Yup, we have an entire program surrounding the importance of forearm and grip strength for enhancing shot power: www.hockeytraining.com/lighting-the-lamp-program
My schedule is: Monday:Lower Body Tuesday:Upper Body Shot Power Wednesday:Off Thursday: Speed Friday:Upper Body Contact Saturday: Conditioning Sunday: Off How can I implement arm workouts into it?
I’m going to implement some of these routines into my small workout regimen. I like doing the military press with free weights for strengthening of the shoulders. I’ve noticed overpowering opponents with my stick strength now.
Hey, I was wondering how often to do this a week, and should I mix this in with other workouts on your channel ? If so how often should I do 1 workout plan till I switch to another ?
Hey there, So the answer to this question depends much more on you rather than the workouts in particular. Your age, gender, current level of fitness, goals, current training age, among many other things factor in to what an entire program structure should look like for you. If you're interested in creating your own program, I would HIGHLY recommend checking out these two articles I wrote a little while back: www.hockeytraining.com/schedule-off-season-training/ www.hockeytraining.com/dont-fall-into-this-trap/ But to answer your question in a standardized way, one type of workout will typically last 4-8 weeks in a row at a once per week frequency before it should be switched out. I would incorporate this workout in with at least three different resistance training workouts on this channel (upper/lower/total) as well as one speed, and one conditioning session.
I love this channel, honestly helped me get to the next level in half the time I thought it would take. I incorporate every workout I learn on here into my off ice workouts. Could you upload a video regarding workouts for better checking skills?
Hi Dan & Kevin. Great set of workouts and information as to why we're doing them. Love it. Question... what kinda of arm warmup would you recommend doing beforehand?
Any standard upper body GPP warm up will suffice. Here's an example of what you could do that would get the proper job done: A: Banded lat to chest stretch - 2 x 20secs each B1: Band dislocations - 3 x 10 B2: Band pull a parts - 3 x 10 B3: Band face pull with external rotation - 3 x 10 C: Plank walkouts - 2 x 15
Same explanation like in the beginning of the video -- biceps training can and should be included in a complete hockey training program design to improve performance in important exercises such as the chin up which directly improves your shot power.
Hey guys. How often should you be changing up your workout? I've been doing this arm workout for 4-5 weeks now and I'm definitely seeing improvement, but I've always read/heard changing up your workout routine every 4-6 weeks is beneficial. For example, Gary Roberts and Matt Nichols' Nike Off-Season Training Program has a routine for weeks 1-4, off for week 5, new routine for weeks 6-9, off for week 10, new routine for weeks 11-12. Obviously this is specifically an off-season workout but just using the frequency of routine changes as an example. I'm also not even playing competitive hockey anymore, just men's league twice a week, but I prefer doing your hockey workouts for my own self-confidence on the ice as I got significantly worse the more out of shape I became since my last Jr game.
Hey there, Depending on the program design as a whole (and not the individual workouts), a change in workout structure can be done every single week or it may last you up to 16 weeks. The variation is extremely wide depending on the goal, the techniques used, and the experience of the trainee going through the program. 4-8 weeks is pretty standard, and you'll see that reflected in our Men's League programs over on our site.
I've never really been a fan of apps/fitness trackers, the only ones I will use with my athletes are basic ones because all I am after is the bio-data on their recovery status -- but it sounds like it's working for you very well if you have gotten a lot stronger and faster in only two months. Keep going strong man!
