I am trying to increase volume and swim about 15-20K a week. Most of these yards a hard with not alot of drill yardage. I have sore shoulders all the time. Not injured, but sore and very tired. I have to be carefull how I sleep on them and not to put strain on them doing mundane daily activity.
....Is this normal?
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Disclaimer: I am not qualified to diagnose anything....
But I think constant soreness could be a problem. Tired shoulders is one thing. But to me sore means pain. Muscle soreness is something that occurs when the muscles have been asked to do something they haven't before - or at an intensity above what they are used to. Things like starting a weight lifting program. Soreness is also generally temporary and goes away when the muscles get used to the new activity. Soreness also tends to work itself out during exercise. If the shoulders hurt throughout the workout - that sounds like a potential problem to me. If they are stiff in warmup but the rest of the workout is pain-free, maybe not a problem.
Disclaimer: I am not qualified to diagnose anything....
But I think constant soreness could be a problem. Tired shoulders is one thing. But to me sore means pain. Muscle soreness is something that occurs when the muscles have been asked to do something they haven't before - or at an intensity above what they are used to. Things like starting a weight lifting program. Soreness is also generally temporary and goes away when the muscles get used to the new activity. Soreness also tends to work itself out during exercise. If the shoulders hurt throughout the workout - that sounds like a potential problem to me. If they are stiff in warmup but the rest of the workout is pain-free, maybe not a problem.
