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Top 3 Ways to Make Your In-Season Workouts Elite

Elite Hockey In-season workouts

Top 3 Ways to Make Your In-Season Workouts Elite

It’s Hockey season time! You know what that means?? Time to continue your development! “But Coach I have practice and games, I don’t want to be tired…should I really still be working out?” The answer is absolutely YES! Now the intensity and focus of your workouts should differ from an off-season program, but continuing your development is essential to becoming the elite hockey player you’re striving to be! So let’s break down how to make your In-Season workouts elite!

strength for hockey performanceStrength Maintenance

Now depending on where you are on your hockey training journey what type of strength training you did in the off-season will vary but overall the idea is to maintain this newly gained strength all the way through the season. So come playoff time your still as strong as ever while everyone else is losing stamina and fizzling out! When focusing on your strength training In-season you’re not trying to continually PR, it’s about maintaining strength while while improving your strength through different movements.

Movement Weight Transfer

How easily you can move your body through space is the definition of hockey…this is called weight transfer! Weight transfer should be a staple in any hockey training program, especially In-season. As your continually development your movement efficiency off the ice you can directly relate it back to how your moving on the ice as well. So as your learning new ways of movement and opening up new range of motion you can apply that directly to your skating during practice and games to truly unleash your potential!

Mobility for hockey performanceMobility for Injury Prevention

Everybody has heard of the word mobility…but what does it actually mean when it comes to your hockey performance? Typically a go to for improving mobility would be stretching, now this can have some effect, but there are still many pieces missing in the mobility puzzle. Opening up new joint range of motion and strengthening your body to be able to handle load are also huge components in unlocking beast mobility that not only lasts but can truly help you prevent against injuries!

These are just some quick tips to help you understand what to focus on with your In-Season training programming. Stay tuned for next weeks article where we show you our top 10 In-Season exercises to help you unleash new movement potential, strength and mobility! If you have any questions or would like a more in-depth breakdown of how to apply these methods feel free to reach out and schedule a complimentary assessment!

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Written by:

Rob Jost – ACE-CPT, NSCA-CPT

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