Try This World Champion Skateboarder's Stability Workout

Skating well can be tough, both because of the particular type of strength and coordination it takes and the high risk of injury if bailing on a trick goes wrong. And with competitive skating on higher platforms than everthe sport was slated to make its Olympic debut in the Tokyo Games in 2020 before postponemen tthe athletes onboard have become more and more serious about their physical training.

Heimana Reynolds , a 21-year-old pro skater and world champion who was gunning for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team before the coronavirus pandemic, supplements his time on the board with solid, science-backed workout regimen. He and his coach, Brandon Glade, C.S.C.S. , hosted the Men's Health crew at Nakoa Performance in Carlsbad, California to share the routine the skater uses to train.

"My main focus in training is to basically build muscle around my joints to prevent injury, and just to stay fit," Reynolds told the crew. Glade's background is as a core rotation specialist, an area of expertise which is particularly applicable for the twists, turns, and stability challenge that comes with Reynolds' sport. "Heimana is a park skater..." Glade says during the routine. "Being a park skater, he generally skateboards at 45 second intervals per run, so he needs to have strength, power, and endurance all coupled into one to complete his run and be ready for the next one."

If you want to try this routine on your own, just remember that Reynolds isn't working out for the same reasons you are (unless you're a world class skater, too). You might be better suited to pick a move or too from his routine than to adopt it as your ownjust make sure to work hard when you do it.