I don't know about this.
Got to learn the brakes.
(HITTING THE WALL)
Hey, my name's Brandon White.
I just came into Calgary, and as you can tell,
a nice warm welcome.
I'm here to meet Rebecca Johnston,
Olympic gold medallist hockey player,
which is kind of intimidating, really.
Gold medallist, hockey player, she's probably pretty tough.
And I'm sure she has a tough workout in store for me.
But I'm about to find out. So I've got to try and find her.
(OVERHEAD LUNGE)
Oh, yeah!
- I figured I'd hop right in. - Yeah, come join me.
I'm Rebecca Johnston. I'm a two-time Olympic gold medallist
with the Canadian Women's National Hockey Team.
So I train about six days a week.
I'm in the gym at least a couple hours a day.
And then, depending on
whatever day that is, I'm on the ice as well.
Ankle grabbers.
Is that what you call them in LA?
Yeah.
I started playing hockey when I was four.
(QUAD STRETCH LATERAL LUNGE)
I grew up in Sudbury, Ontario, a smaller city.
And hockey was the main sport there, so...
Yeah, go figure, you know? Canada and hockey?
I just fell in love with it. To be able to represent
my country, put that maple leaf on,
was a pretty amazing experience.
But it was a goal I had ever since I started playing.
(SINGLE LEG BALANCE WITH MULTIPLANAR REACH)
As easy as these might look, in this half squat position,
this leg, the supporting leg, is having to have
an isometric hold where the muscle's constantly
contracted to hold this position, so you get
a real good burn in the quad.
But not only that, you also have to balance
on this one foot. It's really hard.
(BOX JUMPS)
We are at the Canadian Olympic Park.
And many of the Olympic athletes train here.
It's pretty motivating.
Wow. You are spoiled, in the gym aspect of it, at least.
Oh, my God, this is amazing. I'm in, like, heaven right now.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
I'm going to take you through a workout that I normally will do
throughout the week in the summertime.
Kind of more your off-season workout you do.
This will be an off-season workout.
- Lead the way. - OK!
First we're going to do single leg jumps.
Let's try it out.
Oh, yeah, there we go.
That'll wake you up.
Eight reps on each leg. About five sets.
On the ice, you're never on two feet, you know?
So to get that power, that push-off, you're on one leg.
It's all relation to hockey,
and you usually take about a 30 to 45-second shift.
Oh, OK.
And then you have about 60/90 seconds rest
before you're on again.
OK.
Oh, did you need help with that?
- I was... oh, no. - It's OK, I got it.
- You've got the prowler here. - Prowler, prowler pushes.
Feel like I need to add a drumbeat.
You want to make sure that you're using
the right muscles when you're doing this,
because you can get away with bad form.
- So, bad form would be like... - Hunched over, yeah.
- Hunched over. - Yeah, perfect.
We have the form down pat. Now it's more of a run.
- To get the full extension. - Full extension.
We have 15 kilos on the sled right now.
Oh, yeah, that's going to be heavy enough, for sure.
We'll see how it goes.
Right, no ego lifting around here, all right?
Oh, man.
Here we go.
OK, next exercise we're going to do med ball side toss.
We're going to be throwing the ball against the wall
as hard as we can.
So, shuffle back.
This will directly translate to...
Shooting.
A lot of it is that transition through your core, yeah,
and that mobility.
You want to make sure you use more...
- A little bit more twist? - More twist, not as much arms.
OK.
This feels good, you know?
If you've had a bad day, like a hard day,
you just let out your anger up against the wall.
Ah, the noise of the gym soothes my heart.
All right, we loaded up the hex bar.
Again, same theme, working on explosiveness.
There's a theme here.
Yeah, there is a theme!
- Just like that. - Thanks, good job!
That's one hell of an exercise.
I feel like I've got to do some kind of work right now.
Now, what? This looks like a torture device.
- It does look pretty cool. - Yeah, it is actually cool.
- We're doing high pull chops. - OK.
Basically, you just turn this machine on.
It's high pressure, and you can release...
- Oh, the air creates weight. - Yeah, it creates resistance.
Is it hot air? I feel like me
and this machine will get along if it's full of hot air.
Let's go with that, hot air.
You just want to pull down quickly,
keeping your arms straight. Don't bend them or anything.
- We'll go ten reps each side.
- Quick manner here. - Yeah.
And then you want to slow it up.
And then slowly bring it up, and back down.
Do you feel following your chin
with your upper body helps rotation?
Yeah, I like to basically follow my hand.
That was a great workout.
Sorry, I was adjusting my resistance here.
Putting it down, right, because you're a little too tired?
Absolutely. It's really cool getting to experience
- what you do on a daily basis. - Ready for the ice?
But I feel like there's still a workout ahead of me.
Maybe not for you. It's a walk in the park for you.
It'll be a challenge for you, I think.
Oh, yeah. As long as I just don't break anything,
I think I'll be happy.
(WINSPORT - CALGARY, CANADA)
Ready?
Let's see where you're at.
That scared me.
We're going to do a competition.
OK.
Shoot all these four pucks in the net the quickest.
We're going to start at the goal line,
and skate all the way, get the puck,
go down and shoot, and then have to touch
the goal line again before you come and get the next puck.
- How do you think you'll do? - Uh...
- You might get a couple. - Since I don't know
how to stop, I feel like this is going to be interesting.
I can't stop!
Got to learn the brakes.
Humiliation is probably the first word that comes to mind.
Which is totally expected, actually, you know?
For an LA guy, I think you did pretty good on the ice.
Yeah, all right. I'll take the compliment.
What an amazing experience, I mean, really, going through
your training and just seeing how intense you go through it,
and just seeing some of the exercises you do
and how they translate here right onto the ice is
really impressive. I've got to say, much respect to you,
- and hopefully a third gold. - Hopefully.
Yeah. I'll be tuning in and cheering for you.
- Cheering for the Canadians? - Yes, absolutely.
- Hey, don't say that too loud. - Secretly, secretly.
- Absolutely. - Awesome. OK.