Athletes pride themselves on their conditioning and exercise routines, even Kyle Wellwood is starting to catch on. Growing up, Nathan Gerbe had a very intensive tactic to help him build leg strength: pushing an automobile all on his own. In his hometown of Detroit, Michigan, he’d find an empty parking lot or rural road, shift the car in neutral and push on the rear bumper.
“I never pushed it home, but on workout days I would push it around the track to try to gain strength any way I could,” Gerbe said. “I’d use whatever car was available – sometimes an SUV, sometimes a sports car.”
That commitment brought the winger to NCAA greatness, including MVP honors in the Frozen Four Tournament, a Dudley Garret Memorial Trophy in the American Hockey League which goes to the best rookie and now a permanent roster spot with the Buffalo Sabres. (more…)
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