I swam for the second time in my T1 this past weekend in Placid and I noticed that my shoulders got tired relatively quickly. Is that commong in a full suit? Or is there just an adjustment period? I have used a sleeveless Orca in the past without that problem. Otherwise, the suit worked great, was comfortable and super easy to get on and off.
Any thoughts?
The shoulders have to work a little harder to stretch the material than your skin. Make sure you roll your trunk some, so you don’t have to work so hard to get your shoulder out of the water.
Do some wieght training with your shoulders, including rotator cuff and deltoid work.
I thought my arms would fall off in my Stealth the first couple of times. I’ve learned to put it on better, and have it looser in the shoulder. Pull the sleeves so a little bunches up on top. I’m surprised the material on the IM is so tough. The pic. shows the dude pulling and yanking the outside and it sure can take it. My ole QR used to get alot of little cuts from finger nails and everything. Not to knock the QR suit by any means, cause the full suit hasn’t made me any faster. Well, yet anyway.
" I noticed that my shoulders got tired relatively quickly."
there is almost no fullsuit in which i haven’t taken a turn or two in the water. what appears undeniable to me is that the T1 will offer more shoulder mobility than any other fullsuit. no question. end of story. you can say whatever you want about the other aspects of the T1 (not wanting to have your wetsuit in two pieces, or whatever), but shoulder mobility is absolutely superior in a well-made 2pc, and currently the T1 is the only well-made 2pc available (why that is is a mystery to me).
that established, i can’t imagine why you felt the way you did, and i’ll assume that in another week, or month, you’ll have a different impression. my suspicion is that your shoulder fatigue or soreness had as its cause something entirely disconnected with wetsuit mobility.
Although you are correct with respect to the T1 vs other fullsuits, I think it was because he was coming from a sleeveless to a fullsuit. He isn’t comparing to another fullsuit.
A little bit of swimming and he will find that this will go away.