Lower Body Strength
Advanced: Off-ice hamstring activation contraction with pilates ball exercise
19s
Purpose: This exercise is a great muscle activation and can be used as a warm-up. The hamstrings are often under-used by figure skaters as they tend to be more quad dominant, which can cause issues. This exercise helps them feel how to contract the hamstrings.
Focus: Muscle activation, hamstring, contraction, warm-up, injury prevention.
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Advanced-Elite: Three cone single leg...
Purpose: This exercise is great for skaters to work on their hamstring strength and stability at different angles. This helps skaters with their overall balance and control on the ice.
Focus: Hamstring strength, injury prevention, balance, stability, spinal rotation
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Advanced-Elite: Single leg hamstring ...
Purpose: This exercise uses a pressing force to work the glutes and hamstrings. Doing it single legged helps skaters work on unilateral strength to help balance out a weaker leg.
Focus: Hamstring strength, hamstring press, glute strength, unilateral strength
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Beginner-Foundation: Clamshell hinges...
Purpose: Clamshells are a great way for skaters to work on learning glute and hip activation and building strength and mobility
Focus: Hip strength, glute strength, glute activation, hip flexor activation, hip abduction, external rotation, back injury prevention, hip injury prevention
