{"id":22057,"date":"2013-05-28T21:05:42","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T02:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=22057"},"modified":"2014-10-29T11:38:16","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T16:38:16","slug":"sidney-crosby-fights-for-inches-in-stanley-cup-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/sidney-crosby-fights-for-inches-in-stanley-cup-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidney Crosby Fights for Inches in Stanley Cup Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Imagine being known as one of the best, the greatest. Picture the unimaginable effort put in day after day. Off-season? Ha, no such thing. But what separates the good from the great? Inches.<\/p>\n

Tony D’Amato puts it perfectly in his Any Given Sunday<\/em> speech. “The margin for error is so small. I mean, one half a step too late or too early and you don’t quite make it”\u00a0 \u201cthe inches we need are everywhere around us. They’re in every break of the game, every minute, every second\u201d<\/p>\n

But ain’t it the truth. With the Stanley Cup reaching it\u2019s final rounds, lets take a look at Sidney Crosby, one of the best. Rumor has it, this Canadian professional hockey player makes the Great Gatsby seem like a nobody. But, with the Pittsburgh Penguin\u2019s captain still keeping his team alive in the playoffs, it makes you wonder \u2026….<\/p>\n

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Sidney Crosby on Facebook<\/p><\/div>\n

Does Crosby eat those inches up for breakfast or what?<\/strong> Yes, yes he does.<\/p>\n

Andy O\u2019Brien, Sidney Crosby\u2019s personal trainer, gives Metro News <\/em>the inside scoop. \u201cWe do a lot of sprints and footwork, but we do it with stability enhancement, quickness and a lot of speed work. I think that\u2019s one of the key things. Get to the track and get away from the gym. And also something as simple as the clothing, like the ZigTech Apparel he uses to train. It increases oxygen levels in the body, so it makes you more efficient and productive in your workout.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best way to describe Sidney is zero complacency. He wins an Olympic gold medal and he wants to win a Stanley Cup. He defines his success very much as team success, but he always wants to win. So with that, it\u2019s challenging to be his trainer because he\u2019s got high expectations for me and for what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The more success he has, the more hungry he gets to have more success, so I think enjoying that moment made him look forward to more moments like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Top 4 Exercises:
\nCable Stride
\nCrossover Wall Drill
\nCrossover Lunge
\nHurdle Crossover<\/p>\n

Sidney Crosby Talks Training:
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