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?
I don't know. Dropping the paddles seems like the most obvious solution, especially if you are already having shoulder problems. Even assuming your stroke is perfect, a siginificant increase in yardage leads to fatigue of muscles intended to KEEP your stroke perfect. Once these are cooked in a practice your stroke may get sloppy (as mine did this week doing a pyramid set) and your shoulder becomes vulnerable to injury.
Adding paddles after that point, even if for a short set, may cause big problems. As a sprinter I may not have the endurance to keep a proper stroke through the whole workout, so maybe you have another issue, but I'd suggest dropping the paddles, at least temporarily, and strengthening your shoulders with surgical/stretch cord tubing as discussed previously until you get used to the new yardage.
I don't know. Dropping the paddles seems like the most obvious solution, especially if you are already having shoulder problems. Even assuming your stroke is perfect, a siginificant increase in yardage leads to fatigue of muscles intended to KEEP your stroke perfect. Once these are cooked in a practice your stroke may get sloppy (as mine did this week doing a pyramid set) and your shoulder becomes vulnerable to injury.
Adding paddles after that point, even if for a short set, may cause big problems. As a sprinter I may not have the endurance to keep a proper stroke through the whole workout, so maybe you have another issue, but I'd suggest dropping the paddles, at least temporarily, and strengthening your shoulders with surgical/stretch cord tubing as discussed previously until you get used to the new yardage.
