Yes, my back aches a bit. As Meldy says, it's because your wetsuit makes you buoyant so your position in the water is different. Your legs are probably higher which makes your back curve more.
I'm not sure what you can do about it though. Try a wetsuit with thinner legs (so less buoyant)? Swim in OW more so your back gets stronger? Improve your body position in the pool so you don't have such a difference when you get in OW?
The wetsuit definitely exaggerates your bouyancy and for me it curves my back so two lower vertebrae rub a bit. I ended up in physio pre-Swissland but manage it myself now with quite a lot of stretching.
he only time I had bachache was in my Ironman swim...............and that was probably becasue I had never swam that far before and only swam 2k in the wetsuit a couple of times...........
I found that putting the wet sponges during the run on my lower back really helped.
My first wetsuit gave me significant backache due to being too buoyant in the legs. Replaced it with a make know for less buoyant legs and the problem was solved. Perfect!
Yes, when I started I got quite bad backache after a while, but as others have suggested the more wetsuit swimming I've done the better it's got. Now I'm OK.
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I am used to feeling like a cripple!!
Yes, my back aches a bit. As Meldy says, it's because your wetsuit makes you buoyant so your position in the water is different. Your legs are probably higher which makes your back curve more.
I'm not sure what you can do about it though. Try a wetsuit with thinner legs (so less buoyant)? Swim in OW more so your back gets stronger? Improve your body position in the pool so you don't have such a difference when you get in OW?
so a new expensive wet suit won't help
he only time I had bachache was in my Ironman swim...............and that was probably becasue I had never swam that far before and only swam 2k in the wetsuit a couple of times...........
I found that putting the wet sponges during the run on my lower back really helped.
(notice I gave you a capital 'W' to emphasise your name?) ;-D
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Yes, when I started I got quite bad backache after a while, but as others have suggested the more wetsuit swimming I've done the better it's got. Now I'm OK.