If when you start the car you don't put in fifth, why do you start training without having warmed up your engine?
In swimming, our main driving force is the shoulders, so it is advisable to prepare them for the subsequent effort. Today we leave you several exercises to do with rubbers.
Here are 6 exercises to include in your warm-ups before starting to swim.
Start with 10 reps of each exercise and do 2 full laps:
You can do it simultaneously or by alternating arms
You can do it simultaneously or by alternating arms
However, it is important that you also bear in mind that the exercises with rubber bands do not provide the same resistance during the entire route, but that it increases progressively.
For example, in a lateral shoulder raise you will feel more resistance as the arm approaches the shoulder line. To work with greater resistance the first angles of the movement you should use a shorter rubber and shorten the route of the same.
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