England and Great Britain hockey goalkeeper Maddie Hinch has been voted three-times as best in the world at her sport, won silver in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Gold in the 2015 Euros, and has two Olympic medals under her belt.
In 2018, while she was preparing for the Hockey Women’s World Cup, which took place in London, UK, on July 21. Each Monday in June she revealed some of her favourite workout moves on social media. While not a complete workout, the moves she's detailed will be a game-changing addition to your weekly training and, if done consistently, will see your fitness soar.
Check them out and read on for Hinch's explanation of each weekly workout below.
Week 1: Strength
There are a number of reasons why strength work has become an important and consistent part of my weekly training, but the three most important benefits for me are: injury prevention, power generation and to maintain a healthy and efficient body composition. So for amateur athletes/regular gym goers, these three areas can also be of significant importance.
Week 2: Power
Explosive compound movements are some of my favourite exercises, as not only do they burn more calories than your typical isolated exercises, when you are tight for time, this type of training can be done quickly. It’s definitely suitable for beginners and trains muscle groups to work together to produce and control force, while also improving movement skills and dynamic balance.
Week 3: Agility
Agility training encourages reactive movements, which, in turn, means you are [better] in an open environment whereby you have to adapt and solve challenges. [Agility work] helps improve coordination, trunk strength and injury prevention.
Week 4: MetCon
I enjoy HIIT training because it's a really efficient type of workout that you can easily fit into a busy schedule – most of my HIIT sessions are completed in 20-30 minutes, and away from a gym. It provides me with an anaerobic workout from the short periods of intense training, during which I tend to burn more calories than I do during my more traditional workouts.