Is this a good exercise for swimmers? I tried it recently and was surprised how weak I was on my non-dominant (right) side, which is also the side I've had some nagging shoulder soreness up until recently.
I have been ignoring my deltoids in my weight training routine up until about a month ago, to go easy on my shoulders. Recently I started doing some exercises that target the deltoids and my shoulder soreness has diminished a lot, so I plan to keep it up and maybe try more exercises.
Thumb down entry on backstroke?! It should be thumbs up coming out of the water then rotating with the pinky going in the water first as you throw your arm and shoulder back.
We used to do these front raises when I swam 20 years ago, never with heavy weight though. I prefer to do stretch cords (surgical tubing) for shoulder raises now when swimming. I have impingment issues in my right shoulder now from all the lifting I've done in the last 15 "non swimming" years. I've had cordizone shots in it, an MRI and probably should get it scoped per the doctor......but I prefer to soldier on rather than going under the knife and hoping its better, we'll see over time.
BTW, I never had shoulder problems in my 17 years of swimming from age 7-23. It was only AFTER swimming when I started doing other sports (softball, Rugby, lifting) that I started to develop a bad wheel.
Pinky is up so thumb is down. You are on a different plain but essentially you are raising your arm at some point with your thumb down.
Thumb down entry on backstroke?! It should be thumbs up coming out of the water then rotating with the pinky going in the water first as you throw your arm and shoulder back.
We used to do these front raises when I swam 20 years ago, never with heavy weight though. I prefer to do stretch cords (surgical tubing) for shoulder raises now when swimming. I have impingment issues in my right shoulder now from all the lifting I've done in the last 15 "non swimming" years. I've had cordizone shots in it, an MRI and probably should get it scoped per the doctor......but I prefer to soldier on rather than going under the knife and hoping its better, we'll see over time.
BTW, I never had shoulder problems in my 17 years of swimming from age 7-23. It was only AFTER swimming when I started doing other sports (softball, Rugby, lifting) that I started to develop a bad wheel.
Pinky is up so thumb is down. You are on a different plain but essentially you are raising your arm at some point with your thumb down.
