Matthew Blair Davis is the Strength and Conditioning Coach for all the figure skaters at the Fairfax Ice Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.  Matthew is the President of Off-iceStrength.com and Functional Revolution Fitness.  He has a Bachelors and a Masters degree from Florida State University.  He’s a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA and he's a Performance Enhancement Specialist and Corrective Exercise Specialist for the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

He is also certified as a Sports Performance Coach from US Weightlifting and he’s completed the famous and grueling Russian Kettlebell Challenge in Minnesota.

Matthew has been a trainer and strength coach for over ten years and he’s been working with skaters since 2006.  To learn more about Matthew, please visit his websites at:

Functional Revolution Fitness

Off-Ice Strength.com

Here's a short video introduction to Matthew.

Please leave a comment below in appreciation of Matthew's willingness to share his knowledge and insights about strength training for figure skaters.

Most recent videos at the top...

	Matthew Blair Davis describes the final phase of developing a skater's vertical jump with off-ice exercises.  Here Matthew combines strength and power exercises together for maximum impact. (Paying subscribers)
	Matthew Blair Davis explains his second phase of helping a skater increase their vertical jump but work on explosive jump mechanics.  Matthew focuses on the technique of jumping powerfully and landing softly. (Paying subscribers)
	Matthew Blair Davis describes the perfect squat.  Matthew explains the importance of the squat and discusses what we should look for when we work with our own skaters off-ice.  This is the first step in developing more jumping power. (Paying subscribers)