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	<title>RIVALUS Sports Nutrition Blog &#187; Mike Barbour</title>
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		<title>Mental Off Season Advantages</title>
		<link>http://blog.rivalus.net/2010/07/16/mental-off-season-advantages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Barbour</dc:creator>
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This time of year I constantly find myself looking for any type of mental advantage to get ahead. In the current peek training weeks for a hockey player such as myself I have found that it is not a matter of finding an advantage to get ahead but more so creating the advantage for you.
Rather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backbreaking Bike Session</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Barbour</dc:creator>
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One thing for sure is that just like in all conditions of setting goals you need to measure your progress. Somehow, someway, in a calculated manner that can be recorded in order to aid you in reaching your athletic goals.
By the same token, while approaching the summer months I will assume that cardio is becoming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;My Off-Season Is There Is No Off-Season&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 13:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Barbour</dc:creator>
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The off-season as it is often referred to as, is far from being anything close to having “time off”. Much like your job or career you may only get a week or two of down time at most yearly to rest your body and recover from the wear and tear of a hostile campaign that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Is The Right Time For Your Child To Begin Minor Hockey?</title>
		<link>http://blog.rivalus.net/2010/05/17/when-is-the-right-time-for-your-child-to-begin-minor-hockey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Barbour</dc:creator>
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There is an ongoing debate in the hockey world as to what age parents should enroll their children in minor hockey. Many will agree that because of some of the horror stories you hear in the news around North America regarding hockey parents and in many cases the players themselves, most parents consider this a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“The Legs Feed the Wolf”</title>
		<link>http://blog.rivalus.net/2010/04/19/the-legs-feed-the-wolf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Barbour</dc:creator>
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The most motivational day in an athlete’s weekly training routine is when he/she trains legs or “Leg Day”. Regardless of what your fitness level is or what regime you have decided to follow, leg day can leave you stuck in bed the next morning with a world of hurt upon the majority of your body. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Achieve Your Goals Every Time</title>
		<link>http://blog.rivalus.net/2010/04/13/achieve-your-goals-every-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Barbour</dc:creator>
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Achieve Your Goals Every Time
Whether you realize it or not, everyone has goals. Goals can be as simple as keeping your current job for financial stability, or to walk the stairs instead of taking the elevator each day. A goal is something a person desires in their everyday life to simply make life more enjoyable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speed Endurance</title>
		<link>http://blog.rivalus.net/2010/03/19/speed-endurance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Barbour</dc:creator>
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Get Big- Get Strong- Get Fast
Starting phase #3 Get Fast
Training for power inevitably increases an athlete’s speed endurance. During this phase of belligerent training methods where only the front line is welcome and the aggressively determined survive, power and power endurance will combine to fuel your muscles to reach your total maximal level of speed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maximal Strength Training</title>
		<link>http://blog.rivalus.net/2010/03/05/maximal-strength-training/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Barbour</dc:creator>
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Get Big-Get Strong-Get Fast
How strong are you? I’m too strong! -Gerry Bertire, “Remember the Titans”
Starting Phase #2 Get Strong
While taking into consideration that due to an extremely successful Hypertrophy phase you now have cut the sleeves off your t-shirts and have hung several mirrors throughout the house, resulting in a high level of self motivation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hypertrophy Training</title>
		<link>http://blog.rivalus.net/2010/03/01/hypertrophy-training/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Barbour</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RIVALUS Athletes]]></category>
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As an athlete it is extremely important to give your body lots of rest after a long rigorous and physical season. However this can be harder than you may think. Most dedicated athletes are too pig headed to get the proper rest required to readjust the body’s needs for recovery. Personally I believe a week [...]]]></description>
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