Inline Hockey Performance

Over the next few weeks we will be uploading a new article each day of the week. The past few weeks have been pretty busy for all of us and while that’s not a great excuse we ask for your patience. Things to look forward to: – Kids and weightlifting? Disproving the myths. – Stretching.. [...]

Welcome back for round 2 of the strength training round-table. Roux: Since I got about 10 emails regarding our Abs training guide (thanks Steve)…Your top 3 ab exercises, name ‘em.. Volek: Since I am the reason for the controversy, here are my 3 home runs when it comes to ab training. 1)   An isometric physio [...]

Starting next Sunday, May 16th we are starting the IHP spring development class. There will be four meetings for this group. Sunday May 16th: Stick handling class Tuesday May 18th: Shooting and Passing Class Tuesday May 25th: Putting it all together I Sunday Putting it all together II Cost: Attend one class: $30 per player [...]

Author: Dustin Roux I really dislike the word Tone. I had a conversation with a kid at the rink yesterday and he told me he wants to get more tone. He’s about 18 and a little overweight, no big deal at his age because if kids do the right work they can lose a lot [...]

Strength Training Round-table: Volume #1 Written by: Dustin Roux What’s a roundtable? 5 guys, tons of ideas, and lots of free information for all of you. A few days ago I sent out an email to 4 of our contributors to get their view on a few different subjects regarding strength training and inline hockey. [...]

Author: Steve Volek (University of Minnesota ice hockey strength and conditioning intern) Intro: Dustin Roux So let’s go over a basic workout real quick. Let’s say it’s Monday, and it’s your Lower Body day (remember, we as hockey players don’t body part splits except under rare circumstances/injuries). Your workout consisted of some heavy squats, a [...]

DR: What initially made you interested in strength training? JM: Growing up I always heard from everyone how I would never be any good or go anywhere with my hockey career because I was too little. I was determined to prove everyone wrong so I worked hard practicing at the rink, working on my skating, [...]

Inline Hockey Performance is giving away a 6 week individualized strength training program to the first 15 people to email them!! Inline Hockey Performance is an inline hockey training resource that was formed by Dustin Roux, Eric Keene, and John McGuinness. IHP’s goal is to improve inline hockey and help both youth and elite players [...]

How many of you have seen in a Muscle and Fitness magazine something along the lines of, “Try out ‘Insert Famous Professional Sports Figure’s Name here’ Lifting Program to get a Rock Hard Body like his!”? Even better, how many of you have seen advertisements on TV for “Get Ripped Quick with ‘Insert Awesome Sounding [...]

Article by Steve Volek Edited by Dustin Roux How many times do you walk into a gym and hear this conversation? “Hey man what are you lifting today?”… “I think I’m gonna do some chest, bi’s, and abs” Depending on where you train, there’s a good chance you’ve heard this exact discussion before. Most people [...]