Two New Hockey Training Exercises
901 views · Published 15 January 2013 · 1:48 · Indexed 28 October 2026
Channel: GoalieTrainingProTV · 2013 · Sports
http://www.HockeyTrainingPro.com Maria Mountain, MSc shares two new hockey training exercises for either goalies or skaters. Want stronger hips and a stronger core - these will help. Exercise #1 -- A New Hockey Training Twist On The Ol' Plank The first exercise I want to share with you is a new twist on an old standard -- the core plank. I hear you 'y-AWN, oh no, not more planks!' well this one is different -- even though it looks exactly the same. Now, picture yourself in a perfect plank position. You hold it for 10 seconds and some of you will feel a slight fatigue, others will not feel a thing -- you could sit there all day. Now let's play around with Newton's equation. Let's generate some of our own force by pulling our elbows toward our toes and our toes toward our elbows (your body should stay in the same spot). We have isometrically contracted (contracted without shortening) our lats, triceps and tibialis anterior, to name a few, BUT the equal and opposite reaction comes in the form of an isometric contraction through the anterior hips and abdominals. I show you how to do it in the video -- start with a medium contraction because it is pretty tough! Exercise #2 -- Hockey Training Exercise For The Torso & Hips You need a resistance band for the next exercise. It is called the Low Rotary Chop and I use it to elicit a few different adaptations -- hip rotation, core stabilization, eccentric loading of the adductors (groins) and I love the integration of all three -- I think it does a good job of using these muscles in a similar way you may use them on the ice. The key with this exercise is to stay low in the legs. You will not pop up and down as you do it -- stay low the entire time with your knees bet to approximately 90 degrees. It is fine to pivot on your back foot, as you push away from the anchor point with the resistance band and remember to keep your arms straight. Check out the video to see exactly how it should look. http://youtu.be/_KFgqIEhzRc Discover more hockey training techniques at https://www.youtube.com/revolutioncondition
