🏒2 NHL, 15 KHL, 13 VHL, and 6 MHL players. 🦵🏻As most of them are pretty young, at this stage in the gym the focus is on hypertrophy. 📈 Starting with concentric exercises at intensity level of 75% [1], gradual increase in intensity will allow the body to adapt to external weights and enhance the likelihood that maximum strength training in mesocycle 3 will not only be effective but also safe.

📋Methods of Resistance Training / Week 2

Hypertrophy - Intensity 75% - 10 Repetitions x 3 Sets - Rest 30-90 seconds [1]

Thank you!

References:
1. Essentials of strength training and conditioning / National Strength and Conditioning Association; G.G. Half, N.T. Triplett, editors.