Does anyone have advice about reducing lactic acid build up after swimming? I swim pretty hard 4-5X a week (3000-4500 yds per workout)and walk around with constant knots in my upper back and shoulders. I know to stretch, drink plenty of water (before,during and after workout), & warm up/ warm down. While I don't always do all of these things in combination - I do some of them . I have a straight right arm in freestyle that doesn't always enter the water very "gracefully" which I know contributes to this pain. Is there anything important that I need to be doing besides getting a new stroke ? Any secrets I need to know? Oh, and I will not be giving up my morning coffee so forget that advice!:)
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I guess I really don't have a "recovery workout". If anything, I would just scale back on the intensity of my main set and do it with more rest or ...... use my fins to give me a boost on those super tight days. I was told by a trainer that you should have a day that you just swim relaxed and do more stroke drills, etc. I am best at distance races (1500 plus - up to 10K) so I am always worrying about getting in the yardage to make these swims . I must confess that sometimes I even like the soreness because it makes me feel like I have worked really hard. Sick - I know! But I bet some of you know what I mean!!!! Nothing worse than that feeling of not swimming and feeling like a blob - even though the upper back does feel better.
Shay
I guess I really don't have a "recovery workout". If anything, I would just scale back on the intensity of my main set and do it with more rest or ...... use my fins to give me a boost on those super tight days. I was told by a trainer that you should have a day that you just swim relaxed and do more stroke drills, etc. I am best at distance races (1500 plus - up to 10K) so I am always worrying about getting in the yardage to make these swims . I must confess that sometimes I even like the soreness because it makes me feel like I have worked really hard. Sick - I know! But I bet some of you know what I mean!!!! Nothing worse than that feeling of not swimming and feeling like a blob - even though the upper back does feel better.
Shay
