Fitness of a Professional VHLM Player

[MacH 32]

After a 4 win streak for the Minnesota Storm we've decided to take a look into the fitness and health routine of the scrawny young forward Mac, he recently posted a short VHL.com article about the basics of his diet and fitness however now that he has been part of the team holding the number 3 spot for a while now we want to fully understand the ins and outs of how he keeps himself in peak condition to ensure top performance in the league.

 

To start with we will delve into his fitness program, spending 3 days a week in the gym lifting free weights, from dumbbells to barbells. He has been increasing his strength in order to get some power behind that smaller body of his, this has resulted in a nice boost in speed, as well as feeling all around more stable and strong on the ice. On the other 2 days that he is in the gym he focuses on cardio, improving his endurance allowing him to skate freely on the ice without a worry of tiring or running out of breath. The cardio routines also make sure he has that little burst of energy he needs at the end of the game in order to snap an opportunity from a quik breakaway or snatch up a loose puck as it drifts over to the boards.

 

Over the 3 days he has specific days for targeting his Arms and/or Chest/Back depending on the day, his legs and his core. His usual Arms/Chest routine starts with a bench press routine, followed by a mixture of dumbbell lifts and ending on the cable machines, this has improved Mac's upper body strength allowing him to take bigger hits and keep his balance, the added upper body strength has also given him more control over the puck. As for his cardio days he tends to focus on rowing, followed by running on the treadmill though he is considering adding elliptical machines into the mix.

 

Aside from gym routines which he will be working on creating more efficient and effective workout sessions for himself in the future, he has been keeping up with his on the ice training focusing on his defensive side at the moment, because it doesn't matter how many goals you can score if you keep letting them in, you will never keep the lead. Alongside his fellow teammates he has been working on basic skating, shooting and passing drills to keep himself at the top of his game and improving at a good pace.

A bit of a shaky start with his first season in the VHLM only managing to net 7 goals and a rather low 5 assists over the course of 60 games played, he is quite obviously a little bit disappointed with himself and will be 100% looking to improve his overall game and increase his stats next season, he is going into the offseason with a strong mindset about his training. 

Edited August 12, 2019 by MacH