What modification is noted for Backstroke?

What modification is noted for Backstroke?

• A. Change to 2 Med
• B. Change to 3 Med
• C. Change to 1 Med
• D. Change to 0 Med

Answer: (C)

Backstroke benefits from a moderate level of resistance to support precise control and stable alignment. Using one medium spring provides just enough tactile feedback and resistance to keep the shoulders down and retracted, the spine lengthened, and the arms moving through a controlled range without creating compensations. If you add more springs, the effort becomes too high for good form and can crowd the movement, while eliminating springs removes essential feedback and makes it hard to maintain control. So, the recommended modification is to set the reformer to one medium spring.

Backstroke benefits from a moderate level of resistance to support precise control and stable alignment. Using one medium spring provides just enough tactile feedback and resistance to keep the shoulders down and retracted, the spine lengthened, and the arms moving through a controlled range without creating compensations. If you add more springs, the effort becomes too high for good form and can crowd the movement, while eliminating springs removes essential feedback and makes it hard to maintain control. So, the recommended modification is to set the reformer to one medium spring.