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Running Stairs for Hockey Conditioning

By Dan Garner, Hockey Training, 05/22/18, 12:00PM PDT

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Stair sprints are a fantastic way to drop some body fat but still train the lower body in a hockey specific way. Beyond this, you are going to gain some serious cardiovascular adaptations in your body along the way.

Do you want to do a hockey workout that can burn 550-700 calories per hour? Simple! You won’t even need any equipment, just find some stairs and let’s get started. Just remember, simple doesn’t mean easy — simple means simple.

Due to the angle of the typical staircase and the intensity we are going to run these workouts, it benefits hockey players particularly well. It helps build the glutes and thighs to create explosive power and hockey specific conditioning in the muscles that you use out on the ice during a skating stride.