Lower Body Strength
Advanced-Elite: Three cone single leg Romanian deadlift ball tap down exercise
11s
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
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Advanced: Half glute bridge raise wit...
Purpose: This glute bridge variation is a more challenging version of the basic exercise and it includes single leg stability and during the lateral leg extension the skaters need to work extra hard to keep their hips lifted; something that is necessary during single leg skills on the ice
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