Not 100% sure this is the best place for advice. However, I’ve yet to find another forum.
I am 45/F, used to swim competitively from Jr High - early college. The work and life got in the way. Five years ago I injured my back and now have disc degeneration in my lower back. Two years ago I got back in the pool and eventually went from 2 laps to 50 (25 yard pool). Then really got to feeling better about my swim and back after a year of sticking to it. Then work got in the way again and I didn’t put in the time like I did for a year and had another disc blow out. So on 11/20/18 I had a back surgery and 12/19 made it back in the pool. I’ve been swimming every day since aside from one day off each week.
I am starting over again, can only get to about 850 yards and (3) sets of 15 ladder pools before I run Out of gas. Today, after my swim, my whole body is aching. I swim at my gym pool, which is indoors and at about 77*.
This brings me to these boards looking for advice.
Am I doing too much at once?
And any other suggestions you have are appreciated!
Please tell me not to let some 20 ish year old (kinda chubby), trainer mess with my psyche!!
Today, one of the ‘trainers’ at my gym asked me, “why are you doing squats in the pool with a 7.5lb weight”?
I told him I was doing this to work on my strength in my back, legs, and core. And I told him I also do laps, ladder pulls and run from the 3 1/2 mark to 4’ (I can’t stand any deeper) - it’s about 10 yards and I’ll do 8 forwards and 8 backwards runs.
He then told me none of that is going to do me any good and I need I get in the gym. I told him I’m still waiting for clearance from my orthopedic dr after surgery 11/20, (my f/u got moved to next week). And the first and last time I worked out with their ‘trainer’ - I couldn’t walk for a week without being in excruciating pain!
Please tell me not to let some 20 ish year old (kinda chubby), trainer mess with my psyche!!
Today, one of the ‘trainers’ at my gym asked me, “why are you doing squats in the pool with a 7.5lb weight”?
I told him I was doing this to work on my strength in my back, legs, and core. And I told him I also do laps, ladder pulls and run from the 3 1/2 mark to 4’ (I can’t stand any deeper) - it’s about 10 yards and I’ll do 8 forwards and 8 backwards runs.
He then told me none of that is going to do me any good and I need I get in the gym. I told him I’m still waiting for clearance from my orthopedic dr after surgery 11/20, (my f/u got moved to next week). And the first and last time I worked out with their ‘trainer’ - I couldn’t walk for a week without being in excruciating pain!
