Hi all, I apologize if this question has been asked time and time before - I did some searching and couldn't locate a thread similar to my own.
I've just started swimming the breat stroke for 30-45 minutes 4-5 days a week for exercise. I've been doing this for 4 weeks now. Just yesterday as I was swimming I noted a sharp pain intermittently during kicks, but I ignored it. When I was stretching prior to swimming, I did notice pain in my hip joints when I was stretching my groin.
I wake up today and both of my hip joints feel pretty torn up. There's really no pain while walking normally, but if I pivot my leg to the side there is a clear pain in both of my hip joints. Is this caused by common fatigue/usage of my hip joints? Or could this be due to poor form? I am 25 years old and in pretty good shape.
Any advice, suggestions, or insight would be greatly appreciated.
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That IS a lot of breastroke, particularly if you've started from a low base.
I wouldn't worry too much about analysing technqiue to find answers just yet. Take time to build it up and do a bit more of your yardage on front crawl / back.
I'd also consider doing dray land work that strengthens and builds flexibility in the hip, such as Yoga, pilates or other core workouts.
That IS a lot of breastroke, particularly if you've started from a low base.
I wouldn't worry too much about analysing technqiue to find answers just yet. Take time to build it up and do a bit more of your yardage on front crawl / back.
I'd also consider doing dray land work that strengthens and builds flexibility in the hip, such as Yoga, pilates or other core workouts.
