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
I think if/when I go to the doc for my shoulder, I need to try to find a different doctor. His advice for any injury has always been rest and physical therapy. And stopping whatever activity caused the injury has always been suggestion #1.
I went that route too. It didn't work and I sought other answers. In my own experience, it's best to question this type of canned response. Indeed, I seem to recall Jayhawk posting an article in a thread awhile ago opining that one should NOT rest to cure an injury. There are alternative treatments. Interestingly, it seems I know more triathletes than swimmers that use them. I don't know why.
If you find your shoulders hurting again, and PT isn't helping, try ART. www.activerelease.com. There are several swimmers on this forum that do ART. I think it's much more effective in battling shoulder tendonitis than PT, when combined with RC exercises.
I think if/when I go to the doc for my shoulder, I need to try to find a different doctor. His advice for any injury has always been rest and physical therapy. And stopping whatever activity caused the injury has always been suggestion #1.
I went that route too. It didn't work and I sought other answers. In my own experience, it's best to question this type of canned response. Indeed, I seem to recall Jayhawk posting an article in a thread awhile ago opining that one should NOT rest to cure an injury. There are alternative treatments. Interestingly, it seems I know more triathletes than swimmers that use them. I don't know why.
If you find your shoulders hurting again, and PT isn't helping, try ART. www.activerelease.com. There are several swimmers on this forum that do ART. I think it's much more effective in battling shoulder tendonitis than PT, when combined with RC exercises.
