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In-Season Rotational Core Training for Hockey Players

After spending last week showing examples of rotational core exercises and how to fit them into part of a progression, I thought it would be a logical time to mention a big change that should occur in-season for hockey players, baseball players, and golfers.

Remember that in all three of these sports, athletes are taking a lot of reps in a rotational pattern in ONE direction.  Assuming the athlete in all three sports is right handed, they’re likely to get a ton of repetitions in a rotational pattern to the left, just from their sport.

From a training standpoint, this is when it’s important to have an unbalanced training program to help maintain structural balance within the body.

It’s really not complicated. In any rotational core exercises, just do one set in the direction you shoot, and 3-4 sets in the opposite direction.

-Kevin Neeld

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Rotational Core Power Training: The Final Phase!

Phase 4 of our Rotational Core Power Training progression for hockey players, baseball players, and golfers includes exercises involving a strong rotational hip movement, energy transfer through the core, and follow through with thoracic spine rotation.  The “Standing Cable Rotational Pull-to-Push” is a great example.

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Rotational Core Power Training: Phase 3

Phase 3 of our Rotational Core Power Training progression for hockey players, baseball players, and golfers involves exercises with simultaneous hip and shoulder movement. The emphasis on the “Standing Cable Rotation” is to use your core to help transfer energy between your hips and shoulders.

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Dynamic Anti-Rotation Core Exercise

A more dynamic version of the “Belly Press IsoHold” is a normal “Belly Press IsoHold with Perturbation”.  You can also make this exercise more challenging by repeatedly bringing your hands into your sternum than straightening them back out.   A great exercise for “Phase 2” of our Rotational Core Power Training progression for hockey players, baseball players, and golfers.

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Anti-Rotation Core Exercise

This exercise is called the “Belly Press IsoHold” or “Pallof Press IsoHold”, depending on whether or not John Pallof (the PT from Eastern Mass that developed this exercise) is in the room! This is a great exercise for “Phase 1” of our Rotational Core Power Training progression for hockey players, baseball players, and golfers.

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