Fixing Poor Posture for Skinny guys
| Posted in Best of, Exercises, Training | Posted on 06-05-2009
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I used to have a very poor posture. I’d slouch, shoulders hunched over, belly sticking out (even though I had no fat almost). And this was all because of sitting at the computer a lot and not having strong muscles that can help your posture be good. I’m not a doctor and I can only share what I know with you. And I know that bodybuilding helped me correct it. It’s still not perfect but it’s way better.
The most important thing is to strengthen those muscles that are responsible for your posture. These are your core, shoulders, back, lower back, abs, butt and hamstrings. Yes, I did mention butt… :) Look at this picture:
Most of the skinny guys are probably falling into one category of poor posture of those two. The one that is in the right. At least I was looking like that.
How to fix this?
Well, work out! ;) If you do the workout I offer you here at 36Pounds.com, you will be doing exercises that fix your posture. And actually all exercises for your core, abs, back, hamstrings, will help you correct the posture and some shoulder exercise will be good for you too. Here are 4 main exercises and how they help you fix the posture:
Deadlifts – strengthens you lower back, butt, hamstrings and helps you fix that belly sticking out. It sticks out if your lower back, core, abs and butt muscles are weak.
Reverse flies – strengthens you rear deltoids (shoulders) and helps you fix rounding shoulders.
Dumbbell rows – strengthens your lats and also prevents rounding in shoulders, and sway in back.
Planks – helps you strengthen the core that is the collection of deep muscles inside your body and is very very important. Without strong core you will have hard time keeping posture straight and your overall strength won’t be 100 percent of what it could be.
You can find exercise guides on 36Pounds.com. I hope you guys will find it helpful and leave some comments in the future on how this worked for you ;)
Best of luck,
Adrian
I remember reading a story on Brady Quinn and the workout he does, and one of his key areas of focus is on his posture, both during a workout and throughout the day. His trainer said something along the lines of- ‘it makes no sense to go to the gym and work out your core if you slouch and pay no attention to those muscles any other time.
Hi Blake,
I’d need to see the article to comment on this. I believe that strengthening core is definitely good for your posture.
Cheers,
Adrian
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