New Core Exercise For Hockey
They say necessity is the father (or mother) of invention and that was the case when I was in Nova Scotia a few weeks ago presenting at their Spring Sports Conference. I was staying a nice Best Western that had a fairly decent sized workout area with dumbbells, a bench, some bikes and a multi-station trainer, but no cable column or anything like that. Naturally, they are in the accommodation business, not the gym business.
So, I couldn’t do my regular workout, but I did some rear foot elevated split squats, plank position rows, incline single arm DB press, knees together glute bridges – – all with Seinfeld on the TV in the back ground.
When I got to my torso training option, I just didn’t feel like going for the obvious prone plank, instead I MacGyver’d (if you know what that means you are probably over 40 like me) this core stabilization exercise that challenges that stability while working your hip through a circular mobility pattern a la the functional range conditioning stuff I have shared with you in the past. This one will make a great addition to your repertoire of core exercises for hockey.
I shot it on my iPhone so it is not HD, but you will get the idea.
If you cannot see the video above, just click here
http://youtu.be/DNEkX83_PR8
Remember, your torso should not wiggle at all – if it does then you are not getting the stabilization benefits. Keep your non-stabilizing knee as bent as possible throughout the exercise and start with three revolutions in each direction on each leg (build up to eight each way) – remember to go slowly.
Have an awesome day!
Cheers,
M
CLICK HERE for the done-for-you pro-style off-season training program for hockey players.