Prep players during a mid-season workout. Photo by Charles Pigeon ’26.
The Prep team has started a new workout plan with the new Tony Greco workout app. Tony Greco is a hockey trainer known for working with players on skill development, conditioning, and overall on-ice performance. He focuses on improving skating, puck control, strength, and hockey IQ, often tailoring programs to each athlete’s age, level, and goals, from youth players to more competitive levels.
“So, we started doing this program during January, and you can just see already the team is showing less fatigue at the end of the third period. That was the kind of problem for us, not playing a full game. The team played in a tournament at St Andrews, one of the biggest prep hockey tournaments, and we won after playing 5 games in a row, with the help of Tony. We played the game we wanted to play, as I believe this would bring us to the next level,” Prep hockey player Charles Pigeon ’26 said.
“The reason for bringing Tony’s workouts for the team is that Tony knows what he wants to do and work on. Tony and I have known each other for a long time now, and pretty much the whole hockey community knows Tony,” said Pigeon. “He’s a famous trainer on social media and works with high-level hockey players. Tony brought many young stars to the top of their game and created a workout app for athletes. I would want to bring this experience back to Northwood so players can receive the best training and reach the highest level of hockey,” Pigeon added.
“The team adapted to Tony’s workouts pretty well from the first time because it’s a different workout and it attacks different muscle groups, so guys were getting sore, but once they knew the rhythm of the workouts, it started to get easier for them,” Pigeon added.
“The Tony Greco workouts are better than our previous workout, and the team can agree with Tony being the right choice. The feedback I would get from the team after the workouts is that they enjoyed it and want to keep doing it. In the old workouts, there was a lot of heavy lifting and strength building, not much speed or cardio, and I feel like you need more speed throughout the season. That’s the team, and I agree that Tony is the best workout you can for building speed, strength, and Explosiveness,” Pigeon said.
@tonygrecotg If your legs get heavy during games, it’s probably not a conditioning issue. Most players are strong enough. The problem is your ankles can’t handle the force when you’re in that low skating position. This bodyweight circuit fixes it. Hold low positions under fatigue so your body adapts to maintaining your stride when lactic acid builds up. Do this 2 times a week and you’ll feel the difference by your third period.
Tony Greco trains big guys like Ty Felhaber, Claude Giroux, Brandt Clarke, Dean Letourneau, and Jack Quinn.
The Tony Greco workouts are working for the prep team, and they will continue to use the Tony Greco app for the remainder of the season because they believe it is the best way to reach the top of their game.
