Sunday, June 30, 2013
Daily Training Tip #952
Make sure you complete each exercise to the fullest. Doing something 'halfway' will not get the results that you want. Work Hard and Work Smart!
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Daily Training Tip #951
As an athlete, spend the majority of your time doing complex exercises. (For example; instead of doing a simple bicep curl, do a 1 Leg Bicep Curl RDL) Your training time needs to be focused on become a better athlete, which in turn will make you a better hockey player.
Friday, June 28, 2013
Daily Training Tip #950
There are two secrets when it comes to training. Work Hard and Work Smart! THAT'S IT! There is no 'top secret training program' that only a few know about. There is no 'one lift does it all' out there that only a few do. It's really just as simple as out working everyone else. Be the first to the ice, gym or track and be the last to leave. Get a few extra exercises in once everyone else has quit. It's Your Career and you only have one! #JGID
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Daily Training Tip #949
Certain lifts and certain exercises have different directions/motions they can and should be done. For example; when training your hips you need to work them all four (4) directions; Flexion, Extension, Adduction and Abduction. All four need to be done to see the max benefit.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Daily Training Tip #948
Different foot placement slightly affects the outcome during certain lifts. Make sure your feet are placed in the proper place for each exercise you complete.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Daily Training Tip #947
Parts of your workout each day are geared towards injury prevention. When you do become injured, rehabbing that injury might become your workout.
Monday, June 24, 2013
Daily Training Tip #946
It really boils down to "How You Do It." If you just go through the motions, your career will not end up where you want it. If you work as hard as you possible can, the sky is the limit. The choice is yours!
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Daily Training Tip #945
If you are planning on training outside, make sure you Dress for the Elements, or if the weather is bad, be prepared to move your workout inside.
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Daily Training Tip #944
Proper knee bend is something that can be hard to do for some athletes, either on the ice or in the gym. Build up your hip, quadricep and hamstring strength to be able to achieve the proper knee bend. What you do in the gym, training off-ice, correlates directly to what you do on the ice.
Friday, June 21, 2013
Daily Training Tip #943
Sleep is crucial to your performance. You need the proper amount of sleep to perform properly during a game, practice or workout. Each person's needs are different. Find the right amount of sleep for you and make sure you get that each night.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Daily Training Tip #942
Don't forget to work the "Reverse" muscles. You do it on the rink, you practice your forehand AND your backhand. Same holds true for your off-ice training, work your biceps AND your triceps.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Daily Training Tip #941
Make a plan for yourself each day detailing the steps of how you are going to improve that specific day. Then follow through on that plan.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Daily Training Tip #940
Your core is the foundation of all movements. YES, your core can be trained in a hockey specific way.
Monday, June 17, 2013
Daily Training Tip #939
You should complete some specific physical test to see how much you have improved and how your program design is. Physical testing is seldom done to compare others, but rather compare yourself.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Daily Training Tip #938
You avoid soreness by not getting out of shape! Stay in shape all season and your career will thank you!
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Daily Training Tip #937
Non-Training Days need to be filled with Active Recovery activities such as playing racquet ball, basketball, soccer, rollerblading and your other favorite activities. Stay off the couch and stay active.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Daily Training Tip #936
The speed at which you move the weight matters just as much, if not more, than the amount of weight you have loaded on the bar.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Daily Training Tip #935
Create a Training Ritual when you enter the gym. Come at the same time, come in the same door and change in the same locker. This will build a ritual for you so training becomes a way of life. When training becomes a habit and a way of life, results follow!
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Daily Training Tip #934
Make sure you use complete and full Range of Motion (ROM) when completing any exercises in the gym.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Daily Training Tip #933
Progression has to happen before improvements happen. Your workout needs to constantly be progressing to more detailed, more advanced, more specific types of training. Don't just skip right to the end, work through the entire progression.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Daily Training Tip #932
Don't overlook your Calf Muscles when you are training. They are smaller muscles, but really aid in your jumping and sprinting abilities.
Friday, June 7, 2013
Daily Training Tip #931
Sport Specific training is completing off-ice workouts that mimic your on ice movements.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Daily Training Tip #930
Document your workouts so you can physically see your improvements. Write everything down so you can keep track of all the changes, the ups and the downs. Over the course of time, you will be able to see the improvements.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Daily Training Tip #929
Today's training focus is on turning your weaknesses into your strengths. Find your weakest area and focus on that today, making your overall performance that much better.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Daily Training Tip #928
We've all heard the saying, 'you get what you put in." This is completely true in the gym. If you out work and out smart everyone else, you will out gain everyone else. If not, you won't. It is that simple.
Monday, June 3, 2013
Daily Training Tip #927
Some training days are harder, some are designed to be easier. However, there are no off days. Make the days that you are not in the gym, Active Rest, days. Do something active with your teammates. Play basketball, racquetball, soccer, etc. Get off of the couch and be active. Your body will thank you when you show up in the gym the next day.
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