I used to play hockey. Quite frankly, had I not moved to a tropical location, I'd still be playing hockey and wouldn't be cycling (or would be cycling recreationally, as opposed to competitively). Cycling is #4 on my list of preferred sports.
I used to play hockey. Quite frankly, had I not moved to a tropical location, I'd still be playing hockey and wouldn't be cycling (or would be cycling recreationally, as opposed to competitively). Cycling is #4 on my list of preferred sports.
Peace is knowing someone else is suffering more than you are.
My uncle played semi pro hockey and also seriously trained for the Tour de France. He's like a legend in his home town when it comes to bicycle racing. He seemed to love both sports with a passion. I'm only sharing this story because if he could make it work, you can too.
Can hockey helmets double as cycling helmets?
Crappy cycling helmets, sure.Originally Posted by Velo Vol
So.. you're saying that you used to play hockey like OP.. but then you took a fall to the knee.
Go Flyers!
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imo there is nothing like being in hockey shape... it is such a unique and complete workout for your legs and cardio, i don't find it hard to believe at all that you are having trouble cycling the day after, if this is a relatively new routine for you. I don't think they are similar workouts, however they probably complement each other very well as hockey is almost all lateral leg movements. hockey and cycling have become my #1 and #2 lately. throw a little lax in there too and you got a great mix.
Roooooooooooooo.
Peace is knowing someone else is suffering more than you are.
Great article! Hockey and cycling are definitely compatible, each respective discipline helps the other if done correctly.
Here's another ex hockey player who became a pretty good cyclist, although not quite at the same level as zdeno.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2m_5...eature=related
I find that cycling is the best possible workout for Hockey. Hill training is terrific interval training so playing Hockey for an 1.5 hours is no problem.My fitness for hockey has really benefitted from serious cycling the past 10 yrs. I find the hockey extremely tiring. Muscle soreness and fatigue, so a long slow warmup ride before any intervals. Gotta love both.
Hockey
you laugh but at a stick practice weds night there was a dude with a bike helmet on and a little more comical is that the chasis for my helmet is made by giro
thanks guys, im sure in the long run I'll be better off doing both but in the interim I'll just have to deal. joint aches are the biggest hindeance. the skates are 1.5 running time no stopppages or refs and its definitely fast paced with contact. as far as the glyco replenishment I'm working on that but it is difficult because sun and wed usually end at 1130 pm so its home/shower/bed and back on the bike at 5am for a 17.5 mile commute. needless to say it takes a little linger monday and thursday to get to and from work.
patiently waiting for game 5 at td bank. go Bruins!
Joint aches are no good. Maybe you've gone too hard too fast.
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Personally I was a huge fan of biking instead of running in order to get in shape for the hockey season. Maybe it was psychological but it felt like much more of a benefit going for a long ride versus a long run in terms of power coming from my thighs.
On a side note Brent Burns of the Sharks is a huge fan of cycling and before he was traded to San Jose was often spotted on one of his crazy long rides.
Back when you used to go from one sport to another, versus now where you have to specialize, I played a full hockey season and wrapped two cycling seasons (fall and spring/summer) around it. Our hockey season ended in March and off to cycling after that...lefft for Europe right after hockey. The Euro guys had played soccer in the winter then back on the bikes. Cross training.
I was asked about HS sports and told this guy I'd won 12 varsity letters in three sports. He looked at me like I was crazy. It's really too bad that kids get wrapped into one sport only these days.
BTW...I know several speed skaters including my niece who is a national level short tracker and she/they train and race bikes on their off season.
Remember Eric Heiden?
"Nothing is so typical of middling minds than to harp on the intellectual deficiencies of the slightly less smart, but considerably more successful."
Bret Stephens, WSJ
So, the other kids were better skaters? At least that's how it seemed to work in Minnesota.
