Purpose: This variation of bird dog is more advanced and helps skaters continue to build and improve cross-body awarenes and anti-extension
Focus: Core strength, core stability, back injury prevention, Injury prevention, bird dog variation, anti-extension, cross-body awareness
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Advanced-Elite: Bird dog plank exercise
Purpose: This advanced version of a bird dog challenges a skaters' stability and ability to keep a neutral spine while moving in a cross body pattern.
Focus: Coordination, stability, back injury prevention, core strength, advanced progression
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Advanced-Elite: Core strength workout...
Purpose: This video gives a sequence of 6 exercises that can be used for a full core workout.
3 sets
60 second work
20 second rest
Focus: Core strength, skater specific, glutes, obliques, abdominals -
Advanced-Elite: Forward plank rows ex...
Purpose: This exercise combines working on core strength and stability with an upper body strength building element.
Focus: Core strength, core stability, injury prevention, upper body strength, shoulder stability, lats, shoulder strength, biceps
