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
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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 ...
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Advanced: Superman raise with a twist...
Purpose: This advanced version of superman helps you build a strong and stable back which can help with posture and injury prevention. Adding in the twist adds an element of spinal rotation that is helpful because figure skaters experience a lot of spinal rotation
Focus: Injury prevention, stabi...
