Giving the legs a rest – Push Up Variation for Hockey Training
I am going to give your legs a break and give you a quick little bodyweight push up variation that not only builds nice triceps, but (and here is where it ties into hockey training) it also fires up the core and the hip flexors.
Hockey Goalies & Skaters will like this lateral quickness drill
Great for training both goalies and skaters and requiring minimal equipment.
Agility in Transition for Off-Ice Hockey Training
Improve your quickness on the ice with this off-ice hockey training drill using the agility ladder.
London, Ontario hockey training pro shares off-ice drill to improve backward skating.
Off-ice agility drills that I used to work on backward cross-overs for hockey.
Any hockey players want to improve leg strength and decrease groin injuries?
If you are one of those hockey players who would like to improve your leg strength and decrease your risk of groin injury, then this is a great exercise.
Single Leg Strength for Hockey Players
Quick question…when you skate, do you push off one leg at a time or both legs at the same time? Okay, here’s another question…when you strength train your legs in the gym, do you usually lift the weight with one leg at a time of both at the same time?
Lateral Power Drill for Hockey Goalies (video)
I just posted a new video for the hockey goalies out there. It is a drill that will improve your lateral movement with out using any specialized equipment.
Andy McDonald invited to Canadian Olympic Tryout Camp!
Congratulations to Revolution Conditioning athlete, Andy McDonald on his invite to the tryout camp for the 2010 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team.
OMHA High Performance Camp – here is a copy of my presentation.
Thank you to all of those players who came to my 20-minute presentation on the components of off-ice hockey training that lead to on-ice success. As promised, here is a full copy of the presentation for you
Strength Training for Hockey Players: Suffer school for legs.
I have a lot of favourite exercises, but this one is right up there for hockey strength training. It is called the rear foot elevated split squat or the Bulgarian split squat.