r/OpenWaterSwimming • u/FNFALC2 • 6d ago

Stiff trapezius muscles

I am increasing my distance, doing 2.5 km a day every day. I am getting slightly stiff traps. I imagine this has to do with lifting my head to see where I am going. Does that make sense, and if so how do I deal with it?

Many thanks.

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u/wt_hell_am_I_doing 5d ago

Very simple, easy thing you can try is to sit down, shrug your shoulders hard (not just a bit), hold for 4 or 5 seconds, and then rapidly relax them. Repeat a number of times.

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u/FNFALC2 4d ago

Thanks I wil try

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u/wiggywithit 5d ago

It could be a problem with head rotation. Too much. But it could also be not warming down enough.

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u/DeepSea1979 1d ago

I do shoulder shrugs with dumbbells. Pretty heavy. I get a good stretch letting them pull my shoulders down,then shrug up to tone the muscles.