When looking at my body from the side in a completely relaxed pose, my shoulders slope/slouch down and forward. It looks kind of dumb and I suspect is partially responsible for the various rotator cuff issues I've had over the years. If I straighten out and lift my chest, my shoulders move into a proper posture, aligning with my ears and hips, but this takes conscious effort and is not something I maintain most of the time. I've had this issue for most of my life and probably made it worse during my early lifting days by doing way too much bench press and not enough pulling motions to counter it. I'd like to start working to correct this problem.
So far, I plan on doing two things:
1. Stretching my chest every day after workouts to loosen up the pectorals.
2. Doing (weighted) inverted rows 3-4 times per week to strengthen the pulling muscles in the upper back.
Does anyone have experience with this sort of thing and any advice on what else I should do?
So far, I plan on doing two things:
1. Stretching my chest every day after workouts to loosen up the pectorals.
2. Doing (weighted) inverted rows 3-4 times per week to strengthen the pulling muscles in the upper back.
Does anyone have experience with this sort of thing and any advice on what else I should do?