Archive for Goalie Training
The 7 Deadly Sins of Off-Ice Training
Posted by: | CommentsHey Gang,
Today I want to share with you the 7 Deadly Sins of Off-Ice Training, well maybe they aren’t deadly, but don’t do them anyway. So without further delay, here they are:
Sin #1 – You have a ‘chest’ day
Sin #2 – You confuse power training with conditioning Read More→
Any goalies want a wider butterfly flare?
Posted by: | CommentsHi Gang,
One of my friends over at www.goaliecrease.net put forth an idea to have a friendly challenge to see who can widen their butterfly flare the most over the next six weeks or so. I offered to create a program to help goalies increase their butterfly flare.
So I created this little workout that will only take 10-15 minutes to complete (click the link for the PDF):
Hockey Goalie Butterfly Challenge
And I posted a video of all the exercises over at the Goalie Crease forum – you can see the video here:
Off ice exercises to help hockey goalies get a wider butterfly flare
This challenge is just for fun and the intention is to help motivate one another to do something that will improve your performance on the ice and reduce your risk of injury. If you feel that your butterfly flare is already wide enough, or you have hip issues that limit your mobility, or you just plain old don’t want to do it, then no problem. I am leaving the rules, etc. up to the guys over at www.goaliecrease.net , but I have donated two copies of the Ultimate Goalie Training system to the ‘winners’.
Enjoy gang!
Cheers,
Maria
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Build balance and strong legs for hockey.
Posted by: | CommentsLater this week I will share one of the exact workouts I used for training my pro hockey players this summer. I have been really working on being efficient with our time in the gym. My goal is to give them maximum benefit with minimal time. Anything we do has to help make them a better performer on the ice or reduce their risk of injury. All of the ‘fluff’ has been cut out. If you are spending 2 hours on your weight training, then you do not know what you are trying to train – you are just putting in time and hoping that some of the exercises you are doing will make you better.
Today I am sharing one of the exercises that does just what I have described above. It builds strong powerful legs for skating with the requirement for a rapid push and it improves your balance which will not only make you stronger on your skates, it will also train your ankle, knee and hip stabilizers to help reduce your risk of injury. Check it out in the video below.
Give it a try and let me know what you think. Remember to check your inbox later this week for a detailed outline of an actual workout I use with my pro hockey players. I don’t often share these programs, but I want to give you a special treat since I have been a little delinquent with my posts over the busy summer months. Stay tuned!
Cheers,
Maria
