Purpose: This circuit will help improve your strength in the glute medius, minimus and maximus muscles in order to help better align your axel take-off and activate the muscles needed to perform a stable jump.
Focus: Glute activation, gluteus minimus, gluteus maximus, axel take-off, axel follow-through, knee alignment, hip stability, activation, axel warm-up, hip injury prevention.
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Beginner-Foundation: Introduction to ...
Purpose: This video introduces skaters to the lunge exercise. The trainer explains why it is a good exercise for skaters to use in their off-ice training, some important alignment and technique pointers to keep in mind, and variations and progressions .
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Elite: Weighted reverse lunge to step...
Purpose: This exercise intensely works the quads in the lunge and the hamstrings on the step up. Using a weight helps overload the muscle for strength gain. This exercise can be used to improve strength of the take-off leg of an axel.
Focus: Strength gain, lower body strength, hamstrings, glutes...
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Advanced: Off-ice single leg squat ex...
Purpose: The single leg squat is an essential skating exercise, but its incredibly hard to do off the ice. They also are a good test of general alignment and strength and an indicator for potential injuries. Skaters should work on maintaining good alignment of the knee with the foot and watch tha...
