Tag Archive: Recovery

In Season Hip Mobility

January 21, 2020 12:56 am Published by

Just because you’re in the heart of your season doesn’t mean your stretching and mobility should be put on the bench. Hopefully, you’re lucky enough to have a team or coach that prioritizes time for pre-practice/game warmups. Regardless if you’re doing a quick warmup with your teammates or on your own, here’s a few simple movements to key in on your hip mobility (aka, stretches that will help your skating)!

  • Sprinter Squat Sequence
    • Take a “hockey knee”, roll hips forward and backwards stretching your hip flexors. Then take front leg and extend forward, while trying to bring your head down facing that knee. Great for all our skating muscles, hip flexors, hamstrings, glutes.
  • Scorpions
    • Laying on your chest, bend one leg up, and reach it up and over across your body. Perform slowly and under control. You’ll feel a great stretch in your lower back and hip flexors.
  • Squat Reaches
    • Shoulder width stance, deep squat and hold :10seconds. Grab feet, straighten legs first, stretching hamstrings, then raise hips. Perform 8-12 consecutive movements.

 

Keep it going during the heart of the season! Can’t wait to hear from everyone soon!

Prioritize Your Recovery!

January 16, 2018 3:09 pm Published by

Now that we’re deep into the grind of our season’s demands; feeling beaten up, tired, sore, and physically-emotionally drained are all part of the process of your development.  Now more than ever you need to make your recovery a priority! Here’s a few pieces of advice that will pay off huge for your athlete!

 

  • Nutrition, Nutrition, Nutrition!!!
    • You’ve got to fuel your efforts with a well-balance diet! A majority of our on and off-ice goals will come from our discipline in the kitchen and at the table!
  • Sleep
    • It’s amazing what a 7-8hr night of sound sleep can do for your body. Make your bedtime a priority!
  • Stretching
    • Let’s be honest we all neglect this! No question the pre-workout/skate dynamic warmup is essential. But who’s stretching beyond this…? Take 5 minutes out of your night to roll through a quick lower body sequence before you go to bed! It’s a game changer!
  • Mental Approach!
    • Yes, the power of the mind! When you leave the rink, leave the mental baggage there too! Allow your mind to change the channel to your other happy places of friends, family, and passions.

 

Keep pushing through the final month and a half of the season!!!