Phoenix Hockey Strength Training

Stable core = Get pucks more.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

See you tonight!

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He’s worked so hard this off-season, he’s earned it! @ Ice Den Chandler

Heavy rotational med ball with and to build strength, power, stability, and control.

Riley Sutter, one of the many NHL draft picks we've trained, knows the value of off-ice work.

What's your pre-game routine? The best players I've coached all had a dedicated pre-game routine.

For me it's heat on my back and hammys while taping my stick, then a dynamic warm-up, then off to the locker room.

Consistency is key to success. Find a routine and stick with it.

You don’t always get what you wish for, you get what you work for.

What is APRE training and how can it help you?

APRE stands for autoregulated progressive resistance exercise. A fancy term that boils down to the weight you lift is determined on its own, not pre-prescribed.

The weight for each set will be determined by number of reps completed on the previous set. Here we have and completing six sets of APRE training on the bench press. If they complete 7 reps then they increase the weight 10 lbs on the next set. As fatigue sets in, APRE training ensures the weight is appropriate for the goal, in this case strength.

Today is the first of our drop-in hockey strength training sessions. Every Monday and Wednesday at 6:30

Phoenix Hockey Strength Training updated their business hours.