Hi. I am a new masters swimmer and I am wondering if something I am experiencing happens to a lot of others. Soon after I started swimming regularly with a masters team I started feeling this occasional tightness in my chest. I didn't even think it would have anything to do with swimming, so even though I am only 26, I was worried about my heart and went to a doctor. She said it was probably just stress and did an EKG which turned out fine and told me not to worry. A couple months later, I still feel it once in a while, and I think it might happen more often after hard FLY/*** workouts. I was thinking about going back to the doctor to see if it is a muscular thing, so I was just wondering if it was something common. Anyone had this?
Laurie
Laurie, when you say tightness in the chest, do you mean knuckle-cracking (or neck or back-cracking) tightness? If so, then I know what you mean. :) If I lean far enough back in my chair and really stretch the arms out to the side, sometimes I get a (frighteningly loud) pop from my sternum. :eek:
Laurie, when you say tightness in the chest, do you mean knuckle-cracking (or neck or back-cracking) tightness? If so, then I know what you mean. :) If I lean far enough back in my chair and really stretch the arms out to the side, sometimes I get a (frighteningly loud) pop from my sternum. :eek:
