Purpose: This stretch is a balanced approach to help skaters improve their back and shoulder flexibility while maintaining a layback hold and also work on hamstring flexibility in the same sequence. Use the wall to help arch your back and keeps your hips stacked over your ankles and hold each pose for 10 seconds and repeat.
Focus: upper back flexibility, layback, core strength, glute strength, hamstring flexibility.
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360 Front split hold sequence: Advanc...
Purpose: Skaters should be practicing splits on a regular basis. This 360 split stretch will help deepen the stretch in each hold helping skaters hit better spirals, beillmanns, and other field moves. Skaters should aim to hold each position at least 30 seconds.
Focus: Hamstring flexibility, quad... -
Advanced-Elite: Layback with foot on ...
Purpose: This layback stretch is a great way to have skaters focus on keeping their free leg lifted and externally rotated while leaning back.
Focus: Layback spin, attitude position, external rotation, back flexibility, hip flexibility, shoulder flexibility
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Advanced-Elite: Prone Biellmann posit...
Purpose: This stretch helps skaters work towards their Beillmann position without having to also focus on balance.
Focus: Back flexibility, shoulder flexibility, arm flexibility, hip flexibility, quad flexibility, hamstring flexibility
