I took a full week off from swimming due to a vacation and my shoulders got progressively worse. I had more trouble sleeping on them as the days went by and they started to tighten and be painful to move through their range of motion. I would say it was a joint atrophy effect?
Back in the pool today I wouldn't say they were painful but very uncomfortable.
My conclusion is that stopping swimming is not the thing to do.
Anyon else with this experience?
your feeling a "mini taper"....the body is healing itself and this is good...although no fun. Right now there are scores of masters swimmers feeling the same thing in the middle of their taper...those who have been here before know there is light at the end of the tunnel and will get thru the suffering knowing good things are on the other side...others are panicking thinking they are getting to be "out of shape" or in your case "atrophing" which is easy to get suckered in to...stay the course and remember to always take at least a week off..two as you get older 2x a year..its a good thing for your body but tough on your mind!
your feeling a "mini taper"....the body is healing itself and this is good...although no fun. Right now there are scores of masters swimmers feeling the same thing in the middle of their taper...those who have been here before know there is light at the end of the tunnel and will get thru the suffering knowing good things are on the other side...others are panicking thinking they are getting to be "out of shape" or in your case "atrophing" which is easy to get suckered in to...stay the course and remember to always take at least a week off..two as you get older 2x a year..its a good thing for your body but tough on your mind!
