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Pre-Season Workout with Jen Hudak: Week Four

This week's move is weighted push-ups, which build core and upper body strength. Jen says they make her feel "ready for anything that's thrown at me."
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Now that we're four weeks into Jen Hudak and the rest of US Freeskiing team's pre-season workout, the focus is shifting to overall core stability and upper body strength. Weighted push-ups, which are essentially just harder push-ups work just that. Jen says it's important to have a strong core and upper body to resist the impact from falls.

For step-by-step instructions on how to get this move right, click here.

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