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After you repeat the first swimming workout 3 times and understand the WEST way to swim, all other workouts are going to be much easier.
Organize your gear for West freestyle training, use elastic fins to protect the lower back, and review 1–10 videos on screen before swimming, with a mobile cover to save trees.
You have 4 videos, Watch them 2 times before going to the pool
Adopt a palm loose like a bowl approach with three hand-entry options for freestyle: above water, straight entry, or finger-entry, promoting relaxed movement, shoulder flexibility, and warm-up benefits.
Elbow-behind-the-head stretch: grab the elbow, hold ten seconds, switch arms; for swimmers it reduces swing stress, but avoid with neck pain or low flexibility; start with exercises 1 and 2.
Master the holy triangle of WEST swimming by practicing 10 easy steps in 25-meter sets, tracking strokes, time, and heart rate to optimize the three intertwined parameters.
Stretch biceps, chest, and shoulder blades by pressing the wall behind the back and leaning forward; hold 10 seconds, then lift the legs toward the water and hold 10 seconds.
Learn backstroke step 7 focuses on a long, slow in-water arm stretch to extend the glide for less effort, while avoiding behind-the-head extension to protect the lower back and neck.
Improve your west freestyle technique from 200 m to 1000 m by optimizing a two-second glide and timed back-muscle stretches to maintain body roll and protect the lower back.
Stretch toes on the wall to target the gastrocnemius and ankle; place the heel about 10 cm from the wall, lean forward, and perform this easy, equipment-free stretch for swimming.
Master breathing adjustments and a back-rotation drill to optimize body angles (90 and 45 degrees) and neck position, strengthen core muscles, and float effortlessly while gliding forward with ease.
Perform a one-arm chest and shoulder stretch with the elbow at chest height, head straight, and back steady for 10 seconds, then switch arms and turn toward the stretching arm.
Tailor arm stretches in the water to the west freestyle technique, selecting a depth of 50, 35, or 20 cm from the surface to maximize stroke power and protect shoulders.
This is a step 2 course (after you done the lower back swimming course or learn how to swim course) which means you need to know the basics of WEST swimming technique and swim 200 .
In this course we are going to continue elongating your muscles, building your long WEST core muscles and learning how to swim 1000 m freestyle.
You will learn about yourself, about controlling your swimming pace, increasing your pace, and most importantly, swimming and protecting your lower back.
This course is going to take you 5-15 weeks, you have 5 different workouts which you should repeat 3 times for every workout( unless we tell you to repeat it more) each workout has 1-15 amazing WEST videos so you can remember and understand everything.
The course is so amazing!! all you need to do is swim according to your instructions and you will succeed, even if you do only 70% of it.
WEST swimming technique treats and heals 10 thousands of people(all around the world) each year from lower back and neck pain.
We believe that if you loosen your lower back in swimming , you will swim much faster with no effort.