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 psycho!!
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OMG I can relate.
It hasn't been so bad in recent years, (a benefit of age, or just luck, I'm unsure) but for many years it seemed like I could not go to a gym without at least one 20-ish "expert" (in his own mind) telling me that what I was doing was doing me no good and was likely to injure me. As if this isn't annoying enough, not one of these "experts" ever asked me what I was trying to accomplish. It was actually so bad that for years I would not go to a gym. I still prefer just doing drylands in my basement.
I suspect they take one look at me and since I'm really skinny, assume that I am trying to "bulk up" and know absolutely nothing about exercise. After I would prove to be a lost cause, they would invariably go try to "educate" some woman.
OK, rant over.
Please tell me not to let some 20 ish year old (kinda chubby), trainer mess with my psycho!!
...
OMG I can relate.
It hasn't been so bad in recent years, (a benefit of age, or just luck, I'm unsure) but for many years it seemed like I could not go to a gym without at least one 20-ish "expert" (in his own mind) telling me that what I was doing was doing me no good and was likely to injure me. As if this isn't annoying enough, not one of these "experts" ever asked me what I was trying to accomplish. It was actually so bad that for years I would not go to a gym. I still prefer just doing drylands in my basement.
I suspect they take one look at me and since I'm really skinny, assume that I am trying to "bulk up" and know absolutely nothing about exercise. After I would prove to be a lost cause, they would invariably go try to "educate" some woman.
OK, rant over.
