Hockey Training - pulling exercises
381 views · Published 29 October 2013 · 3:53 · Indexed 12 November 2026
Channel: GoalieTrainingProTV · 2013 · Sports
The most off-ice hockey training tactics anywhere - http://www.HockeyTrainingPro.com Today, hockey training specialist Maria Mountain, MSc gives you the exercises you should be doing INSTEAD of the Seated Row machine. The Worst Exercise You Could Do... If you have ever used the Seated Row Machine (the one with the pad in front where you rest your chest as you pull with your arms), please stop! This is the same as using the Leg Press to build your legs. Although the Seated Row, might let you lift more weight because your back is supported by the chest pad -- you do not have to stabilize your torso at all, so you can teach those muscles to produce force, without having any clue how to stabilize that force or work in an integrated fashion with the rest of the muscles in the chain. What To Do Instead... I have a strong preference for DB or Cable Rows for a horizontal pull and for Pull Ups/Chin Up variations for vertical pulls. Here are a few that you can try... • Bear Position Row -- like a core plank combined with a row. • Contra DB Row -- works your glutes and your mid-back muscles at the same time while requiring balance and stabilization. That sounds like hockey. • Staggered Cable Row -- requires the use of your hips and back extensors to maintain a stable torso as you row. • Body Row -- mid-back, back extensors and hip extensors all work together with this awesome bodyweight variation. Your grip strength will get a workout too.
