Phoenix Hockey Strength Training

07/03/2021

Stable core = Get pucks more.

I’m a poet and I didn’t even know that I was.

07/01/2021

Science fact: sticking your tongue out while training increases effectiveness.

06/30/2021

17x more likely to suffer a groin strain?!!

Why work the adductors, the groin muscles which pull the leg back toward the body? Research shows that if the strength of your adductors is less than 80% of your abductors you are a whopping 17x more likely to suffer a groin strain.

It doesn’t matter how good you are if you’re hurt.

06/28/2021

Tonight we start strength phase II of our drop-in training. See you here at 6:30.

06/25/2021

An easy, free, valid measure of lower body power.

Hockey requires quick, powerful bursts of energy from the lower body. These quick bursts are anaerobic in nature, or are accomplished without oxygen.

Improving anaerobic performance is one goal of a hockey sports performance program. Off-ice tests can be valuable measures to help us improve performance on-ice.

The Wingate Anaerobic Power Test is a complicated and expensive test requiring elaborate systems usually found in a lab or professional setting. For the everyday athlete, another, much simpler test is a valid predictor of lower body anaerobic power: the standing broad jump.

To perform this test, the athlete stands on two feet, jumps forward as far as they can, then lands on two feet. Your score is the distance jumped. A greater distance means greater anaerobic power.

Improved anaerobic power leads to faster skating and better in-game fitness. It should be a top priority for all hockey players in their off-ice development.

06/25/2021

Committed to six weeks for getting faster. Started toast with some strength work to build the engine, then finished with mechanics. Check in six weeks from now!

06/23/2021

Only 82° outside?! Yeah, we’re taking the Chandler Hot Dogs Hockey Camp outside for a movement day!

06/23/2021

Twist and shout.

06/22/2021

Three different hockey players, three different teams, three different ages, one goal! Get better off the ice to get better on the ice.

Awesome drop-in training tonight. Next one is on Wednesday at 6:30.

06/21/2021

A little speed and agility game to end today’s dryland training with the Chandler Hot Dogs.

06/18/2021

gets right to the point.

You. Need. To. Train.

“The significant differences between elite and non-elite players can be seen in off-ice strength measures as elite players tend to be stronger than non-elite.”

06/15/2021

We start our speed clinic a week from today at 6:30pm. Only 11 spots remaining. Don’t miss out.