I am a mid distance freestyle swimmer that seems to suffer from pain in my rear deltoids and upper triceps. My recovery time from this pain is exceedingly slow, especially after long workouts. I essentially feel like my pull has no power behind it, and the soreness tends to linger for 3-4 days after certain workouts. Is this a normal area to have soreness in relation to a freestyle stroke? Do I need more warmup, cooldown, etc.?
I am a mid distance freestyle swimmer that seems to suffer from pain in my rear deltoids and upper triceps. My recovery time from this pain is exceedingly slow, especially after long workouts. I essentially feel like my pull has no power behind it, and the soreness tends to linger for 3-4 days after certain workouts. Is this a normal area to have soreness in relation to a freestyle stroke? Do I need more warmup, cooldown, etc.?
i am going through physical therapy and part of my exercises are for the rear delts. which apparently are weak on alot of male and female swimmers. my pull feels the same way also and i swim all strokes.
probably some good strenghening exercises would work.
i lifted before i got hurt and although i thought i was doing weights to strengthen this area, i wasn't . just a thought.
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When I have had a particularly hard workout (3000-3500 meters) with tougher intervals (200s on the 3:00, 100s on the 1:30) I definitely feel my tris and delts the next day. But I can loosen them up in the next day's workout. I am 49 and expect to be a bit sorer than my younger days.
But 3-4 days does seem to be a pretty long recovery. What do you do for warm up? Cool Down? Perhaps you need to really warm down a bit more that is your custom. Also, make sure you get some decent food in your system right after workout. I alwyas have one of those Naked Juice drinks and pound it.
Rob
