Is pulling still recommended? If so, with what type of equipment and what kind of drills? I've read conflicting views on this; one article in Swim a few years back implied that pulling (with paddles) was a good way to end up in the orthopedist's office with a shoulder problem.
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Pulling was routine in high school and college, and I continued to do pull sets until a few years ago when I developed a nice case of tendonitis (supraspinatus?) in my shoulder. I've read the seven minute rotator cuff solution and corrected my stroke (I was internally rotating the shoulder on freestyle, with my thumb entering first), but I've not resumed pulling. Of course I'd always used the old style of paddles (the rectangular yellow Speedo paddles). I'm just wondering what the current thinking is.
By the way, Celebrex is a great drug.
Pulling was routine in high school and college, and I continued to do pull sets until a few years ago when I developed a nice case of tendonitis (supraspinatus?) in my shoulder. I've read the seven minute rotator cuff solution and corrected my stroke (I was internally rotating the shoulder on freestyle, with my thumb entering first), but I've not resumed pulling. Of course I'd always used the old style of paddles (the rectangular yellow Speedo paddles). I'm just wondering what the current thinking is.
By the way, Celebrex is a great drug.
