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What's the recommended treatment path for dealing with swimmer's shoulder?

Looks like I've overdone the training and shoulder is giving me grief. Is it a matter of stay out of the water until there's no pain? Just swim less/easier? Or train through it?

Hey Sherri - no such thing as stupid questions here!!!! One thing I have found with doing classes. The first few times I really really feel it with HR through the roof. But, the more I attend a class (such as a spin class) I find my comfort zone more easily.  Once I find the comfort zone it can be hard to push harder. Goes the same for running. Once I slowed down, my HR followed. Now it can be hard sometimes to get my HR up as I mentally don't want to "feel the pain" Try increasing your cadence during class - I bet you can get your HR up!

you probably sweat just as much running as you do in class. The difference is there is no wind drying (evaporating) the sweat. I am not much of a sweater - but I can soak a towel while on the trainer.

I don't think I would be very happy. I think I would try to remember that guy and next time seek out other help. Hopefully somebody competent works there.

I am interested in the answer to this question as well. I know Iceman RICE!!!! But, I have been having arm/shoulder problems off and on for months and Swimming aggrevates it.  RICE has worked only so much. So as Tom asked - to swim or not to swim?

Very pretty!  I hope you are enjoying it.

Your heart rate is naturally going to be higher when you run vs bike (or swim) as you are exerting more energy by moving your whole body.  Regarding the sweating, I agree with everyone else. Riding in a spin class becomes like riding in a sauna after 10 minutes or so. Everyone is heating the place up and there is little to no ventilation. I was in a spin class once and all the mirrors were totally fogged up at the end. I am a heavy sweater and I sweat more when I run but in a spin class it is about even. 

Thanks everyone for your support. Things are looking up and after the initial blow of the job and house loss, I was just happy we still have our rental.  Not being so invovled with the house hunt has allowed me to start focusing on my training again, something that I have not been so great at lately. 

I finally got into the pool yesterday (and in the morning!).  I would really like to start some OWS but with the weather we have been having who knows when it will be warm enough. We have had rain for days which isn't usual for us in CO and it is really taking its toll on people.  There is a tri in two weeks that I was thinking of doing but I can't imagine the water temp being managable (for me). Now there are others who have already started swimming outdoors. 50 something water temp and 30s outside. I don't know how they do it!

My training hours have really picked up this week. I have about 11.5 hours scheduled this week. I have not hit every workout in many weeks but my goal is to get everyone in this week.  I know that it is only going to get worse (longer training weeks) but once I get in the right mind set I should be good to go.  

How does everyone stay motivated.. or better yet, what motivates you to train? 

Injuries suck.  Without a sports doctor we are guessing at best.  Suggestion I've heard is acute pain, stop.  Rest it.  Don't try to train through it. 

Chronic pain is something else. We have to look at form on the bike, the run, the swim.  Prevention like yoga, stretching, rollers. Anti inflammatory meds like ibuprofen.   Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate.  

I've learned to listen...at least starting to listen to my body.  Doing the maintenance.  Working so far this year.

Official time on Tuesday Time Trial was 21.45 mph average over 12.5 miles.  That was with 15 to 20 seconds lost trying to clip in.  I did 300 watts, which is 98% FTP.  Felt good about that all considering it was the first time the TT bike was out of the basement.  Good swim this morning, good bike tonight.  Yesterday, I ran a 10K at 9 to 9:15/mile which is good for me, especially since I was getting sick and had stomach cramps. Lost my supper later in the evening.  All good now.

Ice,

Thats pretty impressive - I dream to be able to do that! Nice job.

One thing I always think about is what's the pain like is it a sharp shooting pain or a dull aching pain. Then I think about where is the pain. Is it in your muscle, tendon or joint.

Any sharp pains or pains not in a muscle should be suspect and watched closely. Sometimes the best thing is to go out and do a slow, less intense workout to help the muscles recover. But if you pulled a tendon or muscle any workout will make the problem worse.

After my first long bike ride this year I freaked out and thought I pulled a hamsrtring or tore a muscle tendon. I raised my leg to step over a one of the baby gates we have in the house and I had a sharp shooting very intense pain in my hamstring. It turned out to be nothing just a sore muscle after the bike ride.

Right now my kness are a little sore but getting better. I had a little bought with a cold this week and pushed a little too hard on my last long bike ride. Live and learn or suffer....Ice, advil and lot's of fluids are all good friends.

It does make all the training worth it when you get results like these!

Spare tire question-

Do you inflate your spare tire before stuff it into your saddle bag to make sure it holds air? I replaced my tube yesterday (rode over a piece of glass ) and it turned that the tube I had in my saddle bag had a hole in it. I didn't figure this out until last night when I checked the tire again.

The only problem I see is getting the air out of it again to make flat and compact.

Thanks guys.  I'm enjoying the year.  My PR on that course is over 1 mph faster ....if I ever get good at clipping in, maybe I'll see it again! 

I do like being quick on the bike enough to pass the young ones.  I know in a triathlon I'll see their backs again on the run, but what the hell.

I generally don't test tubes.  Probably should.

Have a great weekend.

Hey, everyone! Sorry I haven't checked in in awhile. Very busy week, one of my assistants has been out sick all week, and since it's just me and my 4 employees, when one is gone it gets hard. Also, I don't know if anyone else has had this problem, but I keep getting logged off of BT. I try to post something, and then I can't because I get logged off. I clear my cookies which is the recommended fix, and it's OK for a little while, but then it starts again. If I failed to respond to anybody's "inspires", I apologize.

I have been checking everyone's logs frequently and you are all doing great stuff! Keep up the good work everybody!

I finally posted my RR from my duathlon last weekend. It is already a very challenging, extremely hilly race, and it was rainy and foggy which added to the challenge. I was hoping for some good pictures, but 600 pics online and none of me. Here's a couple to give you an idea of what it was like.

The run is on trails with some very steep climbs. Again, not me in the pics:

One part of the bike was very foggy. This was a steep downhill where I was doing about 35 MPH while up out of aero and feathering the brakes a little:

It was a great race. The second run was mentally challenging, and I was thinking of you all for a little extra motivation. Thanks!

Wow - that looks like a beautiful race! Ilook forward to reading your RR!

I love trail running - haven't been able to get out for a trail run yet.  The lower trails are just now snow free. hmmmm. got me thinking maybe tomorrow!