Cable Woodchop
3 × 10/side · rest 1:15
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Learn the sequence: back hip, then trunk, then arms. Never arms first.
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Week 1 · Session D · Lateral Conditioning & Point Shot
The shot from the blue line is a ground-up sequence, so it gets trained as one — pattern first, then load, then speed. The rest of the session is the lateral and backward work no forward ever has to do.
This week
Week 1 is re-entry: own the technique and the range, and leave every set feeling like two more were there.
- 01Warm-Up
- 02Point Shot Power
- 03Lateral & Backward Drive
- 04Conditioning
- 05Trunk
- 06Cool-Down
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Warm-up · 6 exercises
Warm-Up
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A
Straight sets · 1 exercise
Point Shot Power
3 sets
B
Superset · 2 exercises
Lateral & Backward Drive
6 sets
Lateral Sled Drag
3 × 20 m/side · rest 1:30
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Stay in a low stance the whole length. This is a defensive gap, dragged.
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Backward Sled Drag
3 × 20 m · rest 1:30
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Knees over toes, low and steady. Bulletproofs the knee for backward skating.
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C
Straight sets · 1 exercise
Conditioning
5 sets
Slideboard Intervals
5 × 45 s / 90 s
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Shift length: 45 s on, 90 s off. The closest thing to skating you can do in a gym.
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D
Superset · 2 exercises
Trunk
6 sets
Side Plank
3 × 30 s/side · rest 45s
0/3
Hips stacked and lifted. Hockey is played in the frontal plane; brace there too.
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Ab-Wheel Rollout
3 × 8 reps · rest 1 min
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Ribs down. Go only as far as you can keep the low back from arching.
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CD
Cool-down · 3 exercises
Cool-Down
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Defensemen
Keep the block moving.
← Previous sessionWeek 1 · Posterior Chain & Pivot StrengthA pivot is a hinge that happens sideways at speed. Heavy trap bar work builds the engine, then the frontal-plane and eccentric work makes sure the hip can survive being asked to change direction on one leg. Week 1 is re-entry: own the technique and the range, and leave every set feeling like two more were there.Next session →Week 2 · Lateral Power & Squat StrengthGap control is a frontal-plane skill, so the jumps here go sideways. The front squat carries the strength work because backward skating and a defensive stance both live in an upright torso. Volume climbs. Same movements, more total work — this is the week that builds the base everything after it stands on.
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