get to another level.

“It sucks while you’re here, but the results are worth it,” says Calvin de Haan, a 20-year-old defenceman from Carp drafted 12th overall by the New York Islanders in 2009. “I really enjoy working with Tony and the other trainers here are great as well.”

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This Saturday (June 4th, 2011) on Grecosize & Lean4Life:

Tyler Toffoli, the leading goal scorer in the OHL who is loving working out with Tony:

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This Saturday (May 21st, 2011) on Grecosize & Lean4Life:

1. New York Islanders Strength and Conditioning Coach Jesse Demers talks about why he is a fan of Tony’s Off-Ice Hockey Training Program
2. Tony will talk about how to loose 5 pounds in one week and the dangers of dehydration

Tune in this Saturday at 7AM on CFRA, or 9AM on Team 1200 to listen live or by podcast on the Team 1200 website.

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• Increase acceleration throughhip mobility and increased power
• Improve shot power by maximizing your hip, torso
• Develop durability to withstand the impact of physical play
• Enhance speed and agility on ice
• Build athleticism by applying your body’s and shoulder rotation strength through its entire range of motion

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Tony Greco Training Dan McGillis (NHL-New Jersey Devils). The exercise in this video is Bench Press Working Stabilizers.

Dan McGillis of the New Jersey Devils (NHL) performing Explosive Goblet Jump Squats! With Trainer, Tony Greco.

PHILADELPHIA – It was sometime during the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs when Philadelphia Flyers coach Peter Laviolette began to realize just how special a player forward Claude Giroux really was.
 
In only his second playoff season, Giroux finished third on the team with 21 points, including 10 goals, in 23 games. An eye-opening display for sure and, in Laviolette’s mind, a performance that probably catapulted him into elite company.
 
“I would say that he’s not among those second-tier players anymore,” Laviolette said when asked where Giroux stood in the mix of elite and second-tier players in the League.
 
“He’s somebody we count on to play in every situation and he’s proving himself to be a clutch player,” he continued. “He’s had big games in playoffs and big games when you need a performance out of somebody. He’s seems to be stepping up.”

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Jonny Gurman, participated in the Greco Ab Diet and finally sees his abs at 50 years of age! Jason Bailey, pro hockey player; trains with Tony Greco in off-ice hockey conditioning classes.

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