Why am I sore so often from swimming?

Question

I feel like I'm always sore before, during, and after swimming. But I am very good at swimming, so I stick to it.

I stretch when I wake up, before pratice, a little during, and after pratice. I stretch for a while and stetch all my muscels.

I have overstretched before, so I don't so it to much...

I am a distance swimmer. Most of my teammates never complain about being sore but me.

I don't know what to do... how to prevent soreness LONG term AND SHORT term seems impossible!!

Answer 1

The first thing that you need to take into account is how long has this soreness been around for? If you've had it for over a week I'd say go see a doctor and see what they have to say. If it's been over 3 days try eating some more fruits and vegetables.

For the soreness itself there's a couple of things you can do:

#1: Stop stretching as much. You may be over-stretching your muscles but might not be realizing it. You're really sapping all the energy out of them that you should be using up during practice or a meet.

#2: Do different stretches. There's lots of stretches out there so finding one that's good for you shouldn't be any problem but make sure that you're not making the soreness any worse.

#3: Try icing the muscle in question. This may reduce some swelling which is possible if you've been swimming for a while and it may have a higher temperature than the rest of your body at this point.

Answer 2

You should see a doctor. Swimming general DOES NOT produce sore muscles. That is why water exercises are suggested for the elderly. The limited resistance is not enough to break the muscle fibers that cause growth of muscles, or at least not much.

Swimming is specifically suggested as an exercise to many people because you don't build up enough latic acid in your system to make you sore.

Good luck

Answer 3

Ummm... Okay... It looks to me like you are over doing it. You only need to steach twice for swimming. Once after a nice warm up and once after the main training. It also sounds to me like you are not warming up your muscles when you strech them. A short jog or run will do the trick. Also, try iceing the sore muscles after practice. Apply ice to the sore muscle, then strech it out good. That should reduse the soreness short term.

Answer 4

Contrary to popular belief, stretching before swimming is not necessary. You should always stretch after a work out. Also, do you warm down afterward? Ending your work-out with sprints can lead to soreness.

Answer 5

Are you getting enough fluids in your system? Try drinking water an hour before practice, during practice, and after practice. Also try taking a multi-vitamin once a day. That will help ensure that you are getting enough vitamins to repair the muscle damage.
Make sure you're getting enough sleep too. It takes time for your muscles to heal, and if you continuing working them when not fully repaired, they'll hurt more.

Answer 6

There is a lot of research now to indicate that stretching muscles prior to exercise is actually counter productive and increases the chance of injury.

Your muscles get sore because the training damages them. They need time to repair themselves and if you train without allowing your muscles to repair from the last session then you are simplt damaging yourself. If you have sore muscles you shouldn't train.

Answer 7

the breaks between each practice is too long
if you overwork your muscles and then rest them for more than a few days, your muscles will relax, but once you begin working them again, they will hurt.
consistently work out your muscles (lifting weights work too when you can't get to the pool)
this will cause your muscles to harden and not be sore
but remember that if you stop for even a few days, the muscles will relax and hurt the next time you use them

Answer 8

that's great! it means that you are ripping your muscles and are working very hard. keep at it. the more sore you are, the more ripped your muscles are going to be. thats why they call really buff people 'ripped'. this means that through all the pain, your body is rebuilding your muscles to fit your extensive training. what i do is whenever i feel sore, i just think about how i am getting buffer and stronger every time

Answer 9

Try bio freeze before you go to bed on the sore areas it works miracles.and if you need it, take a few days off and relax

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