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D C posted:You're not a real beer league player unless you've strained your back pulling your bag out of the car at the rink. Just did that right before our first game for the tournament today. Speaking of which this is how you do a tournament  It's a portable kitchen.
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prom candy posted:Thanks for the workout advice guys, I'm going to try to throw some stuff together for a combo of bodyweight and dumbbell/medicine ball/kettlebell exercises. I already have a pull up bar and plenty of space in my basement so I can put together some 20-30 minute mix of exercises and ripping shots at the mattress I have leaning against the wall. Is the pull-up bar mounted to the wall studs or one of those "ultimate gym" or some other doorframe mount?
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Mar 12, 2018 03:04
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Habibi posted:Is the pull-up bar mounted to the wall studs or one of those "ultimate gym" or some other doorframe mount? Screwed into a wooden door frame, why? I decided to film myself taking some shots in the basement and it actually turns out my form is pretty terrible. Not enough snap from the top hand and it really falls apart when I drag the puck back. So I have a lot to work on!
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Mar 12, 2018 04:05
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Put together a shooting / passing board today. 2'x4' 3/4" finished mdf, two bolts impacted on one side and a bungie cord strapped between. Pledge applied liberally across the surface. Simulates the puck on ice pretty well. The pass bungie can take a pretty large amount of force, but the small mat means my reactions have to be near instantaneous. The bolts can be removed and the board can be used for taking shots. The board should hold up, 3/4" mdf can take a beating. Hopefully getting a bunch of stick-on-puck time in my garage will make better use of my actual ice time. For $30 if it doesn't work out I'm not going to be too upset.
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Mar 12, 2018 04:46
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You can buy huge chunks of netting from a dude on amazon, it's 25'x12' for like $30 or so. Search for sports hockey nets or something like that, it'll be some vendor that's based in Florida.
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Mar 12, 2018 07:02
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D C posted:You're not a real beer league player unless you've strained your back pulling your bag out of the car at the rink. I did it once literally just standing up from the bench to start a D shift. Also did it once a couple years back just getting into my car to go to work
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Mar 12, 2018 10:07
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Duke Chin posted:I did it once literally just standing up from the bench to start a D shift. This used to happen to me a lot if I did any weight lifting above my head. I would be perfectly fine for a while, but would then do something totally normal like turn a steering wheel or reach for a glass of water and tweak my back. Now I make sure I stretch the hell out of my back and core and make sure I'm not putting pressure on my spine when I lift anything above my head. The occurrences of pulling my back muscles has dropped to nearly zero.
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Mar 12, 2018 13:29
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Boy I made a beauty of a stretch pass out to the wing last night... that was about 5 feet too far forward and led to an icing.
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Mar 12, 2018 14:57
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both of the stupid knee caps cracked on my shinguards i love, which i didn't think would matter much but in my inevitable falls the last couple of games that poo poo hurts. is there a cost effective way to patch these things or do i have to buy new ones? i really hate buying new gear
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Mar 12, 2018 15:50
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You can weld plastic with a soldering iron in a pinch, but you'll probably need some donor plastic to feed into it because if you just heat it up and mash the crack closed you'll probably end up with a horribly warped mess. Google around if you think you want to try.
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Mar 12, 2018 16:02
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xzzy posted:You can weld plastic with a soldering iron in a pinch, but you'll probably need some donor plastic to feed into it because if you just heat it up and mash the crack closed you'll probably end up with a horribly warped mess. Google around if you think you want to try. I could instantly smell burnt plastic when I read this post. Holy poo poo, would not try.
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Mar 12, 2018 16:06
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Well yeah, do it outside with a box fan pointed at your work area. But plastic welding is in fact a thing people do!
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Mar 12, 2018 16:16
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If your shinguards are broken just go buy new ones. You might try to fix it but unless you really know what you're doing and use the right plastic, its likely to not be nearly as strong and the next time you fall directly onto you knee its really going to hurt. I played with the same set of shinguards for a long time, fell and cracked the knee. It hurt but I kept playing with them. I fell on the same knee after that and it hurt much worse. Almost as if there as no padding/protection at all. Moving my knee hurt pretty bad for about a week. Don't be a poor, just buy new ones. One of the manufacturers likely makes one you will like. The correct answer is always Jofa/Reebok though so RIP good shinguards. Apparently CCM? is the closest if I remember correctly. Verman fucked around with this message at 16:57 on Mar 12, 2018 |
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Mar 12, 2018 16:55
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You can try using some epoxy mender like this https://www.amazon.com/Loctite-Plastic-0-85-Fluid-Syringe-1363118/dp/B0044FBB8C Only a few bucks, so it's worth a try.
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Mar 12, 2018 16:56
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Go on OfferUp and buy used. Old shinguards are better than broken shinguards. There are always players upgrading their gear and ditching the old at massive discounts.
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Mar 12, 2018 17:01
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Since I broke my hand and know that I'm going to be out for a month or two I washed all my jerseys, socks, and the insoles of my skates. I scrubbed the inside and outside of my helmet and all my pads and let everything dry outside in the sun. My gear should smell great for 1-2 games next season. My teammate asked me if I still wanted to ride with him to the game so I went and stood behind the bench telling them everything they were doing wrong. They won 6-3 despite being outshot 43-21. I would like to think I contributed to that.
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Mar 12, 2018 17:46
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D C posted:You're not a real beer league player unless you've strained your back pulling your bag out of the car at the rink. And you're not a professional beer league player unless you've strained your back pulling out the full 50+ beer cooler from your car. I have seen this happen.
