{"id":68534,"date":"2016-05-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.arenaswim.com\/uncategorized-en_us\/3-alternative-exercises-developing-strong-shoulders\/"},"modified":"2016-05-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T00:00:00","slug":"3-alternative-exercises-developing-strong-shoulders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.arenaswim.com\/us\/training-technique-us\/3-alternative-exercises-developing-strong-shoulders\/","title":{"rendered":"3 alternative exercises for developing strong shoulders"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article describes three alternative exercises useful for all four swim strokes, which will help you strengthen your shoulders (and not just your shoulders).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Statistically speaking, shoulder injuries are the most common among swimmers. This is due to the strain swimming places on your shoulder joints. This kind of injury has two causes: poor swimming technique (wrong shoulder movement) or a lack of strength in the water.<\/p>\n

In a previous article Protect your shoulders<\/a>, we looked at how many strokes a swimmer makes on average and, hence, the constant stress and strain on his\/her joints. Obviously, the best way to prevent this kind of injury is to strengthen your shoulders.<\/p>\n

This article describes three alternative exercises useful for all four swim strokes, which will help you strengthen your shoulders (and not just your shoulders)<\/p>\n

1. Lateral raises in three directions<\/strong><\/p>\n