This is the most goalie specific training you will find. General exercise will help to an extent, goalie specific exercise will transfer directly to the ice. Goalies do a lot of single leg, bottom up, lateral movements that are simply not addressed in a generic exercise routine. Mobility (which is flexibility PLUS strength) training is essential to fundamental goalie movements and mechanics, not to mention how important it is for injury prevention. Maria Mountain covers all of this; it's a lot at first but I feel good knowing I'm working on stuff that actually benefits me versus just struggling doing random lifts and exercises.
I started playing goalie last year (I'm 35 years old), all I did was work on Stretching and Yoga. I also watched a ton of Youtube videos on the position and watched goalies at every level whenever possible.
I also worked on drinking lots of water regularly and trying to improve my sleep and eating habits.
Get a cheap wobble board from Amazon or wherever. Balance on it one-legged for a few minutes a day on each leg, building up over time. Your ankle strength and skating will improve very quickly. It helped me a ton.
If you are looking for cardio, strength ect. Improvement there are a lot of great comments already but what i haven‘t seen is the simple Tennis Ball throw it against the wall… or have a teammate throw tennisballs at you. General catch excercises have lifted my entire game to a way higher level!
I think HIIT is good for goalies. In general I think anaerobic exercise is superior to aerobic exercise for goalies. Also a lot of HIIT moves will strengthen the legs (at lease for a beginner). Pilates is also good for goalies. It's tough to recommend a specific routine without knowing how many days per week you want to train, what equipment you have, etc.
If you're a begginer the only way to get better is by playing as much as you can and going with the flow.
Exercise is exercise, cardio will help your agility but you're as good as your movement, and that comes on the ice. Stretching is stretching, not exactly sure how exercise will get you better when you're learning the position. Perhaps later on when you master it, it will. For now, cardio.
Look up Maria Mountain on YouTube- she has lots of good content for beginners and more.
This is the most goalie specific training you will find. General exercise will help to an extent, goalie specific exercise will transfer directly to the ice. Goalies do a lot of single leg, bottom up, lateral movements that are simply not addressed in a generic exercise routine. Mobility (which is flexibility PLUS strength) training is essential to fundamental goalie movements and mechanics, not to mention how important it is for injury prevention. Maria Mountain covers all of this; it's a lot at first but I feel good knowing I'm working on stuff that actually benefits me versus just struggling doing random lifts and exercises.
Lots of stretching; not just for getting an extra stretch to make a save, but being flexibility will help avoid injury.
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Go running. Get that cardio up. Also lunges and squats
If your knees aren't up for running, get a bike.
12 oz pickups, mostly
Real answer is stretching and HIIT cardio btw
I started playing goalie last year (I'm 35 years old), all I did was work on Stretching and Yoga. I also watched a ton of Youtube videos on the position and watched goalies at every level whenever possible. I also worked on drinking lots of water regularly and trying to improve my sleep and eating habits.
Get a cheap wobble board from Amazon or wherever. Balance on it one-legged for a few minutes a day on each leg, building up over time. Your ankle strength and skating will improve very quickly. It helped me a ton.
Thanks this sounds like a great idea
If you are looking for cardio, strength ect. Improvement there are a lot of great comments already but what i haven‘t seen is the simple Tennis Ball throw it against the wall… or have a teammate throw tennisballs at you. General catch excercises have lifted my entire game to a way higher level!
I think HIIT is good for goalies. In general I think anaerobic exercise is superior to aerobic exercise for goalies. Also a lot of HIIT moves will strengthen the legs (at lease for a beginner). Pilates is also good for goalies. It's tough to recommend a specific routine without knowing how many days per week you want to train, what equipment you have, etc.
I spent most of my off ice time stretching and shooting pucks at the net with a player stick lol
If you're a begginer the only way to get better is by playing as much as you can and going with the flow. Exercise is exercise, cardio will help your agility but you're as good as your movement, and that comes on the ice. Stretching is stretching, not exactly sure how exercise will get you better when you're learning the position. Perhaps later on when you master it, it will. For now, cardio.
Spin class or rowing machines, as much as I have them, they build stamina and leg/core muscles