Frequently Asked Questions
What is
the Pavesled™?
The Pavesled™ is a unique (Pat. Pending)
sport specific resistance device used by hockey
players for strengthening all skating muscles and
movements. It can be used either off-ice (Model
100) or on-ice (Model 200). It is built with
industrial strength steel, industrial strength
powder coating and industrial strength brushes.
It comes with two sets of adjustable pulling
harnesses (one for your waist, the other for your
ankles) and an adjustable weight post(s).
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How big
is the Pavesled™?
The Model 100 measures 16" x 24".
The Model 200 measures 24" x 24".
Unlike other resistance machines, either
Pavesled™ is portable and can be easily
taken wherever you go!
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Is
the Pavesled™ some kind of new
revolutionary device?
Not really. Resistant sleds have been
around for years. As a strength building
tool, they are a proven commodity. They are
used on grass by lots of professional
athletes. Hockey players, though,
can’t skate on grass. Now, for the
first time, hockey players can dramatically
increase the benefit of using sleds because they
can now use a sled while skating!
Hockey players don’t run---they skate!
It’s a fact, the more closely your strength
training workouts mimic your on-ice movements the
better off you are.
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How
do you use the Pavesled™?
A skater simply attaches himself/herself to
either of the two pulling harnesses. At the other
end the harness is connected to the
Pavesled™. The skater then begins skating
forward, backward, or in circles (crossovers).
The Pavesled™ will trail along smoothly
behind the skater. Weights (1" diameter
center hole) can be added to create greater
resistance. Even small amounts of additional
weight (2.5 lbs) create a noticeable difference.
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Will the Model
200 go out of control when I stop skating?
No! Absolutely not! When you stop -- it stops!
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Will the Model
200 damage the ice?
No! Absolutely not! The Pavesled™ 200 is
at least 20 times less harmful to the ice than
ice skaters.
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Is
Pavesled™ training a type of free weight
exercise?
Yes! Most strength and training coaches
understand that free weight exercises are more
beneficial than machine type exercises because
free weights allow full range of motion.
Also, most free weight exercises help develop the
muscles used for balancing. There are
no-range-of-motion limitations while using the
Pavesled™, and obviously you’ll be
working your balancing muscles as well.
Pavesled™ training is actually better than
general free weight training because it’s so
precise…so exact!
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Why
is off-ice Pavesled™ training better than
resistance machines?
Most weight training resistance machines are
very limiting. They develop muscles in a
narrow range of motion and usually in only one
plane of motion. Real life (skating)
involves a great number of multi-angle
multi-joint movements. Pavesled™
training does not limit your movements.
Nothing more accurately reflects skating
movements than skating movements! In fact,
many new strength training facilities have no (or
very few) machines at all!
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Is
Pavesled™ training better than using
surgical tubing for resistance?
Absolutely! No doubt about it!
Surgical tubing and bungee cord type devices do
not load your muscles through the full range of
motion. With those types of devices, your
muscles don’t experience meaningful
resistance until the tubing/bungee is
significantly stretched. With
Pavesled™ training all your skating muscles
are fully loaded at every point along the range
of motion.
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Does
the Model 100 work as good as the Model 200?
Yes! When you train (off-ice) with the
Pavesled™ 100 you are loading (applying
resistance to) all your skating muscles in the
exact way you use them on the ice. There is
nothing approximate about Pavesled™
training with either model. In real life
(on-ice) you sometimes go from skating forward to
skating backward, then backward to forward with
some circular skating or crossovers thrown
in. Your Pavesled™ 100 allows you to
do all of that off-ice while fully loaded! Every
skating move you make on the ice you can now
train yourself to do more forcefully!
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Why
two types of pulling harnesses?
