Strength and conditioning coach Elizabeth continues to work with a hockey referee on isometric training. This type of training helps strengthen tendons and ligaments which aid in breaking movements (changing direction and decelerating).
Starting in a plank position over the bar, Elizabeth wants the student to raise his left hand onto the bar without shifting his hips over. Toes ‘poked in the ground’ and hands pushing the floor away, he holds this pose for 20 seconds before switching. This exercise works the glutes and the triceps.
The second exercise Elizabeth leads the athlete in is laying under the bar, putting his hands with thumbs down in an “A” position while pressing the shoulder blades into the bar. Oh, and breathe!
While these exercises look simple, we can tell that it gives this obviously strong athlete a great workout.
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