I got a video of myself swimming today! woohoo!
I'd appreciate some comments. it was taken after a set so it wasn't the greatest lap but hey.. i'm not making excuses. i'd like some input. I've been swimming for 4 weeks now :woot:
www.youtube.com/watch
Oh, i'd recommend scaling down the vid's resolution to see it a bit clearer.
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I don't know if its common but i get sharp pain in my right arm when i try to simulate high elbow recovery, my left arm seems to be ok. what is going on?
You don't say where in your arm the pain occurs but one possibility is that you are achieving your high elbow recovery by moving your arm and elbow behind the plane of your body rather than by rolling your body. Try keeping your hand six or eight inches in front of your body as you move it from your thigh to overhead and see if that eliminates the pain. If you are rolled to the side as you recover this motion will still bring your hand over the water with a high elbow position. In the video you were hardly rolling onto your right side at all. Good luck!
I don't know if its common but i get sharp pain in my right arm when i try to simulate high elbow recovery, my left arm seems to be ok. what is going on?
You don't say where in your arm the pain occurs but one possibility is that you are achieving your high elbow recovery by moving your arm and elbow behind the plane of your body rather than by rolling your body. Try keeping your hand six or eight inches in front of your body as you move it from your thigh to overhead and see if that eliminates the pain. If you are rolled to the side as you recover this motion will still bring your hand over the water with a high elbow position. In the video you were hardly rolling onto your right side at all. Good luck!
