I swim relatively straight (I always stay one side of the lane, even if no one else is the lane). In fact maybe too straight. My masters coach used to say I'm "swimming on a board." I use bialateral breathing and do not thrash my noggin, but I suffer from chronic upper neck pains. I know the pain is caused by swimming because when I stopped swimming last year the pain went away.
I'm assuming my problems are because of the way I'm rotating my neck. Is it possible I'm not bringing my neck back far enough?Too far back?
Any suggestions?
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I would agree. When I have my body body roll and all of my form working well, my neck muscles barely have to work. I used to lift my head up and turn at the same time to breathe and I used to get a sore neck. But once I corrected that, I never get neck pain. And I became faster too!
I would agree. When I have my body body roll and all of my form working well, my neck muscles barely have to work. I used to lift my head up and turn at the same time to breathe and I used to get a sore neck. But once I corrected that, I never get neck pain. And I became faster too!
