Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Lunge
Variation: With a jump
Purpose: Jump lunges give you all the strength building benefits of lunges with the additional benefits of power and fast twitch muscle training. They also are a fantastic anerobic cardio exercise, so they can be good for building endurance for program run throughs
Focus: Strength building, lower body strength, power, fast twitch, endurance, anerobic cardio, conditioning
Direction: N/A
Equipment: No Equipment
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Advanced: Off-ice deep squat to explo...
Level: Advanced
Base exercise: Jump squat
Variation: 1/2 turn with weight above the head
Purpose: Skaters can build strength and practice their quick twitch and rotation with this exercise. Pushing the weighted Pilates ball above their heads in the 1/2 turn also helps skaters build strength and p... -
Foundation: Ballet squat jump demonst...
Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Squat jump
Variation: Ballet squat
Purpose: Works on building fast twitch muscle fibers and improving hip turnout
Associated skating element: Toe-loop
Equipment: No equipment -
Advanced: Alternating jump lunge to d...
Level: Advanced
Base exercise: Alternating jump lunge
Variations: Deep squat, 1/4 turn
Jump components: Strength + Explosion, Rotation.
Purpose: Plyometric strength building, fast twitch muscle fiber training, cardiovascular endurance
Equipment: Weights
