| A hockey training program is an essential for any | | | | power, use less weight, do fewer reps, and push |
| player looking to improve their game. General | | | | explosively through the positive section of your lifts |
| workouts will help, but the best results will be reached | | | | (always with control though.) |
| by doing hockey specific training, both in the gym and | | | | 3) Plyometrics |
| during dry land training. Here are the three crucial | | | | Plyometrics are all about powerful, quick, explosive |
| aspects of any good hockey training program. | | | | movements. All you need to do plyometrics is |
| 1) Hockey cardio training | | | | somewhere you can run or jump. If you have a set of |
| Cardio can be done either in the gym or outdoors | | | | hurdles, even better, but all you really need is space. |
| during dry land training, and it's of the utmost | | | | Plyometrics will help you develop quick movement and |
| importance. An important consideration when doing | | | | power, and plyometrics are one of the most valuable |
| cardio for hockey is that hockey isn't a game of | | | | off-ice training tools in a hockey player's arsenal. |
| consistent moderate output. In hockey you don't work | | | | If you're a hockey player and you're going to train, you |
| at 60% for an entire game, you work in intervals of | | | | need to work on all three of these aspects. Too many |
| 100% and rest. Hockey is all about intervals, so | | | | players only focus on one, but if you want to be |
| consider working them into your cardio heavily. | | | | dominant, you need them all. For the best result, get a |
| 2) Hockey weight training | | | | good hockey specific fitness and training guide, which |
| Weight training is another essential for hockey players. | | | | will show you exactly how to do all three, or contact a |
| Strength is important in the game of hockey, but more | | | | coach or trainer to help you design a workout. |
| important is power. Strength and power aren't the | | | | Whatever you do though, don't ignore any of these |
| same thing. Power is strength applied quickly and | | | | areas in your hockey training program, because they're |
| explosively, like a slap shot or a big hit. To train for | | | | all of great importance to your on-ice game. |