Training Log: Wheel of Pain
- Day 13
Filed Under (Training) by admin on 12-12-2009
Tagged Under : Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins, Calves Workout, Chest Workout, Wheel of Pain
TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
BOBBY ORR
Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a man whose talent, fearless play and drive revolutionized the game of hockey for NHL defenseman.
Bobby Orr is almost universally regarded as the greatest blueliner to ever play the game, and he achieved heights never seen before or since at his position, made possible with a style of play that exacted a toll on his body, a structure that would reveal its limitations even if his will never did.
Orr won eight Norris Trophies as the NHL’s top defenseman, an incredible total that has never been matched. Even more impressively, he won these eight trophies while only playing nine full seasons in the league (three of his twelve seasons were limited to 20 games or less due to severe injuries).
Likewise, he is one of the few defensemen to ever win the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP (three times from 1970 to 1972) and he is the only defenseman to ever lead the NHL in scoring and win the Art Ross Trophy. He did it twice (1970 and 1975).
The list of records held by Bobby Orr is extensive. His 102 assists and 139 points in a season have never been matched by a defenseman. His plus/minus rating of +128 has never been matched by any player. Only Paul Coffey has ever topped his 46 goals from the blueline in the 1974-75 season.
When it was all said and done, Orr had accumulated 270 goals and 915 points in 657 career games, with an incredible +597 rating over his career. He also led the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup in both 1970 and 1972, before his damaged knees (requiring over a dozen surgeries) forced him from the game at an early age.
At the age of 31, he became the youngest player ever to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
TODAY: CHEST (Fast Tempo, 60 Second Rests)
and CALVES (Fast Tempo, 60 Second Rests)
BENCH PRESS (5 sets)
135 x 15
185 x 10
225 x 3
225 x 2
185 x 8
FLAT DUMBBELL FLYES (3 sets)
50 x 10
60 x 8
70 x 4
DECLINE DUMBBELL PRESS (3 sets)
40 x 15
40 x 12
40 x 12
INCLINE DUMBBELL PRESS (3 sets)
50 x 8
50 x 8
50 x 10
SEATED CALF RAISE (5 sets)
100 x 10
125 x 8
125 x 8
125 x 6
125 x 5 / 100 x 4
STRAIGHT LEG CALF PRESS (DECLINE MACHINE) (5 sets)
270 x 15
360 x 10
360 x 12
360 x 10
270 x 15
REVERSE CALF PRESS (DECLINE MACHINE) (5 sets)
270 x 15
360 x 10
360 x 6
360 x 10
270 x 15
TRAINING NOTES
Total Sets (Chest):14
Total Sets (Calves): 15
INSPIRATIONAL CLIP
The following is a recent commercial that featured the legendary Bobby Orr and did a good job of capturing the essence of his achievements and sacrifices.
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