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Sore Shoulder

After my swim yesterday, my should was a little sore. What do you guys do to help this type of thing? It's not painful or anything, but I can tell it's not happy.

Thoughts?

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A few things: 1. Swim less?

Submitted by dkhartung on July 7, 2011 - 10:23

A few things:
1. Swim less? I know it sounds silly, but check your volume and how quickly you're increasing your volume. I see a lot of folks swimming 5K yards 3-4 times a week to get ramped up for an Oly distance tri. Not really much point in over swimming since it's a small portion of the total event. Unless,
2. Swim more efficiently? Sometimes sholder pain is due to poor mechanics. Can you check with a good swim coach?
3. Strength: You might just need to get a bit stronger. you can find a few targeted weight training and strech cord routines on you tube that might be helpful.

Makes sense...I'm thinking

Submitted by dnavarro82 on July 7, 2011 - 10:36

Makes sense...I'm thinking it's a combination of 2 and 3

If it's technique related

Submitted by jarhead on July 7, 2011 - 10:49

If it's technique related its probably due to you crossing over on your arm entry. Swim with arms wide and this should correct it. Note: When you feel like you are swimming with your wide you are actually swimming with them straight. Imagine a rectangular picture of a swimmer. when you cross over its more of a diamond shap swimmer.

See: "How to avoid and fix

Submitted by TaoSurfing on July 7, 2011 - 10:58

See:

"How to avoid and fix swimming shoulder injury- four simple tips which will fix 9 out of 10 swimming related shoulder injuries"

http://www.swimsmooth.com/injury.php

99.99% chance it's

Submitted by Ironmom on July 7, 2011 - 23:13

99.99% chance it's technique-related. I see swimmers with shoulder injuries all the time and that's always the source of the problems. Get a good coach, before it gets worse.