They say “narrow is aero,” and I’m looking for advice for how to get comfortable with my arm pads closer together.
My arm pads are ridiculously far apart, so much so that I had to order a special accessory kit for my Speedmax, and now as a result my arm pads interfere with my hand/wrist position on the bullhorns. I’m not an especially big guy (155lbs, 5’11”, size 40 jacket, 30 in waist), so clearly it’s a flexibility issue.
When my pads are reasonably close together (stock width), I’d describe the pain/fatigue I experience to be the deep shoulder muscle behind my deltoids (superspinatus, infraspunatus, teres major, and teres minor). Perhaps interestingly, I’ve had overuse swimming injuries in the past and it was these same muscles that were irritated. The soreness/fatigue happens almost instantly, like I can barely stay aero for 5 min with stock pad width. My current position is comfortable enough (wide pads, s bend extensions turned inward, like a trinangle), but it’s kind of annoying to have the pads so wide and presumably I could be more comfortable in this or a narrower position by doing the right exercises.
How do I get narrow and aero?
My arm pads are ridiculously far apart, so much so that I had to order a special accessory kit for my Speedmax, and now as a result my arm pads interfere with my hand/wrist position on the bullhorns. I’m not an especially big guy (155lbs, 5’11”, size 40 jacket, 30 in waist), so clearly it’s a flexibility issue.
When my pads are reasonably close together (stock width), I’d describe the pain/fatigue I experience to be the deep shoulder muscle behind my deltoids (superspinatus, infraspunatus, teres major, and teres minor). Perhaps interestingly, I’ve had overuse swimming injuries in the past and it was these same muscles that were irritated. The soreness/fatigue happens almost instantly, like I can barely stay aero for 5 min with stock pad width. My current position is comfortable enough (wide pads, s bend extensions turned inward, like a trinangle), but it’s kind of annoying to have the pads so wide and presumably I could be more comfortable in this or a narrower position by doing the right exercises.
How do I get narrow and aero?