Purpose: 90-90 is a foundational exercise for hip strength and mobility. This version strengthens the back leg which is in external rotation, while leaning forward and getting a stretch through the front hip flexor in internal rotation.
Focus: Hip strength, hip stability, hip flexors, external rotation, internal rotation, injury prevention
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Advanced: Off-ice banded clamshells a...
Purpose: Clamshells are a great way to build strength and mobility in the hip flexors, which can be a limiting factor for many skaters in their splits, especially middle splits.
Focus: Dynamic flexibility, hip flexor strength, glute strength, turnout, spread eagle, layback, middle splits, hip m...
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Beginner-Foundation: Off-ice supporte...
Purpose: Lunge pulses are a great way to build mobility, strength, and flexibility in your lower body. This exercise can be used to warm-up for either static stretches or even as part of a warm-up before training or a workout.
Focus: Dynamic flexibility, warm-up, hip flexor stretch, quad streng...
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Advanced: Off-ice externally rotated ...
Purpose: This forward leg extension variation includes external rotation to move deeper into the hip flexors and a skaters range of motion in their hips
Focus: Warm-up, external rotation, quads, hip flexors, glutes, mobility.
