Has anyone actually dislocated their shoulder while swimming? I swam all through high school, took 6 years off tried bodybuilding then went to powerlifting. After several disk injuries, I decided to quit, and get back into swimming to save my aching body/joints. After about 6 weeks of training I competed in my first Masters meet. The first two events were awesome 50m back then 50m fly. I actually broke the state records in both. The third event 100m I.M. While sweeping outward in the butterfly, my shoulder came completely out of the socket for a split second, then popped back in. I could actually hear things popping and tearing. It has been 6 weeks, and it still hasn't completely healed. All I've been able to do is kick workouts without a kickboard.Does anyone else have a similar experience?
I also have yuckie shoulders. Not quite as bad as the issues this thread has, thankfully.
I started weight lifting about 15 years ago. Ripped my left shoulder to the point that I could hardly raise my arms to take my shirt off. The shoulder would not lift the arm. Spent the next 8 months doing only leg work outs.(I hate leg day) Finally I went to see a doc who told me push ups, pull ups, bench press and the like are not important things to do in life. These things come with age. (at 40, really?)
I decided to just go for it. I started going all out on weight training. The stronger I got the less shoulder issues I had. I started with 25's on bench to 3 45's on each side in 2 years. The most I ever have lifted in my life. (one time on my birthday) Whenever I would miss some work outs, the shoulder problem would start to come back. I am talking 2 or 3 days. (Diving my car I would find it hard to lift my arm to the steering wheel.)
Now, for the last 2 years I have been swimming 3-4 times a week at about 4000 yards per session (that's all I can do with out getting a divorce) and lifting about once a week. Swimming has seemed to make the problem more chronic but not disabling. Just twinges of pain. I try to keep my elbows close to my body. Lifting weights may inflame the shoulders a little but i still seem to keep a full range of motion. But again, when I miss a few work outs it gets worse fast.
Some day I will see a doc. What stops me is that I am cheap Don't want to spend the money (their only shoulders) and I don't want to lose what I spent the last decade building in rehabilitation time.
Or maybe i am just a big chicken?!
I also have yuckie shoulders. Not quite as bad as the issues this thread has, thankfully.
I started weight lifting about 15 years ago. Ripped my left shoulder to the point that I could hardly raise my arms to take my shirt off. The shoulder would not lift the arm. Spent the next 8 months doing only leg work outs.(I hate leg day) Finally I went to see a doc who told me push ups, pull ups, bench press and the like are not important things to do in life. These things come with age. (at 40, really?)
I decided to just go for it. I started going all out on weight training. The stronger I got the less shoulder issues I had. I started with 25's on bench to 3 45's on each side in 2 years. The most I ever have lifted in my life. (one time on my birthday) Whenever I would miss some work outs, the shoulder problem would start to come back. I am talking 2 or 3 days. (Diving my car I would find it hard to lift my arm to the steering wheel.)
Now, for the last 2 years I have been swimming 3-4 times a week at about 4000 yards per session (that's all I can do with out getting a divorce) and lifting about once a week. Swimming has seemed to make the problem more chronic but not disabling. Just twinges of pain. I try to keep my elbows close to my body. Lifting weights may inflame the shoulders a little but i still seem to keep a full range of motion. But again, when I miss a few work outs it gets worse fast.
Some day I will see a doc. What stops me is that I am cheap Don't want to spend the money (their only shoulders) and I don't want to lose what I spent the last decade building in rehabilitation time.
Or maybe i am just a big chicken?!
