Hockey Exercises for Defenseman

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[hockeybum5]

very good

[LeaderOynotno]

great vid

[bluebarron99]

Comments, why so long...?

[jewpancake]

Second, the final motion of any good skater's stride is extension of the toe/foot to use the final piece of blade to get the most acceleration/speed for your push. It's simply getting the most for your energy expenditure. Thats why a calf raise, regardless of weight, is important in this type of training. At the very least it can help create muscle memory and tire the athlete out a bit more during the workout. I don't understand where you're coming from minit55

[jewpancake]

First off...so if no benefit arises when no weight is used, then please explain why plyometric exercises, a cornerstone of hockey training, are used by almost every team/athlete playing right now please minit55?

[jewpancake]

First off...so if theres no weight used then why do plymetric exercises that clearly are invaluable for a sport like hockey? Second, the final motion of any good skaters stride is extension of the toe/foot to use the final piece of blade to get the most acceleration/speed for your push. Thats why a calf raise, regardless of weight, is important in this type of training. You are going against the entire athletic training world with your statement minit55.

[jewpancake]

First off...so if theres no weight used then why do plymetric exercises that clearly are invaluable for a sport like hockey? Second, the final motion of any good skaters stride is extension of the toe/foot to use the final piece of blade to get the most acceleration/speed for your push. Thats why a calf raise, regardless of weight, is important in this type of training. You are going against the entire athletic training world with your statement minit55.

[minit55]

@RevolutionAthlete well i just state what i know from my education as a physio therapist.. im just saying that i would not recommend doing calf raises with low weight and i would not suggest that a hockey player should do stability and balance training up on the toes because they are never up on their toes. That was all i stated from that start and i also stated that this was not hockey excersice but all round excersices.. and no i will continue to train and teach to my learning ;) Have fun Dude

[RevolutionAthlete]

@minit55 There is no "all powerful exercise or program" on the planet for a D man, some pro players we have only to core and balance work because that's what they need.The rest of the comments within the videos we have are people thanking us for the very simple, yet effective exercises we have. If you want to add your own videos about the benefits of an upright row and calf raise i think that would be a great idea.

[RevolutionAthlete]

@minit55 Then we should eliminate any kind of cable exercises bench press,shoulder presses,deep full squats,pull-ups,cleans,high pulls...etc since they are not "specific" to the exact same movements as a D. D men use their delts and upper-back/trap muscles alot,also holding the weight this way will help improve grip strength. They are constantly transferring energy from the heel to the ball of there foot. Also depends on the radius of the skate,height and weight.

[minit55]

@RevolutionAthlete well this leads me to my first post. What are you trying to say we are working at ? is this a all round exercise or icehockey defensemen exercise ? i can post whatever exercise and say you will have benefit of doing it.. But thats not the same as saying this is a specific exercise for X. and does defense men really need balance with extenden knees and up on their toes ? as i said this is non specific traning and not to be taken as is! and not as a DEFENSE MEN specific exersice

[RevolutionAthlete]

@minit55 If you do an upright row with 10lbs for 50 reps or 100lbs for 5 reps and add the calf raise than your saying i wont get any benefit at all? Not to mention being on your toes for a split second may and could help someone with increasing their balance and a little core stability. Every athlete is unique and subject to a training regimen that works for them. There may be a boy or girl out there that needs this exercise and another that needs to separate the row and calf raise.