His plan was built around how he recovers, not how everyone else trains, and he came back testing top 5 in everything.
The struggle
Halfway through the off-season, his coach wasn't sure he was training hard enough. The Firstbeat data showed he wasn't in the red as often as the other guys.
What they'd tried
But that was the point. Rather than matching everyone else's intensity week after week, the plan was built around how his body actually responds.
What their biology revealed
He takes longer to bounce back from hard sessions than most, so the answer wasn't more volume, it was smarter load.
The plan
A block where he backed off and deloaded instead of hammering the same intensity, plus small changes he'd never made before, like three extra minutes of rest between sets on power and strength work.
The outcome
Back at camp he tested top 5 in everything, speed, explosive, bike, jump, all better than his previous numbers, and the best he'd felt in a pre-season. Revive also got him through concussion rehab and back on the ice by the end of last season.
“The plan was built around how I recover, not how everyone else trains. I've never felt this good in a pre-season.”