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Originally Posted by CanadianTopTeam
Interesting article I was just reading. Thought You guys might want a read. Seems like NHL tough guys really respect UFC Fighters. I was surprised at how much they were saying that MMA workouts are like nothing else. I always thought Hockey could compare to its intesity considering they have 45 second shifts and are gassed. Seems like they do a lot of anarobic exersies simmilar to MMA.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/2008/04/16/nhl_tough_guys/ |
each player plays 20 min roughly in a game of hockey, 45 seconds on the ice and then a minute or 2 between each shift.
vs
5 minutes and then a 1/2 minute break.