A lot of the people on this list like myself have several thousands of miles in the pool. What’s the key to keeping your shoulders injury and mostly, pain free.
Certain exercises out of the pool? Exercises to avoid? Stretching movements? Massages? Particular training program? Taking several day breaks periodically?
What has or hasn’t worked for everyone?
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What’s the key to keeping your shoulders injury and mostly, pain free.
I am no weightlifting expert but ever since I have been going to the gym I haven't had a hint of shoulder trouble. I used to experience minor dscomfort in my right shoulder after doing too much yardage or after extended periods of very hard sprinting. A year ago I started going to the gym and I haven't looked back since. You need to strengthen the shoulders by doing weights in the gym.
Two of the exercises that (I think) have really helped me are: Military Press (done on a machine) and (I know this exercise is meant more for the chest but somehow it exposes the vulnerability of my shoulders and done at really low weights with very high reps has helped me a lot) the Pec Deck Machine.
I also do quite a lot of press ups, pull ups and one or two dumbbell routines (the names of which I am not certain - I had to look up pictures on the Internet of the Pec Deck machine because I didn't even know the name for that!)
You will get lots of advice on particular exercises. You could probably do a variety of them and achieve the same results. The bottom line, however, is that you get down to the gym and start strengthening those shoulders. If you have the luxury of a personal trainer or a gym instructor, so much the better. Or if you are like me, ask around, watch, try it out yourself, but TAKE IT EASY at first lest you injure yourself.
What’s the key to keeping your shoulders injury and mostly, pain free.
I am no weightlifting expert but ever since I have been going to the gym I haven't had a hint of shoulder trouble. I used to experience minor dscomfort in my right shoulder after doing too much yardage or after extended periods of very hard sprinting. A year ago I started going to the gym and I haven't looked back since. You need to strengthen the shoulders by doing weights in the gym.
Two of the exercises that (I think) have really helped me are: Military Press (done on a machine) and (I know this exercise is meant more for the chest but somehow it exposes the vulnerability of my shoulders and done at really low weights with very high reps has helped me a lot) the Pec Deck Machine.
I also do quite a lot of press ups, pull ups and one or two dumbbell routines (the names of which I am not certain - I had to look up pictures on the Internet of the Pec Deck machine because I didn't even know the name for that!)
You will get lots of advice on particular exercises. You could probably do a variety of them and achieve the same results. The bottom line, however, is that you get down to the gym and start strengthening those shoulders. If you have the luxury of a personal trainer or a gym instructor, so much the better. Or if you are like me, ask around, watch, try it out yourself, but TAKE IT EASY at first lest you injure yourself.
