Purpose: This advanced side plank variation helps skaters train their inner thigh muscles, their adductors. These muscles are necessary for tight air position, and in this variation, skaters also practice the muscle memory for snapping into a tight air position.
Focus: Adductors, hip flexors, obliques, muscle memory
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Advanced: Off-ice deep core tone and ...
Level: Advanced
Exercise style: Pilates, yoga
Key exercises: High plank, mountain climbers, three legged dog, knee to elbow, leg lifts, leg lift sit-ups, hollow body rocks, c-curve sit-up with twist
Purpose:
0:31 Warmup and spinal rotation mobility
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Advanced: Reverse table-top position ...
Purpose: This is an advanced reverse tabletop position variation that could be incorporated into a workout as a compound core exercise.
Focus: Spinal rotation, coordination, timing, stability, injury prevention, deep core muscles, back strength, shoulder strength, cross body rotation.
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Advanced-Elite: Alternating sprinter ...
Purpose: This sit-up variation is a great way to increase the difficulty as well as have skaters work on coordination and powerful arm and knee drive.
Focus: Core strength, timing, coordination, speed, power
