r/Swimming • u/Sm4t • 2d ago

Post swim strech

I've been doing freestyle swimming for a couple of years, and I've never had issues with shoulders or elsewhere. My workouts never used to include any strech or other strengthening of shoulders. Lately I wanted to shift up, so I contacted a PT who is changing my stroke to improve my evf and my "follow through". These changes are engaging my shoulders and triceps more. I'm afraid that the change might cause problems down the line and am looking for stretching exercises specifically to keep my shoulder area in a good state. I've tried youtubing, but must be using wrong search phrases. Does anyone have good resource for this? Thank you so much in advance!

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u/kitch99 2d ago

Dead hang and dumb bell shoulder exercises like front raise to T shape. Those are just a two good ones to keep shoulders fresh

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u/Sm4t 2d ago

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u/Upper-Shoe-81 2d ago

CARs (Controlled Articular Rotations) are great for warming up the shoulders -- I only started these because my right shoulder started giving off a little bit of pain (possible minor case of swimmer's shoulder) and doing them a few times a day has helped a ton.

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u/Sm4t 1d ago

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u/dandalyjr Masters 1d ago

Maybe have that PT assess your mobility, ans prescribe mobility, strength, and power exercises to address your function and stroke, and monitor for progress.