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Originally Posted by M_Six
Yet somehow I still managed to screw up my right shoulder. I haven't been able to train since January and I'm in the middle of physical therapy now, hoping to get this thing fixed so I can get back to training. Luckily, I can still cycle, so the weight loss continues.
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I suffered a shoulder impingement a few years ago, from overuse related to single-sided breathing while swimming.
I took a year off of swimming, then adopted bilateral breathing to even out the stress on both shoulders. It has worked for the past 2 years.
Depending on the severity of your shoulder injury, you could start again slowly. Swimming is a form of low intensity resistance training. It is a great complement to cycling.
My pecs and deltoids have better tone, and slight size increase, than I have had in years. Swimming is not the same as lots of bench presses, curls and shoulder presses but it does increase muscle mass and tone. Have a look at photos of any competitive swimmer.
In addition to pecs and deltoids, swimming tones abs, obliques, traps and lats surprisingly effectively.
Cycling takes care of quads, hamstrings, glutes and calves!
