athlete | Vibrant Energy - Part 2

Training Is Better with a Partner

September 4, 2021September 21, 2021 Rick 147 Views 0 Comments athlete, brotherhood, challenge, driven, encouragement, fitness, grow, growth, happiness, hockey, hockey life, ice hockey, improve, love, motivate, motivation, obsessed, partner, positive, potential, push, recovery, skill, support, training, workout

Fitness and skill. Ryan and I started skating together six years ago. I’ve always been able to challenge him with

Checking in on Teammates

August 28, 2021September 21, 2021 Rick 145 Views 0 Comments athlete, athletes, care, elite, encourage, encouragement, friends, genuine, hockey, hockey life, hockey player, ice hockey, isolation, junior, listen, lonely, make a difference, socal4v4, support, thoughtful

Everyone typically rushes off the ice when the skate ends – except for these guys. The thoughtful elite juniors surrounding

End Horse Abuse for Good

August 15, 2021November 3, 2021 Rick 220 Views 0 Comments abuse, athlete, beat, cross country, cruel, death, dressage, equestrian, equine, eventing, horse racing, horses, nbc, olympics, olympics games, peta, showjumping, sport, summer olympics, Sunday reflection, tokyo games, tokyo olympics, tragic

It’s been one week since the Tokyo Olympic Games ended yet most people haven’t heard about the tragic death of

The Key to Staying Disciplined

August 11, 2021August 19, 2021 Rick 223 Views 0 Comments athlete, commitment, determination, discipline, fitness, focus, grateful, gym, inspiration, inspirational, inspired, leg day, lift, motivation, motivational, passion, plant based, plant-based athlete, power, sacrifice, strength, strong, thankful, vegan, weightlifting, will, workout

“I could never live like you. I wouldn’t want your lifestyle.” Said to me by a 19-year-old elite junior hockey

Relieve Muscle Tension with the Theragun

July 25, 2021August 26, 2021 Rick 248 Views 0 Comments athlete, heal, hockey, hockey player, hurt, massage, muscles, pain, recover, recovery, roll, roller, sore, stretch, theragun, therapy, vegan, warmup, workout

Finally got a gun and it’s changed my life! Been wanting one for so long and two weeks ago, I