Workout Intensity for Hockey Players

Workout Intensity for a Hockey Player

I train to failure almost 90% of the time. Maybe more. I do not overload the weights and rely heavily on structuring the workouts with low injury risk early and go heavy, followed by the high injury risk workouts later, so that I can use pre-exhausted muscles to my advantage by not having to load up the weight. For me, and for most others, injury typically comes from either lifting very heavy or doing overly complicated exercises. 

As an example, for quads, I will hit the leg extension machine first and go through failure for a bunch of sets THEN hit squats at a lighter weight. Or, I will hit squats at a lighter weight for higher reps if I choose to do those first. 

The key takeaway here is to train as hard as you can with a strategy to help prevent injuring yourself.