After week one, that's what our local High School Swim team's workouts consist of, even for relative newcomer freshmen. My 14 yr. old grandson has been swimming for just over a year competitivly. He was in rehab most of the summer for rotator problems. I understand there are several on the team with shoulder problems. Is this amount of yardage the norm?
I should add, they do some dry land & weights in addition.
It occurs to me that a "one size fits all" workout might be easy for some, and big problem for others?
Thanks for your insight.
Georgio
I'm not a coach, but I swam through college. Seems to me that he's doing a lot of yardage for his experience level and (to a lesser extent) age. You mentioned he's been swimming for less than a year, which is the problem I have with this. Overuse injuries are a problem for those who ramp up quickly without a lot of guidance on how to swim properly. There are ways to refine your swimming to reduce the chance of overuse injury.
If he stays with this team make sure he talks with the coach about technique to reduce overuse injury- if the coach is disregarding this aspect of swimming, your grandson may have a short swimming career. More experienced swimmers also get shoulder problems, so the goal should be to reduce the probablility through technique changes, and to do shoulder exercises such as these published by USA Swimming recently. I do these and they help me a great deal.
www.usaswimming.org/ViewMiscArticle.aspx
I hope this helps- good luck to your grandson.
I'm not a coach, but I swam through college. Seems to me that he's doing a lot of yardage for his experience level and (to a lesser extent) age. You mentioned he's been swimming for less than a year, which is the problem I have with this. Overuse injuries are a problem for those who ramp up quickly without a lot of guidance on how to swim properly. There are ways to refine your swimming to reduce the chance of overuse injury.
If he stays with this team make sure he talks with the coach about technique to reduce overuse injury- if the coach is disregarding this aspect of swimming, your grandson may have a short swimming career. More experienced swimmers also get shoulder problems, so the goal should be to reduce the probablility through technique changes, and to do shoulder exercises such as these published by USA Swimming recently. I do these and they help me a great deal.
www.usaswimming.org/ViewMiscArticle.aspx
I hope this helps- good luck to your grandson.
