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
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OK, background: was on an age group swim team from 12-17, when I graduated High school. By the time I got to college, I was burned out and quit. Eight years later, I took one of my classes (i'm a teacher) to the local pool for a field trip, and while sitting on the deck, realized how much i missed being in the water, so that following Saturday, I grabbed a suit, and headed down to the pool for some laps.
My workouts are a mixture of all the strokes, but a majority of my workouts are freestyle based. I have been doing anywhere between 2000 -2500 yards per night. More recently, I have been hitting the 2500 mark until my shoulder started hurting. It is most painful on backstroke, followed by free. Oddly enough, fly doesn't seem to cause too many problems. My *** stroke is horrible, but causes no problems.
My coach says my freestyle pull is great, not too deep. He did spend some time with me on getting my elbows up higher, which is now corrected.
I hope that helps!
OK, background: was on an age group swim team from 12-17, when I graduated High school. By the time I got to college, I was burned out and quit. Eight years later, I took one of my classes (i'm a teacher) to the local pool for a field trip, and while sitting on the deck, realized how much i missed being in the water, so that following Saturday, I grabbed a suit, and headed down to the pool for some laps.
My workouts are a mixture of all the strokes, but a majority of my workouts are freestyle based. I have been doing anywhere between 2000 -2500 yards per night. More recently, I have been hitting the 2500 mark until my shoulder started hurting. It is most painful on backstroke, followed by free. Oddly enough, fly doesn't seem to cause too many problems. My *** stroke is horrible, but causes no problems.
My coach says my freestyle pull is great, not too deep. He did spend some time with me on getting my elbows up higher, which is now corrected.
I hope that helps!
