| Increase Your On-Ice Explosiveness with This | | | | than speed. After that you then... |
| Easy-To-Do Hockey Workout at Home | | | | 2. Sprint 25 Meters, as fast as you can, exploding from |
| A lot of hockey is about reading plays and taking | | | | your feet after the 12th push-up. When you're done |
| advantage of sudden opportunities. A skill that can be | | | | sprinting... |
| a real game-changer is a player's "explosiveness". This | | | | 3. Do 12 Squat Jumps, keep your back straight, chest |
| refers to how quickly the player can recognize an | | | | up, squat down, and jump on your way up while raising |
| opportunity and accelerate a quick 4-5 strides to take | | | | both arms over your head. After you've completed |
| advantage of the chance. | | | | your 12th squat jump, you then... |
| It could be a breakaway. Or an odd-man rush. It could | | | | 4. Sprint 25 Meters, right back to where you started. |
| be back-checking and breaking up a play. | | | | As long as you're here, you might as well do... |
| What makes the impact of the player's explosiveness | | | | 5. 12 More Standard Push-Ups, identical to step one. |
| that much more effective depends upon the amount | | | | Finish your 12th push-up and then... |
| of power behind the initial strides they take and how | | | | 6. Sprint 25 Meters, back to where you came from. |
| effective they are at initially reacting to the play, | | | | 7. Perform 25 Meters of Walking-Lunges Back to the |
| whether it be stopping on a dime or turning around and | | | | Start, quality again emphasized over speed (this will |
| changing direction. | | | | give you the chance to catch your breath like an icing |
| A player's explosiveness is not something that just | | | | or other sort of play stoppage). After that, you're going |
| some people have and others don't. Rather, it's | | | | to do one more... |
| something players train for. | | | | 8. Sprint 25 Meters, to the virtual finish line. |
| Commit to doing the following hockey workout 3-4 | | | | Repeat this circuit three times each workout and you |
| times per week and you will see results in both your | | | | will almost immediately increase your explosiveness |
| explosiveness and your overall skating power. | | | | and power. The best part? It's very practical; no |
| 1. Start with 12 Standard Push-Ups, feet together, | | | | equipment is needed, you don't need a trainer, gym, or |
| hands shoulder-width apart. Emphasize quality rather | | | | anything of that sort. |