Hockey is a pretty anaerobic sport (which is why line changes happen so often). My guess is that it is not surprising and predictable that cycling after playing a game would cause a serious degradation in performance - lactic acid build up, glycogen depletion, need for recovery etc.
Whereas the other way (hockey after riding), your normal ride is probably within the lactate threshold, meaning it doesn't totally deplete your glycogen and/or cause buildup of lactic acid that needs to be blown off through recovery.
Just a theory, but I'm not surprised at what you say.
I grew up in Minnesota in the 50s and 60s. Where I lived we pretty much played pond hockey until the 7th grade then the organized leagues were pretty casual: we were lucky if everyone had the same colored breezers and socks, but the jerseys were usually uniform. Real organized hockey in my town didn't start until freshman in highschool and there were no Junior leagues that I knew of. No little kids leagues for sure.
Anyway to the point: back then, the fattest or poorest skating guy was the goalie. I didn't encounter a athletic goalie until I was in HS and it was a real eye opener to see him beat half the skiers at side to side conditioning drills (side boards to side boards, repeat).
In my adult hood I've played in a bunch of recreational leagues with old Div. 1 college goalies. Not NHL caliber, but Div 1 is nothing to sneeze at as far as achievement and athleticism goes. These guys, almost without exception are among the most athletic, best skating, and best "hockey sense" (i.e. passing and setting up scores) even compared to other ex-college players. Truely a joy to play with because of that plus the joy they bring to the game skating out of the goal. I don't know of a single ex college goalie in the rec leagues who plays goalie.
I quite rec hockey about 5 years ago (I'm now 58) because I got tired of the late Sunday and Tuesday games. I can't get to sleep for a couple of hours after I play and it was killing me the next morning the older I got. I XC ski mostly in the winter now (always have been a skier, but just recently started "training" and doing 50K races). Another reason I quit hockey was the expense and every little injury (remember, I'm in my late 50s) lasted forever and kept me off my skis. Twist a shoulder? 6 weeks. Tweek a hip or knee? 6 weeks. you get the picture. I didn't love it that much - plus it was getting to cost $6 - 700 for the season.
Played a lot of pond hockey in Michigan as a kid in the 60's and 70's. Played ice and roller through the 90's and early 2000's, but have not skated now in the past 3 years, but hope to again soon...
Just got back into cycling last april and really enjoying it...
Hockey is Life!!!
GO WINGS!!! (better luck next year)
Now you have cycling, another potentially expensive sport
My son played hockey here in Colorado, and it is super expensive, but so worth it.
Did you grow up anywhere near Eveleth?
Yea, cycling is expensive, but top notch hockey gear is too. Cycling doesn't cost for the ice time.Now you have cycling, another potentially expensive sport
My son played hockey here in Colorado, and it is super expensive, but so worth it.
Did you grow up anywhere near Eveleth?
I grew up in centeral MN. Hockey was big, but not like Iron Range. Big in the Twin Cities too, in certain schools. We had varsity in HS, but it was a very poor squad when I was growing up. Any team I could play on was not good, if you know what I mean. I am much better, relatively speaking in the adult leagues because I tended to get bigger and stronger through my 30s and even 40s where a lot of people just got bigger.
Whenever I think that there's nothing dumber than road cycling, I realize there is always hockey, and more significantly, its fans.
Ah, so you're a hockey fan.
I miss pond hockey in Michigan & watching our wings. Moved to SWFL right after highschool, funny as my first apartment was in between the 2 closest hockey rinks in town and now I'm settled 5 mins from the nearest rink. Hockey is life 4 sure, our oldest player on our team is a center from Montreal, 65years old and still winning faceoff's. Awesome thread.
thank goodness for baseball, a sport even fat out of shape people can play. Then there's softball, where fatter, even more out of shape people can play.
I see a trend here...
"Nothing is so typical of middling minds than to harp on the intellectual deficiencies of the slightly less smart, but considerably more successful."
Bret Stephens, WSJ
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