I spawn this thread off the "illegal drugs" thread because this is not really a discussion on illegal drugs in masters meet.
To be honest to you guys, the thread really broke my heart. I'm a newbie in masters swimming and I've been working my a** off to improve my strokes and time, so that I can eventually win something in a masters swim meet. I will never ever cheat, it's against my principle.
Well ... if people are cheating in masters meet, then I start to wonder what's the point of working so hard on improving my stroke and time. Swimming is not my career, I love doing it and it's a healthy hobby for me. What's the point of entering a master's swim meet? Isn't it stupid to be so hard headed? Maybe you guys can give me some reasons why I should continue to work hard and having "winning a masters swim meet" as a goal.
Thank You!
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Karen- as I've posted elsewhere, where there is such pain with a belief that usage hasn't been extreme enough to have caused such pain, one could suspect cervical disc impingement against the nerves that go from spinal cord down arms. From personal experience, the pain can be excruciating & surface exactly in strokes as mentioned. Causes can be physical injury, herniation and degeneration. Have it looked at by someone who knows their stuff.
Karen- as I've posted elsewhere, where there is such pain with a belief that usage hasn't been extreme enough to have caused such pain, one could suspect cervical disc impingement against the nerves that go from spinal cord down arms. From personal experience, the pain can be excruciating & surface exactly in strokes as mentioned. Causes can be physical injury, herniation and degeneration. Have it looked at by someone who knows their stuff.
