Increasing A Figure Skater's Jump Power by Matthew Blair Davis

[emz5291]

That poor wall,really taking a hammering! aha great training though!

[xx5436]

i feel sorry for the wall :LL

[spunkysk8er1997]

that guy is dumb that wasn't 70 feet it was all of 40

[Ginjuiceify]

lol, theses kids are training like mma fighters

[EveKvasov123]

What ice rink is this?

[seaturttlee]

Dang O_o"

Before I get to the Olympics I'll be going up against these tough suckas!

[shanikhughes]

love this training techniques

[princesscocoshanel]

What's on kit's knee?

[cocoskater101]

@princesscocoshanel like a brace

[lindafmb]

@figureprincess11 pilates is great for core conditioning, but these exercises will help skaters with their quickness, speed, and agility...pilates doesn't help you with that, and these aspects of sport conditioning are critical for top figure skating performance =)

[lindafmb]

Some great functional training stuff here. Although I'm not sure I agree that the certification to look for in an off-ice figure skating trainer is just an IYCA...I think I'd prefer someone with an advanced degree (MS or higher) who also has a recognized strength and conditioning cert, like an NSCA-CSCS, for example. The NSCA has a very strong and straight forward statement on youth strength training.

[fsutrainer]

@lindafmb Matthew Blair Davis is a CSCS as well. Most of the IYCA's youth training principles (created by Brian Grasso) are based on the NSCA's guidelines... there is no better organization for "youth fitness" than the IYCA.

[ForeheadKAT]

I have been skating for almost all of my life, and its amazing how hard these children train. I am pretty sure I never trained as hard as these girls are training. Then again, they'll prolly get to the olympics and I won't.

[fsutrainer]

@koorosh647 You'd be surprised what children are capable of. Only trust a fitness professional certified by the IYCA as a Youth Fitness Specialist.

[fsutrainer]

@AngelNow202

LOL, would you rather she not move at all? Figure skating is much harder on the body than any of this type of training...

[kanchanak]

Looks like a lot of funnnnnn......and hard

[sponny923]

Wow,great training technical...