Lower Body Strength
Advanced-Elite: 90-90 externally rotated hip lifts with leg extension exercise
11s
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, hip injury prevention, axel take-off, turnout, external rotation, leg extension
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Focus: Calf activation, quad activation, muscle toning, stability, injury prevention, knee injury prevention.
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Foundation: Single leg Romanian deadl...
Purpose: This single leg Romanian deadlift challenges a skater's balance and stability while engaging their posterior lower body strength
Focus: Balance, stabiltiy, hip extension, hamstrings, glutes, erector spinae, core strength
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Advanced: Single leg hamstring press ...
Purpose: This hamstring press is a more difficult version of a glute bridge that engages more of the hamstrings and needs more explosive power to lift all the way up
Focus: Single leg strength, hamstrings, glutes, core, explosive power
