Lower body strength
Skating is the vital backbone of the sport, if an athlete cannot skate with power and conviction they will struggle to progress. Lower body strength provides the main building block that contributes to you being an effective skater. An effective programme will incorporate exercises focussing oneach muscle group explicitly as well as entire lower body explosive lifts.
If the programme is administered appropriately, you will take less strides and be more efficient on the ice. Furthermore, if it implemented into a full off-ice conditioning programmes positive results will be seen in your performance