Need Hockey Training Help

[716buffalo]

I play Hockey... and workouts for Hockey are very leg specific, so my legs are constantly sore... and no matter how I shift my workouts I always seem to be especially sore on the day of a game, which affects my skating. What can I do to effectively reduce the soreness in my legs so that I can continue to workout my legs...? I don't want to give up leg workouts, but its greatly affecting my play

[codyrobbins40]

I play Hockey... and workouts for Hockey are very leg specific, so my legs are constantly sore... and no matter how I shift my workouts I always seem to be especially sore on the day of a game, which affects my skating. What can I do to effectively reduce the soreness in my legs so that I can continue to workout my legs...? I don't want to give up leg workouts, but its greatly affecting my play

How many times per week are you playing/practicing and how many times per week are you doing weight leg workouts?

[VlKlNG]

lots of stretching

[716buffalo]

How many times per week are you playing/practicing and how many times per week are you doing weight leg workouts?

I practice two/three times a week... play once... i try to do cardio twice and hit the legs atleast once a week

[716buffalo]

lots of stretching

i stretch, but after 5 mins on the ice my legs feel awful

[JustDiesel11]

lots of stretching

This lots and lots of stretching
I played high level travel and juniors and have had the same problem

Focus more on cardio such as a stationary bike with resistance for about 30 min at a constant pace, any workouts with weights wait until you have a day or so in between games. Say a game is on a Friday, do some weights on Tuesday or Wednesday and then until the game do some bike and a lot of stretching

[krakkerz]

i stretch, but after 5 mins on the ice my legs feel awful

How long have you been on your current practice/game schedule?

[konyy]

Throw in some foam rolling/lax ball SMR.. Works like a charm just keep stretching and doing what your doing.

[conor340]

I have a site totally dedicated to off ice hockey training http://starfactoryfitness.com and a new complete hockey training system that could help you out http://starfactoryfitness.com/pro-hockey-training check them out and hopefully you can find some stuff to help you out.

[kingofitness]

you shouldnt be sore ..if u have been working out for more then like a month the after workout soreness should be pretty much gone ..sounds to me like ur overworking them or ur injured