{"id":1418,"date":"2026-07-13T14:33:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/skating-speed-power-from-the-edges\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:33:53","slug":"skating-speed-power-from-the-edges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/skating-speed-power-from-the-edges\/","title":{"rendered":"Skating Speed: Power From the Edges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"athlorix-lead wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.605), 1.2rem);\">In hockey, speed kills \u2014 and speed comes from your edges. Strong, efficient skating is the foundation everything else is built on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-athlorix-pro-rounded\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"867\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-tmP0WH5H.jpg\" alt=\"Skating Speed: Power From the Edges\" class=\"wp-image-1417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-tmP0WH5H.jpg 867w, https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-tmP0WH5H-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-tmP0WH5H-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-tmP0WH5H-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deep Knee Bend<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Power comes from a low, athletic stance and a full push off each edge. Lazy, upright skating leaves speed on the ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drive with each stride, fully extend, and recover quickly for the next push.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote athlorix-pullquote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You cannot make a play you cannot skate to. Speed comes first.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Edges and Agility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crossovers, tight turns and quick starts all live on your edges. Master them and you change direction faster than opponents can react.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Off-ice leg strength directly translates into on-ice speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list athlorix-check-list\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Skate with a deep knee bend<\/li>\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Fully extend every stride<\/li>\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Master crossovers and edges<\/li>\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Build leg strength off the ice<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Invest in your skating and every other part of your game gets faster and sharper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In hockey, speed kills \u2014 and speed comes from your edges. Strong, efficient skating is the foundation everything else is built on. Deep Knee Bend Power comes from a low, athletic stance and a full push off each edge. Lazy, upright skating leaves speed on the ice. Drive with each stride, fully extend, and recover [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1416,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hockey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1418\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}