20151205 - Hockey
Refereed two league games - 2 hours
Knees were good for the first game, not so good when I got towards the end of the second.
Iced knees for 30 minutes before I left the rink.
20151206 - Hockey
League game - 1 hour.
Knees were sore during the day. Did lunges for warm ups, streacthing before game.
Knees where good during the game, I was able ot go hard. Made good passes, was where I was supposed to be. Still couldnāt put one in the net. Neither could the rest of the team.
Lost 3-1
20151207 - 531 Cycle 22 Week 1 Squats
I was pretty apprehensive before I startedā¦
Squats
Bodyweight x 10 - Knees ok
Bar x 10 - Knees ok
90 lbs x 5
115 lbs x 5
135 lbs x 3 - So far, so good, knees doing ok
145 lbs x 5
170 lbs x 5 - Right knee slight strain feeling
190 lbs x 5 - Right knee again slight strain feeling
Overall it went very well. I hit parallel on depth.
Zercher Squats - Accessory
70 lbs x 10 x 5
These were easier for me then front squats.
Leg curls
60 lbs x 10 x 5
Walk 3 MPH/0 Incline/20 minutes - 1 mile
20151209 531 Cycle 22 Week 2 MP
Military Press
50 lbs x 5
65 lbs x 5
75 lbs x 3
90 lbs x 3
100 lbs x 6 - I got distracted,ā¦
110 lbs x 3
More Military Press
45 lbs x 10 x 5
Lat Pull Downs
140 lbs x 10 x 5
Walk 3 MPH/0 incline/20 min - 1 mile
First time in months I spent the entire day with no knee brace on.
29151209 - Hockey
Skating Lessons - 1 Hour
Scrimmage - 1 Hour
Did some things ok in the lessons,
Scrimmage was a bust, Did get an assist, a couple of good passes. Did a decent defense move against a younger, better player and got the puck from him.
Knees hurt and stiffened up during the scrimmage.
Yea, Iām still lifting. Knees are slowly improving.
Iāll take these bad shoulders over those bad knees any day. Great training despite your pain. Dave
[quote]daddyzombie wrote:
Iāll take these bad shoulders over those bad knees any day. Great training despite your pain. Dave[/quote]
Ha. Thanks Dave!
Just always find a way to adapt and overcome!
Saturdayās league game we played shorthanded. Two lines against a good team who had three full lines.
They went up 3-0 in the 1st period.
We tied them 3-3 in the second.
Between periods, I was used as the effort example by one of the assistant captains. Iām the oldest on the team by 14 years.
Ended up losing 5-3.
All the goals where scored by the other teams ringer player, I should have just started a fight with him and got us both ejected.
Pretty amazing all the hockey you play with bad knees! Adapt and overcome. So true. Keep it up.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Pretty amazing all the hockey you play with bad knees! Adapt and overcome. So true. Keep it up.[/quote]
Hiya KP, thanks for the visit.
My skating volume is at about a third of what I was doing last year. 
Currently I get 3-4 hours of hockey of skating in every week. Last winter, it was the norm to have 10-12 hours, with refereeing a lot of weekend games, usually 2-3 hours straight for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
My knee problems seem to be slowly disappearing. But very slowly.
Made it through the first 531 cycle back. Yay!
Knees felt good yesterday, did an 1.5 hour scrimmage with the Wednesday night crew. Was able to be very competitive and even got a goal from hustling my ass.
I donāt know what level you referee, but that can be a tough job. The spectators can be mouthy and brutal. My son reffed his first game right before Christmas. He said it was scary to be on the ice with his face exposed and so few pads with a bunch of college kids hitting the puck at high speed.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
I donāt know what level you referee, but that can be a tough job. The spectators can be mouthy and brutal. My son reffed his first game right before Christmas. He said it was scary to be on the ice with his face exposed and so few pads with a bunch of college kids hitting the puck at high speed.[/quote]
Iām a USA Hockey Level 3 Referee. I can do everything from lining college games down.
Didnāt your son have on a half shield on his helmet?
20160107 531 Cycle 23 Week 1 Military Press and Dead lifts
Military Press
55 lbs x 5
70 lbs x 5
80 lbs x 3
85 lbs x 5
100 lbs x 5
115 lbs x 6
Supersetted with Dead Lifts
105 lbs x 5
130 lbs x 5
155 lbs x 3
170 lbs x 5
195 lbs x 5
220 lbs x 10
Accessory Work - More of the same
Military Press 65 lbs x 10 x 5
Supersetted with
Dead Lifts - 115 lbs x 10 x 5
Lat Pull Downs - 140 lbs x 10 x 5
20160110 - 531 and Hockey
531 Cycle 23 Week i Bench
90 lbs x 5
110 lbs x 5
130 lbs x 3
145 lbs x 5
165 lbs x 5
185 lbs x 6
Accessory Bench 95 lbs x 10 x 5
Dumbbell Rows 70 lbs x 10 x 5
League Hockey game - 1 hour
Lost 2-4. Lots of hard play and chances, but nothing would go in.
20160112 - 531 Cycle 23 Week 1 Squats
So I got to the gym and realized I left my knee braces at homeā¦
Squats
95 lbs x 5
120 lbs x 5
145 lbs x 3
155 lbs x 5
180 lbs x 5
200 lbs x 8
Knees felt good. Decided not to push them any more.
Sauna and home.
20160113 - Hockey
1 hour skating lessons
1 hour scrimmage
My outer edge turns have improved dramatically in the skating lessons.
No goals but 3 assists, and a lot of good solid plays in the scrimmage.
201601014 531 Cycle 23 Week 2 Military Press and Deadlift
Military Press
55 lbs x 5
70 lbs x 5
80 lbs x 3
95 lbs x 3
105 lbs x 3
120 lbs x 5
Supersetted with Dead Lifts
105 lbs x 5
130 lbs x 5
155 lbs x 3
180 lbs x 3
210 lbs x 3
235 lbs x 10
More of the same for accessory work supersetted
MP 75 lbs x 10 x 5
DL 115 lbs x 10 x 5
Lat Pull Downs 140 lbs x 10 x 5
Again no knee braces were used.
Knees are off in the mornings but every day they seem to improve.
20160117 - Hockey
Saturday - Refereeing League Hockey and then League game right after - 2 hours
Sunday - Refereeing USA Hockey 2 Youth games - 2 hours
Legs were a little sore, but this was the first time I did four hours of skating on a weekend in a long time.
The biggest problem with the kids games is that I ended up not having to skate a lot, so it was get cold, then have to skate for 30 seconds, repeat.