Unconventional Athletes Issue 5
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have fear! I give all I have every time<br />
at every concert so I have nothing left<br />
at the end of it all. In hockey most the<br />
time you play hurt, being a hockey<br />
goalie even more so! I bet most the<br />
time us goalies play at about 75%<br />
healthy, you're always bruised, sore,<br />
tired and have a pulled muscle of<br />
some sort. This is normal and it’s<br />
still so much fun you can’t stop!<br />
How do you keep yourself in shape, or<br />
do you follow a special diet or both?<br />
I think being active and healing are a<br />
balancing act but the more active the<br />
better in general for me, so everyday<br />
activity keeps my mind cleaner. I view<br />
diet like a car - bad fuels won’t get<br />
you very far. When I was healing from<br />
the mold experience I learned much<br />
about my body and food. Please let<br />
me tell you, I would not be here if I<br />
didn't change my diet!!! I healed my<br />
body from the impossible I was told.<br />
How you ask? Are you ready? Do YOU<br />
have the discipline? ZERO SUGAR,<br />
ZERO WHEAT, ZERO DAIRY. I replaced<br />
wheat with brown rice for carbs.<br />
Natural sugar is ok (fruits, veggies). I<br />
intake a very large amount of greens<br />
and stay away from man-made<br />
anything. I believe if you can do this<br />
without 1 interruption for 6 months,<br />
your life and health will improve. You<br />
will think clearer and perhaps cure or<br />
heal any disease and shed 10 years<br />
off your age. If you fall off even one<br />
time though, it sets you back to<br />
the beginning and you start over,<br />
it’s hard to do. I fall on and off, but<br />
generally on.<br />
Where’s your favourite place to train, do<br />
you prefer indoors or outdoor training<br />
or both?<br />
I love the ice that’s mostly where I train<br />
but the beauty of this earth is always<br />
appetising to get into and work out.<br />
What is your favorite training method<br />
of all time and what part on your body<br />
do you like to work most? Can you tell<br />
us about any unusual training methods<br />
you do and what they are for?<br />
I believe flexibility is the key to<br />
longevity. I have studied cats and found<br />
many things we should note. They<br />
always stretch when they get up,<br />
move, stand, run etc they are very<br />
quick and live to an old age! I started<br />
this many years ago and it seems to<br />
have really helped me, as at 50 I can<br />
still do over splits (see pic), as a<br />
goaltender speed is everything. I train<br />
more for speed and durability than<br />
strength. My power comes from<br />
speed and I still feel like a cat!<br />
What do you foresee for your future?<br />
What are your goals? What are you<br />
doing next?<br />
That is a very good question. I do<br />
visualise everyday being the oldest<br />
man in the NHL and winning the cup<br />
but more so music-related ventures. I<br />
am in plans for a world tour with a new<br />
solo record out later this year. I for sure<br />
will focus on what makes me happy,<br />
my boundaries and inspirations. I love<br />
to give back and inspire, like I have<br />
been inspired.<br />
I visualise myself stopping all the pucks<br />
if one goes in I START over till PERFECTION,<br />
same goes FOR on STAGE PERFORMING.<br />
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