About four months ago while doing an open water competition I started noticing a little discomfort in my right should while swimming crawl. I took about a week off of training and then worked back up to my 5K. I then swam the Corsiquana (sp?) Cup 5K and got beat up pretty badly by the surf, did not finish, and had more shoulder pain. Took another week off, iced, and so on. Went back in and swam the Pan Am open water 5K and had major issues, finished but not pretty. Shoulder pain got worse. Then, because it was paid for already, flew up to the Northeast and swam another event. I have not swam for about a month and a half until Friday (yesterday).
I talked with my doctor about it and he wasn't that concerned about it, said rest it and give it time. I should also say that I am not able to take NSAID's for pain and stuff.
I did a 400M warm-up (long course), then did a slow set of 8 x 50 crawl then 8 x 50 *** (my stroke of choice), and then for the hell of it did 2 x 50 back, and 1 x 50 fly, and then 200M warm down. See, I was trying to be a good boy and not kill myself easing back in (I'm not a good liar, someone started back-washing the filters and once I could no longer see the lines I gave up).
Shoulder pain is back in my right shoulder, not severe, but a dull aching anytime I rotate the arm (or when my dogs pull the leash hard that I hold in that hand). As I was swimming I noticed I do not have problems with the breaststroke, but the crawl and backstroke hurt. Couldn't really tell on the fly as I suck at that stroke and am more worried about not drowning than being in pain.
Suggestions? Anyone ever do all breaststroke workouts while recovering from an injury? Am I nuts to even think about trying?
Thanks!
...The next year a bicycle fall injured my left shoulder ... "jackass" ...
In 2016, I tried to build back up to my end-of-July 2.25 mi. R shoulder pain working out at maybe 12
....If this doesn't work, I might have to become a noodler...
Hello, I'm ba-ack.
The yearly race is July 27. I think I might be kind of ready. (Now doesn't THAT fill you with confidence?)
I'm up to 3500+ yard slow workouts and 2500 yards "at pace" in other workouts - pace is about 57 minute miles.
I workout in a university pool, so that at that speedI have splashy undergrads who don't know how to swim passing me regularly. When I'm doing backstroke it can harsh my buzz.
'm going from my home in Pittsburgh 700 miles to the lovely upper peninsula of Michigan to swim 4000 yards across this lake.
I have a good solid intention of looking at the water and if there biggish and wind/surface current in my face, TO DROP OUT and drive back without doing the swim. I mean, I'd still take the T-shirt.
I've seen it like that (and it was cold that year too. That was the year I didn't train much.), but it is usually warm, calm and beautiful.
The first time I did this race I was really worried about waves and temperature, but it turned out the water was warmer and smoother than that in the Pitt pool.
BUT it is a worry because I doubt that I will actually have the discipline to drop out if I'm there in my suit, unless there is ice floating on the lake and surfers coming onto the beach. "Sure I can do it! It's just a flesh wound."
My shoulders acted up in June when I first started getting past 7000 yards a week, but then circumstances beyond my control prevented me from getting a good workout in for about 10 days - motel pools with 10 AM opening, but 11 am checkout time, rushed dashes to lakes in the midst of travelling. The last day at the university before travelling, I was going to do a distance - "Longer than I've done in years!" -and they closed the pool and hour early, with no notice,
Anyhow the break seemed to revive my shoulders. And I built up again; My shoulders kinda hurt a bit now at 8000 to 10000 a week, but I'll start tapering soon.
And, y'know, 90 degree weather makes ice on the shoulders tolerable.
I'm doing this odd balance - I fell like a little more and I'll blow the shoulder again. A little less and I might sink in the middle of the lake during the race. "Oh, dear. Whatever happened to #74? Did he come in and we missed him?"
Luckily, they tend to have as many kayakers as racers. (I love those Yoopers!) And some of the kayakers might be sober, even.
Thanks for the support in this thread. Wish me luck.
...The next year a bicycle fall injured my left shoulder ... "jackass" ...
In 2016, I tried to build back up to my end-of-July 2.25 mi. R shoulder pain working out at maybe 12
....If this doesn't work, I might have to become a noodler...
Hello, I'm ba-ack.
The yearly race is July 27. I think I might be kind of ready. (Now doesn't THAT fill you with confidence?)
I'm up to 3500+ yard slow workouts and 2500 yards "at pace" in other workouts - pace is about 57 minute miles.
I workout in a university pool, so that at that speedI have splashy undergrads who don't know how to swim passing me regularly. When I'm doing backstroke it can harsh my buzz.
'm going from my home in Pittsburgh 700 miles to the lovely upper peninsula of Michigan to swim 4000 yards across this lake.
I have a good solid intention of looking at the water and if there biggish and wind/surface current in my face, TO DROP OUT and drive back without doing the swim. I mean, I'd still take the T-shirt.
I've seen it like that (and it was cold that year too. That was the year I didn't train much.), but it is usually warm, calm and beautiful.
The first time I did this race I was really worried about waves and temperature, but it turned out the water was warmer and smoother than that in the Pitt pool.
BUT it is a worry because I doubt that I will actually have the discipline to drop out if I'm there in my suit, unless there is ice floating on the lake and surfers coming onto the beach. "Sure I can do it! It's just a flesh wound."
My shoulders acted up in June when I first started getting past 7000 yards a week, but then circumstances beyond my control prevented me from getting a good workout in for about 10 days - motel pools with 10 AM opening, but 11 am checkout time, rushed dashes to lakes in the midst of travelling. The last day at the university before travelling, I was going to do a distance - "Longer than I've done in years!" -and they closed the pool and hour early, with no notice,
Anyhow the break seemed to revive my shoulders. And I built up again; My shoulders kinda hurt a bit now at 8000 to 10000 a week, but I'll start tapering soon.
And, y'know, 90 degree weather makes ice on the shoulders tolerable.
I'm doing this odd balance - I fell like a little more and I'll blow the shoulder again. A little less and I might sink in the middle of the lake during the race. "Oh, dear. Whatever happened to #74? Did he come in and we missed him?"
Luckily, they tend to have as many kayakers as racers. (I love those Yoopers!) And some of the kayakers might be sober, even.
Thanks for the support in this thread. Wish me luck.
