Elite: Off-ice curtsey lunge to lateral axel and loop take-off with twist drill
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Purpose: This plyometric exercise has a lot of benefits in one. It builds strength in the lunge, and then skaters need to maintain good alignment to be able to explode laterally, with a twist mid-air. Then skaters need to have good control on the landing to be able to continue the exercise
Focus: Strength, quick twitch, hip twist, control, explosiveness, alignment, axis
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