Hockey fitness has come a long way from the olden days, and now, the top players dedicate themselves to training

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Hockey fitness has come a long way from the olden days, and now, the top players dedicate themselves to training all year around in order to be at their best when they're on the ice. If you want to reach your maximum potential as a player, you need to hit the gym regularly. Here are the top 5 areas of focus to take to the gym with you, and some tips on what to do for each.

1) Lower body It should be no surprise that your lower body is one of your top focuses. Your legs are your best weapon in hockey and training them is of utmost important. To build speed and power in your skating, focus on exercises like squats, split squats and step ups that will blast the major muscle groups you use on the ice.

2) Upper body In hockey, upper body strength is important, but power is even more important than strength. When you train your upper body, always make sure to incorporate exercises to increase your power. Instead of doing a lot of reps with less weight, do fewer reps with more weight and push through your positives explosively.

3) Core Core strength is one of the most common requirements for all sport, especially hockey since the game is almost entirely unstable. Core strength will give you the balance you need to play, and is also key in generating power in shots, passes and hits. To blast your core, try adding instability to your workouts by using an exercise ball instead of a bench for your weight training. 4) Cardio Your cardio is where you'll build up speed and endurance for game time. The best way to do this is to work intervals heavily into your cardio. Intervals alternate between ferocious high intensity output and low output rest periods. Try running or biking at absolute full speed for 20 to 30 seconds, followed by 45 seconds to a minute of rest. 5) Plyometrics Focused around jumping and bounding, plyometrics aims to teach your body to make fast, powerful, explosive movements. This kind of training is extremely important and beneficial to hockey players. It will increase your power, speed and quickness and highly benefit your on-ice game.
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