What are you doing to get stronger this season?

You may have gotten stronger, faster and fitter in the off-season. And I am sure that all of your hard-work in the summer has been paying off in the pre-season.

While dominating the pre-season is great, you really want to be at your best at the end of the season, right?

And that means you’ve got to build on that strength advantage you gained during the off-season.

You can dominate every game in the regular season and peak for your championship playoff run by doing simple body-weight strength training a few days a week.

You don’t need any fancy facilities or expensive equipment either…

Some of the hardest (and most effective) strength training workouts I ever did as an elite player were with my body-weight only.

Here is an example of one of more grueling workouts I build battle-winning strength using three of the simplest (and most fundamental) strength training exercises around:

–> 20 push-ups
–> 10 single-leg squats on each leg (as pictured above)
–> 5 chin-ups

I usually do 4 or 5 sets of those three exercises with minimal rest in between each exercise.

Trust me, it’s a great workout. It takes less than 20 minutes and I don’t even have to look at a weight.

Mix in a few core strengthening exercises and some more hockey-specific speed and agility drills, and no one will be able to wrestle the puck away from you this season.

In-season strength training is simple.

Body-weight exercises are the key.

No fancy gyms, expensive equipment or time-consuming travel required.

Until next time,

Kim