Hi All,
By now I'm sure you've all heard me praise how great it is to be back after 10 years off...so this note is a little different.
How does one know if the shoulders are just sore, or if there is an onset of injury (like tendonitus)?
And, when swimming front quadrant, how far should the hand reach toward the wall? In TI it recommends reaching really far out, which I've been doing, and consequently really reaching out exagerating the shoulder. Maybe I shouldn't do this?
Thanks for any advice--I don't want to be out before I even have a chance to start!
Best,
Jerrycat :confused:
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You can keep swimming and see if the pain gets worse or goes away.
If the pain DOESN'T go away--then you've got tendonitis. Good preventive measures (for either case) are to use some kind of anti-inflammatory (but just because the pain goes away is no reason to greatly increase your daily workout) and start using ice after swimming and perhaps add stretching BEFORE and AFTER swimming.
If memory serves me correctly--aren't you the person who didn't swim for a number of years and then started back to swimming (hard and with increasing yardage) and I think everyone told you --too much + too fast = shoulder problems?
You can keep swimming and see if the pain gets worse or goes away.
If the pain DOESN'T go away--then you've got tendonitis. Good preventive measures (for either case) are to use some kind of anti-inflammatory (but just because the pain goes away is no reason to greatly increase your daily workout) and start using ice after swimming and perhaps add stretching BEFORE and AFTER swimming.
If memory serves me correctly--aren't you the person who didn't swim for a number of years and then started back to swimming (hard and with increasing yardage) and I think everyone told you --too much + too fast = shoulder problems?
