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?
I do the doubles because I only have an hour at noon, then 60-75 minutes in the evening. Good suggestion to bias one over the other.
I don't lift weights anymore for upper body. I tried continuing lifting heavy when I started swimming and found out they don't go together at all. I only do legs now. Maybe pull ups once and a while which don't bother my shoulders. Dips, bench, press.....forget it!
Recovery does not bother my shoulders at all so I guess that is a good sign. When I went through my "clicking" problem a while back, it was on the recovery. I just feel some discomfort in my left shoulder if I start pulling hard before my catch is complete.
When I bike to cross train I day dream wishing I was swimming, so I don't do that often enough. Good suggestion though.
My recovery is on the weekend.
I finished another hard week and the shoulders are not getting worse so I am happy about that.
I do the doubles because I only have an hour at noon, then 60-75 minutes in the evening. Good suggestion to bias one over the other.
I don't lift weights anymore for upper body. I tried continuing lifting heavy when I started swimming and found out they don't go together at all. I only do legs now. Maybe pull ups once and a while which don't bother my shoulders. Dips, bench, press.....forget it!
Recovery does not bother my shoulders at all so I guess that is a good sign. When I went through my "clicking" problem a while back, it was on the recovery. I just feel some discomfort in my left shoulder if I start pulling hard before my catch is complete.
When I bike to cross train I day dream wishing I was swimming, so I don't do that often enough. Good suggestion though.
My recovery is on the weekend.
I finished another hard week and the shoulders are not getting worse so I am happy about that.
