Purpose: This exercise builds core strength to help with the movement from a skaters h-position into air position developing muscle memory and the core strength needed to move from one position to the other.
Focus: core, h-position, air position.
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Advanced: Bird dog knee tap variation...
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
