The world of hockey training has no shortage of lower body workouts, SAQ drills, speed training, and conditioning sessions – but in many cases hockey athletes forget about the importance of the upper body in their training.
This is partly due to people thinking that speed/agility/conditioning/quickness is only about lower body work, which is a lie. But it’s also partly due to some strength and conditioning coaches making crazy claims that upper body work isn’t “functional” for hockey player – which if you know anything about sports physiology you know that is complete nonsense.