A Few More Reps
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Posted by toner
Now that the season is over (if it’s not, I’m even more jealous of you than I was before) and we’ve had a few weeks to rest and heal up the damage from season, it’s time for your second season to start at the gym. Sadly the game isn’t how it was back when training camps were only to make sure that your game jersey could fit over your summer beer gut. This sport is a game of desire, and because of the hunger of all of us hockey players it has become so competitive that it’s grown into an eleven-month way of life. Sure, you get to hits the greens and get out to the lake a few times this summer, but if you slack off and have a little too much pop and chips over the summer, you know you’re going to be feeling it those first few skates, which can spill over into tryouts and the start of the season… not a good thing.
During the season you can get stronger and all, but usually your body is already having to deal with getting out on the ice 5-7 times a week, so a really good workout where you feel 100% is a lot harder to come by. Now is where you’ll mold yourself into the best physical shape for tryouts and the upcoming season. This is where you decide how fast and strong you want to be in the third period.
By no means would I say I’m any kind of expert, but I’ve found that most progress happens when you begin to recognize and become comfortable with the discomfort of squatting two more reps or adding an extra kilometre to your run. Losing yourself and doing a few reps or keeping the sprint going without thinking “how much longer?†Always going further, saying “Yeah I’ll run until that fourth telephone poleâ€, but once you get there you push for one more... It’s about redefining limits, having the hunger to not be satisfied, not letting your own assumptions of your our limits control you..
In the end all that soreness helps you end up getting to the puck a split-second before the next guy, to keep moving after the d-man juuuust clipped you with a hip check so you can let out a boomer heading fivehole, and also for that goalie to be able to spring back up to be in position for that rebound. Remember, everyone else is getting stronger and faster over the summer too; you’ve got to keep up!
All I’m saying is that right now is that if you want to get stronger, faster, leaner or bigger, now is the time to do it! Be safe, but build up to some new personal bests! That’s about it for me… off to the gym!
P.S. -For the love of god, don't check out 'weightlifting' on Google images
By no means would I say I’m any kind of expert, but I’ve found that most progress happens when you begin to recognize and become comfortable with the discomfort of squatting two more reps or adding an extra kilometre to your run. Losing yourself and doing a few reps or keeping the sprint going without thinking “how much longer?†Always going further, saying “Yeah I’ll run until that fourth telephone poleâ€, but once you get there you push for one more... It’s about redefining limits, having the hunger to not be satisfied, not letting your own assumptions of your our limits control you..
In the end all that soreness helps you end up getting to the puck a split-second before the next guy, to keep moving after the d-man juuuust clipped you with a hip check so you can let out a boomer heading fivehole, and also for that goalie to be able to spring back up to be in position for that rebound. Remember, everyone else is getting stronger and faster over the summer too; you’ve got to keep up!
All I’m saying is that right now is that if you want to get stronger, faster, leaner or bigger, now is the time to do it! Be safe, but build up to some new personal bests! That’s about it for me… off to the gym!
P.S. -For the love of god, don't check out 'weightlifting' on Google images