I have been getting a sore lower back following my swimming workouts. I am sure that it has to do with my technique. I am not that buoyant and I think that the back pain is a result of my lower body sinking while I am swimming. Would a pull buoy help elevate my lower body while swimming?
I have been getting a sore lower back following my swimming workouts. I am sure that it has to do with my technique. I am not that buoyant and I think that the back pain is a result of my lower body sinking while I am swimming. Would a pull buoy help elevate my lower body while swimming?
Body balance and position should help prevent sore lower back. Sounds as if you have the head up too high. Sinking of lower body does not, in itself, suggest to me a subsequent sore back; rather, an arched back under tension could do it. With a pull buoy, let the head sink down; feel the whole torso buoyant on the water. Do you stretch before swimming and at different points during the workout? That could help.
That said, everyone's back problem is unique. Try what seems to be common sense, try different things.
Good luck!
VB
I have been getting a sore lower back following my swimming workouts. I am sure that it has to do with my technique. I am not that buoyant and I think that the back pain is a result of my lower body sinking while I am swimming. Would a pull buoy help elevate my lower body while swimming?
Body balance and position should help prevent sore lower back. Sounds as if you have the head up too high. Sinking of lower body does not, in itself, suggest to me a subsequent sore back; rather, an arched back under tension could do it. With a pull buoy, let the head sink down; feel the whole torso buoyant on the water. Do you stretch before swimming and at different points during the workout? That could help.
That said, everyone's back problem is unique. Try what seems to be common sense, try different things.
Good luck!
VB
