Are shoulder injuries caused solely by improper stroke mechanics? Can we avoid all pain using perfect technique? Can we throw away the ice pack forever? Or can shoulder pain be caused by other factors as well? Vote if you have an opinion.
Leslie, maybe it's our genetic predisposition that makes us that way? I think it is a survival of the "fly" species.....only the strong & stubborn survive the rigors of butterstruggle through the years....but not without adaptations....our bodies adapt by dislocating our shoulders to accomodate the stressors of the fly.:rofl:
I'm probably one that needs to stop training more than 5 strokes of fly at a time......that sounds like a sprint flyer's dream! I can only hold my stroke for a 50 then it becomes butterstruggle. I no longer swim the 100 fly....I just can't train fly enough to hold it together due to shoulder pain. I have found I do ok only training IM. Maybe I need Terry to look at my fly and tell me what I can do to improve!
Leslie, maybe it's our genetic predisposition that makes us that way? I think it is a survival of the "fly" species.....only the strong & stubborn survive the rigors of butterstruggle through the years....but not without adaptations....our bodies adapt by dislocating our shoulders to accomodate the stressors of the fly.:rofl:
I'm probably one that needs to stop training more than 5 strokes of fly at a time......that sounds like a sprint flyer's dream! I can only hold my stroke for a 50 then it becomes butterstruggle. I no longer swim the 100 fly....I just can't train fly enough to hold it together due to shoulder pain. I have found I do ok only training IM. Maybe I need Terry to look at my fly and tell me what I can do to improve!
