-March 4th, 2021- Just a quick video of our training today with some of the Toronto Rock lacrosse players. Single leg strength is key as a lacrosse player. If you can Back Squat 500lbs but can’t do 1 Single Leg Squat, you aren’t strong and functional. You may be strong, but that doesn’t mean athletic. […]…
-May 26th, 2020- Part 3 of our Single Leg Hop Series for Lacrosse players features Rotational Hops. By adding a 1/4 turn we get to apply another unique force at the knee. Almost all ACL tears happen when the knee caves in and rotates, so by applying these forces we are training the body to […]…
-May 20th, 2020- Part 2 of the Single Leg Hop series for Lacrosse players is Medial Hops. In part 1 we trained Linear Hops (Sagittal Plane) and in Part 2 we increase the difficulty and train in the Frontal Plane. By moving laterally, we are applying different forces at the knee to train our body […]…
-May 13th, 2020- A good lacrosse training program will first and foremost focus on keeping the lacrosse player healthy. One of the most common “major” injuries in lacrosse players are knee injuries, more specifically a tear of the ACL. While I’ve said many times we cannot prevent injuries, with proper training we can greatly reduce […]…
-June 19th, 2019- Last month I found an article on how Lyle Thompson strength trains for lacrosse. I’m always interested in these as sometimes they are awful and sometimes they are great. View this post on Instagram Today’s happy place A post shared by Lyle Thompson (@lyle4thompson) on May 7, 2019 at 5:43pm […]…
-March 8th, 2019- I hate training in a Commercial Gym. However I also love it! I see some of the greatest things happen there, like someone doing Curls in a Squat Rack. Today’s Friday, so I’m positive when I head to the gym later today that 90% of the guys there will only be training […]…
-September 15th, 2017- The other day I posted a blog on 3 Core Exercises a Lacrosse Player Should Never Do but then found this video with 5 Core Exercises that I love and think that every Lacrosse player should do. The tweet said it best “The job of the core is to transfer energy, not […]…
By Wayne Burke -February 19, 2016- Every lacrosse strength and conditioning program should contain exercises that train explosive power utilizing full body movements. There are a wide variety of ways to train this very important aspect of your program however, most players lack the technical knowledge to use proper Olympic lifts or they lack the […]…
By Sean Holmes -February 11th, 2016- In the latest episode of the lacrosse training tips with the Toronto Rock we cover a simple exercise we can do to reduce the likelihood of a knee injury. It is a simple, but not easy drill. Single Leg Hops teach the athlete strength, balance, and stability in each […]…
By Wayne Burke -February 9, 2016- Single leg strength training might be the most valuable group of exercises that every player could do. This group of exercises challenges your adductors (groin), abductors (hips, glutes) and stability in a way that squats and deadlifts can’t. It also addresses strength imbalances by training the left and right […]…
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