OFF SEASON TRAINING / FORWARDS

Week 8 · Speed & Repeat-Shift Capacity

Acceleration 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 week. Low volume, maximum intent, full recovery between everything. You should walk out feeling fast.

01Warm-Up02Acceleration03Elastic Output04Repeat-Shift Conditioning05Trunk+1 more
Blocks
6
warm-up to cool-down
Exercises
15
movements
Sets
27
about 46 min
00
Warm-up · 6 exercises
0/ 6 done
A
Straight sets · 2 exercises
6 sets
A1

Sled Push

3 × 15 m · rest 3 min
0/3

Heavy enough to force a low drive angle, light enough that you never stop accelerating.

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A2

Alternating Bound

3 × 20 m · rest 3 min
0/3

Cover ground. Long, aggressive, and always under control on the landing.

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B
Straight sets · 1 exercise
3 sets
B1

Linear Hurdle Hop

3 × 6 reps · rest 2 min
0/3

Stick nothing — land and go. The ground is hot.

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C
Straight sets · 1 exercise
5 sets
C1

Lateral Shuttle Run

5 × 20 m · rest 2 min
0/5

Change direction like you mean it. Full recovery — this is speed work, not conditioning.

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D
Superset · 2 exercises
4 sets
A1

Dead Bug

2 × 8/side · rest 45s
0/2

Low back glued to the floor. If it lifts, shorten the range.

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A2

Side Plank

2 × 40 s/side · rest 45s
0/2

Hips stacked and lifted. Hockey is played in the frontal plane; brace there too.

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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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