How to perform Swimming Freestyle

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Swimming Freestyle

Also known as: Swimming Freestyle, Freestyle Swimming, Front Crawl.

Front crawl swimming.

How to perform this exercise

Maintain a long face-down position in the water, looking slightly downward.
Alternate the arms: reach forward, pull backward underwater and recover the arm over the surface. Use small alternating kicks.
Rotate the head with the torso to inhale sideways and exhale underwater rather than continuously lifting the head forward.

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Understand RPE and RIR

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Progressive overload

Progress through reps, weight, and similar execution.

Using your training log

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