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Mar 12, 2018 18:29
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don’t worry shin guard search is over I found him some
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Mar 12, 2018 18:29
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sellouts posted:don’t worry shin guard search is over I found him some Sweet sellouts, noted hockey gear concierge. Finding pants for large sons and vintage shin guards for ringers. What would we do without you
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Mar 12, 2018 18:40
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When playing on a small team for scrimmages, what's the polite way to tell your teammates "holy gently caress I'm so tired I can barely keep my skates under me, let's slow it down a bit" goddamn I've got some endurance work to do
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Mar 12, 2018 19:21
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Just start gliding more, they'll figure it out.
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Mar 12, 2018 19:29
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Duke Chin posted:I did it once literally just standing up from the bench to start a D shift. The worst I ever had was from rolling over in a fancy hotel bed. It happened at like 3am and I laid awkwardly in pain until I had to fall out of bed to work at 7am.
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Mar 12, 2018 19:58
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My boss tore her rotator cuff scratching her back.
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Mar 12, 2018 20:09
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Doesn't count unless you throw out your back eating pancakes.
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Mar 12, 2018 20:11
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Anybody playing in the Nashville Draft Tournament on the weekend of April 6th? I just got asked to confirm if I'm still planning on goaltending.
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Mar 12, 2018 20:31
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prom candy posted:Screwed into a wooden door frame, why? Because a solidly mounted pull-up bar makes a great TRX anchor. 
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Mar 12, 2018 21:01
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Verman posted:My boss tore her rotator cuff scratching her back. Did she like...launch her arm at the scratch in a "no going back" sort of way or something? Can't understand how that happens.
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Mar 12, 2018 21:02
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Habibi posted:Did she like...launch her arm at the scratch in a "no going back" sort of way or something? Can't understand how that happens. It was one of the scratches where her elbow was up in the air and her hand was behind her head. Her doctor said there must have already been damage because it was pretty bad when she had surgery. She's also insanely accident prone, and is the person who every possible side effect/complication of a surgery will happen to. She used to ride horses so she says she's damaged her shoulders quite a bit in the past.
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Mar 12, 2018 21:13
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Vargatron posted:Anybody playing in the Nashville Draft Tournament on the weekend of April 6th? I just got asked to confirm if I'm still planning on goaltending. I wish I was able to do a Draft Tournament this year but I've heard Nashville is a ton of fun. Boston was a blast last year but need to save up money and time off for upcoming baby.
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Mar 12, 2018 21:19
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calandryll posted:I wish I was able to do a Draft Tournament this year but I've heard Nashville is a ton of fun. Boston was a blast last year but need to save up money and time off for upcoming baby. Congrats on the baby! This is my first tournament but I'm going with about 6 other dudes from the league here. We're gonna scrub it up. Verman posted:It was one of the scratches where her elbow was up in the air and her hand was behind her head. Her doctor said there must have already been damage because it was pretty bad when she had surgery. She's also insanely accident prone, and is the person who every possible side effect/complication of a surgery will happen to. She used to ride horses so she says she's damaged her shoulders quite a bit in the past. Horses will indeed gently caress you up.
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Mar 12, 2018 21:25
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Vargatron posted:Anybody playing in the Nashville Draft Tournament on the weekend of April 6th? I just got asked to confirm if I'm still planning on goaltending. Hah, I live here but first I've heard of it. I'll be at the NSH-CBJ game though. Centennial rink is kind of a dump but it's a 100% more interesting part of town to stay in than the other rink.
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Mar 12, 2018 21:37
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xzzy posted:Just start gliding more, they'll figure it out. In this particular instance it was 2v2 so while the other guy knew i was totally gassed, he couldn't get very far on his own. Definitely some solid practice though. Worked on a lot of agility to get close but stay open around two guys, worked a ton on passing, worked positioning on defense to keep a guy much more skilled than I from getting right around. Just wish I wouldn't die fifteen minutes in and skate like a zombie after. I think the other three guys got the picture when I caught an edge transitioning to backwards and fell on my rear end.
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Mar 12, 2018 22:22
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Vargatron posted:Congrats on the baby! This is my first tournament but I'm going with about 6 other dudes from the league here. We're gonna scrub it up. Thanks. If you aren't aware, each round after goalies choose who is going to be on their team, you chug a beer to see order of selection for the next round. It had been awhile since I chugged so I was a bit out of practice. I think I posted these last time. But my team took the top spot. It was a blast and be prepared to drink a bunch.
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Mar 13, 2018 04:24
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Habibi posted:Because a solidly mounted pull-up bar makes a great TRX anchor. Whoa, never heard of this before, looks pretty versatile. And yeah it's well mounted, I only weigh like 140 but I've had friends in the 220-230 range hang off it no problem.
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Mar 13, 2018 04:36
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prom candy posted:Whoa, never heard of this before, looks pretty versatile. And yeah it's well mounted, I only weigh like 140 but I've had friends in the 220-230 range hang off it no problem. I've been a big proponent ever since it helped me rehab a separated shoulder several years back, and have mentioned it a few times throughout this latest fitness discussion. It's super versatile, requires no additional weights to generate serious resistance, works out your core on virtually every exercise, and does a superb job of engaging all of the small muscle groups due to the inherent instability of a suspension trainer (see: rings). Prices seem to have gone up a bit from when I got mine, but you can still find a good set in the $50-100 range, which is likely no more than you spend on any single piece of your hockey gear.
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Lost in the first round of the playoffs last night. We outshot them 55-24 and lost 0-1. Not sure if there's much that's more frustrating than peppering a goalie with 55 shots and getting nothing.
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Mar 13, 2018 17:20
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Take better shots.
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Mar 13, 2018 17:36
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Or maybe have someone head to the net once in a while looking for rebounds.
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Mar 13, 2018 17:38
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Pleads posted:Take better shots. I can't.
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1-0 is a pretty tight game in terms of beer league, regardless of the shot total.
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