I'm seeing conflicting information about shoulder exercises for swimming. A recent article on SwimSwam (swimswam.com/.../) talks about doing all the Jobe's Shoulder Exercises to help prevent shoulder injury. But then I've seen other info that warns swimmers against over-training the shoulders in their cross training, and avoiding dryland work on the muscles we already work a'plenty (like here: saycoperformance.com/.../)
So what do you think of this, ie focusing the dryland on the lesser-used muscles? Which Jobes exercises would you ditch?
I have done a series of rotator cuff exercises exercises for years since I dislocated my right shoulder in 1998..Since rehabbing from a partial tear and finding out my rotator cuff muscles were being overpowered by my pects and lats,I have added more.Looking at the 2 referred to articles I didn't really see any contradiction between them.The second article didn't say not to strengthen the rotator cuff,it implied one should, to counter balance the large muscles in front of the shoulders,mainly the pecs,that pull the shoulder forward into the impingement position.A strong rotator cuff can prevent,or at least postpone and mitigate shoulder pain and debility.If you don't do rotator cuff exercises now,you will when your physical therapist or orthopedist says you have to.
I have done a series of rotator cuff exercises exercises for years since I dislocated my right shoulder in 1998..Since rehabbing from a partial tear and finding out my rotator cuff muscles were being overpowered by my pects and lats,I have added more.Looking at the 2 referred to articles I didn't really see any contradiction between them.The second article didn't say not to strengthen the rotator cuff,it implied one should, to counter balance the large muscles in front of the shoulders,mainly the pecs,that pull the shoulder forward into the impingement position.A strong rotator cuff can prevent,or at least postpone and mitigate shoulder pain and debility.If you don't do rotator cuff exercises now,you will when your physical therapist or orthopedist says you have to.
