What do I do to get past these sore shoulders? Am I working out too hard? Is there anything that works to calm the soreness? If I keep swimming will they get worse? Or do I need to swim the soreness out?
I agree with the two previous posts.
All swimmers should do exercises for rotator cuff.
In most cases, shoulder injuries are caused by stroke flaws.
When I coach, I always tell my swimmers that if they use paddles (which I love), they must not strap them on tightly. Take off the wrist band. If you do the stroke incorrectly, they will come off - that's a clue. If you have them strapped on tightly, you will continue to do the stroke incorrectly with more resistance and develop shoulder problems more quickly than without paddles.
I agree with the two previous posts.
All swimmers should do exercises for rotator cuff.
In most cases, shoulder injuries are caused by stroke flaws.
When I coach, I always tell my swimmers that if they use paddles (which I love), they must not strap them on tightly. Take off the wrist band. If you do the stroke incorrectly, they will come off - that's a clue. If you have them strapped on tightly, you will continue to do the stroke incorrectly with more resistance and develop shoulder problems more quickly than without paddles.
