On Monday I posted 13 questions every hockey player and coach should have the answers to if they’re serious about training to fulfill their hockey potential. The list is extensive, but not all-inclusive. From consulting with coaches and players throughout the years, I know considering all those forms of training can be a bit […]
How is your warm-up preparing your body for high-intensity activity and improving range of motion? How are you training for core stability? How are you training for REACTIVE core stability? How are you training for hockey-specific deceleration? How are you training for hockey-specific acceleration? How are you training to improve lower body power? How are […]
Another one of my favorite reactive core training exercises is the overhead medicine ball perturbation. Same concept as previous exercises: maintain a stiff, stable core in the presence of an external force or perturbation. Holding the MB overhead maximizes instability as it raises your center of mass (higher COM=greater instability). Check it out: [quicktime]http://kevinneeld.com/videos/Overhead%20MB%20Perturbation.mov[/quicktime] To […]
[quicktime]http://kevinneeld.com/videos/Pallof%20Press%20Perturbation.mov[/quicktime] Are you noticing a theme here? These are all the same exercises I’ve shown you before, but with a more advanced external sensory stimulus added. The greater the challenge to stability, the more carryover to athletics. I love these exercises for a couple reasons, but mostly because they are so simple to progress. […]
[quicktime]http://kevinneeld.com/videos/Side%20Plank%20Perturbation.mov[/quicktime] Adding a partner perturbation turns this basic core stabilization exercise into a reactive core (and shoulder!) stabilization exercise. It also ties in a team dynamic, as your athletes learn to work in pairs or small groups. The goal is the same as the regular side plank: maintain a neutral position. The only thing that’s […]