Purpose: This drill helps skaters build their hip adductors, or inner thigh muscles, so that they can pull into a tight air position for more rotation
Focus: Tight air position, hip adductors, h position
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Advanced-Elite: Slider side lunge exe...
Purpose: This side lunge variation allows skaters to work on their inner thigh muscles, or hip adduction, which is needed for a tight air position. Skaters should press down into the floor when pulling the slider back to create more resistance for the hip adductors. The side lunge also is good fo...
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Advanced: Forearm side plank top leg ...
Purpose: This exercise is a progression of a side plank and and a side lying leg lift.
Focus: Hip abductors, obliques, transversus abdominus, TFL, glutes, back injury prevention
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Advanced-Elite: 90-90 externally rota...
Purpose: This is a great exercise for building hip strength and stability, which is especially important for figure skaters on their jump landings, and to prevent injuries such as hip tears. This variation works on building hip strength in an externally rotated position.
Focus: Hip strength, hi...
