subject: Hockey Workouts - Three Amazing Exercises That Will Improve Your On-Ice Game [print this page] If you're a hockey player, then generic workouts won't benefit you as much as specific hockey workouts. Any working out, if done safely and with proper form, will benefit you, but focusing on exercises that will help your on-ice game is the way to go. Here are three great exercises you should be doing to help make sure your on-ice performance is maximized.
1) Wood-chopper.
The wood-chopper is an exercise where you take a weight and hold it on both hands with a neutral grip, raise your arms up over one shoulder, and then chop them down and across your body, almost as if you were swinging an axe (hence the name). The gains from this will translate directly into your shot power.
2) Squats and split-squats.
When you skate, proper form says that your knees are bent, as if almost in a sitting position. A squat also puts you in that same position, and the explosive push up is much like the push through your stride. Squats will work all the major muscle groups you use in your skating stride.
3) Wrist rolls.
Wrist rolls are done by holding a stick at both ends with a rope in the middle and a weight suspended. You roll the stick in your hands (like you were rolling a newspaper), wrapping the rope around and bringing the weight up. The wrist strength gained will have a huge impact on your shooting and passing.
Doing these exercises will go a long way to improve your fitness both off the ice and particularly on the ice. However, these are only three exercises out of many that can be directly translated into specific aspects of your on-ice game.
Hockey Workouts - Three Amazing Exercises That Will Improve Your On-Ice Game
