Your one most pressing off-ice training question!

Hey Maria,
Don't know if this is what you are looking for, but lately I have been playing and everytime I play I stretch in the room, get on the ice and I stretch for about 5 mins, and once the game starts, I have AWFUL pain in my left shin on the front, not in the back but in the front. What the heck is happening?!? It's like someone is stretching my shin muscles out and like stretching and it feels like stabbing pain. Is there anything you know that would affect this and anyway that I could fix it besides seeing physio?

Yes, that is perfect! I have some ideas and will post an article on this by the end of the week. What else do you guys want to see??
Maria

Hello Maria,

Is there a workout/stretch you would recommend to someone who has either never played goalie or hasn't played goalie in many years? As in, would there be a specific work out(s) that would help gear someone up, or should the above mentioned people just jump right in and do what everyone is doing?

I'm just curious and feel free to ignore me...is there any form of off-ice conditioning where I can drink a six pack, smoke a pack of cigarettes and eat large amounts of calories every day and still muster the energy to play hockey once in a while?

Seriously though, and this is really bothering me-Every time I go out to play hockey I get an intense pain in my right elbow about 30 minutes after I play that lasts about 4-6 hours. I have a vague understanding that it probably has something to do with the load put on my right arm by the relatively light blocker/stick combination, but I'm curious if there's some sort of conditioning I can do to train my elbow.

Originally Posted by archi2this

Is there a workout/stretch you would recommend to someone who has either never played goalie or hasn't played goalie in many years? As in, would there be a specific work out(s) that would help gear someone up, or should the above mentioned people just jump right in and do what everyone is doing?

You should definitely do some stretching and conditioning to prepare for your return - I will put something together for you, but just to clarify - are you looking for a workout for someone who is just getting off the sofa for the first time in 37 years, or someone who is already pretty active, but just returning to goaltending?

While I put that together, these stretches should get you started:



Thanks for the question.
Cheers,
Maria

[QUOTE=Arthriticbutterflystyle;4143]I'm just curious and feel free to ignore me...is there any form of off-ice conditioning where I can drink a six pack, smoke a pack of cigarettes and eat large amounts of calories every day and still muster the energy to play hockey once in a while?

Ha ha - this is a good one - my suggestion is high intensity interval training for 11 hours per day - yes I realize you will have to quit your job, but we all have to make sacrafices.

Now for the elbow pain - is it on the inside or outside of your elbow (if you hold your arms at your sides with your palms facing forward is it sore on the side closest to your body - the medial aspect or the side away from your body - the lateral aspect?

Here are a few suggestions - are you death gripping your stick all the time? If so - don't do that. Yes, that is a smart a$$ remark. I do have some other ideas, but I will have to shoot a video...stay tuned.

Cheers,
Maria

Originally Posted by rfalls86

Hey Maria,
Don't know if this is what you are looking for, but lately I have been playing and everytime I play I stretch in the room, get on the ice and I stretch for about 5 mins, and once the game starts, I have AWFUL pain in my left shin on the front, not in the back but in the front. What the heck is happening?!? It's like someone is stretching my shin muscles out and like stretching and it feels like stabbing pain. Is there anything you know that would affect this and anyway that I could fix it besides seeing physio?

Posted a video for this one on a new thread - check it out.
Maria

Originally Posted by Revconditioning

You should definitely do some stretching and conditioning to prepare for your return - I will put something together for you, but just to clarify - are you looking for a workout for someone who is just getting off the sofa for the first time in 37 years, or someone who is already pretty active, but just returning to goaltending?
Thanks for the question.
Cheers,
Maria

My specific situation would be: 27, not out of shape...but not in it either & never played, borrowed inline goalie equipment 5 times from 21-27. Just finished purchasing first ice set and I am preparing for: stick-n-puck, drop-ins & beginner leagues.

*edit*
Although i'm currently preparing for s-n-p, drop-ins & beginner leagues...my goal is to climb my way up to as high of a league as my skill will allow. Realizing, of course, I'm not going to be getting to any paid position starting so late in life. Or atleast the chance of that happening are slim to none.