Training Log: It’s A Long Road
- Day 25
Filed Under (Training) by admin on 31-01-2010
Tagged Under : Buffalo Sabres, Chest Workout, Craig Ramsay, It's A Long Road
TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
CRAIG RAMSAY
Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a man who achieved a great deal in the game of hockey, all while flying quite a bit under the radar.
Craig Ramsay showed incredible durability and the ability to fight through aches and injuries in putting together one of the longest ironman streaks of consecutive games in NHL history: 776.
He also achieved the feat of playing a long and successful career while remaining with a single team. Ramsey played all 1,070 of his NHL games over 14 seasons with the Buffalo Sabres.
Perhaps most impressively, he excelled in the critical but uncelebrated role of defensive forward, responsible for shutting down the opposition’s top scoring talent. One of the best in the game at his specialty, he was rewarded with the Frank J. Selke Trophy in 1985, given to the league’s best shut-down man.
He also earned a spot in the 1976 All-Star Game and, in addition to his defensive prowess, was a solid offensive contributor to the success of his team as well. Ramsay retired with impressive totals of 252 goals and 672 points. He also boasted one of the lowest career penalty minute totals ever for a career of such length, his mere 201 minutes indicating that he rarely put his team shorthanded.
In 1973-74, he actually played the entire season (78 games) without receiving a single penalty.
TODAY: CHEST (3-3-3 Tempo, 90 Second Rests)
and CARDIO
BENCH PRESS (5 sets)
- Fast Tempo, 60 Second Rests
135 x 12
245 x 3
225 x 4
225 x 3
225 x 3
FLAT DUMBBELL FLYES (3 sets)
30 x 6
40 x 5
40 x 4
PEC DECK (3 sets)
- Fast Tempo, 60 Second Rests
“10″ x 8
“10″ x 10
“10″ x 10
10K RUN
- Relaxed Pace, Approx 50 Minutes
TRAINING NOTES
Total Sets (Chest): 11
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