Heading into, and during the hockey season, Dry-Land Training is as important an element as On-Ice Training. It is not time however, to try and get in shape for the season in 2 weeks by going crazy on fitness. If you are doing that, it is too late!! You should have done that in the 2-3 months during the Summer. In-Season Dry-Land Training should be done in such a way as to maintain your achieved fitness level from the summer, assuming that you did that properly. Think of it like building a wall of bricks…. Every Summer you should be focused, committed, and willing to sacrifice in order to increase/improve your fitness levels in overall strength, Cardio (Aerobic/Anaerobic conditioning), quickness, power/explosiveness and core strength. For every summer you do this, and every Winter you can maintain it, you put a brick on the wall! If you don’t maintain the Summer work during the winter, you lose the brick completely or partially, depending on how much proper maintaining is done in the Winter. Thus, you start all over again in the Summer. If the 12 month process is done correctly, every summer another brick goes up, and you eventually have your very well built, and conditioned, wall. It is very important to note that PROPER Summer/winter Dry-Land Training consists of "Hockey Specific" Training, and not just bicep curls or bench press. Having said that, upper body strength is of course very important, but simply cannot be substituted for your "Hockey Specific" training. Thus, if you are a serious Athlete (Hockey Player), two-a-day work-outs are the recipe…… That is a commitment, but reaps huge benefits!!! Contact us to find out more on how the Summer Dry-Land conditioning can be coupled with On-Ice Individual and Team skill Training year round.

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