Does Running long distance your hockey stamina?

Question

I heard that because your not running at full tilt it makes your body used to moving your legs slow, which is not good at all for hockey. Im trying to take longer shifts on the ice and in order to do so I need to get my wind up so I would like to run around a 2 mile distance a few days a week. However if it make me slower than I probably wont do this. What do you guys/girls think?

Answer 1

Running long distances on a daily basis will improve your stamina and allow you to take longer shifts. But then, any type of 'longer' workout will improve your stamina and help you take longer shifts. Jumprope is used by a lot of NHL players as an off-season conditioning stint. Doing suicide sprints on skates is a great way to increase your stamina and keep your skating legs.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Although it will improve your stamina, long distance running can have an impact on knee health through the repetitive impacts to your joints. This is why you see the majority of professionals utilizing the stationary bike after games and during the offseason. It is the best way to improve stamina without impact.
If stamina is your goal, rip out and extra half an hour on the stationary bike AFTER you play in a game and your conditioning will go through the roof.

Answer 4

running is going to increase your aerobic conditioning, which will help your stamina, but while the aerobic (using oxygen for long sustained activity) system is an important foundation for hockey stamina, much of hockey is anaerobic (making energy without oxygen for short, intense periods) because you are going hard for short shifts. you may want to also run long sprints (300s are good) to simulate a hockey shift and build your anaerobic conditioning to increase your stamina. as for slowing you down, that really only applies to footspeed drills, which, if done when you are tired or not at 100%, will train you to go more slowly. overall, running long distance will help your stamina, though, and i reccomend it.

Answer 5

Any activity that increases aerobic stamina will improve your hockey play. As Zam pointed out, there are many ways to achieve different strength and development goals.

The key is to incorporate a variety of exercises in your training regimen that address the demands of the sport. For hockey, explosive power, lung capacity, balance and overall core strength are critical to performance.

Answer 6

Stamina is improved regardless of the sport. So what you are asking is will long distance running improve your stamina. Yes it will, but only if you increase the length you run after conditioning yourself to a certain length and time. Run a 5k daily and try to best your time, as you reach a peck time, increase to a 8k, then a 10k...etc.

Answer 7

Im just going to give you some workouts that are pretty easy... *** PLEASE PLEASE!!! Stretch stretch stretch!!!! Also do an 800 meter warm up before every work out x.x!!! I cant tell you how much you can avoid just by doing this.! Also at the end of the work out... do a 5-10 minute slow job.... Also if you cant do this work out yet... shorten it a bit... Anddd IF it hurts to much.. slow down.**** Monday: 40-45 minute run, 6-10 strides, 300 crunches, 100 push ups, or Go to the mountains for hill charges[6-10 charges] Tuesday: 30 Minute Run, 3 strides, 200 crunches Wednesday: Interval work out[800, 600, 400,100(x2)], or 6-10 15 second surges, or 35 tempo run[Run out 20minutes, get back in 15 or less] Thursday: 35 minute run, 5 strides, 300 crunches Friday: 40 Minute run, 6 strides, ice bath, 100 crunches, 200 push ups Saturday: 45 Minute Run, Ice Sunday: 10 minute run, plenty of rest *By the way, icing nightly isnt a bad idea, neither is taking Ibprohpen to slow the swelling, and you should roll out your legs often. If possible you should try to get into some physical therapy because after doing this for some time you can get hurt... Heres an advanced work out as well mate, Monday: 60-65 Minute Run, 8 strides, 300 crunches, 200 push ups, and several weight lifting, or 25 minute run in the mountains, as well as 7-15 hill charges. After 5 strides. then 10 minute cool down Tuesday: 45 minute run, 7strides, 250 crunches, 100 pushups, or 40 minute tempo[ go out 25 and come back in 15 minutes] Wednesday: 6-7 1K intervals, 4 strides, 10 minute cool down, or 10, 30 second surges. as well as 300 crunches Thursday: 40 minute run, 5 strides, 200 crunches, 100 push ups, Friday: 65-75 minute run, 10 strides, 300 crunches, 200 push ups, weigh lifting Saturday: 50 minute run, no crunches, 100 push ups, 2 strides Sunday: 20 Minute Run, 4 strides, and rest You need to stop eating fatty foods because they slow you down. Drink loads of water!. Try drinking coffee[black] before your run at least an hour before. Try the work out above if you want... You need to start eating better to mate. NO MORE POP :D DONT STOP EITHER!!! JUST SLOW YOUR PACE :D

Answer 8

I personally found that when I jogged, my hockey stamina increased almost immediately. I understand the theory behind your legs get used to running slowly, but that definitely didn't happen to me. Of course, I'm not a sports trainer, so......

Answer 9

yea it does
i dont play ice hockey
but i play field hockey and we run for 45 minutes for a warmup than we do sprints for 45 minutes and i found that in a game running back and forth i dont get out of breath at all

Answer 10

You need to run as much as you can, it's not going to make you slower. What do you think the players do in the NHL, during conditioning, they run run and run! Great for your lugs.