Hockey Strength Training

hi im 14, 5'4, and 107 lbs. the hockey season is quickly approaching. i want to know if doing wrist curls will stunt my growth. the way i do them is i have an old hockey stick and tie a weight on a skatelace and then tie it around the stick. there is about 2-2.5 feet that i have to go before it hits the stick. the weight i use is only 3 lbs but will it stunt growth? cuz im considered small for my age. all the kids on my team are at least 5'6 except for like 4 kids. so i am concerned it will stunt growth. i have dpone them everyday for one week except for on thursday last saturday and last sunday. is this okay? my cousin played basketball for a long time and he started lifting when he was 14 and now es 6'0. he told me to start doing things to get my forearms stronger and mentioned this exercise. and again will it stunt growth? thats the only thing im really worried aobut

Your 14 if your anything like I was at that age your wrists and forearms get a good workout everyday without lifting weights

2009-07-12 08:47:06 by billybob

Hockey Strength & Conditioning Training

I don't know if you read my other hockey question, I'm a Bantam B player on a boys team, been playing for about 5 years, more or less. I have skated for more than seven years and I only learned to stickhandle, shoot, etc, starting two years ago.I really want to improve my skills. To do that I need to get stronger, but I hate push-ups. I have been using my left hand only to stickhandle occasionally to build up strength in that wrist. I can do maybe 5 good push-ups at a time while off the ice, although I can do probably several sets. I skate 6 days a week usually and I've got pretty good stamina and strength in the core and legs. But my main weakness is my arm strength and I really want to work on that to improve my game. Help me out, especially if you're another Bantam or a Midget that would be cool!

Everyone thinks upper body is what makes your shot stronger. Well everybody except me and the pros know that it is all in your legs and core. Your arms just hold the stick for shots. Yes, you use your arms for stick handling but not your chest. Do you think Pavel Datsyuk bench presses 250 everyday? No, he stick handles constantly and trains his legs and core. Try pushing somebody while standing legs locked. Then try pushing somebody with your knees half bent. Hockey relies heavily on the legs. So to answer your arm strength question push-ups are the easiest but you can also try resistance cables. To really improve your game in the shot and stick handle area I suggest stick handling a lot. Use a char and just stick handle around it, through it etc and remember keep your head up. A dman like me, loves players with their heads down. To improve your shot just keep building up the core and legs. To improve your technique which is half the battle I suggest shooting as much as possible on ice (your on 6/7 days) and focus on technique: knees bent, head up, roll the wrist at the end etc. When off ice grab a sheet of plexi glass and a big wooden board along with some pucks. The plexi glass is like ice so just work on technique and repetition. The biggest thing with a shot is technique and the major part of that is knees bent like your almost sitting on a chair. Good Luck. Hope it helps. And contact me for any further help if you need.

2009-11-05 14:32:56 by hockeygrrl.muse

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Hi, I am an ice and roller hockey goalie. I am creating a comprehensive workout program for myself in hopes of pushing myself into elite physical condition and furthering my game to it's highest level. I have already sorted out cardio and strength training as well as stretching but I am having trouble finding resources for hockey goalie specific plyometrics, this includes things suck as sprints, ball drills, reaction training and agility training. I know there is info out there just none I can acess free on the web. I was wondering if anyone here had info on plyometrics/dryland training for the hockey goaltender with as much specific as possible. Thanks a bunch.

short sprints help, since goalies don't ahve to move over a far distance, you want to make yourself quicker, and asprints are the way to go. also if you have a friends/teamate and a tennis ball, find a big wall and have that person stand behind you and throw the tennis ball at the wall from diferent angle. and you have to block it with your body or catch it with your glove hand.
i guess you could also just try doing squats?
my friends is a goalie and this is what she does...

2007-07-03 23:05:16 by Lindsay R

After every game I attempt to get in a few 12 oz. curls. It helps strengthen the mind.

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2007-03-08 18:18:39 by sharks69ed

Not for the game itself, but healthwise.

I'm about 230 pounds and 5"11. I have quite a bad left knee and I definitely need improvement on that.

I haven't played for about a year since I broke it in February. I want to know what you would recommend mainly to build up strength in my knee.

I'm not playing this season, but I'm planning to next year.

Try not to run because it's so hard on all your joints, especially your knees. Go on the bike for 30 min and that will build up strength in your knees.

Here is some good off-ice training workouts...

Strength Training:
Strenth training will get you stronger on the ice. Try to do it at least twice a week if possible. Do half of these one day and the other half the other day. Also, do 3 sets of 10 reps. Keep record of your lifting to see your improvements.
-Squats, clean lifts, bench press, dumbell shoulder press, lat pull down, seated row, lunges with dumbells, bicept curls, tricept extension
-If you really want to feel a burn, try doing 3 sets of 2 min. lunges with a 25 pound weight.

Plyometrics:
This will not only improve your strength, but really focus on your balance and stability, as well as your core.
-Bosu ball exercises: one leg hockey strides (10ea leg. 3 sets), squats (10x3), squats with your eyes closed (10x3), jump squats onto ball (10x3)

Cardio:
Sprinting, jumping, and biking are good choices for off ice. Sprinting and jumping will increase your speed and quick feet on the ice.

Make sure before you start your workouts to do a good warm-up and dynamic stretch. No static stretching before workouts. After your cooldown you can do a static stretch.

Goodluck! Hope your knee gets better.

2008-10-22 17:06:10 by saintscarhand