Top 5 Strength Training Exercises to Improve Your Swim !

[@SWIMVICE]

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[@augustaj3952]

Thank you!

[@SWIMVICE]

You’re welcome Augusta!

[@D__Lee]

Good video! I have used those exercises and they do help. The one other exercise or stretch that I find incredibly helpful if you have shoulder problems (rotator cuff or shoulder impingement) is passive hanging. I have to do about a minute (broken into 20 seconds) of passive hanging before I swim or else my shoulder will scream in pain.

[@SWIMVICE]

D Lee yes! That’s another excellent mobility exercise 👍🏼 I’m glad you are already incorporating these into your training. -Coach Mandy

[@donnaconner876]

Saving and making part of my workout. Thanks Coach Mandy!

[@SWIMVICE]

You’re welcome Donna ! 💪🏽🙌🏽👏🏼🏊🏼‍♀️

[@davidlee5593]

Thank you very much. it's a very useful exercise.

[@brijeshpazhayathodi2250]

Amazing. Very motivating. Thank you

[@vickiemcdougal8525]

Mandy that was awesome and I have some bands so I will definitely add this to my daily workout, thanks so much!

[@jamiegrant8645]

Love this Coach Mandy. Thanks so much for doing this. Definitely will add it to my workout routines

[@SWIMVICE]

Jamie Grant You’re welcome Jamie 😄 I know you’ve been asking for this, so I’m happy I am able to help. Stay tuned for more ! 🏊🏼‍♂️🙌🏽🏊🏼‍♂️💪🏽

[@stephenjeffreys4219]

Thanks coach - great set of exercises!

[@SWIMVICE]

Stephen Jeffreys you’re welcome! Keep me posted on your training. 🙌🏽🏊🏼‍♂️ -Coach M

[@hg2348]

Do you recommend doing strength training before or after swimming, or on off days? I've been leaning toward off days and sometimes after swimming but much later. Before swimming makes my stroke stiff. Thanks!

[@David-wh7rm]

Interesting video, something different from the standard swimming technique stuff, thank you!

[@SWIMVICE]

David T You’re welcome! Strength and stability work are just as important as technique. 🙏🏽 -Coach M

[@David-wh7rm]

@@SWIMVICE lots of rotator cuff stuff at a guess? More in depth chat about what you're working out is appreciated.

[@ronbuono9096]

Pleas give a suggested number of reps and sets. Thx

[@SWIMVICE]

Hi Ron I have the full, free downloadable set list located here : >>> bit.ly/2SyzaDm You will receive a pdf download via email. 👍🏼 Coach M

[@shannondent7052]

@@SWIMVICE is there and updated site for this workout?

[@KT-vg9ty]

at 6.20 there is a caption and window for identifying kick timing, is there a link to view that video? thanks

[@SWIMVICE]

K T yes thank you for pointing this out I’ll have it fixed. In the meantime, here is the link from the description under the video. Click the link below: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4G0lHt4fbuMjdE 👍🏼🏊🏼‍♂️ -Coach Mandy

[@KT-vg9ty]

thanks again find your instructions clear and precise, great for beginners. recommended viewing and shared with friends.

[@scribe3]

Hello Mandy The plank that you demonstrate, are you suppose to have your shoulder blades restracted in the swimmers plank?

[@SWIMVICE]

Ray B Hi Ray great question! Your shoulder blades are actually protracting not retracting. The sensation feels as if you are slightly pushing your palms down to the floor while raising your upper back towards the ceiling. This will immediately engage your Serratus Anterior Muscles which are responsible for optimal overhead movement and overall shoulder function. You want to avoid shifting your shoulders back as well as placing your hands too far forward. Your hands need to be directly under your shoulders. Hope this answers your question! - Coach Mandy

[@scribe3]

SWIMVICE Thanks Mandy In the water I always retract, my shoulders blades to help press my chest into the water, so that’s why I was wondering about the swimmers plank variation

[@SWIMVICE]

Ray B interesting ... if you retract your shoulders back in the water, you are shifting your shoulder and humerus behind the scapular plane (more towards the frontal plane or behind the frontal plane) this is one of the most common problems associated with shoulder injuries in the water ( this movement is what caused my shoulder impingement from my years on swim team). You can press your chest down without sacrificing your shoulder position. It’s not that you are completely “rounded” with bad posture, that is opposite of what you want as well, BUT your shoulders have a natural curve to them slightly inward and you are just maintaining this in freestyle. I will make a video on this subject in the future so it makes more sense. It is a little difficult to explain through a message. But I hope I shed a some light on this subject. Shoulders are tricky so adding shoulder stability work out of the water will help you keep them fixed in the right position in the water without them shifting out of place which happens very easily if your rotator cuff is weak or hyper mobile. - Coach Mandy

[@omargomaa4631]

Hey coach Mandy when l swim l think l have a good technique but l want my catch be stronger and my kick stronger , l want to be much faster with the same effort

[@omargomaa4631]

I would be very thankful if you tell a way to recover my shoulder muscles easily and in effective way to swim comfortably

[@SWIMVICE]

Omar Gomaa think of power happens when 1. The kick is connected properly and 2. You are using your entire body to move past the water. This happens when you establish a “catch” versus a “pull” I will put a link below to one of my videos that will help your understand if you are “slipping” or that you are actually establishing a good hold of the water. Your perception of speed may be slightly skewed due to thinking your have to move more or harder to move faster. It is actually the more relaxed you are and the more streamlined you are, speed is a consequence. 👍🏼 -Coach M

[@SWIMVICE]

Omar Gomaa are your shoulders sore after you swim?

[@SWIMVICE]

Here is the video on starting to develop or understand if you are initiating the catch or if you have lost it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ2khICfmsppjq8

[@omargomaa4631]

@@SWIMVICE my mistake is that in the recovery phase in freestyle my right arm is higher than my left arm in recovery phase when l take breathe every two strokes l feel that l am not efficient but l take breathe every three l become little bit faster the problem is that l can,t take breathe every three strokes in open water

[@malsaul189]

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