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Shylo_Moxii · Yesterday, 10:53 AM

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Well the more obvious approach would be to balance your physical and mental trainings just like the body you can’t focus on your arm workouts 6 days a week you need to give them a rest same for your legs and your back and your core.

Mental is the same way. You must give yourself a break mentally. So my proposal for Off-Season workouts is a 5 days a week program. Monday being biceps shoulders and core. Tuesday being leg day. Wednesday being your mental day. Thursday being Triceps and back. Friday being a cardio day.

Now this works for a number of reasons. You get the weekends to take your mind off mentally, but you also get 4 key focal points in the body to get you adjusted for the season ahead. Now don’t go too hard because at the end of the day health is an ability that sets you apart from the rest of the pack. Your best ability is availability.

*Soviet Sexpot* · Yesterday, 11:01 AM

Quote:Only the strong will survive! Or do they? How important part does physical or mental strength training play in your players offseason and how they do it? Are they focusing mostly on lower body strength or do they take more balanced approach? Or is it all about the core strength that helps them stay in right position at the goal? Maybe they think that surviving is really more dependent on mental strength and finding it inside themselves, but is there even a way to train that?

Here's the thing, physical fitness is paramount to being able to perform at a high level, but that part is the easiest part of the equation. The harder part is mental, even in regards to the physical. Your mind taps out long before your body does, and so thats where concentration needs to be.

There was once a great wide receiver named Jarvis Landry who gave an incredible speech on Hard Knocks on HBO that I think is applicable here. If your hamstring aint hanging off the bone, your leg aint broke, you practice. Because that shit is weakness and that shit is contagious. Weakness is contagious. Weak shit don't live here no more and it don't exist.

And so with that in mind, you better believe that the mental grind will be the focus above and beyond the physical, but both are top level priorities to insure that the first season at the SHL level is one of excellence for McLovin!

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Operation Ivy · Yesterday, 11:27 AM

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Strength, both mentally and physically, is almost always priority number one for me in the off season. Any athlete will spend time in the weight room, and I am no different. I really try and focus on training legs, because as a defenseman I know how important it is to have that strength to be able to back skate and keep up with the speedy forwards entering our defensive zone. But I would argue that most importantly is my mental strength training in the off season. Having now been in the SHL for just under 10 seasons, I know the grind that it is. I have been fortunate enough to be a part of some great playoff runs in Texas during my time in the league, and while I would not trade making the playoffs for anything, it is grueling to make it far each year and not win the cup. That has taken a toll on me mentally, and in the off season I am focusing in on strengthening my mental fortitude to stay focused all season long.

***RAmenAmen*** · Yesterday, 11:56 AM

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Hockey is a physical game, and like most sports, the most athletic players are often the best ones. That's why it is so important for players young and old alike to focus on their strength and conditioning during the offseason, rather than just spend their time honing technical skills like shooting and passing. The last several seasons have shown us that the players with the most impact often don't have the best technical skills, but are the strongest, fasted, and best conditioned players on the ice, wearing down their opposition through force of will and body more than any tactical choice. I think all young players looking to make the jump out of the SMJHL and into the SHL should take note of the importance of physical conditioning, but it's even more important for aging players who are beginning to lose a step. If you can't keep up with the speed of the game around you, or stay on your feet after a hard check, no amount of skill will be able to keep you in the league.

ephenssta · Yesterday, 12:56 PM

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The second there is any kind of logic puzzle, I'm cooked. It's not really that I am unable to figure these out and more that I am slow at them. I know I am slow at them, and that is only going to be worse under pressure. I think I can handle some tasks that require a little endurance or discomfort, I have done both of those things before. But combine those with needing to do a puzzle or solve a riddle and I am done for. My fiancee is incredible at these and I have learned some of her approaches, so maybe I could find a way through given enough time, but I really do not anticipate that being easy for me. But maybe that's not the worst thing in the world, I do enjoy going back to civilization for some creature comforts and sleeping in an actual bed. Turns out the back pain gets better when you have real pillows and a mattress that suits you.

Nictox · Yesterday, 01:33 PM

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Luca has always been a gym rat, working out as much as possible and staying in the best shape they can be in. One thing became clear though when he made it to the SHL, the mental strain of these games can kill you. Luca was never one for taking steps to better his mind, but in the last few seasons he has found that it actually helps his day to day life. He started seeing a therapist to start the process and deal with some of the emotional damage done from giving his life to a game. A new routine was set and Luca has been sticking with it. Every night Luca finds ways to keep his brain and mental health sharp. Between reading books he normally wouldn’t and doing brain puzzles, the difference these little things made have improved not only his on ice game, but his normal life interactions. Luca is thankful he found this during his prime and not when it was too late to change course.
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Bfine · Yesterday, 01:42 PM

Jennifer does a lot of offseason training, and her work as an idol also factors into her hockey career. A lot of what she does is cardio, mainly around dancing, which increases her stamina when she’s on the ice. For hockey, she does also focus on lower body strength as she knows most of her power on the ice comes from the leg muscles. But lower body strength also helps with her idol career since it gives her dance moves more impact. But the big thing Jen does work on is her mental state. Being an idol and a hockey player is mentally taxing, and both careers have rabid fanbases that are all too happy to attack someone if they think they did a bad job. To train mentally, she goes to therapy, she meditates, and she focuses on blocking out the negative, as she knows she needs to be as focused as possible to succeed.

