Hockey Training - Proper Squat Mechanics
1,556 views · Published 21 September 2012 · 4:05 · Indexed 30 October 2026
Channel: GoalieTrainingProTV · 2012 · Sports
http://www.HockeyTrainingPro.com strength coach Maria Mountain, MSc walks you through how to do squats for hockey. I hope this video has helped clarify proper technique for one of the best exercises you can use in your hockey training to build strong legs and a strong torso. Remember the keep points to remember: • Keep your elbows up. This helps create the 'shelf' that bar will rest upon and it helps you keep proper back position. It is very hard to round your back when you are keeping your elbows up (not impossible mind you) • Use your glutes, so the first thing to move should be your hips moving back, you should not start the movement by gliding your knees forward. • At the bottom of the squat you should feel the pressure just in front of your heel. • Only descend as far as you can without tucking your tail under or 'butt winking'. This will be inconsequential until the second that you bulge or herniate a disc -- at that point you will wish you had never, ever squatted in your life. • As with all strength training exercises for hockey, only use a weight that you can lift with perfect technique. If you cannot lift it perfectly, then don't lift it. To know more visit - http://hockeytrainingpro.com/wordpress/2012/09/proper-squat-mechanics-for-hockey-training/ If you want to know why front squatting is preferred to back squatting for hockey training, read this article - http://hockeytrainingpro.com/wordpress/2012/09/one-leg-exercise-every-hockey-player-should-abandon-and-what-to-do-instead/
