I have no coach, because we have no masters program. I use my own experince, this board and other web sites to find a work out. I do however have the opportunity for help with our local high school swim coach. Who is a master swimmer and a really good coach.
What does everyone do?
Do you coach yourself are you in a masters program?
And how many times a week do you swim and how far?
I'm up to 2000 yds each swim, swimming 3 times per week.
I agree with Terry on many things so I was wondering how he could be so WRONG about shoulders. Then I realized we were just a couple of guys with hypotheses based on personal experience and anecdotal evidence. I am convinced that shoulder problems are due to a combination of bio-mechanics,volume of repititions,genetics and past trauma/disease. I suspect Terry would agree but would disagree on the relative percentage of importance of each(right Terry?) Without controlled studies all we can have at this point are conflicting hypotheses. If someone had the time and energy to do a large scale prospective study on shoulder injury in Masters Swimmers and the effect of stroke mechanics that would be great!
I agree with Terry on many things so I was wondering how he could be so WRONG about shoulders. Then I realized we were just a couple of guys with hypotheses based on personal experience and anecdotal evidence. I am convinced that shoulder problems are due to a combination of bio-mechanics,volume of repititions,genetics and past trauma/disease. I suspect Terry would agree but would disagree on the relative percentage of importance of each(right Terry?) Without controlled studies all we can have at this point are conflicting hypotheses. If someone had the time and energy to do a large scale prospective study on shoulder injury in Masters Swimmers and the effect of stroke mechanics that would be great!
