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Lorne Goldenberg Lorne Goldenberg is the owner of The Athletic Conditioning Center, Strength Tek Fitness & Wellness Consultants, and Station Seven Reebok in Toronto . Strength Tek began operation in November of 1987 as a small company providing services to corporations and athletes. Strength Tek now boasts over 35 full and part time employees who reach out to provide fitness and wellness to over 20,000 people in Ottawa , Toronto , Belleville , Montreal and Calgary .
Strength Tek’s client list currently includes Nortel Networks, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Bell Canada , Entrust Technologies, Hunt Oil, Hydro Ottawa, Adobe, Agriculture Canada , and numerous athletes through the Athletic Conditioning Center .
Although Strength Tek’s main focus has always been corporate fitness, Lorne Goldenberg has been very active in the field of sports performance. He is currently the Strength & Conditioning Consultant for the Florida Panthers and has also coached for the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club, Ottawa Rough Riders, St.Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks, Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, Windsor Spitfires, Owen Sound Attack, and the Ottawa 67’s. The Athletic Conditioning Center is Ottawa ’s first exclusive training facility for athletes where a number of NHL, IHL, AHL, OHL, players come from all over Canada to prepare for competition.
Lorne, who graduated from the University of Ottawa with an honors degree in Physical Education, also is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He is also a Professional Fitness and Lifestyle Consultant (PFLC) through the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology. In August of 1997 he was accredited by in Active Release Techniques®, which is a soft tissue injury management system. Lorne was one of the first non-medically trained people to receive this accreditation, providing him with hands on techniques to treat and train soft tissue injuries.
Lorne has had a numerous articles published in journals and magazines such as Men’s Journal, Physical, and Ironman, as well as having his first book published by Human Kinetics and co authored by Peter Twist, “Strength Ball Training”. He has also presented on a regional and national level.
Most recently as a result of his accomplishments in business and the community, Lorne was awarded the Ottawa Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 Award.
Education
| 1982-1987 |
University of Ottawa
Ottawa , ONT
Bachelors of Physical Education, Honors |
| 1986 |
National Strength and Conditioning Association, CSCS
Colorado Springs , CO
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
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| 1986 |
United States Weightlifting Federation
Colorado Springs , CO
Level One Weightlifting |
| 1995 |
Ontario Association of Sports Sciences, PFLC
Willowdale, ONT
Professional Fitness & Lifestyle Consultant
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| 1997 |
Accredited in Active Release Techniques®
Soft Tissue Injury Management System
University of California at San Diego
School Of Medicine
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| 1997 |
Accredited by Paul Chek Seminars
Corrective High Performance Exercise Kinesiologist CHEK-2
Montreal , Quebec
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Professional Experience
| 1987-Present |
President – Strength Tek Fitness & Wellness Consultants |
| July 2004 |
Florida Panthers Hockey Club/San Antonio Rampage Hockey Club
Sunrise Fla/San Antonio Texas
Strength & Conditioning Coach
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| May 2003 |
Station Seven Reebok (stationseven.ca)
Toronto , Ont
VP/ Director of Conditioning
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| Sept 2000-Sept 2002 |
Owen Sound Attack Hockey Club OHL
Owen Sound , Ont
Strength & Conditioning Coach
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| May 1998 - Present |
Athletic Conditioning Center
Ottawa , Ontario
Owner/Director of Conditioning
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| April ‘96-June ’97 |
Ottawa Senators Hockey Club
Strength & Conditioning Coach
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| Sep. ‘91-Oct. ’95 |
Quebec Nordiques Hockey Club/Colorado Avalanche
Quebec City , Que.
Strength & Conditioning Coach
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| August 1991 |
Team Canada , Canada Cup Hockey Tournament
Toronto , ONT
Strength & Conditioning Coach
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| May ‘88-Aug. ‘91 |
Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Club
Chicago , IL
Strength & Conditioning Coach
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| 1988-1989 |
Windsor Spitfires Hockey Club (OHL)
Windsor, ONT
Strength & Conditioning Coach
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| 1986-1987 |
St. Louis Blues Hockey Club
St. Louis , MO
Strength & Conditioning Coach
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| 1985-1986 |
Ottawa 67’s Hockey (OHL)
Ottawa , ONT
Strength & Conditioning Coach
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| 1983-1984 |
Ottawa Rough Riders Football Club
Ottawa , ONT
Strength & Conditioning Coach
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Professional Presentations
| June 1986 |
National Strength & Conditioning Association Convention
New Orleans , LA
Topic: Hockey Conditioning
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| June 1988 |
National Strength & Conditioning Association Convention
Orlando , FL
Topic: Hockey Conditioning
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| June ’89 & June ‘90 |
York Elite Hockey Coaches Symposium
Toronto , Ont.
