Off-season
Off-Season Training
8 WKSBUILD THE ENGINE
The build. Eight weeks, four sessions a week, written separately for forwards, defensemen and goalies — the only stretch of the year you can add a quality instead of defending one.
- Position-specific
- 4 sessions / week
- Strength into power
Pre-season
Pre-Season Training
4 WKSARRIVE READY
The four weeks before camp or tryouts. Heavy lifts paired with jumps to turn the summer’s strength into speed, repeat-sprint and shift-length conditioning, and a taper week so you arrive fresh.
- Position-specific
- 3 sessions / week
- Taper into camp
In-season
In-Season Training
4 WKS · REPEATINGKEEP WHAT YOU BUILT
Arrive in March with what you built in August. Two sessions a week, forty-five minutes, nothing to failure — a four-week loop you repeat for as long as the season runs.
- 2 sessions / week
- Never near a game
- Groin health first
Post-season
Post-Season Training
3 WKSRESET THE BODY
The three weeks after the last game. Rebuild the hips and groin the season wore down, even out the left-right imbalances it left behind, and refill the aerobic base — with nothing heavy, so the off-season starts on a healthy body.
- Position-specific
- 3 short sessions / week
- Nothing heavy
First block
Foundations
8 WKSLEARN TO LIFT
For high school players and anyone in their first two years under a bar. Eight weeks, three sessions a week, written for forwards, defensemen and goalies — every lift taught before it is loaded.
- High school & new lifters
- 3 sessions / week
- Technique before load
Youth
Youth Development
6 WKS · REPEATINGBUILD THE ATHLETE
Off-ice training for U12 and U14 players. Two short sessions a week of landing, jumping, balance, speed and light strength — built around a youth hockey schedule, with nothing that a growing body should not do.
- U12 · U14
- 2 sessions / week
- Movement before load
Adult league
Adult League
6 WKS · REPEATINGSTAY IN THE LINEUP
For the beer-league player with a desk job and a 10:30 game. Two full-body sessions a week, under an hour, joint-friendly — strength, durable hips and enough engine for the third period.
- Adult rec & beer league
- 2 sessions / week
- Groin & back health
Focused block
Specialty Programs
2-6 WKSATTACK ONE QUALITY
Targeted blocks for a single quality — hip mobility, plyometrics, and other focused builds that slot around any season phase.
- Focused progressions
- Slot around any phase
- Movement-quality first