Module 02 · Lesson 3 of 5
Pulling for the overhead athlete.
Swimmers live overhead. This lesson covers how to choose pulling exercises that build the back without beating up the shoulder — which variations earn a place in the program, which to skip, and how to scale each one for age-groupers through seniors.
- The three pulling patterns every swim program needs — and the order to introduce them
- Why grip and torso angle change everything for the swimmer's shoulder
- Scaling: from band-assisted to weighted, with clear progression criteria
Transcript
- [00:00] Welcome back. In the last lesson we covered lower-body selection — today we move upstairs, to the patterns swimmers depend on most: the pull. If you only get one thing right in a swimmer’s dryland program, make it this…
- [01:14] Let’s start with what the shoulder is doing during the catch, because every selection decision flows from that position…