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| June 1990 |
Elite Hockey Coaches Symposium
Yale University - New Haven , CT
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| July ’90,93,99 |
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
Ottawa , Ont.
Level 4 Coaches Clinic
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| June 1995 |
NSCA Annual Convention
Phoenix , Arizona
Anaerobic VS. Aerobic Conditioning for Hockey
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| February 1997 |
NSCA Quebec Conference
Montreal , Que.
Plyometrics and sport specific training for hockey
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| May 1997 |
NSCA Ontario Provincial Clinic
Ottawa , Ont.
Swiss Ball Exercises for Core Strength & Stabilization
Periodization for hockey.
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| May 1998 |
Pulse Athletic Club
Raleigh NC .
Advanced Staff Training Seminar
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| June 1998 |
NSCA Annual Convention
Nashville , TN.
Shocking The Nervous System With The Swiss Ball/Practical Session – Strength Training With The Swiss Ball
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| March 1999 |
Dalhousie University Athletic Dept Conference
Fitness With a Flair & A Twist
Halifax , NS .
Advanced Methods of Strength Training
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| May 1999 |
Granite Club
Toronto Ont.
Advanced Staff Training Session
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| May 2000 |
NSCA Provincial Clinic
Vancouver BC .
Tricks, Toys, and Advanced Variables for Strength Training
Active Rehabilitation Utilizing the Swiss Ball
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| Oct 2000, 2001,2002 |
Society of Weight Training Injury Specialist
Toronto Ont.
Injury Prevention Utilizing the Swiss Ball
Evaluation Techniques for Personal Trainers & Strength Coaches
Advanced Weight Training Variables for Hockey
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| July 2002 |
NSCA National Conference
Las Vega Nevada .
Pre-Con – Sport Specific Training For Hockey with Peter Twist
Developing Athleticism with Peter Twist
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| Sept 2002-2003 |
CAN FIT PRO – National and Regional Conferences Montreal & Toronto Evaluation Techniques for Personal Trainers & Strength Coaches
Strength Ball Practical Workshop
Tricks, Toys and Advanced Variables for Strength Training
Getting Over The Hump
Bars, Dumbbells, and Cables, The Basis for Ground Based Strength Training
Strength Ball Practical Workshop ll
Developing Athleticism
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| Oct 2002 |
American Fitness Professionals & Associates
Charlotte NC.
Evaluation Techniques for Personal Trainers & Strength Coaches
Strength Ball Practical Workshop
Tricks, Toys and Advanced Variables for Strength Training
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Publications
| 1987 |
National Strength & Conditioning Association Journal
Colorado Springs , CO
“Sports Specific Strength Requirements”, Vol. 9, #6
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| 1989 |
National Strength & Conditioning Association Journal
Colorado Springs , CO
“Motivational Milestones-Gary Roberts, Calgary Flames”, Vol.11, #4
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| 1989 |
Canadian Personal Trainers Network/Coaching One-on-One
Toronto , Ont.
“Plyometrics-The Bridge Between Strength & Power”
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| 1991 |
National Strength & Conditioning Association Journal
Colorado Springs , CO
“Teaching Techniques-The Dip”, Vol. 13, #2
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| 1993 |
Nautilus: The Forerunner Newsletter
Independence , VA
“Playing Great Hockey Requires More Than The Ability To Skate”
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| 1993 |
Canadian Aerobic Instructor Network Journal
Toronto , Ont.
“Conditioning for Downhill Skiing”, Vol. 7
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| 1995-Present |
Journal of Hockey Conditioning and Player Development
Numerous articles published
Associate Editor
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| September 1999 |
On-Site Fitness
Managing your Fitness Center Does Not Have To Be A Juggling Act
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| 1997-2000 |
Contributing Author to IRONMAN, Physical Magazine, & Men’s Journal. |
| October 2001 |
Strength Ball Training – For Fitness & Sports Performance
Human Kinetics – Goldenberg & Twist
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| June 2002 |
Explosive Lifting for Sports– Harvey Newton
Human Kinetics – Contributed chapter on weightlifting and hockey
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| Aug 2003 |
Fitness Trainer Canada
Rotation Around the Core
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| Oct 2003 |
Chill Magazine
Strength Exercises for Hockey
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| 2003 - |
Contributor to numerous Hockey magazines including: Center Ice, Ontario Hockey Now, and Hockey Life |
Additional Professional Activities
| June 1993-1997 |
Vice President-Professional & College Hockey Conditioning Coaches Association
Colorado Springs , CO
A sub-group of the National Strength & Conditioning Association
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| March 1995-1998 |
Provincial Director Ontario, National Strength & Conditioning Association |
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