Fitness
Lateral Stride Strength
Lateral stride strength powers wide pushes and crossovers—trained with frontal-plane lunges, band walks, and resisted shuffles, not sagittal-only lifts.
Lateral stride strength is the ability to push wide and recover in crossover and tight-turn skating—loading glute medius, adductors, and quads in the frontal plane. Side lunges, band walks, and resisted lateral shuffles build it better than sagittal-only leg press.
Keep knee tracking over toes; collapse inward under fatigue mimics on-ice valgus stress.
Common questions
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Why is lateral strength important for hockey?
Skating spends large time in frontal-plane push and recovery. Sagittal-only gym work leaves crossover and edge work under-supported when ice volume rises.
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