Level: Advanced
Exercise: Back raises with a twist
Purpose: Back raises are great exercises to work the lower back support muscles, which help improve posture and air position strength. The twist adds an additional challenge for the obliques.
Focus: Abs, glutes, erector spinae, obliques
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Advanced: Bird dog side plank twist u...
Purpose: This challenging variation of bird dog allows skaters to strengthen their obliques while working on their stability alignment.
Focus: Stability, posture, core strength, obliques, abs, injury prevention -
Advanced: High forward plank with leg...
Purpose: This forward plank with leg extension drill helps challenge and build core strength while also working on stability and toning the muscle. The pulses also help develop explosiveness in the leg muscles
Focus: Core, quads, leg extension, explosiveness, toning
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Advanced-Elite: Skater plank with twi...
Purpose: These two exercises are great functional and skater specific ones to build into a core workout. The skater planks with a twist work on a skaters core while adding an element of spinal rotation and working on tight ankles for air position. Leg drop downs are a great exercise for the core ...
