Hi everyone. I have been doing the interval based workouts posted on the workout section and really enjoying them. However, whenever I try to move up to a faster interval (and add more yards) my left shoulder gets very sore. Does any one have suggestions on how I can strengthen my shoulders to help handle more yards?
There isn't a master's team where I live, but the age group couch has "stroke clinics" for adults that I have been going to once a week to make sure I am using good technique and am not injuring myself with strokes.
Thanks in advance!
~Nicole
As a new swimmer I went through a shoulder problem several years ago. I trained easier and kept swimming and eventually it went away. Now I just have occasional sore shoulders, but nothing acute.
Have this coach be sure your mechanics are correct, like not having too deep an underwater pull and/or dropping elbows.
Are you relatively new, or been swimming a long time? What is your yardage per workout on average? Is it all freestyle?
Go into detail about these things and alot of people here can give good advice.
As a new swimmer I went through a shoulder problem several years ago. I trained easier and kept swimming and eventually it went away. Now I just have occasional sore shoulders, but nothing acute.
Have this coach be sure your mechanics are correct, like not having too deep an underwater pull and/or dropping elbows.
Are you relatively new, or been swimming a long time? What is your yardage per workout on average? Is it all freestyle?
Go into detail about these things and alot of people here can give good advice.
