Week 3 · Session B · Upper & Anti-Rotation Core

Glove hand, blocker and the trunk that keeps them square. Nothing here is about a bigger bench — it is about holding a position while the rest of the body is moving underneath it.

This week

Peak volume of the accumulation phase. It should feel like a grind by the last session; that is exactly the point.

  1. 01Warm-Up
  2. 02Overhead & Glove-Side Strength
  3. 03Press & Pull
  4. 04Anti-Rotation & Groin
  5. 05Shoulder Health & Neck
  6. 06Cool-Down
Training away from the gym?

Swap all 6 lifts that need gym kit for a home-gym or bodyweight version in one go.

00
Warm-up · 5 exercises
0/ 5 done
A
Superset · 2 exercises
8 sets
A1

Half-Kneeling Dumbbell Overhead Press

4 × 8/side · rest 1:30
0/4

Half-kneeling takes the low back out of it and makes the trunk pay.

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A2

Inverted Row

4 × 12 reps · rest 1:15
0/4

Body dead straight. Pull the chest to the bar, not the chin.

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B
Superset · 2 exercises
7 sets
A1

Half-Kneeling Landmine Press

3 × 10/side · rest 1:15
0/3

An arc, not a straight line — the same path the blocker travels.

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A2

Lat Pulldown

4 × 10 reps · rest 1:15
0/4

Full stretch at the top. The lats hold the glove up in the third period.

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C
Superset · 3 exercises
9 sets
A1

Pallof Press

3 × 12/side · rest 45s
0/3

Resist the rotation. For a goalie this is the whole job description.

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A2

Side Plank

3 × 45 s/side · rest 45s
0/3

Hips stacked and lifted. Hold the line the puck is trying to cross.

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A3

Adductor Squeeze Isometric

3 × 30 s · rest 45s
0/3

Yes, on upper day too. The groin never gets a week off in this program.

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D
Superset · 2 exercises
6 sets
A1

Face Pull

3 × 20 reps · rest 45s
0/3

Cheap insurance. Never skipped, never heavy.

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A2

Neck Isometric Holds

3 × 20 s each way · rest 45s
0/3

A strong neck is concussion mitigation. Gentle, steady pressure — no cranking.

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CD
Cool-down · 2 exercises
0/ 2 done
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Beyond the weight room.

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