Hmm, after all the great feedback and working very hard (and succeeding!) for last three weeks to get my sad brain to shut up and my body to get into the pool, I fell and broke my hand. :shakeshead:
So now my question is, has anyone ever swum in a waterproof cast (doctor said it was a possibility once I'm a little bit healed)? I've asked a few people and have been advised against it, in that they say these casts begin to reek quite quickly (I'm assuming that at least for a few weeks I won't be able to take it on/off).
Perhaps this will be my opportunity to cross-train extensively.... Take up ballet again.... Shoot! is all I can say. Four to eight weeks of cast-ville.
Advice re waterproof casts? (I did search here but nothing popped up.)
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OK. Got waterproof cast. Only AFTER I paid the $78 extra did the doctor redefine "swimming" for me. I can't put any pressure on my right hand (I fractured it at the wrist; it's slightly dislocated but healing OK so far), but I can kick.
So, will I screw myself up if I do lots of one-arm drills for left arm? One-arm fly, one-arm free, etcetera, in addition to tons of kicking? Or will I mess up my impeccably balanced stroke (ha ha ha ha).
I think I'm going to be in this state for at least a month. Advice? I will have one INCREDIBLE kick if I do this for an hour and a half every practice, must say. Also, cast I got doesn't sound like what people were describing. Looks just like other one only it has plastic liner. Or maybe this is what you all were talking about. Thanks for feedback.
OK. Got waterproof cast. Only AFTER I paid the $78 extra did the doctor redefine "swimming" for me. I can't put any pressure on my right hand (I fractured it at the wrist; it's slightly dislocated but healing OK so far), but I can kick.
So, will I screw myself up if I do lots of one-arm drills for left arm? One-arm fly, one-arm free, etcetera, in addition to tons of kicking? Or will I mess up my impeccably balanced stroke (ha ha ha ha).
I think I'm going to be in this state for at least a month. Advice? I will have one INCREDIBLE kick if I do this for an hour and a half every practice, must say. Also, cast I got doesn't sound like what people were describing. Looks just like other one only it has plastic liner. Or maybe this is what you all were talking about. Thanks for feedback.
