Purpose: This exercise builds hip stability for stroking and the landing position, so that skaters can maintain a stronger position on their skating leg, while their free leg moves
Focus: core, knee bend, glute activation, hip activation, glute strength, hip strength.
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Lower body layback extensions: Advanc...
Purpose: This exercise will help skaters to stabilize skating leg and build glute & hip strength to maintain a layback position.
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Advanced-Elite: Back foot elevated re...
Purpose: This reverse lunge variation builds strength in the lower body and stability in the standing leg, and is especially helpful for building strength for the flip and lutz reach back.
Focus: Lower body strength, reverse lunge variation, flip reach back, lutz reach back, quads, hamstrings, ...
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Advanced-Elite: Resisted hip adductio...
Purpose: This drill helps skaters build their hip adductors, or inner thigh muscles, so that they can pull into a tight air position for more rotation
Focus: Tight air position, hip adductors, h position
