Strength Training for Ice Hockey Players

Upper Body Isometric Band Workout

By CoachC | May 31, 2024
Upper Body Isometric Band Workout

In the event members need to be reminded of the difference between “isometric” and other forms of exercise, here goes…

Band Training to improve A 40 yard dash

By CoachC | May 23, 2024
Upper Body Isometric Band Workout

In case members don’t know it, the 40 yard dash is used as a measure of athletes beyond football combines. As a matter of fact, it’s often seen as a measure of an ice hockey player’s sprinting speed…

Evaluate Hockey Problems — RIGHT NOW!

By CoachC | May 16, 2024
Evaluate Hockey Problems — RIGHT NOW!

One time my old magazine publisher asked that I do a piece on “picking a hockey camp”, So, I thought I’d try something a little different from what other writers might…

For the Shoulders: 12 Ways to Do Band Pull A-Parts

By CoachC | April 29, 2024
Upper Body Isometric Band Workout

As I could say about every band training workout, it’s an awesome way to cross-train for our game of hockey. And, when it comes to band training, there are none better than this gentleman…

Build Your Chest The Right Way With Bands

By CoachC | March 30, 2024
Build Your Chest The Right Way With Bands

Hockey players should just think about how often they need to rather violently push away from an opposing player or the side boards…

Build Your Own Off-ice Hockey Training Center

By CoachC | February 21, 2024
Build Your Own Off-ice Hockey Training Center

Many good drills require some sort of training aid (I’ve mentioned previously that a lot of pretty good training tools can even be homemade)…

How to Easily Train Abs in Every Workout

By CoachC | February 5, 2024
How to Easily Train Abs in Every Workout

If a visitor hasn’t yet met Dave Schmitz, Creator of THE BAND GYM, you’re in for a treat, as well as a great way to train for hockey away from the ice…

What’s Wrong with this Picture?

By CoachC | January 31, 2024
What’s Wrong with this Picture?

Thankfully, a number of members have weighed-in, or offered their opinions or guesses, and I applaud the bulk of them for coming fairly close to what I’ll be suggesting down below…

Athletes Just Keep Getting Stronger and Stronger

By CoachC | December 31, 2023
Athletes Just Keep Getting Stronger and Stronger

Two long ago news events caused me to bring a few thoughts to my members’ minds — those having to do with MLB and the NHL…

Building Muscle Strength with a Twist

By | November 29, 2023
Building Muscle Strength with a Twist

Unlike traditional forms of exercise, which usually involve moving weights or body parts through a range of motion, isometric exercises involve holding a position or contracting muscles without any movement…