Muscle Fatigue?

[kovalchuk71 212]

Ok here it goes. I recently moved up to an 85 flex shaft. One day I can put plenty of whip into the shaft, and it feels great. But the next day or days, It seems I cant put any weight into it or get much whip at all? Is this due to muscle fatigue? I dont work out if you needed to know that. Would drinking protein shakes and such help with this or would I have to work out? Thanks guys

[Flack38 0]

I don't know about your age but I'd stay away from protein shakes, the body typically only will metabolize about 45g of protein a day and shakes give you more than that. Tuna, chicken and turkey give about 15 grams per serving typically and will do a better job at filling you without getting that liquid bloating feeling. Maybe you should pick up a resistance band if you're not into doing gym style workouts. Its kind of hard to say if fatigue is causing the lack of pop on your shot if you really feel thats it you might feel fatigue doing other things as well. I know its camp season so I'm not sure if you can or not but try taking a few days off or if you work at a rink skip hockey for a day or two and get some good rest.

[kovalchuk71 212]

Im 17 if that helps.

[Flack38 0]

I'd wait till you're about 19 maybe even 20 till you start hitting up GNC. Most of the stuff you find in there you can get through a healthy diet anyway and for a lot less money. Your body still has a lot of growing and changing to do so dumping creatine, protein and things of the like would be wasteful and can be harmful. If it continues and you want a quick fix so you don't fatigue as quickly (if that is the problem) Try taking some ATP (GNC) Although I personally don't think you should use it or need it at your age it can and will help if you use it correctly.

Here is a wikipedia overview of what ATP is

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_triphosphate

Hope I was a help.

[Project824 0]

At 17 muscle fatigue shouldn't be an issue unless you're taking a ridiculous amount of shots everyday (think 400+), or you're using weighted pucks/doing heavy wrist curls in conjunction. Either way you'd be going through a lot of sticks, and your forearms would feel like they were going to fall off.

It is possible that after you take x amount of shots you're getting lazy with your form and not releasing shots the same way you were with puck 1 - not snapping through, not turning your wrists over, not driving into your shot (right or off foot, you should still be driving through), not staying "down" on the puck by bending your knees.

Regardless, a protein shake or any amount of protein isn't going to make much of a difference.

[Dan Tessier 0]

haha I had to laugh at this post, typical of my generation. The first thing you allude to is protein shakes??? Man forget the quick fix solutions. Forget all the supplements and quick remedies. You need to hit the gym and work on the forearms! Forget pumping your bicepts like all the pretty boys do in the gym, get in there and start working those forearms until you can snap off quick shots like Sakic and co. Look up www.bodybuilding.com, my fav site for workouts, and get some info on how to build some killer forearms. Once you do this you will solve the problem.

[kovalchuk71 212]

I understand the working out part, but its hard to when Im not part of a gym right now.

[Maka 0]

You don't need to be a part of a gym to work out forearms. I made a pretty basic tool for forearms by using an old skate lace threaded through weight plates and then wrapping that around an old broken shaft.

[blues_91 0]

Building up fore arms will do little to help your shot. Work on your core. I'm the same age as you, and I'm taking protein shakes, but I also workout 5 times/week. The only time I drink it is after workouts.

[usahockey22 0]

The power that you need to generate for a shot will need to come from these muscles in this order... legs/hips--core--back,chest--shoulders/arms You should train these groups accordingly, from big to small.

Your problem is probably caused by improper form, or else just regular fatigue...your body should either adapt in time, or give you some pain/injury that will signal you are overdoing it. Eating more protein isn't going to help, though if you are gaining weight then it should help you flex the shaft (as will generating more power on your shot).

[thorpedo26 0]

You don't need to be a part of a gym to work out forearms. I made a pretty basic tool for forearms by using an old skate lace threaded through weight plates and then wrapping that around an old broken shaft.

i did this to but i cut off part of a broom handle

bodybuilding.com is a good site"someone mentioned it earlier".

[Flack38 0]

I was thinking about this earlier, have you recently had your skates profiled or changed in any way? That can actually have a big effect on your shot if your rocker, center of gravity or pitch has been changed. Have you noticed a change in accuracy as well? I still don't think its fatigue. Another note when I was around your age I went from a stronger stiffer flex to one with more flex in hopes of getting some of that whip but strength and weight wise I was kinda big and I actually so a decrease in shot speed even though the shaft with more flex had a little better pop to it (felt like I was shooting harder)

[biff44 0]

At 17 muscle fatigue shouldn't be an issue unless you're taking a ridiculous amount of shots everyday (think 400+), or you're using weighted pucks/doing heavy wrist curls in conjunction. Either way you'd be going through a lot of sticks, and your forearms would feel like they were going to fall off.

It is possible that after you take x amount of shots you're getting lazy with your form and not releasing shots the same way you were with puck 1 - not snapping through, not turning your wrists over, not driving into your shot (right or off foot, you should still be driving through), not staying "down" on the puck by bending your knees.

Regardless, a protein shake or any amount of protein isn't going to make much of a difference.

I agree there! You most likely have a muscle imbalance, and you are just straining the pooh out of some small muscle in your back. How many chinups can you do? 2 or 20?

[IceBeans13 0]

You don't need protein shakes, they sell those because of marketing and the gym anecdotes that it will help. If your getting muscle fatigue then you need to work on some strength and endurance. And the protein you get from one shake you can get from a big breast of chicken, both of which are more than you need.

Also, if you're fatigued during games, protein won't help much- you'll want to eat more carbs in your meal before games. But really, just eat healthy and don't get hung up on x grams of protein, x grams of carbs, etc. Just work hard at the gym or in your garage and on the ice.

[Gongshow11 1]

if you dont work out in a gym dont use protein shakes, however in the gym you can use them to supplement your workout. i am trying to gain weight so out of my 7 meals a day 2 are shakes. To fix muscle fatigue do circuits or max out on every set

[nizmo 0]

When I was 17 and my shots weren't right, I'd figure out what I was doing wrong and fixed them.

The thought of protein shakes never crossed my mind.