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Training Is Better with a Partner

September 4, 2021September 21, 2021 Rick 214 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

My First Class

June 3, 2021June 4, 2021 Rick 278 Views 0 Comments athlete, better, college hockey, dairy free, dairy-free athlete, development, friends, friendship, graduation, grow, hockey, hockey photography, ice hockey, improve, mentor, mentorship, plant based, plant-based athlete, skate, tbt, throwback thursday, train, ucla hockey, vegan, vegan athlete, work

“It’s bigger than hockey.” Adam has said those words several times about the friendships that have formed on the ice

The Art of Kaizen

May 24, 2021May 28, 2021 Rick 334 Views 0 Comments athlete, biceps, change, changes, grow, growth, improve, improvement, inspirational, inspired, kaizen, monday motivation, monday vibes, motivated, motivation, motivation monday, motivational, muscle, plant powered, plant-based athlete, plantstrong, strong, vegan, vegan athlete, veganstrong, workout

Kaizen is the Japanese business philosophy of continuous change and improvement, but I embrace the concept for all aspects of

The Routine Behind the Results

April 12, 2021April 13, 2021 Rick 340 Views 0 Comments all in, athlete, dairy-free athlete, do what you love, fitness motivation, grow, hockey, hockey photography, ice hockey, improve, inspiration, inspirational, inspire, lift, monday motivation, motivate, motivation, motivation monday, plant-based athlete, plant-powered athlete, preparation, recovery, train, training, vegan, vegan athlete, workout

This is what people see. What they don’t see is my preparation: Plant-based smoothie 30-minute bike warmup Stretch Foam roll

45 Years Later

January 14, 2021April 16, 2021 Rick 370 Views 0 Comments ageless, athlete, blessed, commitment, dairy free, discipline, do what you love, focus, grow, hard work, heart, hockey, hustle, improve, inspiration, motivational, over 50, passion, plant based, plant powered, plant-based athlete, plant-powered athlete, sacrifice, tbt, throwback thursday, vegan, vegan athlete, vegan fitness, veganhockeyplayer, vibrantNRG

This photo was taken January 14, 1976, exactly 45 years ago at Tarken Ice Rink in Philly. I was 11.