***JustAnotherHockeyFan*** · Yesterday, 01:54 PM

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***retuperkele*** · Yesterday, 02:13 PM

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Physical strength has to be one of the key things a player should focus on during the offseason, and the other 2 being mental strength and conditioning. God knows how many players came out from the offseason to play once again in the autumn only to fall short a little too much from their previous seasons performances when their physical strength has not been up to par. The way I see it having a balanced approach with physical strength as well as conditioning is the main key to success for a hockey player. Im not saying that you should not train yourself mentally, its the opposite. A player should be able to train their mental strength as well as physical strength for them to be able to overcome difficult (unfavoring) scenarios on top of being able to handle pressure during the game. If you are a talented hockey player but you are not mentally strong, you are just a waste of time in my books. Consistency is the key to everything, though

Bingo97 · Yesterday, 02:23 PM

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Going to be be a mental training for Arvinder after having a tough season with the battel born and seeing his play on the ice it was a tough watch Arvinder will going to Nepal to train with the Monks as last year he among the league leaders in hits but that's not how he wants to take his game he was selling the positioning to land a hit training with the monks Arvinder will work on his patience and work on his anger issues as it could because of the stressful season Arvinder was selling out for hits could be because of the team not performing well he was looking to take his anger out on the opposing not knowing he was selling his team for worse. The mental training will be needed in order to calm those emotions and think more clearly on the nice to make the right move and sell his team.

Akoustique · Yesterday, 02:59 PM

1. Andrade La Sombra is not about this wild, unabashed Survivor-esque life. Sure, it's teambuilding (in perhaps one of the worst ways possible), and he appreciates the time spent with his Minnesota brethren, but god, he misses a warm bed. So there's no way he's sticking around longer than he truly needs to. The problem lies in the fact that his team has to win in order to send him home! And there's no guarantee that he'll be one of the first ones sent home!

La Sombra, therefore, becomes torn; does he try to succeed as much as he can in order to win as much as possible, with his team choosing to keep him around in order to keep winning? Or does he fail miserably, making his team lose more often but increasing his chance to be sent home quicker? In all reality, neither option appealed to La Sombra, and he became so indecisive that he ended up staying nearly the entire time.

A training style best left forgotten.

roastpuff · Yesterday, 03:13 PM

Clearly the Seattle GM Eddie Fishermann took his last name too seriously because this latest training camp for the Seattle Argonauts was nautical and fishing themed. The players had been dropped off on a Pacific Northwest island that shall remain unnamed, but was little more than a rock with some trees. The players were given fishing supplies and told that they had to survive and maintain their muscle mass for the first three days of camp before actually hitting the ice. Will Tomlander may have been from Sweden but he was not from a coastal part of the country and he did not know how to fish. Thankfully his line mate Squid was well versed in catching fish, especially given his heritage. Squid liked to use his hands and not actual angling equipment, but nonetheless he knew how to use the hook and fishing line to freehand jig for fish. This was the weirdest camp that Will had been to, but thankfully not the worst.

***hockeyfan*** · Yesterday, 03:45 PM

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Physical and mental training plays a huge part in having success in the SHL, whether it’s to gear up for your first first season in the big leagues, or your 14th. Some may even say it is more important when you’re older, like my player, Ace Lightning.

For physical strength, it is important for the calves stay good and strong, which supports stamina and balance, and looks really cool in shorts. The upper body is less important, but it’s also fun to get cool guns and ripped for when you wear wife beaters. This could also be intimidating for the competition.

Now, mental training is important because it can be the difference between having an MVP season as a defender and being totally overlooked in the nomination process, and a third liner , even if they have the same physical skill. Ace Lightning likes to do sudoku and it really helps.

Jimbo1990 · Yesterday, 04:22 PM

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The game of hockey can be a violent, dangerous, mentally and physically demanding sport. To play the game at the professional level means you need to prepare your body and mind to take abuse while performing at your best. Getting booed and jeered during a slump? Getting attacked by the media? Sustaining injuries or having to answer the bell and fight hulking goons? You need to be prepared for whatever comes your way in order to survive and leave a legacy that you can be proud of.

In the off season Boogan McGillicuddy has been focusing quite a bit on his physical strength. Boogan has taken a wholistic approach, and has lifted for power to beat defenders with brute strength. He has also been working out his massive tree trunk legs in order to make himself faster. “Speed, Strength, and Skill” are Boogan’s training mantras.

In addition to his physical training regimen Boogan has been training his mind in the off season as well. Drowning out distractions and keeping focused allow him to read the offense and defense on the ice better and will allow him to get to the open areas of the ice more often.
This has been a productive offseason for Boogan. It will be exciting to see if his preparation and training will help him get his game to the next level this season with the Scarecrows.

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***Froste39*** · Yesterday, 05:39 PM

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For once, a goalie should definetely keep themselves fit and agile, while making sure they strenghten core muscles responsible for posture and getting up/down quickly.
This is why Gino does a lot of core training as well as strenghtening legs and glutes. It's also important to stay flexible to avoid shortening your reach, not allowing you to make those crucial miracle saves.
So why not beat two birds with one stone and do some Callisthenics which imptove on both of these groups?

Regarding mental training, Gino likes to cite a certain movie quote, which basically says that it doesn't matter how often and how hard you get it, but that what matters is getting up again amd again.
Of course it would be perfect if adversary and bad things would just riccochet off your mental fortitude, but that is usually not the case. It's therefore a good alternative to let those feelings come and go, picking yourself up and get ready go go into the fray again. This reflects in Gino's playstyle as well, going down for the puck, but always quick to rise again.

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