Purpose: In this video, Meg introduces jump lunges and teaches how to have proper form to avoid injury while doing this plyometric exercise. She gives several progressions so that exercise can be done from the beginner to the advanced level.
Focus: Alignment, upper body position, explosive power, cardio, endurance, stability, hip stability
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Elite: Single leg tuck jump to single...
Purpose: This plyo exercise takes a lot of strength and control to be able to explode up in the tuck jump and maintain a good axis over the standing leg to be able to do a single leg squat. It's a great exercise for working on the flying sit entrance!
Focus: Axis and alignment, power, vertical h...
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Advanced: Plie squat jump exercise demo
Purpose: Plie squat jumps are a great plyometric exercise for skaters to work on explosive turnout, which is needed in the toe-loop pivoting action.
Focus: Glutes, hamstrings, quads, adductors -
Advanced: Off-ice single leg burpee w...
Level: Advanced
Exercise: Single leg burpee with axel and loop lockdowns
Purpose: Skaters can work on their jump take-off height while doing this full body plyometric exercise to help develop their fast twitch muscle fibers
Focus: plyometric, explosiveness, jump height, quick twitch muscle fibers...
