Level: Advanced
Base exercise: long jump
Variations: Explosive hop, 1/2 turn
Jump components: Vertical height, horizontal distance, rotation
Purpose: Plyometric and cardiovascular training
Equipment: None
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Advanced: Single leg burpee with axel...
Level: Advanced
Base exercise: Burpee
Variations: Single leg burpee, axel lockdown
Purpose: A burpee is a great full body exercise for conditioning, and the single leg variation makes it even harder. The axel lockdown adds a skating specific element and works on the muscle memory and quick twit... -
Advanced-Elite: Single leg stationary...
Purpose: This drill helps skaters practice resetting after lateral landings on their axel take-off leg in order to generate vertical height and rotation.
Focus: Axel take-off, consistency, lateral jump, vertical height, single leg stationary axel take-off, explosive power
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Advanced-Elite: Off-ice double leg lo...
Purpose: This exercise combines a lot of plyometric jump elements into one drill. Skaters should alternate the direction they jump for each cone, doing their max rotation for that direction.
Focus: Quick twitch, timing and rhythm, explosive power, vertical height, air position, max rotation, ho...
