
Learn the healthy swimming technique to train through injury, treat and heal shoulders, neck, elbow, and wrist without touching the painful area, using water to strengthen and improve speed.
Ori Sela coached and swam with 5 of his friends from Cyprus to Israel
They broke the world record for the longest relay swim when they swam 377 km(234 miles in a non stop relay swim)
Repeat every workout exactly three times before you swim. Print workouts to carry in nylon bag if needed, and go green by avoiding prints while watching West swimming technique videos.
Learn how to follow the west swimming program by performing key drills: adjustment, kick with fins, shoulder pain body rolls, snorkel-assisted kicking, and targeted stretches for shoulders, chest, and ankles.
Practice pre-swim adjustments that coordinate breathing, arm extension, and leg kicks to protect the lower back and neck, improve breathing efficiency, and enhance leg work for safe swimming.
Practice a slow, gentle side-to-side roll to loosen the shoulders and neck to relieve pain, with the head down to maintain a straight streamline; optional snorkel enables longer practice.
Use a wall behind-the-back stretch to target the deltoids, biceps, and chest, holding for 10 seconds, then lift legs toward the surface for 10 seconds; improves shoulder mobility for swimming.
Stretch the gastrocnemius by placing the heel 10 cm from the wall, with the leg straight and leaning forward; no accessories required for improved ankle flexibility essential to swimming.
Learn to swim with one arm while the other hand tows along the body, using body rolling to create water resistance and relieve shoulder pain while breathing during the roll.
Stand with your back to a rail, pull your heel to the butt, hold 10 seconds, then switch legs. Contract the buttocks to stabilize and lengthen quadriceps, protecting the knees.
Perform a dog-paddle drill with a maximal stretch to strengthen arms, stomach, back while keeping arms submerged and not lifting them out of water to prevent neck and shoulder strain.
Stretch 6 head to knee by lifting one leg about a metre high with the other straight, for a hamstring and lower back stretch without touching the toes or gastrocnemius.
Perform a wall-assisted groin stretch by lifting a leg to the wall, leaning toward it to feel the groin stretch, holding for 10 seconds, then switch legs for swimming-ready mobility.
Perform freestyle drill 12 underwater stretch doggy paddle with breathing every three strokes, resist water to improve water catch and pull, glide longer, touch the thigh with the thumb.
Strengthen arms and shoulders with hands breaststroke and crawling legs, maintaining symmetry and avoiding back stress. Stretch forward to 20 cm below waterline and swim 12.5 meters without breathing.
Explore three hand-entry options in west swimming and learn how timely palm release relaxes the shoulders and neck. This technique improves water flow and suits warm-ups or post-practice relaxation.
Our shoulders are very delicate, if you had shoulder pain once in your life it will probably come to you again in the future.
We highly recommend to do the next course and continue strengthening and loosening your muscles before going to swim with a group.
If you feel a little pain - take this course and use the 50% off coupon
And if you fill good take this course and improve your swimming- use the 50% off coupon
Stand tall, clasp hands behind, lift arms to 90 degrees, hold 10 seconds. Adapt for limited flexibility, using the wall behind your back to lift the elbow high above water.
In this course you will learn how to train while having an injury which means not working on your painful area but learning how to treat and heal your shoulders, neck, elbow and wrist without even touching the painful area and letting the water do the job for us.
Some of the swimming coaches will say they hope their swimmer will break one of his hands!!!, of course they don't really mean that, but what they mean is that they will really want to work on their swimmers' legs, dolphin kick, core muscles and more.
In this course-shoulder WEST course, you will learn how to use the pain to strengthen your body, elongating your muscles, loosen the painful part and learn how to swim a little different which means swim the WEST way.
You will get 5 different workouts, & 1-10 videos for each workout in order to understand the drills better.
You don't need to think. We did the thinking for you!!
And the amazing thing is, that you will probably swim faster afterwards- due to your pain.
I don't believe in resting when getting injured. It is bad for the brain, bad for the body, energy, heart and much more. So if you know how to swim at least 300 yards (260 meters) or more and you feel pain in your shoulder, neck, scapula, wrist, and elbow or if you have a frozen shoulder, this course is definitely for you.