Conditioning for Skating: Off-Ice Techniques for On-Ice Performance (NTC SPORTS/FITNESS)

Product Description

From the Back Cover Finally, a conditioning program for figure skaters that meets today's competitive requirements of the sportFigure skating has evolved dramatically in the past few years, with a greater emphasis on triple and quadruple jumps, jump combinations, and dramatic lifts. And to stay competitive, skaters must spend hours developing their strength, power, flexibility, and endurance to perform these maneuvers. Conditioning for Figure Skating is a technical, user-friendly guide that teaches you how to improve your strength, increase your power, and condition your body off the ice to improve your on-ice performance.Appropriate for skaters at all levels and all disciplines--singles, pairs, and ice dance--this manual explains the physical preparation needed to excel at the sport. Whether you are a skater, coach, trainer, or parent, you can use this book to establish a training structure to maximize your or the skater's potential.You will find in-depth analysis of: The physical components of figure skating Proper warm-up and cool-down techniques Sport-specific strength training Injury prevention exercises Drills to enhance speed, strength, and power Flexibility training Balance and body awareness Muscle endurance conditioning "Periodization," a yearly conditioning plan that creates a peak in physical performance coinciding with the competitive figure skating season About the Author Carl M. Poe, M.S., CSCS (Buffalo Grove, IL) is director of the off-ice strength and conditioning program at the Seven Bridges Ice Arena in Woodridge, IL. He has also served as a weight room attendant and research assistant in sports physiology at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

Product Features

To be the best on the rink, skaters must spend endless hours strengthening and conditioning their bodies off the ice to build strength for the rigors of their performances. Illustrative and technical, yet user-friendly, Conditioning for Figure Skating provides detailed coverage of the physical preparation necessary for Preliminary through Senior-Elite skaters while concentrating on all disciplines of figure skating, including singles, pairs, and ice dance. More than 300 photos illustrate proper warm-up drills, flexibility stretches, cooldown routines, strength training exercises, jump and plyometric training programs, and endurance conditioning exercises for on-ice injury prevention. A periodization plan also helps skaters maximize their training potential.

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