Your Pavesled™ comes with a waist belt
harness and an ankle strap harness. With
the waist belt harness, you can go from forward
skating, to backward skating, to cross-over
skating, and then back---without ever
stopping---just like what happens in a real live
hockey game! The ankle strap harness is
used for forward and backward skating only---but
it’s an especially powerful muscle
builder. Why? Because it requires you
to not only push with your legs, but you have to
pull with them as well. This translates in
to faster on-ice speed because you’ll be
bringing your non-gliding leg back to the ready
position a lot quicker. You will be amazed
at how quickly you accelerate on the ice after a
few training sessions with the ankle strap
harness!
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Is
Pavesled™ training a substitute for
“power skating”?
No. In most cases, power skating training
is about learning proper technique. Although
you should learn proper technique no matter what
you do, proper skating technique by itself
isn’t going to make you a powerful
skater. If you really want to be a very
powerful skater you need to practice skating
forcefully--- over and over and over. On your
own, off-ice or on-ice, you can now train all
your skating muscles to exert greater and greater
amounts of force. Proper technique combined
with repeated forceful skating with the
Pavesled™ is what will really make you a
true power skater!
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How
does the Pavesled™ make me a faster skater?
One of the components to improved skating
speed is force application---power. Other
components are things like leg turnover, proper
technique, overspeed training, flexibility, and
nutrition. Pavesled™ training is
about training yourself to apply greater and
greater amounts of force. Furthermore,
it’s not generic force you’re
applying---it’s exact
force---skating force---in the exact way
you skate! And not just forward skating
force, but backward skating force (hear that
defensemen?), and circular skating force!
The more skating force you apply the faster you
go!
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Does
the Pavesled™ work just the legs?
No! Because of the way it is used, every
muscle involved with the skating motion is
strengthened. In fact, muscles you probably
didn’t know you had will now be powerfully
strengthened because using other methods, they
may have never been loaded before.
Pavesled™ training takes the
guesswork out of wondering whether or not you are
really strengthening all your skating muscles.
You can be sure you are because it is used while
skating under fully loaded conditions.
Furthermore, your muscles are strengthened in the
exact sequence in which they are used while on
the ice. One of the big advantages of the
Pavesled™ is that as your skating muscles get used
to applying greater amounts of force you can
create progressively greater resistance by adding
more weight. Eventually you will train all
your skating muscles to apply extreme amounts
of force while skating forward, backward,
and in circles.
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Can
the Pavesled™ help me improve my technique?
Yes! In fact, Pavesled™ training
with the ankle strap harness improves your
technique automatically! How? Hook
the ankle strap harness to your skates and then
try to skate in an upright straight legged
position. You can’t! If
you don’t lower your hips and bend your legs
deeply (the most powerful position to be in) you
won’t go anywhere! Skating with the
ankle strap harness is a “no brainer”!
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How
often should I train with the Pavesled™?
Just like other weight training workouts, you
should let all your skating muscles rest at least
a day before you stress them again.
Pavesled™ training is exhausting.
Two vigorous Pavesled™ training
sessions per week should be all you need to
create an extremely forceful skating
stride while on the ice. If you are in doubt, we
recommend you consult with a Certified Strength
and Conditioning professional.
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Besides
the Pavesled™, what else do I need for
Pavesled™ workouts?
You will need a pair of skates, some weight
plates with a 1” diameter center hole (5 to
20 lbs. is plenty), and the appropriate skating
surface. That’s all!
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What’s
the bottom line?
The bottom line is this---if you are really
serious about becoming a faster skater with lots
of serious and specific horsepower and explosive
acceleration---train repeatedly with the
Pavesled™. Nothing else is more
realistic, accurate, and effective at helping you
become not just a power skater---but a very, very
powerful skater. It's a smarter way to
train and it really works!
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How can I get a Pavesled™?
You can order your Pavesled™ today! Just
begin your order online or call 1-800-736-2110.
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What are the shipping costs for a Pavesled™?
Online orders will ship via UPS Ground. The shipping charge for destinations in the continental US and Canada is $15.00 per Pavesled™ 100 (Off-Ice) and $30.00 for Pavesled™ 200 (On-Ice). For expedited shipping, shipping outside the US and Canada, or quantity discounts, order by phone at 1-800-736-2110.
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