Training around hockey.

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adam77

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Hey,

I want to work out but i'm having trouble working out with hockey. I play hockey Monday through to thursday, with one game on of those days. Wednesday is a morning practice.

I have been trying to maintain right now by working lower body on friday and upper body on saturday, but it's really hard. I want to continue to progress, but by only working out once a week my bench has gone down like 10 lbs. and i can't move it up.

What to do? could i still weight train during the week, and not have my performance on the ice be affected, or my muscle growth be affected?
 
In the 1st stages of your training your performance may well be hindered.
The best thing you can do is do full body workouts 3 times a week.

Dont push yourself too hard and you wont ach the next day.

You'll find that after a year of doing that you'll be able to really workout hard 4 times a week and play hockey without any aches of pains.
 
some folks i have encountered have found it very difficult to "progress" in the weight room while in-season with a specific sport. those people tended to use the weight room as a way to maintain strength throughout the season. progress in the off-season. use the in-season to focus on hockey specific skills and practice. a nice full body workout the day after a game would feel pretty good. maybe another on the weekend. see what works best for you, but don't over-do it. nothing sucks worse than getting broken down in the weight room and having performance in the rink compromised.
 
littlemac said:
nothing sucks worse than getting broken down in the weight room and having performance in the rink compromised.
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ya i know..

Well what if i do weight training at the end of the week when i dont have hockey and maybe do plyometrics during the week maybe twice?

If i do plyometrics properly i wont be as sore as weight training would make me right? Or should it be the same achiness?
 
you don't have to wait until the end of the week to weight train. there is nothing wrong with lifting in the morning (now when i say lift, i mean full body maybe 1-2 exercises per muscle group--bigger muscles= more exercises--2 sets of 12-15 reps nothing overly taxing) and then practicing in the afternoon or vice versa. i would throw in plyos/agilities 1-2 times per week ON LIFT DAYS just to save time. you really do get a lot of agility work in hockey practice (line hops, line skates, gassers, etc...)
 
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