Where are you supposed to feel sore when you swim more than normal? I've been upping my yardage a bit and if i stand with my palms facing front and raise my straight outstretched arms overhead with my back and arms against the wall, the muscles that run along the sides of the biceps are tight and sore. I think it's the deltoids.
I just don't know if this is normal or if i've got a form problem. I'm an adult-onset swimmer so i'm constantly working in tweeking things.
I recently got a tech-toc to see if lack of rotation was a problem and it doesn't seem to be the issue.
So where are you supposed to get sore if you swim too much?
Thanks
Well, don't stand that way, then! ;) But no - I think if it was a fundamental technique problem, it'd have hurt to start with. If you've made a jump in yardage, are doing more of a stroke you're not used to, the muscles are bound to say yikes. Being sore is not too bad - if you're in pain, stop. If the soreness gets in the way of doing ordinary things, see your doc.
I have been slowly working backstroke into my rotation and yeep, hello unused muscles.
Well, don't stand that way, then! ;) But no - I think if it was a fundamental technique problem, it'd have hurt to start with. If you've made a jump in yardage, are doing more of a stroke you're not used to, the muscles are bound to say yikes. Being sore is not too bad - if you're in pain, stop. If the soreness gets in the way of doing ordinary things, see your doc.
I have been slowly working backstroke into my rotation and yeep, hello unused muscles.
