Hi,
Sorry if this has been discussed already in other threads:
My coach has been having me incorporate flip turns more and more into my workouts (I just learned how to do them a few months ago). The last couple of weeks were pretty intense in that I did flip turns for all long distance swims.
I am now noticing my knees are really bothering me and it's difficult to walk up and down stairs. So I stopped doing the flip turns so much and my knees are feeling better.
Question: have you experienced this same issue? If so, any suggestions for my flip turn form to prevent overtaxing of the knees? Also: do you know of any exercises I can do outside of the pool to strengthen the muscles around my knees so I can go back to doing flip turns all the time?
Thanks in advance for your input ...
I think Allen nailed it when he said we are not the right group to ask! I have 2 small kids, so my gym time is extremely limited. Thus, any gym time I get is dedicated to swimming, usually 1 hour 3-4x/week. If I have time after swimming, I try to do my knee PT exercises. Usually, though, I have to rush home so I try to do the PT exercises after the kids go to bed. I do drylands/strength in my living room with a yoga ball, free weights, and stretch cords... the drylands are done during naptime for the baby and I shoot for twice a week.
Last time I ran or biked was last June during a triathlon. I actually made a deal with my knees in the middle of the race that if they'd let me finish, I wouldn't run again until after next scy season. I'll start running and biking again after IL States (last weekend in April) and then probably abruptly stop after the June triathlon. hahaha.
I think Allen nailed it when he said we are not the right group to ask! I have 2 small kids, so my gym time is extremely limited. Thus, any gym time I get is dedicated to swimming, usually 1 hour 3-4x/week. If I have time after swimming, I try to do my knee PT exercises. Usually, though, I have to rush home so I try to do the PT exercises after the kids go to bed. I do drylands/strength in my living room with a yoga ball, free weights, and stretch cords... the drylands are done during naptime for the baby and I shoot for twice a week.
Last time I ran or biked was last June during a triathlon. I actually made a deal with my knees in the middle of the race that if they'd let me finish, I wouldn't run again until after next scy season. I'll start running and biking again after IL States (last weekend in April) and then probably abruptly stop after the June triathlon. hahaha.
