I have been swimming lots o yards and my shoulders are hurting. Last year I went to therapy, and got some good execizes that helped. Now the pain is in another area (Trapezius, teres major, rear deltoids). I know I am a bit OCD but I hate stopping training. Should I cut back on yards and increase weightlifting? What about deep tissue massage? Anyone have any thoughts?:confused: This is starting to get depressing.
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I know it's redundant, but.. Use Fins! When my shoulders get sore, I transfer the load to my legs and hammer the kick.
Also try lifting weights. Rotator cuff exercises are a must, but I had great success mixing those with regular old weightlifting. Military press, lat pulldowns, shoulder shrugs, etc. I always do my rotator cuff exercises first to warm up, but then I transition into heavier weights. I think it has helped a lot. I prefer exercises with dumbbells instead of barbels, I think they stretch the muscles out more and seem to complement swimming well.
Based on your first post about swimming lots of yards, you might also want to periodize your training and incorporate some rest weeks where you swim less yards, but focus on quality. Maybe a "rest week" would be a week of shorter yardage but intense sprinting. Or it could be a week of slower technique work. The key is to reduce the potential for overuse injuries. Confuse the muscles!
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I know it's redundant, but.. Use Fins! When my shoulders get sore, I transfer the load to my legs and hammer the kick.
Also try lifting weights. Rotator cuff exercises are a must, but I had great success mixing those with regular old weightlifting. Military press, lat pulldowns, shoulder shrugs, etc. I always do my rotator cuff exercises first to warm up, but then I transition into heavier weights. I think it has helped a lot. I prefer exercises with dumbbells instead of barbels, I think they stretch the muscles out more and seem to complement swimming well.
Based on your first post about swimming lots of yards, you might also want to periodize your training and incorporate some rest weeks where you swim less yards, but focus on quality. Maybe a "rest week" would be a week of shorter yardage but intense sprinting. Or it could be a week of slower technique work. The key is to reduce the potential for overuse injuries. Confuse the muscles!
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