I have a question regarding lower back pain and flip turns. I've had lower back pain off and on for about two years now. I'm no spring chicken being 50yrs old. I primarily swim front crawl and do flip turns. My doctor has suggested that doing flip turns is not helping my back condition. I never have any pain when do flip turns but my back does seem to be a little sore later in the day after my workout.
I've experimented with not doing the flip turns and really can't notice much difference with my overall back pain. I'm very careful about how I do my flip turns (slower and knees tucked in).
Are flip turns bad for your lower back?
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Originally posted by tulclark
I'm just going to have to swallow my pride (ego) and stop doing flip turns.
I guess there is sort of an ego thing with flip turns. One done well certainly gives a swimmer an accomplished look. However in my masters practices, no one is impressed by a flip turn. I rather delight in the extra breath and bit of rest I get by doing open turns! :D
Paul, I hope you will consider taking some action toward healing your injury. As I mentioned, the excercises I learned helped me a lot -- the trick is to do them faithfully! Although I don't do a flip turn everytime, I do a few of them each practice to maintain my technique.
David -- good luck to you with your injury also!
Sometimes I feel like I am chasing a demon around in my body!! As soon as I get one part healed up, something else breaks! I'm that type! :(
I finally got my swimmer's shoulder to heal, and I'm back in the pool again. I gotta stay healthy and get to work. Woodlands '07!!!
Originally posted by tulclark
I'm just going to have to swallow my pride (ego) and stop doing flip turns.
I guess there is sort of an ego thing with flip turns. One done well certainly gives a swimmer an accomplished look. However in my masters practices, no one is impressed by a flip turn. I rather delight in the extra breath and bit of rest I get by doing open turns! :D
Paul, I hope you will consider taking some action toward healing your injury. As I mentioned, the excercises I learned helped me a lot -- the trick is to do them faithfully! Although I don't do a flip turn everytime, I do a few of them each practice to maintain my technique.
David -- good luck to you with your injury also!
Sometimes I feel like I am chasing a demon around in my body!! As soon as I get one part healed up, something else breaks! I'm that type! :(
I finally got my swimmer's shoulder to heal, and I'm back in the pool again. I gotta stay healthy and get to work. Woodlands '07!!!
