Back

Sport Perfomance

Cherry Hill sports performance, Hockey Performance, Personal trainer tips, Sports performance

Top 5 Elite Kettlebell Exercises for Hockey Training

August 28, 2024

Top Kettlebell exercises for Hockey

Top 5 Elite Kettlebell Exercises for Hockey Training

Kettlebells can be very advanced movements especially some of the exercises we’ll break down in todays article. But once you master your weight transfer and ability to use the weight as an extension of your body your hockey potential can truly be unleashed!

KB Skater Clean

This is one of our go to exercises to help improve lateral weight transfer, hip shift and side to side explosiveness for our hockey athletes.

<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>

Hockey Application: Get shiftier hips, get in and out the corners faster, avoid hits easier and deliver harder hits.

KB Snatch Rotation Opener

Excellent exercise to help improve rotational weight transfer, increase shoulder stability and strength, as well as open up torso and thoracic rotation.

<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>

Hockey Application: Increase shoulder strength and mobility to take hits, Improve rotation and power on your shot, increase change of direction speed and explosiveness.

KB Biad

Top hockey exercise to maximize explosiveness, rotational weight transfer, and core stability.

<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>

Hockey Application: Increase first step explosiveness, take hits and deliver hits through improved core stability, better spatial awareness on the ice.

KB Ferris Wheels

Very advanced exercise but great for rotational weight transfer, core and feet stability, as well as shoulder mobility and strength.

<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>

Hockey Application: Become stronger on your skate and improve shiftiness on the ice.

KB Step Swing

Great exercise to improve weight transfer, foot speed and core stability.

<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>

Hockey Application: Increase foot speed, first step weight transfer and core stability on the ice.

Remember these movements can be very advanced and require a lot of prior kettlebell training to truly master. If you have any questions or have trouble with any of the exercise’s don’t hesitate to reach out, we’d be happy to help! A complementary movement assessment is always available as well to help you understand where you can improve and get better!

Written by:

Rob Jost – ACE-CPT, NSCA-CPT

Suggested Article: Top 3 Hockey Stride Increasers

Take action… Now!

Training Aspects Personal Training and Sports Performance:

Visit us: Inside of the Flyers Training Center 601 Laurel Oak Rd. Voorhees, NJ 08043

Recent posts

Cherry Hill sports performance, Hockey Performance, Personal trainer tips, Sports performance

Top 5 In-Season Exercises to Develop Movement Strength

Top 5 In-Season Exercises to Develop Movement Strength Everyone is always looking for the best ways to get stronger and stronger but isn’t movement the name of the game when it comes to almost every sport?? Now strength obviously plays a role too, so that’s why its essential to terain the body for movement strength…

Jostr1

Oct 16, 2025
Assess Your Goals, Fitness, Fitness, Fitness and Nutrition News in South Jersey area, Hockey Performance, Personal trainer tips, Sports performance

The Athlete, the parent and the coach, triangle of success for sports development.

The Athlete CEO: Building Without Burning Out Many people dream of reaching the highest levels in sports: college, pros, the Olympics. But behind every highlight reel is a journey filled with challenges that test not just the athlete, but the parents and coaches too. The athlete might be the best in their age group, but…

Kirill Vaks

Oct 13, 2025
Boxing Performance, Fit and healthy, Fitness and Nutrition News in South Jersey area, South Jersey, Sports performance

Top 3 Benefits of Jumping Rope for Men of Voorhees New Jersey

Top 3 Benefits of Jumping Rope for Men When it comes to training like a fighter, few tools can match the simplicity and effectiveness of a jump rope. At TA Boxing, skipping rope isn’t just a warm-up, it’s a tool for sharpening the body, improving coordination, and building that fighter’s endurance. Here are the top…

CoachT

Oct 10, 2025

Subscribe to our newsletter