Looking for some advice on a shoulder problem. I just recently increased my yardage from 6000-8000 per week to 11,000 per week. I was doing some breaststroke pull with paddles and the next day right shoulder was hurting a bit. It hurts quite a bit when I move through internal rotation so I think it is a rotator cuff/anterior deltoid. Any advice on rehabing? Do I stop training, or just back off?
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I don't agree that you need to throw away your paddles, but they do increase stress by design. If you do something wrong, the error is amplified by paddles.
I am not a breaststroker, but it seems to me that breaststroke pull with paddles is rather clunky. The paddles get in the way of getting my hands to go where they need to go. And breastroke pull with a bouy and no paddles hurts so D.MN much, why torture yourself by adding paddles?
Ah, but freestyle. I really wish I had time to pull a 1k free in every practice. Not only is it fun, but since the resistance is magnified, it makes it easy to find the path of most resistance in your pull.
Back and fly it would be rare for me to use paddles. If my stroke is on, and I am feeling good, backstroke with paddles is no problem for me. If my stroke is off, or I am feeling tired, back with paddles would be asking for trouble. Fly kills me as it is, so I wouldn't do more than a 50 fly with paddles as a challenge, and only if I knew I could keep my stroke together.
In summary, I love my paddles, and I recommend them, as long as your technique is good, and you technique will remain good through the entire set.
Actually, that shouldn't be limited to paddles. If my technique is falling apart because I am exhausted, I either rest or swim a cool down and get out. I agree with Glenn, bad technique is the primary cause of shoulder problems.
I don't agree that you need to throw away your paddles, but they do increase stress by design. If you do something wrong, the error is amplified by paddles.
I am not a breaststroker, but it seems to me that breaststroke pull with paddles is rather clunky. The paddles get in the way of getting my hands to go where they need to go. And breastroke pull with a bouy and no paddles hurts so D.MN much, why torture yourself by adding paddles?
Ah, but freestyle. I really wish I had time to pull a 1k free in every practice. Not only is it fun, but since the resistance is magnified, it makes it easy to find the path of most resistance in your pull.
Back and fly it would be rare for me to use paddles. If my stroke is on, and I am feeling good, backstroke with paddles is no problem for me. If my stroke is off, or I am feeling tired, back with paddles would be asking for trouble. Fly kills me as it is, so I wouldn't do more than a 50 fly with paddles as a challenge, and only if I knew I could keep my stroke together.
In summary, I love my paddles, and I recommend them, as long as your technique is good, and you technique will remain good through the entire set.
Actually, that shouldn't be limited to paddles. If my technique is falling apart because I am exhausted, I either rest or swim a cool down and get out. I agree with Glenn, bad technique is the primary cause of shoulder problems.
