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Week 8 · Lower Power & Squat Strength

The first-three-strides session. Jump development opens it while the nervous system is fresh, then the squat pattern builds the force those strides are made of. Peak week. Low volume, maximum intent, full recovery between everything. You should walk out feeling fast.

01Warm-Up02Jump Development03Squat Strength04Single-Leg Strength05Groin & Trunk+1 more
Blocks
6
warm-up to cool-down
Exercises
15
movements
Sets
26
about 44 min
00
Warm-up · 6 exercises
0/ 6 done
A
Straight sets · 1 exercise
4 sets
A1

Depth Jump

4 × 3 reps · rest 3 min
0/4

Off the box, minimum ground contact, straight back up. Quality dies fast — stop when it does.

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B
Straight sets · 1 exercise
3 sets
B1

Back Squat

3 × 3 reps · rest 3:30
0/3

Depth first, load second. A shallow heavy squat trains nothing a hockey player needs.

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C
Superset · 2 exercises
6 sets
A1

Rear-Foot-Elevated Split Squat

3 × 4/side · rest 2 min
0/3

The most honest lower-body lift there is. Front shin vertical, back hip long.

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A2

Banded Hip Flexor March

3 × 10/side · rest 1 min
0/3

Drive the knee like the stride you want in October.

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D
Superset · 2 exercises
4 sets
A1

Copenhagen Plank

2 × 30 s/side · rest 1 min
0/2

The single best insurance policy against a groin pull. Start short, build honestly.

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A2

Pallof Press

2 × 8/side · rest 1 min
0/2

Resist the rotation. That is the whole exercise.

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CD
Cool-down · 3 exercises
0/ 3 done
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01Week 1 · Lower Power & Squat StrengthThe first-three-strides session. Jump development opens it while the nervous system is fresh, then the squat pattern builds the force those strides are made of. Week 1 is re-entry: own the technique and the range, and leave every set feeling like two more were there.02Week 1 · Upper Strength & Shot PowerThe shot is built in the hips and delivered through the trunk, so this session opens with rotational throws and only then gets to the pressing and pulling that hold a puck-protection posture together. Week 1 is re-entry: own the technique and the range, and leave every set feeling like two more were there.03Week 1 · Posterior Chain & Single-LegHamstrings, glutes and the back of the hip — the tissue that extends the stride and the tissue that tears when it is undertrained. Heavy hinge first, then the single-leg and eccentric work that keeps it healthy. Week 1 is re-entry: own the technique and the range, and leave every set feeling like two more were there.04Week 1 · Speed & Repeat-Shift CapacityAcceleration and the engine behind it. Sled and bound work while you are fresh, then the interval work that decides whether shift eighteen looks like shift two. Week 1 is re-entry: own the technique and the range, and leave every set feeling like two more were there.05Week 2 · Lower Power & Squat StrengthThe first-three-strides session. Jump development opens it while the nervous system is fresh, then the squat pattern builds the force those strides are made of. Volume climbs. Same movements, more total work — this is the week that builds the base everything after it stands on.06Week 2 · Upper Strength & Shot PowerThe shot is built in the hips and delivered through the trunk, so this session opens with rotational throws and only then gets to the pressing and pulling that hold a puck-protection posture together. Volume climbs. Same movements, more total work — this is the week that builds the base everything after it stands on.07Week 2 · Posterior Chain & Single-LegHamstrings, glutes and the back of the hip — the tissue that extends the stride and the tissue that tears when it is undertrained. Heavy hinge first, then the single-leg and eccentric work that keeps it healthy. Volume climbs. Same movements, more total work — this is the week that builds the base everything after it stands on.08Week 2 · Speed & Repeat-Shift CapacityAcceleration and the engine behind it. Sled and bound work while you are fresh, then the interval work that decides whether shift eighteen looks like shift two. Volume climbs. Same movements, more total work — this is the week that builds the base everything after it stands on.09Week 3 · Lower Power & Squat StrengthThe first-three-strides session. Jump development opens it while the nervous system is fresh, then the squat pattern builds the force those strides are made of. Peak volume of the accumulation phase. It should feel like a grind by the last session; that is exactly the point.10Week 3 · Upper Strength & Shot PowerThe shot is built in the hips and delivered through the trunk, so this session opens with rotational throws and only then gets to the pressing and pulling that hold a puck-protection posture together. Peak volume of the accumulation phase. It should feel like a grind by the last session; that is exactly the point.11Week 3 · Posterior Chain & Single-LegHamstrings, glutes and the back of the hip — the tissue that extends the stride and the tissue that tears when it is undertrained. Heavy hinge first, then the single-leg and eccentric work that keeps it healthy. Peak volume of the accumulation phase. It should feel like a grind by the last session; that is exactly the point.12Week 3 · Speed & Repeat-Shift CapacityAcceleration and the engine behind it. Sled and bound work while you are fresh, then the interval work that decides whether shift eighteen looks like shift two. Peak volume of the accumulation phase. It should feel like a grind by the last session; that is exactly the point.

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