Do you cross train? (Read 920 times)

Does hockey count as cross training? hmmmm

I would actually count it - and I do, as an interval workout. You skate hard for short shifts and then sit for awhile, sounds like an interval workout to me. Hockey has helped me get rid of muscle imbalance problems I had when I competed in high school/college (strengthened the inside muscles of the legs) and is a great workout. I've also noticed the past few months that my skating greatly improved when I started running more miles again - looking forward to seeing if that continues in the summer session as I'm holding close to 30 miles per week now. I also lift weights although I've backed off the power lifting the past couple years. I think weights help strength and focus, and give you a little more power for short bursts. Of course, I only lift with my upper body. Power lifting will tend to tire you out a little and make it difficult for you to use your arms much running - I had serious alligator arms on days where I tried maxing - but I think its important as far as overall body strength and balance. I think its also helped me maintain more speed than I otherwise would have. I don't lift the same group of muscles every day - I'm on a 4 day rotation while the fifth day combines the first two days with lighter weights and less sets, 6th day combines 3rd and 4th. Each muscle group therefore usually gets one hard workout and one easy one each week. Just my two cents - cross training is a good thing.

I would actually count it - and I do, as an interval workout. You skate hard for short shifts and then sit for awhile, sounds like an interval workout to me. Hockey has helped me get rid of muscle imbalance problems I had when I competed in high school/college (strengthened the inside muscles of the legs) and is a great workout. I've also noticed the past few months that my skating greatly improved when I started running more miles again - looking forward to seeing if that continues in the summer session as I'm holding close to 30 miles per week now. I also lift weights although I've backed off the power lifting the past couple years. I think weights help strength and focus, and give you a little more power for short bursts. Of course, I only lift with my upper body. Power lifting will tend to tire you out a little and make it difficult for you to use your arms much running - I had serious alligator arms on days where I tried maxing - but I think its important as far as overall body strength and balance. I think its also helped me maintain more speed than I otherwise would have. I don't lift the same group of muscles every day - I'm on a 4 day rotation while the fifth day combines the first two days with lighter weights and less sets, 6th day combines 3rd and 4th. Each muscle group therefore usually gets one hard workout and one easy one each week. Just my two cents - cross training is a good thing.

I think I'd get in a bit of trouble if I went and sat for a while in the middle of a game! For me it's more - keep constantly moving while wearing 50lbs+ worth of stuff with some "frantic time" thrown in every once in a while. Still not allowed to do weights (knee injury and wrist surgery) so I've got hockey (twice a week), running (4 times) and yoga (once a week). I'd love to be able to add in another yoga session and some swimming...

I think I'd get in a bit of trouble if I went and sat for a while in the middle of a game! For me it's more - keep constantly moving while wearing 50lbs+ worth of stuff with some "frantic time" thrown in every once in a while. Still not allowed to do weights (knee injury and wrist surgery) so I've got hockey (twice a week), running (4 times) and yoga (once a week). I'd love to be able to add in another yoga session and some swimming...

Some of my sitting is me doing so by myself in the penalty box. I still am at 190 pounds which is big enough to take pretty much anyone down. Sometimes I try to squeeze a run, weights, and a game in the same evening and I have passed out at the end of the game. I hate having limits! You've got a good variety going - I want to get my bike out, fix it, and go for a ride too. Between trying to get the landscaping in order and the nearly constant monsoon the past week in PA I haven't done it yet. I think the variety helps keep you fresh.