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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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A simple way for goalies to build strong, flexible hips.
Posted by: | CommentsHey Gang,
Can you believe it is almost the end of July? Wow! The players in my junior elite off-ice training group only have 3.5 weeks of training left before they head into their tryouts and the pro guys will only be around until the end of August or early September. It is crazy how fast the summer goes. Some of you may feel a little panic now because maybe you have been neglecting your off-ice training – you know the old “I will start next Monday” routine. Well gang, you have now let almost 12-Mondays slide by.
Now I know the next thought from some of you…oh man, I blew it! Oh well, can’t achieve much in only four weeks, so I might not make that team this year, but I will train really hard next year and get back on. Don’t talk yourself out of it! You can achieve a lot in four weeks. It is not ideal, but it is better than nothing at all. So do something today to make yourself a better player. This site is full of exercises and workout ideas – no excuses – get started.
Here is one of the simplest exercises I can think of to help goalies build strong and flexible hips. All you need is a resistance band tied in a small loop. Don’t have a resistance band – fine, then place one hand on the outside of each knee to create resistance as you push your knees outward.
Enjoy!
Cheers,
Maria
P.S. – if you still want to salvage this off-season training opportunity and make this your best hockey season ever – start today. Do one thing that will make you a better hockey player, don’t waste your time training to be a bodybuilder. Not sure where to start? You may want to check out my done-for-you off-ice hockey training programs. I have one for goalies – Ultimate Goalie Training and one for skaters – the HockeyStrong Training System.
3 Ways to Improve Hip Function (and reduce back pain) in Hockey Players
Posted by: | CommentsHi Gang,
Check out this video showing you a 3-step approach to improving hip function in hockey goalies and skaters. Do you ever get an achy back when you play hockey? We often think automatically that our back must be weak, but it could be that your hip is not functioning properly and this is causing back to work harder than it should. I am pretty sure there are a couple of exercises in this video that you have never seen before – and at least one that you will not want to do at the gym!
Cheers,
Maria
