I am a former high school and masters swimmer trying to get back in the water. I'm a breaststroker and never was much of a freestyler. I was always told "elbows high". My bad freestyle form has caught up with me. I'm going on 40 and the bad form just doesn't mix well with my aging body. Maybe I should have listened all those years ago-huh?
This summer I had a terrible case of tendonitis. I was in pain and had no idea why. I couldn't swim most of the summer. Thank God for a miracle cortisone shot! But, I still had to recover.
I'm ready to try again. I went to the pool today and did a 1650 in sets of 200's . Lots of kicking, and breastroke, mixed it up a lot. Trying to take it easy on the shoulder. Tonight, it's making the bad pop sound and a bit sore. I'm paranoid that it will flare up again.
I've been watching lots of u-tube technique videos. I know I need to keep my elbows higher and not dig in so much with my right arm. I'm overreaching as well. It's the right shoulder that hurts. Same stuff that I've been told to fix when I was a kid. I guess pain will make you listen.
I've also heard about breathing to the right instead of the left, I'm right handed. Does anyone think this helps? I try to breath bi-laterally when practicing.
It's so aggrivating. When you can't do something, you want to do it more than ever. I don't want to get the tendonitis again, it hurt so bad!
If anyone knows 1-2 excercises or tips to help with this I would appreciate it. I have a short attention span and can only hold onto a few bits of info. Looking for the most beneficial, simple, easy ideas.
Anyone had problems with this? Thanks, Lisa
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Thanks for the tip. I think that it has to do with my catch as well. Also, need to keep my elbows higher. It's weird how my left arm has always looked good and my right arm has always been straigter and didn't look right. The left arm moves through much quicker. While the right arm is digging in to much. I never thought about the pinky entery instead of the thumb/index finger. I bet I'm doing that.
Are there any particular rotator cuff excercises that are good for this? There seem to be a million of them out there and I want to make sure that I do them correctly.
So far, I'm not in pain. I'm trying to avoid what happened over the summer. I couldn't sleep at night because of it. Strange how painful. Even when I didn't move. Don't want that again.
I'll scan around the rest of the sight.
Thanks, Lisa
Thanks for the tip. I think that it has to do with my catch as well. Also, need to keep my elbows higher. It's weird how my left arm has always looked good and my right arm has always been straigter and didn't look right. The left arm moves through much quicker. While the right arm is digging in to much. I never thought about the pinky entery instead of the thumb/index finger. I bet I'm doing that.
Are there any particular rotator cuff excercises that are good for this? There seem to be a million of them out there and I want to make sure that I do them correctly.
So far, I'm not in pain. I'm trying to avoid what happened over the summer. I couldn't sleep at night because of it. Strange how painful. Even when I didn't move. Don't want that again.
I'll scan around the rest of the sight.
Thanks, Lisa
